Kristen Radcliff | Blogspot: March 2017

About Kristen Radcliff

New Jersey-based orthopedic and spinal surgeon Dr. Kris Radcliff has over a decade of medical experience working across the country. Over his career, he has focused his practice on spinal surgeries, building extensive experience in minimally invasive surgeries, artificial disc replacement, and reconstructive surgery. He treats a variety of conditions including disc herniations, spinal stenosis, spinal cord compression, radiculopathy, myelopathy, and scoliosis. Dr. Radcliff is a regular invited lecturer and faculty at national and international spine meetings, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Joint Section American Academy of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Sections Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve meeting, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery meeting, and Contemporary Technique in Minimally Invasive Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgery Course. Dr. Radcliff is an associate professor of both orthopedic and neurological surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. As a physician, Dr. Kris Radcliff works at the prestigious Rothman Institute where he practices spinal surgery exclusively.

Alongside his work as a physician and educator, Dr. Radcliff is actively interested in research on improving the outcome and safety of spinal surgery. He has authored over 100 published medical research articles exploring potential improvements to spinal surgeries, the economic costs of surgeries, complications of spinal surgeries, and learning techniques of spinal surgery. He has received numerous plaudits and awards for his work at national meetings including:

1. 2011 Leonard Goldstein Award Winner. The incidence of lumbar adjacent segment disease: A comparison of single level fusion procedures. Scoliosis Research Society

He has previously served as a guest editor at the Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research Symposium and Seminars in Spine Surgery Issues.

Kristen Radcliff earned his MD at Duke University School of Medicine. He is an alumnus of Harvard University, where he earned a BA in biology. He trained in orthopedic surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine. He specialized in spinal surgery in a fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University.

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