David J. Hart, M.D.
Director, Neurosurgery Spine Center
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Case School of Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Medical School:
| University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, WA |
M.D. | 1997 |
Graduate Medical Education:
Los Angeles County Medical Center |
General Surgery | 1997 - 1998 |
| Los Angeles County Medical Center | Neurological Surgery | 1998 - 1999 |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Neurological Surgery | 1999 - 2000 |
| Los Angeles County Medical Center | Neurosurgery/ Orthopedics |
2000 - 2001 |
| University of Southern California Hospital | Neurosurgery | 2001 - 2002 |
| University of Utah | Fellowship, Neurosurgery/ Orthopedics |
2002 - 2003 |
| Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center | Neurosurgery - Resident Supervisor | 2003 - 2004 |
Clinical Interests:
Cervical Surgery, Complex Spine Surgery and Instrumentation Craniocervical Junction, Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Hyperhidrosis Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery, Peripheral Nerve Entrapment, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spine Trauma
Selected Publications (past five years):
Levy ML, Granville RC, Hart D, Meltzer H. Deep venous thrombosis in children and adolescents. J Neurosurg. 2004 Aug;101(1 Suppl):32-7.
Hart DJ, Wang MY, Griffith P, Gordon McComb J. Pediatric sacral fractures. Spine. 2004 Mar 15;29(6):667-70.
Hart DJ, Apfelbaum RI. Anterior cervical spinal cord tethering after anterior spinal surgery: case report. Neurosurgery. 2005 Feb;56(2):E414; discusssion E414.
Hu Y, Hart DJ. Complications of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. J Anesth Pain Management, in press.
Dailey AT, Hart DJ, Rondina M, Bachus K, Brodke DS. A comparison of thoracic pedicle screw placement using standard fluoroscopy versus stereotactic fluoroscopy. In submission
Selected Chapters/Textbooks:
Hart DJ, Khoo LT, Samudrala SS. Lateral transthoracic approach to the spine. In Fessler RG and Sekhar LN (eds). Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Cranial and Peripherla Nerve, Spine and Endoscopic Surgery. Chapter 51, pp 405-12. Thieme, New York, 2006.
Hart DJ, Corber Z, Levy M, and Apuzzo M. Communication, visualization, and data presentation in the neurosurgery operating room. In: The Operating Room of the 21st Century, Apuzzo M (ed). Rolling Meadows, IL:American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2003, Chapter 11, pp 139-146.
