Dr. Todd James Albert MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
925 Chestnut St 5th Floor Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Todd J. Albert is Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director and Korein-Wilson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is the Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surg ...
Education and Training
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1987
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Spine infections: variations in incidence during the academic year.
- Update on use of instrumentation in lumbar spine disorders.
- Comparative gene expression profiling of normal and degenerative discs: analysis of a rabbit annular laceration model.
- Pedicle screws with high electrical resistance: a potential source of error with stimulus-evoked EMG.
- Bone grafting, implants, and plating options for anterior cervical fusions.
- Intraoperative neurophysiologic detection of iatrogenic C5 nerve root injury during laminectomy for cervical compression myelopathy.
- Image-guided spine surgery: a cadaver study comparing conventional open laminoforaminotomy and two image-guided techniques for pedicle screw placement in posterolateral fusion and nonfusion models.
- Donor site morbidity after anterior iliac crest bone harvest for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
- Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
- A pilot safety and efficacy study of OP-1 putty (rhBMP-7) as an adjunct to iliac crest autograft in posterolateral lumbar fusions.
- Impact of neck and arm pain on overall health status.
- Radiographic analysis of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of adult isthmic spondylolisthesis.
- An organ culture system for the study of the nucleus pulposus: description of the system and evaluation of the cells.
- Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: the effect of various instrumentation techniques on the flexibility of the lumbar spine.
- Comparison of transcranial electric motor and somatosensory evoked potential
Awards
- 2008 Sir John Charnley Award of Excellence
- 2012 John Wanamaker Award YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity
Treatments
- Spine Problems, Cervical Spine Surgery, Spine Surgery
Professional Memberships
- Member Cervical Spine Research Society, Scoliosis Research Society, American Orthopedic Association
Fellowships
- Minnesota Spine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1993
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