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Orthopedic Biomechanics Course
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 1977

AO Fracture course
Columbus, Ohio 1978

Spinal Injuries Course
Sheffield, England 1978

Mueller Hip and Knee Course
Bern, Switzerland 1979

Spinal Symposium - Faculty Member
Birmingham, England 1979

Fracture Course - Faculty Member
Oswestry, England 1979

Engineering Aspects of the Spine
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, England 1980

CT Scan and Pathological Anatomy of the Spine
St. Mary's Hospital, Montreal, Canada 1980

Spinal Cord Injuries
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Bal Harbor, Florida, 1980

The Spine - Surgery and Rehabilitation
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Orlando, Florida 1980

Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting
Palm Beach, Florida 1980

Modern Concepts in Fracture Management - Faculty Member
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Los Angeles, California 1980

Sports Medicine Symposium - Faculty Member
Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, California 1981

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques in Spinal Surgery, Course Chairman
University of Southern California, Palm Springs, California 1981

Challenge of the Lumbar Spine - Faculty Member
St. Mary's Spine Center, San Francisco, California 1982

Luque Instrumentation of the Spine
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana 1982

Pediatric Orthopedic Symposium
Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 1982


Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Symposium
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1983

Current Concepts in Sports Medicine - Faculty Member
Centinela Hospital Medical Center/National Athletic Health Institute
Inglewood, California 1983

USC Medical School Attorney's Symposium - Speaker
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 1983

1. Vernon Luck Course - Faculty Member
Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, California 1983

Challenge of the Lumbar Spine - Faculty Member
Lecture #1 "Surgical Exposures of the Lumbar Spine"
Lecture #2 "Results, Complications and Indications of Anterior Interbody Fusion"
San Francisco, California - November 1983

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 51st Annual Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia - February 1984

5th Annual Sports Medicine Seminar - Faculty Member
Centinela Hospital/National Athletic Health Institute
"Neck and Back Injuries in Athletes", Inglewood, California - April 1984

USC Medical School Attorney's Symposium - Speaker
University of Southern California, "Pain and Injuries of the Low Back"
Los Angeles, California - April 1984

International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Annual Meeting
Paper presentation, "Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Lumbar Spine: A Review"
Montreal, Canada - June 3-7, 1984

NFL Team Physician's Association Meeting - Speaker
"Standardized Approach to Cervical Injuries in Football", Nashville, Tennessee - June 9, 1984

J. Vernon Luck Course - Faculty Member
Orthopedic Hospital, Anatomy Section - Dissection of the Spine
Lecture #1 - "Spinal Cord Trauma"
Lecture #2 - "Backache", Los Angeles, California, June 1984

USFL Team Doctors Meeting - Speaker
"Neck Injuries in Football Players", Tampa Bay, Florida - July 13 - 15, 1984

North American Spine Association, 1st Annual Meeting - Faculty Member
"Anterior Interbody Fusion", Vail, Colorado July 1984

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Summer Institute - Faculty Member
"Anterior Exposure of the Spine and Anterior Fusion Technique"
San Diego, California September 1984

Camp International Seminar - "Conservative Management of Low Back Pain"
Minneapolis, Minnesota-October 18-21, 1984

USC School of Medicine - Medi-Legal Lectures
"Soft Tissue Injuries and Disability" - Course Lecturer
Topic: Prognosis and Treatment of Neck and Back Injuries
Los Angeles, California - October 24, 1984


Centinela Hospital Medical Center/Western Spine Institute
Scoliosis Forum - Course Director and Lecturer
"Adult Scoliosis Surgery", Inglewood, California - October 1984

Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Course Director and Lecturer
"Acute Care Management of Spine and Long Bone Injuries"
Mammoth, California - November 1984

Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Neck and Upper Extremity Injuries in Athletes Seminar
"Common Neck Injuries in Athletes", Inglewood, California - November 1984

Challenge of the Lumbar Spine - Faculty Member
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Lecture #1 - "Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion"
Lecture #2 - "Spinal Canal Decompression"
Lecture #3 - "Management of Lumbar Spinal Canal Fragments"
New Orleans, Louisiana - November/December 1984

Baseball Team Doctors Winter Meeting - Lecturer
"Evaluation of the Lumbar Spine", Houston, Texas - December 1984

