
Dr. Steven R Garfin M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
200 W ARBOR DR SAN DIEGO CA, 92103About
Named a 2013 â€Å“Top Doc in San Diego Magazine’s â€Å“Physicians of Exceptional Excellence annual survey performed in collaboration with the San Diego County Medical ...
Education and Training
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN Medical Degree
UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA Other Degree
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Other Degree
Orthopedic Surgeon Medical Degree
Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Degree
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The Bone and Joint Decade, 2000-2010, for Prevention and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders.
- Effects of noradrenergic and serotonergic antidepressants on chronic low back pain intensity.
- North American Spine Society Presidential Speech, 1998.
- Stabilizing potential of anterior cervical plates in multilevel corpectomies.
- Anterior C1-C2 screw fixation and bony fusion through an anterior retropharyngeal approach.
- Spine update: cervical spine internal fixation using screw and screw-plate constructs.
- Cervical degenerative disorders: etiology, presentation, and imaging studies.
- Spinal stenosis.
- Anatomic and biomechanical analysis of the lower lumbar foraminal ligaments.
- Effects of cervical spine immobilization technique and laryngoscope blade selection on an unstable cervical spine in a cadaver model of intubation.
- Editorial on residencies and fellowships.
- Effect of surgical cricothyrotomy on the unstable cervical spine in a cadaver model of intubation.
- The significance of thoracolumbar spinal canal size in spinal cord injury patients.
- Predicting complications in elderly patients undergoing lumbar decompression.
- Current techniques of decompression of the lumbar spine.
Awards
- 2011 San Diego Super Doctors
Treatments
- Spine Surgery
Dr. Steven R Garfin M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 4150 Regents Park Row Suite 300
4150 Regents Park Row Suite 300 -La Jolla, CA 92037Get Direction
UC San Diego Health - Perlman Medical Offices - Orthopedic Surgery
9350 Campus Point Drive -La Jolla, CA 92037Get Direction
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