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SCHOOL: Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
-Primary degrees awarded: MD, MPH (epidemiology)
-Year completed: 2002
 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
-Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
-Date 2002-2007
Stanford-St. Mary's Hospitals
-Specialty: Spine Surgery
-Date 2007-2008
Kaiser Oakland Medical Center
-Specialty: Spine Deformity
-Date 2008-2009
Concise Summary of Role in Program:
-Attending spine surgeon, resident education in anatomy and basic science
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| Specialties |
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Orthopedic Surgery
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Spine surgery, Spinal deformity |
| Academic Appointments |
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Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, UCLA-David Geffen School of Medicine |
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Director of Orthopedic Basic Science: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| Selected Bibliography |
| 2010 |
Idler C, Rolfe K, Gorek J.
Accuracy of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the Oblique or “Owl’s eye” View and Novel Guidance Technology.
J Neurosurgery: Spine. |
| 2009 |
Rolfe K, Zucherman J, et al.
Scoliosis and Interspinous Decompression with the X-STOP: Prospective Minimum 1-year outcomes in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.
Proceedings of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. |
| 2009 |
Rolfe KW, Green TA, Lawrence JF.
Corrective osteotomies and osteosynthesis for supination contracture of the forearm in children.
J Pediatr Orthop. |
| 2008 |
Rolfe KW, Zucherman JF, Hsu KY, Kondrashov DG.
Interspinous Spacers: Surgical Considerations and Technique.
Online book chapter at www.spinefellows.com, an interactive educational program for spine fellows. |
| 2006 |
Rolfe, KW, Martell JM, Schmalzried, TP.
Joint reaction stress and osteoarthritis of the hip.
Proceedings from the Orthopaedic Reasearch Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. |
| 2002 |
Weldon CB, Scandurro AB, Rolfe KW, et al.
Identification of mitogen- activated protein kinase kinase as a chemoresistant pathway in MCF-7 cells by using gene expression microarray.
Surgery. |
| 2001 |
Weldon CB, Burow ME, Rolfe KW, Clayton JL, Jaffe BM, Beckman BS.
NF- kappa B-mediated chemoresistance in breast cancer cells.
Surgery. |
| 2000 |
Burow ME, Weldon CB, Chiang TC, Tang Y, Collins-Burow BM, Rolfe K, et al.
Differences in protein kinase C and estrogen receptor alpha, beta expression and signaling correlate with apoptotic sensitivity of MCF-7 breast cancer cell variants.
International Journal of Oncology. |
| 2000 |
Gosepath J, Belafsky P, Kaldenbach T, Rolfe KW, Mann WJ, Amedee RG.
The use of acoustic rhinometry in predicting outcomes after sinonasal surgery.
American Journal of Rhinology. |
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