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 52nd Annual Meeting - Paper Presentation
"Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Lumbar Spine: A Review"
Las Vegas, Nevacla-3anuary 1985

San Diego Naval Hospital, Department of Orthopedics - Guest Lecturer
"Back Trauma", San Diego, California - February 23, 1985

The Southern California Neurological Society - Lecturer
"Lumbar Radiculopathy and Spondylolisthesis"
LACMA Headquarters, Los Angeles, California - February 27, 1985

Camp International Seminars - Course Director and Lecturer
"Conservative Management of Low Back Pain"
Lecture #1 - "Anatomy and Pathology: Biomechanics"
Lecture #2 - "Physical Examination for Low Back Pain"
Lecture #3 - "The Pain"
Course 1: Anaheim California - March 1-2, 1985
Course 2: Universal City, California - March 8-9, 1985

Council of Musculo-skeletal Specialties
Representative for North American Lumbar Spine Association, Chicago, Illinois - April 1985

Centinela Hospital Medical Center, "Putting Pain Out of Business" - Faculty
Inglewood, California - April 1985

USC Medical School Attorney's Symposium - Speaker
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California - May 1985

National Athletic Health Institute, Centinela Hospital Medical Center
"The Back in Sports" - Faculty
Inglewood, California - May 1985

NFL Team Physician's Meeting - Speaker
"Neck Injuries in Football Players"
San Antonio, Texas - June 1985


Southern California Pain Society Meeting - Speaker
"Physical Examination of the Back Correlated with Pathology"
Los Angeles, California - July 1985

North American Lumbar Spine Association - Program Chairman
Second Annual Meeting, Laguna Niguel, California - July 24-27, 1985

Challenge of the Lumbar Spine - Faculty Member
Lecture #1 - "Spinal Anatomy for the Surgeon"
Lecture #2 - "When to Fuse"
Lecture #3 - "Anterior vs. Posterior Fusion"
Minneapolis, Minnesota - September 1985

Notre Dame Sports Medicine Symposium - Faculty
University of Notre Dame, "Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes",
South Bend, Indiana - October 25-26, 1985

Ski Patrol Orthopedic Conference - Lecturer
"Spine Injuries", Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol
Mammoth Lakes, California - November 18, 1985

Federation of Spine Associations, First Annual Meeting
Program Co-Chairman, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 19-20, 1986

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 53rd Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana - February 20-26, 1986

Los Angeles Scoliosis Study Group, Annendale Country Club
Pasadena, California - March 1986

USC Medical School Attorney's Symposium - Guest Speaker
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California - April 1986

Western Orthopedic Association, 21st Annual Out-of-Town Meeting - Lecturer
Lecture #1 - 'The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Plan for Lumbosacral Pain"
Lecture #2 - "Non-operative Treatment of Lumbosacral Pain"
La Costa Country Club, Carlsbad, California - May 2-4, 1986

Western U.S. Pain Society, Annual Meeting - Guest Lecturer
"Comprehensive Evaluation of Low Back Pain", Scottsdale, Arizona - May 8-10, 1986

International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Annual Meeting
Dallas, Texas - May 1986

National Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting - Lecturer
"Back Injuries in Baseball", Las Vegas, Nevada - June 1986

HCA Wesley Medical Center Seminar, "Confronting the Malpractice Crisis"
Las Vegas, Nevada - June 1986

UCLA Department of Anesthesia - Guest Lecturer
"Comprehensive Evaluation of Low Back Pain", Los Angeles, California - July 3, 1986

American Orthopedic Association International Symposium - Faculty
Lecture #1 - "Back Strengthening Exercise Program"
Lecture #2 - "Discography, Myelography and C.T., Comparing the Accuracy of Diagnostic
Tools", Chicago, Illinois - August 17-22, 1986


"Health Matters" Television Program - Interviewee
Topic I - "Back Pain
Topic 2 - "Spinal Injuries"
Taped for KHJ-TV Los Angeles for local viewing
Los Angeles, California-September 17, 1986

Cervical Spine Symposium - Lecturer
Lecture #1 - "Indications for Surgery"
Lecture #2 - "Sports-related Cervical Injuries"
University of Southern California, San Diego
San Diego, California - September 23, 1986

Midas Rex Course - Lecturer
San Francisco, California - September 25-26, 1986

USC Community Hospital Network - Guest Speaker
Burbank Community Hospital, Burbank, California - October 1986

