Dr. Steven M Theiss MD
Orthopedist
619 19th Street South Birmingham AL, 35233Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Steven Theiss is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Theiss specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Theiss tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1989
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Isthmic spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis.
- Vertebral osteonecrosis related to intradiscal electrothermal therapy: a case report.
- Type-III dens fracture with distraction: an unstable injury. A report of three cases.
- The ability of MRI to predict failure of nonoperative treatment of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis.
- Ex vivo transfer of the Hoxc-8-interacting domain of Smad1 by a tropism-modified adenoviral vector results in efficient bone formation in a rabbit model of spinal fusion.
- Vision in elasmobranchs and their relatives: 21st century advances.
- An extension-distraction injury of the thoracic spine with traumatic partial correction of thoracic kyphosis.
- Thirty-day readmissions following adult spinal deformity surgery: an analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database.
- Factors impacting Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores in orthopedic surgery spine clinic.
Fellowships
- Minnesota Spine Center 1994
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