John A. Bendo, M.D
Director of NYU HJD Spine Service-Clinical Affairs
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Spine Center
| 862 Park Avenue NY, NY 10075 |
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Spine Center 301 East 17th Street NY, NY 10003 |
EDUCATION
Columbia College (B.A)
New York, NY
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (M.D)
New York, NY
Mount Sinai Hospital (Internship, General Surgery; Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery)
New York, NY
Hospital For Joint Diseases (Fellowship, Spine Surgery)
New York, NY
LICENSURE
New York State 7/1/90
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners
Part I
Part II
Part III
Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Recertification 4/06
Academic Appointments
1981-82 Anatomy Instructor, Mount Sinai School Medicine
1995 Clinical Instructor Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai School Medicine
1995-98 Chief of Spine and Scoliosis, Brooklyn Hospital, Dept. Orthopaedics
1998 Director Clinical Research HJD Spine Center
1999 Assistant Professor Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU School Medicine
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
2007 Director, Spine Service NYU/HJD Spine Center
2001 Associate Director, Hospital for Joint Diseases Spine Center.
1995 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Joint Diseases Spine Center
1995 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mount Sinai Hospital
1995-98 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Brooklyn Hospital
1995 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital
1999 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, New York University Hospital
1999 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bellevue Hospital Center
Major Committee Assignments
Hospital
1996-1997 Orthopaedic Resident Selection Committee, Mount Sinai Hosp.
1995-1998 Quality/Assurance Committee, Brooklyn Hospital
2004- North American Spine Society (NASS) Clinical Guidelines Committee
Membership in Professional Societies
1991 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1991 American Medical Association
1991 New York State Medical Society
1991 New York County Medical Society
1991 Hellenic Medical Society of New York
1997 National Spine Network
1998 North American Spine Society
2000 Scoliosis Research Society (Candidate Member)
2005 Spine Arthroplasty Society
Principal Clinical and Hospital Service Responsibilities
1995-98 Director, Orthopaedic Clinic, Brooklyn Hospital
1995- Director, Spinal Deformity Clinic, Hospital for Joint Diseases
1995 Attending Physician, Orthopaedic Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital
Teaching Experience
1995 Supervise, instruct Orthopaedic, general surgery residents: Hospital for Joint
Diseases, Mount Sinai Hospital
1995-98 Supervise, instruct Orthopaedic, general surgery residents: Brooklyn Hospital
1995 Lectures on spinal surgery: Hospital Joint Diseases
1995 Biweekly resident spine conference: Hospital for Joint Diseases
1995-96 Bimonthly lectures spinal surgery: Mount Sinai Hospital Orthopaedic Dept.
RESEARCH AND GRANTS
1986-1987 Induction of the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Cells Isolated from Chick Limb Buds. Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, National Institute of Health Grant, Principal Investigator: Michael Mont, M.D.
1987-1988 Study of the Effects of Ultrasound and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation on Bone Cell Differentiation and Mineralization. Mount Sinai Hospital, NY
1999-present A Randomized Controlled Trial of Grafton® Demineralized Bone Matrix Putty Versus Iliac Crest Autologous Bone in Lumbar Spine Fusion Procedures.
Scientific Exhibits:
1992 Results of Precision Cemented THR at 2-4 years. Exhibit at Proceedings of 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopedic Associations of the English Speaking World, Toronto, Canada.
1994 Press Fit is Adequate to Achieve the Goals of Cementless Total Hip Replacement at 2-4 Years Postoperation. Poster Exhibit at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans.
1997 Instrumented Lumbar Fusions in Diabetic Patients. Poster Exhibit at American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
1999 Perioperative Morbidity of Obese Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery. A Prospective Analysis 0f 100 Patients. Poster at NASS, Oct. 1999
2003 A Modified Anterior Muscle Sparing Retroperitoneal Approach to the Lumbar Spine. Techniques and Outcomes. Poster at NASS, Oct 2003
2004 A Modified Anterior Muscle Sparing Retroperitoneal Approach to the Lumbar Spine. Techniques and Outcomes. Poster at SRS, Oct 2004
2004 Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft For Lumbar Fusion Without Use of Autograft. Poster at NASS, Oct 2004.
2004 Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft Without use of Autograft.. IMAST, Bermuda, July 1-3, 2004.
2004 Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft Without Use of Autograft. Scoliosis Research Society, Buenos Ares, Argentina, September 6-9, 2004.
2005 Comparison of Single Level Fusion versus Prodisc L. Poster at Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, NY, May 2005
2005 Comparison of One and Two Level Prodisc-L to Single and Multilevel Circumferential Fusions. Poster at Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, NY, May 2005
2005 Comparison of Two Level Circumferential Fusion versus Prodisc-L. Poster at Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, NY, May 2005
2005 Preliminary Results of the Prodisc C Clinical IDE Trial. Poster at Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, NY, May 2005
2005 Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Total Disc Arthroplasty at a Major Academic Center. A Review of 93 Patients. Poster at Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, NY, May 2005
2005 Clinical Range of Motion After Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty. Poster at Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, NY, May 2005.
2005 Unanticipated Fusion of Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty (TDA). Poster at Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting, December 2005.