Challenge of the Lumbar Spine - Faculty Member
San Francisco, California - November 1986

Department of the Army Residency Training Program - Guest Speaker
Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California - November 1986

International Rehabilitation Institute of Utah
Back Pain Rehabilitation Seminar - Guest Faculty
Westin Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah - November 1986

University of Utah - Guest Speaker
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Salt Lake City, Utah - November 1986

Cervical Spine Research Society - Faculty Member
"Cervical Injuries in Football Players"
Breakers Hotel West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Florida - December 1986

Injury Prevention and Treatment
Techniques in Baseball Seminar - Faculty Member
"Back Anatomy: Mechanisms of Injury and Biomechanics"
Los Angeles, California - January 1987

Midas Rex Institute Course
San Francisco Course Lecturer, San Francisco, California - January 19-20, 1987

Federation of Spine Association, 2nd Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California - January 1987

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 54th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California - January 1987

Percutaneous Discectomy Seminar - Course Chairman
Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, California - February 1987

PGA Tour Lecture - Guest Speaker
Lecture to Pro Golfers, Coral Springs, Florida - March 3, 1987

Southern California Neurological Society Symposium - Lecturer
"Stabilization: Its Role in Treating Complicated Lumbar Spine Problems"
Los Angeles, California - March 11, 1987


Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Resident's Anatomy Lecture "Surgical Approaches to the Spine", Downey, California - March 1987

American Spinal Injury Association 1987 Annual Meeting - Lecturer Boston, Massachusetts - March 1987

International Discography Conference - Lecturer Sponsored by SPINE Journal, Dallas, Texas - March 1987

UCLA Attorney's Lecture Series - Guest Speaker "Pain and Injuries of the Neck" - April 1987 "Pain and Injuries of the Low Back" - May 1987 Los Angeles, California - 1987

Football Injuries Seminar - Lecturer Centinela Hospital Medical Center 1) Decision-making in Football Players 2) Neck Injuries in Football Players Stouffer's Hotel LAX, Los Angeles, California - May 2, 1987

The Spine Study Group - 'The Role of Fusion in Lumbar Disc Disease" Kiawah, South Carolina - May 15-18, 1987

International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Fourteenth Annual Meeting "Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Disc Degeneration: Correlation with Discography", Rome, Italy - May 24-28, 1987

North American Spine Society - Second Annual Meeting Banff, Canada - June 25-28, 1987

Springer/Verlag Library Advisory Council Meeting - Discussor San Francisco, California - July 1, 1987

Spinal Fixation Study Group
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland - July 10, 1987

Percutaneous Discectomy Workshop - Course Chairman One-day Seminar, Centinela Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, California - July 25, 1987

Professional Golf Association Tour Lecture - "Back Problems in Pro Golfers" Colonial Country Club, Memphis, Tennessee - July 28, 1987

Sports Medicine Update Conference 1) "Spine Trauma in Athletes" 2) "Protective Devices" University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California - July 29, 1987

Centinela Hospital Medical Center - Nursing Education Seminar "Spine Patient: Assessment and Treatment of Back Pain" Los Angeles, California - August 17, 1987

1987 NBA Annual Meeting of Team Personnel - "Spine Problems in Basketball Players" Industry Hills & Sheraton Resorts, City of Industry, California - September 18, 1987

Aggressive Rehabilitation of Back and Neck Pain in Athletes Seminar - Course Chairman, Stouffer's Hotel LAX, Los Angeles, California - September 19-20, 1987


Challenge of the Lumbar Spine
1) "Posterior Lateral Fusions"
2) "Hypotensive Anesthesia for Spinal Decompression Surgery"
New York, New York - October 7-10, 1987

Cervical Spine Research Society Fifteenth Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C. - December 2-5, 1987

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia - February 1988

Federation of Spine Associations Third Annual Meeting - Presenter
"Cervical Injuries in Football Players", Atlanta, Georgia, February 7, 1988

Spine '88
"Advances in the Diagnostic and Treatment of the Herniated Disc"
Participant in Videoconference live telecast as both presenter and panel discussion
Chicago, Illinois, February 27, 1988

Loma Linda University Annual Post-Graduate Convention
"Diagnosis and Management of Non-traumatic Cervical Spine Disease" - presenter
Loma Linda, California, March 6, 1988

