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At the University of Minnesota, Dr. Garfin earned a Medical Degree and was honored with the Alpha Omega Alpha Society award. Dr. Garfin's internship in Surgery was at the University of California, San Diego as was his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency. As an Orthopaedic resident, he received the Zimmer-McCoy Residency Award and the Alfred V. Bateman Resident Anatomy Award. Dr. Garfin's Fellowship in Disorders of the Spine was at Pennsylvania Hospital under Drs. R. H. Rothman and F. A. Simeone. Since his Fellowship, Dr. Garfin has been recognized for numerous awards including: Volvo Award for Research from ISSLS (x2), AcroMed Research Award of the North American Spine Society (x2), the Cervical Spine Research Society Research Award (x2), and the Orthopaedic Research Society New Investigator Recognition Award. More recently the North American Spine Society awarded Dr. Garfin the Wiltse Award for Leadership in the Field of Spine, and the Selby Award for contributions to NASS. Also, Dr. Garfin's research interests have earned many grants by leading medical research institutes, societies, and companies.

Dr. Garfin is a member of the following professional societies: the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, Cervical Spine Research Society, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, North American Spine Society, the Orthopaedic Research Society, and the Spinal Arthroplasty Society. For several of these societies Dr. Garfin has played active roles as society President, Board Member, and Program Chairman (he is current Program Chair for SAS).

Dr. Garfin's impressive published research and writing include: author of nine books, 123 book chapters, 255 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 132 abstracts. Additionally, Dr. Garfin has written five reviews, one magazine article, and was editor of eight focus journals. Currently, Dr. Garfin is Deputy Editor of Spine and is a Reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Journal of American Medical Association, Spine, and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. This very active and prolific doctor is also committed to education; he has presented over 450 lectures and over 80 exhibits at professional medical meetings.

SpineUniverse articles from Steven R. Garfin, MD

• Adjustable Beds and Back Pain
  Many people with back problems have found an adjustable bed provides comfort while sleeping and helps them wake up with less pain. To avoid a poor night’s sleep and an aching back tomorrow, consider the benefits of a bed that adjusts to reduce pain.
• Body Mechanics and Your Spine: Tips 1 - 3
  To prevent painful back and neck injuries, make sure you have both good posture and good body mechanics. Combined, they can keep you from hurting your spine. Learn 3 easy tips for how to protect your back and neck.
• Body Mechanics and Your Spine: Tips 4 - 6
  Take a lesson in body mechanics from the professionals - the golf professionals that is. Learn how they keep their focus on back-saving movements.
• Body Mechanics and Your Spine: Tips 7 - 10
  Tips 7 through 10 to help you improve your body mechanics and keep your spine safe.
• Cervical Disorders: Spinal Stenosis, Disc Herniation, Spondylosis
  Different cervical disorders can cause neck pain. In straightforward terms, this article goes through several of those conditions, including spinal stenosis and spondylosis. Includes an illustration so you can see what’s happening to your spine.
• Cervical Herniated Disc: Patient History and Case
  Case history of a 35-year-old man with a recent onset of neck and right arm pain is diagnosed with a cervical herniated disc. Complete with a discuss of non-surgical and surgical treatments.
• Cervical Spinal Stenosis: Patient History and Case
  Case history and treatment of an active female patient in her early 60’s who presents with cervical spinal stenosis.
• Cervical Spondylosis: Patient History and Case
  Degenerative disorders of the neck are common in people age 45 plus. Bone spurs can cause a pinched spinal nerve root leading to neck, shoulder and arm pain. A patient case is presented to help you understand diagnosis and treatment.
• Ciática: síntomas y causas posibles
  El término ciática se usa comúnmente para describir el dolor que recorre la distribución del nervio ciático.
• Ciática: tratamiento y recuperación
  Con frecuencia la ciática responde bien a los tratamientos no quirúrgicos y rara vez requiere una operación.
• Conducto Lumbar y Cervical Estrecho
  Si el conducto estrecho se localiza en la parte baja de la médula espinal, se le conoce como conducto lumbar estrecho o estenosis lumbar.
• Degenerative Cervical Spine Disorders
  Degenerative disease of the cervical spine may involve the discs or the facet joints. With aging and life’s demands, both structures may begin to breakdown affecting the normal flexible architecture of the neck.
• Sciatica: Symptoms and Possible Causes
  The main symptom of sciatica is easy to recognize: pain that shoots down the leg. But sciatica actually starts in your lumbar spine. What causes this pain along the sciatic nerve? And how does your doctor figure out what exactly is causing your s
• Sciatica: Treatment and Recovery
  Sciatica is a painful symptom indicating compression of the sciatic nerve. Learn how this condition can be treated without spine surgery.
• Spinal Stenosis: Lumbar and Cervical
  Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, which may place pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. It most commonly affects the lumbar and cervical areas of the spine. Review your treatment options, including surgery.
• Spinal Structure and Body Mechanics
  The spine is a complex structure that is prone to normal degenerative processes that can affect the spine's structural integrity.
• Spine Specialists On-Call: Artificial Disc Technology and Low Back Pain
  The Charité™ artificial disc (DePuy Spine, Inc.) offers some patients with degenerative disc disease a treatment option to alleviate discogenic back pain.
• Trastornos degenerativos en la columna cervical
  En algún momento, la mayor parte de la gente ha experimentado dolor de cuello.
• Use Good Body Mechanics to Help Keep Your Spine Safe
  This article offers excellent tips that can be incorporated into your daily life and help you improve your body mechanics. Good posture, which comes from correct body mechanics, can help minimize the risk of injury to your spine.
• Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCFs): Clinical Study Supports the Benefits of Balloon Kyphoplasty
  SpineUniverse presents Dr. Steven Garfin's comments about vertebral compression fractures and balloon kyphoplasty.