| KEN Y. HSU, M.D. One Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 |
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EDUCATION
| College | Manhattan College, New York Major - Biology Degree - Bachelor of Science, 1972 |
| Medical | State University of New York Downstate Medical Center Degree - Doctor of Medicine, 1976 |
| Internship | Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, California Internal Medicine, 1976-1977 |
| Residencies | Mt. Zion Hospital San Francisco, California General Surgery, 1977-1979 |
| San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Training Program St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center San Francisco, California Orthopaedic Surgery, 1979-1983 | |
| Fellowship | University of Hong Kong Research Associate Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital 1983-1984 |
CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certified July 26, 1986Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1988
Qualified Medical Evaluator, 1995
State Of California
Department of Industrial Relations
Industrial Medical Council
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
1984 - Present
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Spine Center
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco, California1984 - 1991
Consulting Spine Surgeon
Veterans Administration Hospital
Martinez, California1988 - Present
Director of Orthopaedic Services
Spine Center
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco, California
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Spine Editorial Advisory Board, Reviewer for Spine Journal
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine
American Medical Association
California Medical Association
San Francisco Medical Society
North American Spine Society
HONOR SOCIETIES
Epsilon Sigma Pi, 1971
Phi Beta Kappa, 1972
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Laboratory of Plant Morphogenesis
Manhattan College, New York, 1971
Enzyme Control in Plant TumorsState University of New York
Downstate Medical Center, 1983
Immunology of Sjogren's Syndrome
Rabbit ModelPercutaneous Spine Surgeries,
Porcine Models
California Pacific Medical Center
1991-1993
TRAINING COURSES
"Musculoskeletal Trauma", AAOS Course, San Francisco, California, May 1982.
UCLA Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Course, Los Angeles, California, March 1982.
Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium by M. Tachdjian, San Francisco, California, May 1982 and Chicago, Illinois, May 1983.
VSP Instrumentation (pedicle screw) in Lumbar Spine Fusions, Dr. Arthur Steffee, Cleveland, Ohio, August 1984.
Anterior Lumbar Spine Fusion, Dr. Harry Crock, Melbourne, Australia, April, 1985.
VSP Instrumentation (pedicle screw) in Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fusions, Dr. Arthur Steffee, Cleveland, Ohio, November 1985.
Orthopaedic Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Review Course, Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 1986.
Midas Rex Technique in Surgical Dissection, Worcester, Massachusetts, August, 1987.
Myeloscopy Technique in Lumbar Spine, Boston, Massachusetts, August, 1987.
Anterior Spine Fusion: Kaneda Instrumentation Technique, Professor Kiyoshi Kaneda, Sapporo, Japan, May 1989.
Arthroscopic Microdiscectomy - Fifth International Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1990.
Graf Instrumention, Dr. Henry Graf, Paris, France, May 1991.
Lumbar Discectomy - Kramer Technique, Professor J. Kramer, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, May 1991.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds:
"Orthopaedic Problems in Ballet Dancers", November 1979 at Seton Medical Center.
"Tibial Plateau Fracture", January 1982 at Kaiser Hospital/San Francisco.
"Luque: Segmental Spinal Instrumentation", January 1983 at Kaiser Hospital/San Francisco.
University of Hong Kong, Orthopaedic Symposium, Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital, Hong Kong. "Treatment for Unstable Knee in Poliomyelitis", May 1984.
Pedicle Screw (VSP Instrumentation) Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio, "The California Experience", November 1985.
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Miami, Florida, "Deterioration of Motion Segments Adjacent to Lumbar Spine Fusions", April 14, 1988.
"Deterioration of Motion Segments Adjacent to Lumbar Spine Fusions", North American Spine Society, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 26, 1988.
"Internal Fixation Techniques in Spinal Surgery", Western Orthopaedic Association Northern California Chapter Meeting, Scientific Program, September 29, 1988.
"Use of Internal Fixation: Techniques and Complications";
"Degeneration of Adjacent Motion Segments Above Fusions";
"Hands-On Workshop - Spinal Surgery".
American Back Society, Fall Symposium on Back Pain, December 2, 1988.
"Long-Term Follow Up of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Fusion", San Francisco Spine Institute, Sate of Art '88 Research Update, December 10, 1988.
"Low Back Pain: Diagnosis and Treatments", St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, Medical House Staff Lecture Series, January 12, 1989.
"Deterioration of Motion Segments Adjacent to Lumbar Spine Fusion", Federation of Spine Associations Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 12, 1989.
Pseudoarthrosis of Lumbar Spine Fusion: Origin of Pain and Treatment", International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Kyoto, Japan, May 17, 1989.
"High Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Incidence and Etiology", International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Kyoto, Japan, May 17, 1989.
"High Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Incidence and Etiology", North American Spine Society, Quebec City, Canada, July 2, 1989.
The Challenge of the Lumbar Spine, 1989, "Perspective on Pain", San Francisco, California. Surgery-Fusion, November 3, 1989.
"Pseudoarthrosis of Lumbar Spine Fusion: Origin of Pain and Treatment", North American Spine Society, Monterey, California, August 11, 1990.