International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 15th Annual Meeting
Poster Presentation - "Comparison of MRI to Contrast CT in the Diagnosis of Spinal
Stenosis", Bal Harbour, Florida - April 13-17, 1988

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - "Spinal Stenosis" Seminar - Presenter
Airport Hyatt Hotel, Los Angeles, California - April 30, 1988

American Spinal Injury Association 14th Annual Meeting - Moderator
San Diego, May 2-4, 1988

Neck Pain/Back Pain: Aggressive New Strategies
Seminar Presenter:
1. Cervical Spine: Surgical Approaches for the Injured Athlete
2. Indications for Surgery: Cervical
3. Surgical Treatment of Spinal Stenosis and Degenerative Spinal Disorders
San Francisco, California - May 7, 1988

Martin Luther King Medical Center, Guest Lecture Conference - Guest
Los Angeles, California - May 14, 1988

West Coast Orthopedic Review Course
Course Lecturer: Anatomy of the Neck and Back
Santa Monica, California - May 23, 1988

National Association of Orthopedic Nurses 8th Annual Congress - Break out session presenter
"Management of Discogenic Disease", Scottsdale, Arizona - May 24, 1988

Medical Legal Institute Lecture Series
USC Attorney's Lectures - Presenter
May 25, 1988 - Orthopedic Injuries of the Neck
June 2, 1988 - Orthopedic Injuries of the Back
USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

20/20 Television Interview with Hugh Downs regarding Pain Management programs
Aired May 1988


Rancho Los Amigos Hospital/Resident's Lecture Series - Presenter
"Surgical Approaches to the Spine", Downey, California - June 6, 1988

Centinela Hospital Medical Center/Lecture Series - Presenter
"Orthopedic Management of Metastatic Bone Disease of the Spine"
Los Angeles, California - June 7, 1988

North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
Presenter - "Dynamic EMG Analysis of Torque Transfer in Professional Baseball Pitchers"
Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 24-28, 1988

Aggressive Rehabilitation of Back and Neck Pain in Athletes - Course Chairman
Sheraton La Reina, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California - August 19-21, 1988

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Summer Institute Instructional Course - Faculty Member
San Diego, California, September 1988

Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting
Presenter - "The Incidence of Cervical stenosis in Professional Football Players"
Key Biscayne, Florida, November 1988

Baseball Trainer's Conference - Faculty
Radisson Hotel Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach, California, January 13,1989

University of Southern California
Grand Rounds Presentation Guest Speaker, Los Angeles, California - January 28, 1989

NFL Physician's Meeting/Football Combine
Presenter - "Neck Injuries in Athletes", Indianapolis, Indiana, February 2, 1989

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Paper discussor - "Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy Analysis of Surgical Failures:
Las Vegas, Nevada, February 13, 1989

American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Specialty Day Symposium - Presenter
"Guidelines for Return to Activity After Cervical Injuries in Football Players"

Southern California Neurosurgical Society Meeting
Scientific Program Participant - "Lumbosacral Stabilization"
Los Angeles, California, March 15, 1989

University of California, Irvine - Grand Rounds and Presentation
"Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete", Irvine, California, March 19, 1989

American Spinal Injury Association Annual Meeting
Course Director - "A Surgeon's View of Surgical Anatomy and Approaches to the Spine"
Las Vegas, Nevada, April 3-5, 1989

American Back Society Spring Symposium
Director of Sports Medicine Workshop - "Neck and Back Pain in the Athlete"
Lecturer - "Aggressive Rehabilitation and Prevention of Back and Neck Pain in Athletes"
Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 13-16, 1989

National Association of Orthopedic Nurses Workshop
Lecturer - "Whatever Happened to Chymo", Long Beach, California, April 29, 1989


Chinese Medical Association 1989 Annual Congress and Meeting - Lecturer
'The Indications for Fusion and Internal Fixation in the Older Patient"
Taipei, Taiwan, China, June 3-6, 1989

North American Spine Society Annual Meeting - Paper Discussor, Section 12
"Fusion and Back Pain", Quebec, Canada, June 29 - July 2, 1989

Symposium on Lumbar Interbody Fusion - Presenter
"Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Complications". Quebec, Canada, July 3, 1989

