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of California - San Diego
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Steven
R. Garfin, M.D.
Steven R. Garfin, MD is Professor
and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University
of California. Additionally, Dr. Garfin holds hospital positions
at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center and
at the La Jolla Veterans Administration Hospital.
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 such as Article of the
Year awards, Volvo Award for Research, AcroMed Research Award
of the North American Spine Society, the Cervical Spine Research
Society Research Award, and the Orthopaedic Research Society
New Investigator Recognition Award. Dr. Garfin received several
of these awards twice. More recently the National American Spine
Society awarded Dr. Garfin the Wiltse Award for Leadership in
the Field of Spine and Outstanding Poster Award. 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 Academic Orthopaedic Society,
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, and the Orthopaedic Research Society. For several of
these societies Dr. Garfin has played active roles as society
President, Board Member, and Program Chairman.
Dr. Garfin's impressive published
research and writing include: author of nine books, 81 book
chapters, 208 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 116 abstracts.
Additionally, Dr. Garfin has written five reviews, one magazine
article, and was editor of eight focus journals. Currently,
Dr. Garfin is on the Editorial Board of Spine and Operative
Techniques in Orthopaedics as well as 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.
Dr. Garfin is a member of the SpineUniverse Editorial Board.
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