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Michael P. Steinmetz, MD

 

Medical School:

Texas Tech Health Science Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas

 MD 1998

 

Graduate Medical Education:

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM

 Intern General Surgery 1998 - 1999

Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

 Resident, Neurological Surgery 1999 - 2005

University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

 Fellow, Complex Spine Surgery 2005 - 2006

 

Clinical Interests:

Spinal Reconstruction, Adult Spine Deformity Surgery, Spinal Cord Injury, Peripheral Nerve Surgery


Selected Publications:

Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, McCormick W, Benzel EC: Penetrating Spinal Injuries. Neurosurg Quarterly 14:1-7, 2004.

 

Chahalvi A, Steinmetz M, Mazayrk T, Rasmussen P: A Transcranial Approach for Direct Mechanical Thrombectomy of Dural Sinus Thrombosis. J Neurosurgery 101:347-51, 2004.

 

Tom VJ, Steinmetz MP, Miller JH, Doller CM, Silver J. Studies on the development and behavior of the dystrophic growth cone, the hallmark of regeneration failure, in an in vitro model of the glial scar and after spinal cord injury. J Neuroscience 24(29):6531-6539, 2004.

 

Steinmetz MP, Chow MC, Krishnaney AA, Andrews-Hinders D, Benzel EC, Masaryk TJ, Mayberg MR, Rasmussen PA. Outcome following the treatment of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: a contemporary single institution series and meta-analysis. Neurosurgery 55:77-88, 2004.

 

Krishnaney AA, Steinmetz MP, MP: Biomechanics of metastatic spine cancer. Neurosurgery Clins N America 15(4):375-381, 2004.

 

Kilincer C, Steinmetz MP, Sohn MJ, Benzel EC, Bingaman WE: Effects of age on short-term outcome of posterior lumbar fusion surgery. J Neurosurgery: Spine 3:34-39, 2005.

 

Steinmetz MP, Horn KP, Tom VJ, Miller JH, Busch SA, Nair D, Siler DJ, Silver J: Chronic enhancement of the intrinsic growth capacity of sensory neurons combined with the degradation of inhibitory proteoglycans allows functional regeneration of sensory axons through the dorsal root entry zone in the mammalian spinal cord. J Neuroscience 25(35):8066-8076, 2005.

 

Stewart TJ, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC. Techniques for the ventral correction of post-surgical cervical kyphotic deformity. Operat Neurosurgery 1 56:191-195, 2005.

 

Luders JC, Steinmetz MP, Mayberg MR. Awake craniotomy for mycotic aneurysms: case series. Operat Neurosurgery 1 56:201, 2005.

 

Steinmetz MP, Claybrooks R, Krishnaney A, Prayson RA, Benzel EC. Surgical management of osseous hemangioblastoma of the thoracic spine:technical case report. Operat Neurosurgery 57(4):405-406, 2005.

Steinmetz MP, Miller JH, Warbel A, Krishnaney A, Bingaman B, Benzel EC. Regional instability following surgery at the cervico-thoracic junction. J Neurosurg Spine 4:278-84, 2006.

 

Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Apfelbaum RI. Axially dynamic implants for stabilization of the cervical spine. Operative Neurosurgery 4:378-389, 2006.

 

Steinmetz MP, Stewart TJ, Kager C, Benzel EC, Vaccaro AR. Cervical deformity correction. Neurosurgery 60(1):S1-90-97, 2007.

 

Steinmetz MP, Resnick DK. Cervical Laminoplasty. Spine J 6:274S-281, 2006.

 

Steinmetz MP, Resnick DK. Thoracolumbar fractures: classification and implications for treatment. Part I. Contemp Neurosurgery 28(7): 1-5, 2006.

 

Steinmetz MP, Resnick DK. Thoracolumbar fractures: classification and implications for treatment. Part II. Contemp Neurosurgery 28(8):1-5, 2006.

 

Steinmetz MP, Schurr M, Resnick DK. Anterior approaches to the lumbar spine for interbody fusion. Pan Arab J Neurosurgery 123-132, 2007.

 

Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney A, Boulis N, Benzel EC: An invasion of the atlas. Neurosurgery 60(6):1083-7;2007.

Steinmetz MP, Resnick DK. Use of a ventral cervical retractor system for minimal access transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: technical report. Operat Neurosurgery 60:175-176, 2007.

 

Steinmetz, MP, Patel R, Traynelis, V, Resnick DK, Anderson PA. Cervical disc arthroplasty compared to fusion in a workers compensation population. Neurosurgery 63(4):741-7, 2008.