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Summer Institute
Instructional Course Participant - "Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine"
Workshop Participant - 'Techniques of Spinal Stenosis Decompression"
"Microscopic Discectomy"
Chicago, Illinois, September 9-13, 1989

Challenge of the Lumbar Spine - Presenter
"Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion", San Francisco, California, November 2-4, 1989

Annual Orthopedic Symposium, Kaiser Permanente Hospital
Presenter - "The Current Status of Management of Spondylolisthesis"
Newport Beach, California, November 4, 1989

Russian Medical Association, CITO
Guest Lecturer, Moscow, Russia, December 11, 1989

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Paper Discussor, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8-13, 1990



Military Service
United States Air force 8/71 - 8/74
Discharge Rank - Major

Officer in charge of the Emergency room and Outpatient
Orthopedic Service, United States Air Force Major, Hickman Airforce Base 1971-1974

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Los Angeles County Medical Association - Member
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - Member 1985
Old Oswestrian of North America - Member 1980
Cervical Spine Research Society - Member December 1996
North American Society
Secretary/Treasurer, 1984 - 1985
Board Member, 1985 to present
Membership Chairman, 1989 to 1990
Site Committee Member, 1997
Federation of Spine Associations - Board Member
Course Co-Chairman, 1993
American Spinal Injury Association - Member October 1987
American College of Sports medicine - Member

CONSULTANTSHIPS
The Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Team
The Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Team
The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Team
The California Angeles Baseball Team
The Mighty Ducks Hockey Team
The Phoenix Coyotes Hockey Team


HOSPITAL AND COMMITTE MEMBERSHIP/OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, California
Attending Staff Physician, 1981 - present

USC University Hospital, Los Angles, California
Attending Staff Physician, 1991 - present

Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Anaheim, California
Attending Staff Physician, March 1995 - February 1997

Downey Community Hospital, Downey, California
Attending Staff Physician, July 1980 - present

California Hospital, Los Angeles, California
Attending Staff Physician, August 1980 - March 1997

Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, California
Attending Staff Physician, April 1980 - present

Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California
Attending Staff Physician, January 1980 - September 1990

Chief, USC Spinal Disorders Service
LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1980 - 1981

Chief, Orthopedic Trauma Service
LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1980 - 1981

Chief, Orthopedic Outpatient Services
LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1980 - 1981

Chief, Orthopedic Emergency Care Service 1980 - 1981
LAC/USC medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Reorganization of the Orthopedic Hospital Outpatient Services
LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1980 - 1981

Reorganization of Orthopedic Trauma Services - Initiated
Treatment and Protocol Manual, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1980 - 1981

Computerization of Patient Data for Thirty Prospective Research Studies in Orthopedic Trauma
LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1980 - 1981

Organization of Acute SCI Unit, Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Associated with Southern California Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center
Los Angeles, California 1980 - 1981

Medical Attendant, Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee 1965

Extern, Methodist Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee 1967

House Physician, Shelby County Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee 1968-1969


Emergency Room Physician for Inpatient Emergencies, Methodist Hospital Memphis, Tennessee 1970

Emergency Room Physician, Leeward Hospital Aiea, Hawaii 1972-1973

Sports Team Physician, Blair High School Pasadena, California 1977

Sport Team Physician, Muir High School Pasadena, California 1978

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

"Clinical Investigation of the Tapered Interbody Fusion (TIF) Device for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Patients With Asymptomatic Degenerative Disc Disease" FDA Study 1997

Threaded Interbody Fusion Device (TIBFD) Study "A Prospective, Controlled, Randomized Clinical Investigation of the Treaded Interbody Fusion Device (TIBFD) in Patients with Symptomatic Degenerative Disc Disease" FDA Study 1997


Editorial Appointments:

1. Series Editor, Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery

Aspen Publishers, Rockville, Maryland 1984 to present

2. Editor, The Spine and Sports, Mosby Yearbook

Chicago, Illinois 1991

3. Advisory Board Editor and Manuscript Reviewer

Spine Journal, Harper and Row Publishers 1989 to present

4. Journal of the American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois

Physician Consultant Reviewer 1990

5. Editorial Board member, Neuro-Orthopedics Journal

Springer-Verlag Publishers 1987 to present

6. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research

Lippencott Publishers 1988 to present
Physician Consultant Reviewer

7. Paraplegia Journal

Physician Reviewer 1988 to present


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Peer Review:

1. Schnebel, B., Kingston, S., Watkins, R., and Dillin, W.
"Comparison of MRI to Contrast CT in the Diagnosis of Spinal Stenosis"
Spine, Volume 14, Number 3, 1989 pgs. 332-337

2. Dennis, S., Watkins, R., Landaker, S., Dillin, W., Springer, D. "Comparison of Disc Space Heights after Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion" Spine, Volume 14, Number 8, 1989 pgs. 876-878

3. Schnebel, B., Watkins, R., and Dillin, W.
"The Role of Spinal Flexion and Extension in Changing Nerve Root Compression in Disc Herniations"
Spine, Volume 14, Number 8, 1989 pgs. 835-837

4. Odor, 3, Watkins, R, Dillin, W, : "Incidence of Cervical Spinal Stenosis in Professional and Rookie Football Players", Am I Sports Med, Sep-Oct, Vol. 18(5), 1990 pgs. 507-509

5. Uppal, G., Watkins, R.G., .: "Dynamic EMG Analysis of Trunk Musculature in Professional Golfers" Amer 3 of Sports Med., September 1995 pgs. 227-231

6. Watkins, R.G., Uppal, G., "Gait Patterns in Cervical Myelopathy". Lancet, Journal, February 1996
Guanciale, A., Dinsay, J., Watkins, R.G., . "Lumbar Lordosis in Spinal Fusion: "A Comparison of
Intraoperative Results of Patient Positioning on Two Different Operative Table Frames"
Spine Journal, Vol. 21(8), April 1996 pgs. 964-969


Abstracts:

1. Miles, R., Watkins. R.G.,

Anatomy of the Inferior Vena Cava, Presented at the Belgian Surgical Society 1971

2. Watkins, R.G.

Congenital Pseucloarthrosis of the Tibia, Presented at Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California 1976

3. Watkins, R.G. and Harvey, J.P., Jr.

Delayed and Nonunion of the Tibia - a Review of 232 Cases
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
San Francisco, California 1979

4. O'Brien, ].P. and Watkins, R.G.

Cervical Spinal Cord Anatomy
Presented at the Symposium for Spinal Disorders, Oswestry, England 1979

5. Watkins, R.G.

The Functional Treatment of Fractures at Oswestry
Presented at the Symposium to Traumatological Surgery, Birmingham, England 1979

6. Watkins, R.G., and Springer, D.

Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Lumbar Spine: A Review
Presented at the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Meeting
Montreal, Canada - June 1984

7. Watkins, R.G., and Springer, D.

Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Lumbar Spine: A Review
Presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - 52nd Annual Meeting
Las Vegas, Nevada - January 1985

8. Watkins, R.G.: "Cervical Injuries in Athletes"

Presented at the Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting
West Palm Beach, Florida - December 1986

9. Watkins, R.G.

"Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Disc Degeneration: Correlation with Discography"
Combined paper of the Lumbar Spine Fourteenth Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy - May 1987

10. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - Symposium on Trauma to the Leg and Its Sequelae

C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis 1981

11. Watkins, R., Dennis, S., Schnebel, B., Schneiderman, G.

"Dynamic EMG Evaluation of Trunk Musculature in Professional Baseball Players"
Spine - NASS 1988 Meeting Edition - Volume 14, Number 3, 1989


Chapters:

1. Apuzzo, M., Watkins, R., and Dobkin, W. - The Unstable Spine - Chapter "Biomechanics of the Neural Axis", pgs. 362-375 Grune & Stratton, 1985

2. Watkins, R.G.: "Results of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion" pgs. 260-271

Lumbar Spine Surgery Techniques and Complications. Chapter.
A. White (eds) C.V. Mosby Company, 1987.

3. Watkins, R.G.: "Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Complications" pgs. 243-266

Complications of Spine Surge . Chapter. S. Garfin (ed), William and Wilkins, 1988.