"Advanced Approaches in Conservative Care of the Cervical Spine: Differential Diagnosis of Neck and Upper Extremity Pain", St. Mary's Spine Center, January 23, 1991.
"Demineralized Allograft in Posterior Lateral Fusion - Clinical Efficacy in a Prospective Study". International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Heidelberg, Germany, May 15 1991.
"Calcified Lumbar Disc Herniations", North American Spine Society, Keystone, Colorado, August 1, 1991.
"Unusual Clinical Features in Multi-Level Disc Degeneration in the Second and Third Decades, Associated Structural Abnormalities", North American Spine Society, Keystone, Colorado, August 1, 1990.
"Combined Anterior Interbody and Posterior Lateral Lumbar Spine Fusion with Plate Fixation for Severe Instability and Resistant Pseudarthrosis", Fifth International Conference on Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization, Osaka, Japan, November 8, 1991.
"Long Term Effect of Lumbar Spine Fusion: Deterioration of Adjacent Motion Segments", Fifth International Conference on Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization, Osaka, Japan, November 8, 1991.
"Pseudarthrosis of Lumbar Spine Fusions: When is it Symptomatic?", Fifth International Conference on Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization, Osaka, Japan, November 8, 1991.
"Combined Anterior Interbody and Posterior Lateral Lumbar Spine Fusion with Plate Fixation for Severe Instability and Resistant Pseudarthrosis", Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Eleventh Annual Congress, Hong Kong, November 16, 1991.
"High Lumbar Disc Degeneration", American Back Society, San Francisco, California, December 13, 1991.
"Combined Anterior Interbody and Postero-Lateral Lumbar Spine Fusion with Plate Fixation for Severe Instability and Resistant Pseudarthrosis", American Back Society, San Francisco, California, December 13, 1991.
"Thoracic Pain Problems", American Back Society, San Francisco, California, December 11, 1991.
"Spinal Injections - For Diagnosis and Treatment" Workshop, American Back Society, San Francisco, California, December 11, 1992.
"St. Mary's Spine Center" Workshop, American Back Society, San Francisco, California, December 11, 1992.
"Lumbar Spine Fusions and Instrumentation in Degenerative Disease" University of California, San Francisco, Orthopaedic Grand Round, March 27, 1993.
"Calcified Lumbar Disc Herniations." American Back Society, San Francisco, California, December 2, 1993.
"Differential Diagnosis of Thoracic Pain", American Back Society, San Francisco, California, December 3, 1993.
"Pseudarthrosis of Lumbar Spine Fusion: Origin of Pain and Treatment". California Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Squaw Valley, California, May 20, 1994.
"Recurrent Same-Level Lumbar Disc Herniation: Analysis of Predisposing Factors", North American Spine Society, Tenth Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
"Severe Scoliosis Associated with Fibrodysplacia Ossificans Progressiva", Louis Hsu, Ken Hsu, John Leong. Spine Vol. 11, 36 p643. 1986.
"Lumbosacral Fusion with Harrington Rods and Intersegmental Wiring", Arthur White, James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, Clin. Ortho. Rel. Research 203:185, February 1986.
Failed Posterior Spine Surgery" Arthur White, Ken Hsu. Lumbar Spine Surgery, Chapter 13, p322, C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1987.
"Bone Grafts and Implants in Spine Surgery", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Arthur White. Lumbar Spine Surgery, Chapter 39, p434, C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1987.
"Internal Fixation with Pedicle Screws", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Arthur White. Lumbar Spine Surgery, Chapter 13, p322, C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1987.
"Early Results and Complications Using Variable Spine Plating Internal Fixation", James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, Gar Wynne. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, May, 1987.
"Early Results and Complications using Variable Spine Plating Internal Fixation", James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, Arthur White, Gar Wynne. North American Spine Society. Annual Meeting - Abstracts, June, 1987.
"Early Experience with Variable Spine Plating System", James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, Arthur White, Gar Wynne. Spine Vol. 13, No. 5, September, 1988.
"Painful Lumbar Endplate Disruptions: A Significant Discogenic Finding", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Richard Derby, Arthur White. Spine Vol. 13, No. 1, April, 1988.
"Diptheroid and Associated Infections as a Cause of Failed Lumbar Instrumentation Procedures", James Zucherman, Leslie Schofferman, Helen Gunthorpe, Ken Hsu, Arthur White. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, April, 1988.
"Occult Infections Causing Persistent Low Back Pain", Leslie Schofferman, Jerome Schofferman, James Zucherman, Helen Gunthorpe, Ken Hsu, George Picetti, Noel Goldthwaite, Arthur White. Spine Vol. 14, No. 4, 1989.
"Deterioration of Motion Segments Adjacent to Lumbar Spine Fusions", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Arthur White, Noel Goldthwaite. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abtracts, April, 1988.
"High Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Incidence and Etiology". Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Arthur White. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, May, 1989.
"Operative Confirmation of Disco-CT Findings", William Shea, James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, Ron Hood. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, May, 1989.