 

Ugokwe KT, Chen TL, Klienberg E, Steinmetz MP. Minimally invasive surgical treatment of Bertolottis syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgery 62(5 Suppl 2):454-5, 2008.

 

Steinmetz MP, Mroz T, Krishnaney A, Modic M. Conventional vs. Digital Radiographs for Intraoperative Cervical Spine Level Localization: A Prospective Time and Cost Analysis. Spine J 9(12):967-71, 2009.

 

Ugokwe KT, Kalfas IA, Mroz T, Steinmetz MP. A Review of the Utility of Obtaining Repeated Postoperative Radiographs Following single-level anterior cervical decompression, and plate placement. J Neurosurgery Spine 2008; 9: 175-179.

 

Mroz TE, Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MP, Klineberg EO, Lieberman, IH. Radiation exposure to the surgeon during percutaneous pedicle screw placement. J Spinal Disorders Techniques 2010.

 

Rajpal S, Steinmetz MP, Cheema AA, Seebruck CJ, Gerovac TA, Miranpuri GS, Resnick DK. Effect of delayed rolipram on thermal hyperalgesia following spinal cord injury. Annals Neurosciences 15:27-30-2008.

Mroz TE, Joyce, Lieberman I, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Wang JC. Allograft use in spinal surgery: Is it safe? Spine J 18, 2008.

 

Mroz TE,Joyce MJ, Lieberman IH, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Wang JC. Muscoskeletal allograft risks and recalls in the United States. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2008; 16: 559-565.

 

Siemionow K, Steinmetz MP, Bell G, Ilaslan H, McLain RF. Identifying serious causes of back pain: cancer, infection, fracture. Cleveland Clin J Medicine 75(8):557-566, 2008.

 

Steinmetz MP, Rajpal S, Trost G. Segmental spinal instrumentation in the management of scoliosis. Neurosurgery 63(3 Suppl):131-8, 2008.

 

Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MP, Mroz TE. Morphometric and volumetric analysis of the lateral masses of the lower cervical spine. Spine 34(14):1476-9, 2009.

 

Resnick DK, Rajpal S, Steinmetz MP. Common pitfalls in interpretation of medical evidence: a case demonstration of misleading interpretation in the analysis of cervical spine fusions. Spine J 9(11):905-9, 2009.

Hiremath GK, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA. Is it safe to use recombinant human bone morphogenic protein in posterior cervical fusion? Spine 34(9):885-9, 2009.

 

Gwinn DE, Iannotti CA, Benzel EC, Steinmetz MP. Effective lordosis: analysis of sagittal spinal canal alignment in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine 11(6):667-72, 2009.

 

Steinmetz MP, Mroz TE, Benzel EC. Craniovertebral junction biomechanical considerations. Neurosurgery 66(3 Suppl):7-12, 2010.

 

Mariscalo MW, Yamashita T, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, Lieberman IH, Mroz TE. Radiation exposure to the surgeon during open lumbar microdiscectomy and minimally invasive microdiscectomy: A prospective, controlled trial. Spine 2010. Epub ahead of print.

 

Shin J, Krishnaney A, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC. Dorsal versus Ventral Surgery for Cervical OPLL: Considerations for Approach Selection and Review of Surgical Outcomes. Neurosurg Focus 2010.

 

Chao ST, Kobayashi T, Benzel EC, Reddy CA, Stevens G, Prayson R, Kalfas I, Schlenk R, Krishnaney A, Steinmetz MP, Bingaman W, Hahn J, Suh JH. The Role of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymomas. J Neurosurg Spine 2010. Epub ahead of print.

 

Ghogawal Z, Martin B, Benzel EC, Dziura J, Magge SN, Abbed KM, Bisson EF, Shahid J, Coumans JV, Choudhri TF, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, King JT Jr, Bulter WWE, Barker FG 2nd, Heary RF. Comparative effectiveness of ventral versus dorsal surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2010. Epub ahead of print.

 

Iannotti CA, Clark M, Horn K, van Rooijen N, Nair D, Silver J, Steinmetz MP. A combination immunomodulatory treatment promotes neuroprotection and locomotor recovery after contusion SCI. Exp Neurol 2010. Epub ahead of Print.

 

Mroz TE, Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MP, Klineberg EO, Lieberman IH. Radiation exposure to the surgeon during percutaneous pedicle screw placement. J Spinal Disord Tech 2010. Epub ahead of print.