4. Watkins, Robert G.
LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY: INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUES, FAILURES AND ALTERNATIVES
Second Edition. Chapter. "Decision-making in Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Fracture" pgs. 19-34
William & Wilkins, 1988

5. Watkins, R.G.: "Surgical Approaches to the Spine" -
OPERATIVE ORTHOPEDICS - Volume 4, pgs. 2605-2609, Chapter 185 Chapman and Madison, Eds.
J.B. Lippencott & Company, Philadelphia, 1988

6. Watkins, R., and Dillin, W.: "Biomechanics of Lumbar Spine Injuries in Athletes" pgs. 419-448

Chapter for Clinics in Sports Medicine, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, January 1990

7. Watkins, R. and Dillin, W.: "Sacral Fractures", pgs. 163-171, Chapter for Management of Posttraumatic

Spinal Instability P. Cooper, Ed., published by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park
Ridge, Illinois, 1990.

8. Watkins, R., Dillin, W., and Maxwell, J.: "Cervical Spine Injuries in Football Players"
Chapter for SPINE: Spinal Injuries in Sports pgs. 78-91 S. Hochschuler, M.D., Ed., Hanley and Belfus, Inc.
Publishers, 1990.

9. Watkins, R.G.: "Automated Percutaneous Discectomy with Nucleotome" - Chapter ARTHROSCOPIC MICRODISCECTOMY: MINIMAL INTERVENTION IN SPINAL SURGERY pgs. 389-401 Urban & Schwarzenberg, Publishers, Baltimore, 1990.

10. Watkins, R.G.: "Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Surgical Approach, Technique, and Complications" Operative Techniques in Orthopedics - Lumbar Spine Surge pgs. 556-581 H. Herkowitz, Guest Editor, W. B. Saunders, January 1991.

11. Watkins, R.G., Campbell, D.R.: 'The Older Athlete After Lumbar Spine Surgery", pgs. 391-399 Clinics in Sports Medicine, R. Kerlan, Guest Editor, W.B. Saunders, April 1991.

12. Watkins, R.G.: "Posterior Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine", pgs. 31-45, Spinal Stenosis Gunnar Anderson, M.D., Editor, Mosby YearBook, Inc., Chicago, January 1992.

13. Watkins, R.G.: "Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine", pgs. 161-171 PRACTICE OF SURGERY: OPERATIVE SPINAL SURGERY Torrens and Dickson, Eds., Churchill Livingstone, London, 1991.

14. Watkins, R.G.: "Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord", pgs. 853-876 SPORTS INJURIES: MECHANISMS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Fu and Stone, Eds., Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1992

15. Watkins, R.G.: "Lumbar Spine Injuries in Athletes", pgs. 877-893 SPORTS INJURIES: MECHANISMS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Fu and Stone, Eds., Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1992


16. Dillin, W.H., Watkins, R.G.: "Back Pain in Children and Adolescents", pgs. 231-260, Chapter. Rothman and Simeone, THE SPINE, 3rd Edition, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia 1992

17. Dillin, W.H., Watkins, R.G.: "Clinical Syndromes in Cervical Myelopathy: Laminectomy", pgs. 560-569 Chapter. Rothman and Simeone, THE SPINE, 3rd Edition, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia 1992

18. Dillin, W.H., Watkins, R.G.: "Natural History of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Clinical Features" SEMINARS IN SPINE SURGERY, Published 1993 pgs. 23-32

19. Odor, J., Watkins, R.G., Dillin, W.H.: "Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine", pgs. 164-176
Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS, R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia 1996

20. Watkins, R.G., Tibone, J., Bradley, I.: "History, Physical Examination, and Diagnostic Tests for Neck and Upper Extremity Problems", pgs. 71-74, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia 1996

21. Watkins, R.G.: "History, Physical Examination, and Diagnostic Tests for Back and Lower Extremity Problems", pgs. 100-103, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia 1996

22. Watkins, R.G.: "Cervical Spine Injuries", pgs. 126-128 Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

23. Watkins, R.G.: "Lumbar Spine Injuries", pgs. 139-140, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

24. Watkins, R.G.: "Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine", pgs. 99-100 Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS., R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

25. Watkins, R.G.: 'Thoracic Pain Syndrome", pgs. 177-186, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

26. Watkins, R.G.:"Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery", pgs. 190-197, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

27. Watkins, R.G.: "Microscopic Lumbar Discectomy", pgs. 144-145, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

28. Watkins, R.G.: "Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery", pgs. 218-229, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

29. Watkins, R.G., Brau, S.: "Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion", pgs. 219-229, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

30. Edwards, C., Watkins, R.G., Dinsay, J.: "Spinal Endoscopy", pgs. 240-251, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

31. Watkins, R.G., Buhler, B.: 'The Water Workout Program", pgs. 271-281, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

32. Watkins, R.G.: "Spinal Exercise Program", pgs. 283-301, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

33. Watkins, R.G.: "Neck Injuries in Football", pgs. 314-336, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

34. Dossett, A., Watkins, R.G.: "Stinger Injuries in Football", pgs. 337-342, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS. R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996


35. Watkins, R.G.: "Lumbar Spine Injuries in Football", pgs. 20-21, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS.