"Clinical Efficacy of Spine Instrumentation in Lumbar Degenerative Disease", James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, George Picetti, Gar Wynne, Arthur White. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, May, 1989.
"Pseudarthrosis of the Lumbar Spine: Origin of Pain and Treatment", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Jerome Schofferman. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, May, 1989.
"Clinical Efficacy of Spinal Instrumentation in Lumbar Degenerative Disease", James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, Gar Wynne, Arthur White. North American Spine Society - Abstracts, July, 1989.
"Cervical Epidural Corticosteroid Injection in Degenerative Disease", Richard Derby, James Zucherman, George Picetti, Ken Hsu, Arthur White, Gar Wynne. North American Spine Society - Abstracts, July, 1989.
"Sympathetically Mediated Pain Disorders of the Lumbar Spine", James Zucherman, James Dwyer, Ken Hsu, Linda Rasmussen, Jerome Schofferman, Arthur Schuller, Richard Derby, Susan Bailey. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, June, 1990.
"Usefulness of Short Acting Barbiturate Examination in Evaluation Patients with Complex Lumbar Pain Syndromes", James Zucherman, Richard Derby, Ken Hsu. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, June, 1990.
"Myth of the Solid Posterior Fusion", Stephen Brack, James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, William Shea. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, June, 1990.
"Single Plane Midline Flexion Extension Lateral Tomogram as a Method for Evaluating the Integrity of Lumbar Spine Fusion", Jeff Kanel, James Zucherman, William Shea, Ken Hsu. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, June, 1990.
"High Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Incidence and Etiology", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Spine, Vol. 15, No. 7 p679-682, 1990.
"Sympathetically Mediated Pain Disorders of the Lumbar Spine", James Zucherman, James Dwyer, Ken Hsu, Linda Rasmussen, Jerome Schofferman, Arthur Schuller. North American Spine Society - Abstracts, August, 1990.
"Metabolic Bone Disease in Pseudarthrosis", Jerome Schofferman, Leslie Schofferman, James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, Arthur White. Spine, Vol. 15, No. 7, P 687-689, 1990.
"Demineralized Allograft in Posterior Lateral Fusion - Clinical Efficacy in a Prospective Study", James Zucherman, Steven Brack, Ken Hsu, Gary Levengood. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, May, 1991.
"Demineralized Allograft in Posterior Lateral Fusion - Clinical Efficacy in a Prospective Study", James Zucherman, Steven Brack, Ken Hsu, Gary Levengood. North American Spine Society - Abstracts, August, 1991.
"Calcified Lumbar Disc Herniations", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Scot Miller, William Shea. North American Spine Society - Abstracts, August, 1991.
"Unusual Clinical Features in Multi-Level Disc Degeneration in the Second and Third Decades. Associated Structural Abnormalities", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Arthur Schuller. North American Spine Society - Abstracts, August, 1991.
"The Hip and Back Syndrome - An Algorithm For Evaluation and Treatment." William A. McGann, Ken Y. Hsu. Ortho News, St. Mary's Hospital, Winter, 1991.
"Clinical Efficacy of Spinal Instrumentation in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease." James Zucherman, Ken Hsu, George Picetti III, Arthur White, Gar Wynne, Lloyd Taylor. Spine, Vol. 17, No. 7, p834-836.
"Lumbar Intraspinal Synovial and Ganglion Cysts: Ten-Year Experience in Evaluation and Treatment." Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, William Shea, Robert Jeffrey. International Society for the Stud of the Lumbar Spine - Abstracts, June, 1993.
"The Myth of Solid Posterior Lateral Fusion." James Zucherman, Steven Brack, Ken Hsu, William Shea. Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization, Chapter 1.2, p10-15. K. Yonenobu, K. Ono, Y. Takemitsu (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1993.
"The Long-Term Effect of Lumbar Spine Fusion: Deterioration of Adjacent Motion Segments." Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Arthur White. Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization, Chapter 2.4, p54-64. K. Yonenobu, K. Ono, Y. Takemitsu (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1993.
"Lumbar Intraspinal Synovial and Ganglion Cysts (Facet Cysts): Ten Year Experience in Evaluation and Treatment." Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, William Shea, Robert Jeffrey. Spine, Vol. 20, No.1, Pgs. 80-89.
"Instrumented Laparoscopic Spinal Fusion, Preliminary Results", James Zucherman, Thomas Zdeblick, Susan Bailey, David Mahvi, Ken Hsu, Doug Kohrs, Spine, Vol. 20, No. 18, P. 2029-2034, 1995.
"Recurrent Same-Level Lumbar Disc Herniation: Analysis of Predisposing Factors", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Thomas Kim, Bradford Delong, Judy Silverman. Proceedings of North American Spine Society, Tenth Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., October, 1995.
"Bone Grafts and Implants", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Arthur White. Chapter 63, p. 870-890, Spine Care, Mosby - Year Book, Inc. 1995.
"Complications of Transpedicle Spine Fixation", Ken Hsu, James Zucherman, Martin Krag. Chapter 22, "Spinal Instrumentation", p. 1203-1215. The Lumbar Spine, Second Edition. The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996.