Richard David Lazar, M.D.

Richard D. Lazar, M.D.
D. Ryan Japp, PA-C, M.S.
James M. Bee, M.D.

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Richard David Lazar, M.D.

Data:

Current Position: Orthopedic Surgeon Subspecialty interest spine surgery

Fellowship Training

Adult Spine Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
August 1997-August 1998

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Boston Children's Hospital
June 1996-July 1997

Residency Training

Harvard Combined Orthopedic Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency Completion: July 1997

Surgical Internship
New England Deaconess Hospital
July 1991-June 1992

Education

1987-1991 M.D., University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

1984-1986 M.S., Northwestern University, Graduate School of Engineering, Evanston, Illinois Master of Science Biomedical Engineering Thesis Title: Urea Removal with Forward and Reverse Filtration in Hemodialyzers

1979-1984 B.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Engineering, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Honors/Awards

1991 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Chicago

1991 Graduation with Honors, University of Chicago

1991 John Van Prohaska Award for outstanding potential in teaching, research, and clinical medicine, University of Chicago

1991 Lemmon Pharmaceutical Award, University of Chicago

1988 N.I.H. Student Summer Research Award, University of Chicago

1984 Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

Research/ Work Experience

1997 Book Reviewer Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

1994 Research Fellow Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School Biomechanical analysis of five methods of lumbosacral fixation. John E. Hall, M.D., Brian D. Snyder, M.D.

1988-1990 Research Assistant Department of Ophthalmology University of Chicago Medical School Effect of therapeutic ultrasound on aqueous humor outflow. J. Terry Ernest, M.D.

1985-1987 Principal Engineer Baxter Travenol Division of Materials and Membranes Research Prototype hemodialyzer membrane compatibility project, a complement activation and adherence study.

984-1986 Research Assistant Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering Northwestern University

Publications

Klein,G.R., Lazar,R.D., Vaccaro, A.R., Albert, T.A. The Efficacy of Using an Image Guided Kerrison Punch in Performing an Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy: An Anatomic Analysis. Spine. Vol.24, No.13, 1999.

Lazar, R.D., Jarmillo, D., Waters, P.M. Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Occult Radial Neck Fracture. J. Bone Joint Surg. 80-A, No.9, Sept.1998.

Lazar, R.D. and Hall, J.E. Hemivertebrae Excision and Infant Instrumentation for Congenital Scoliosis. Clin. Ortho. 9/98.

Lazar, R.D., Snyder. B.D., Hipp, J.A., Isler, M., Hresko, M.T., Hall, J.E. Minimizing Graft Site Motion: A Biomechanical Analysis of Five Methods of Lumbosacral Fixation. Submitted to Spine, 9/98.

Lazar, R.D. and Vaccaro, A.R. Indications for Lumbar Spine Instrumentation. Submitted to J. Am. Acad. Ortho. Surg. 6/98.

Lazar, R.D. and Albert, T.A. Treatment of Post-laminectomy Cervical Kyphosis. Manuscript in preparation.

Monson, D.K., Lazar, R.D., Simon, M.A. Primary Ostectomy for Primary Bone Tumors. Southern Journal of Orthopedics, May 1995

Book Chapters

Lazar, R.D. and Albert, T.A. Revision Surgery for Cervical Deformity. The Failed Spine. ed. Scott Boden, Lippincott-Raven

Lazar, R.D. and Kurica, K.B. Degeneration of Adjacent Segments: Disc and SI Joint. Anterior Spinal Column Reconstruction: Biomechanics, Rationale and Techniques ed. Thomas S. Whitecloud and Jurgen Harms.

Presentations/Abstracts

Lazar, R.D., Vaccaro, A.R., Albert, T.A. A Retrospective Review of Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis Treatment. Abstract Submitted Cervical Spine Research Society, 1999.

Klein, G.R., Ludwig, S.C., Vaccaro, A.R., Lazar, R.D., Albert, T.A. The Efficacy of Using an Image-Guided Kerrison in Performing an Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy: An Anatomic Analysis. Abstract Presentation at Cervical Spine Research Society, Atlanta 1998, Poster Presentation at North American Spine Society, San Francisco 1998.

Lazar, R.D. Minimizing Graft Site Motion: A Biomechanical Analysis of Five Methods of Lumbosacral Fixation. Abstract presented at Scoliosis Research Society, Ottawa 1996 and North American Spine Society, Vancouver 1996.

Lazar, R.D. Therapeutic ultrasound decreases scleral outflow and intraocular volume. Abstract presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology, April 1990.

Lysaght, M.B., Lazar, R.D. Beta-2 microglobin kinetics and clearance during simulated hemodialysis in-vitro. Abstract presented at the Annual Meeting of Blood Purification, March 1988.

Memberships/Organizations

American Medical Association
El Paso County Medical Society
Colorado Medical Society
Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners

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