R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

36. Watkins, R.G.: "Baseball", pgs. 436-455, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS.

R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

37. Watkins, R.G., Fischer, B.: "Golf', pgs. 505-514, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS.

R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

38. Dennis, S., Watkins, R.G.: "Ice Hockey", pgs. 549-556, Chapter. THE SPINE IN SPORTS.

R. Watkins, Editor, C.V. Mosby Year-Book, Inc., Philadelphia, 1996

39. Watkins, Robert G. - Lumbar Discectomy and Laminectomy. Chapter.

'The Basis for a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Plan for Lumbar Disc Disease", pgs. 245-252
Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery. Chapter. Aspen Systems Publications, Rockville 1987

40. Watkins, Robert G. - Lumbar Discectomy and Laminectomy. Chapter.

"Clinical Evaluation of Diagnostic Evaluation", pgs. 245-252
Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery, Aspen Systems Publications, Rockville 1987

41. Watkins, Robert G. - Lumbar Discectomy and Laminectomy. Chapter.

"Posterior Approaches to the Spine", pgs. 245-252
Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery, Aspen Systems Publications, Rockville 1987

42. Watkins, Robert G. - Lumbar Discectomy and Laminectom . Chapter.

"Summary of Etiologies of Post-Laminectomy Syndrome", pgs. 245-252
Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery, Aspen Systems Publications, Rockville 1987

43. Apuzzo, M., Watkins, R. and Dobkin, W. - The Unstable Spine, Chapter, pgs. 456-462

'Therapeutic Considerations in the Surgical Management of Lesions Affecting the Mid-Thoracic Spine."

Grune & Stratton, 1985

44. Watkins, R., and Dillin, W.: "Criteria for Return to Activity Participation Following Cervical Spine

Injuries"- Chapter for Athletic Injuries to the Head, Neck and Face", pgs. 201-208, Second Edition, Mosby
Year Book Medical, Publishers, Inc., Chicago, 1990


Books:

1. Watkins, Robert G.: "Surgical Approaches to the Spine" Springer/Verlag, New York 1983

2. Watkins, R.G., O'Brien, J., Drauglis, R., Prickett, C.
Spine - "Comparisons of Preoperative and Postoperative MMPI Data in Chronic Back Patients" pgs. 897- 895,
Harper and Row Publishers, Philadelphia 1986

3. Watkins, R., Buhler, B., Loverock, P.: 'The Water Workout Recovery Program" - Book Contemporary Books, Chicago, 1988

4. Watkins, Robert G., Editor - Inaugural Issue (Book)
Lumbar Discectomv and Laminectomy - Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery
Aspen Systems Publications, Rockville 1987


Scientific Teaching:

1. Perry, J., Harvey, J.P., Jr., and Watkins, R.G.

The Kinesiology of Foot Complications of the Tibial Fractures
Presented at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California 1977

2. Watkins, R.G. and Magrel, F.

External Fixation of the Spine
Presented at the USC Continuing Education Program, Los Angeles, California 1980

3. Watkins, R.G. and O'Brien, J.P.

Comparisons of Preoperative and Postoperative MMPI Data in Chronic Back Patients
Presented at the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Meeting
Paris, France 1981, Published 1981


Miscellany:

1. Watkins, Robert G. - Series Editor

Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery, Aspen Systems Publications, Rockville

2. Watkins, R.G. - CLINICS IN SPORTS MEDICINE

Symposium on Injuries to the Spine Issue. Chapter. "Neck Injuries in Football Players" pgs. 17-21

W.B. Saunders Company 1986

5. Watkins, Robert G.: "Failure of Percutaneous Discectomy". Chapter. Clinical Orthopaedics and

Related Research, pgs. 36-42 Guest Editor, Mark Stern, M.D., J.B.Lippencott, for publication 1988.