2005 Comparison of Two LevelCircumferential Fuson versus Prodisc-L. Poster at IMAST meeting, July 2005
2005 Comparison of Single Level Fusion vs. Prodisc L. Poster at NASS meeting, Sept 2005
2005 Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing TDA at a Major Academic Center: A Review of 93 Patients. Poster presentation at NASS meeting, Phila. PA, Sept 2005
2005 Comparison of Two Level Circumferential Fusion vs. Prodisc –L. Poster at NASS, Philadelphia, PA Sept 2005
2005 Comparison of One and Two Level Prodisc-L to Single and Multilevel Circumferential Fusions. Poster at NASS, Philad, PA Sept 2005.
2005 Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft for Lumbar Fusion Without Use of Autograft. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. New York, New York, May 10-14,2005.
2006 Greater than 2 Year Follow-up of Single Level Prodisc-L Clinical Trial Patients. Poster at SAS, Montreal Canada, May 2006
2006 Up to 2 Year Follow-up Results of the Prodisc-C IDE Clinical Trial. Poster at SAS, Montreal Canada, May 2006
2006 Comparison of Radiographic Parameters Pre and Post Operative between Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty (TDA) with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Poster at SAS, May 2006
2006 Does Having a Previous Discectomy Influence the Success of a TDR in the Lumbar Spine ? Poster at SAS, May 2006
2006 Greater than 2 Year Follow-up of Single Level Prodisc-L Clinical Trial. Presentation at IMAST meeting, Athens, Greece. July 2006
2006 Prodisc-C vs. ACDF: Results from 5 Centers with 2 Year Follow-up on 44 Patients. Poster at CSRS, Florida, December 2006.
2006 Two Year Follow-up of 2 Level Pro-disc-L Patients from 6 Centers as Part of the IDE Trial. Podium Presentation at NASS, Seattle Washington, Sept. 2006
2006 Results of the ProDisc-C IDE Trial of 2 Centers. Poster at NASS, Seattle Washington, Sept 2006
2006 Comparison of Radiographic Parameters Pre and Post Operative Between Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty (TDA) with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Poster at NASS, Seattle Washington. Sept, 2006
2007 The Incidence of Potential Candidates for Total Disc Replacement Among Lumbar and Cervical Fusion Patient Populations. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4, 2007
2007 Cervical Disc Arthroplasty with Prodisc-C Clinical IDE Trial Results from 5 Centers with 2-3 Year Follow-up. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4, 2007
2007 Effect of Intervertebral Disk Height on Postoperative ROM Following Prodisc-L Lumbar Disc Replacement. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4, 2007
2007 Charge Analysis of Lumbar Disk Replacement vs. 360 Degree Lumbar Fusion. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society Meeting, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4, 2007.
Presentations
1987 Functional Outcome of Collapsed Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures Fixed with Sliding Screws, Orthopedic Trauma Association Meeting, Seattle, WA.
1987 Ryaby JT, Bachner EJ, Bendo J, Dalton PF. Effect of Ultrasound on Mesenchymal Cell Micromass Cultures: Calcium Uptake Studies. Bioelectrical Repair and Growth Society, October.
1987 Functional Outcome of Collapsed Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures Fixed with Sliding Screws, 25th Annual Resident's Conference, The American Orthopaedic Association, Ann Arbor, MI.
1991 Early Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Somatype Derived Modular Hip Stem, 4th International Conference on the Association for the Study of Custom Components, San Francisco, CA.
1992 Functional Outcome of Collapsed Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures Fixed with Sliding Screws, 59th AAOS Meeting, Washington, DC.
1994 Instrumented Lumbar Fusions in Diabetic Patients, North American Spine Society Meeting, Washington, DC.
1994 Lumbar Disc Disease, Hellenic Medical Society, NY
1995 Femoral Head Allograft Interbody Fusion in Circumferential Lumbar Fusions, Alumni Day, Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY.
1995 Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Grand Rounds, Dept. General Surgery, Brooklyn Hospital Center.
1996 Femoral Head Allograft Interbody Fusion in Circumferential Lumbar Fusions, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, GA.
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1996 Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Grand Rounds, Dept. Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital, NY.
1997 Posterior Indirect Reduction and Fusion of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures, Alumni Day, Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY.
1998 Surgical Advances in Lumbar Degenerative Conditions, Seminar for Chiropractors, Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY.
1998 Applied Anatomy and Physical Examination of the Cervical and Thoracolumbar Spine, Seminar for Primary Care Physicians, New York University Medical Center, NY.
1998 Pathophysiology of Lumbar Disc Disease, Contemporary Management Strategies and Advanced Techniques for Spinal Pain, Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY.
1999 Degenerative Disease of the Spine, Signs and Symptoms of Lumbar Disc Herniation, New York University Medical Center, NY.
2002 Office Management of Cervical and Lumbar Disorders, Annual Medical Symposium of NY Hellenic Medical Society
2002 Kyphoplasty. Clinical Indications. Seminar for Primary Care Physicians, NYU Medical Center 10/02.
2003 Anterior Interbody Fusion. Techniques and Advantages. Stryker Symposium. W Hotel 5/03
2004 Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Seminar for Physical Therapists. Adelphi University
August 6, 2004
2004 Degenerative Disorders of Spine. Seminar for Operating Room Nurses Oct 15
2004 Complications of Thoracic Pedicle Fixation. Seminar for Spinal Surgeons, NJ
2004 Lumbar Scoliosis. Seminar for Internists, New York University, Dec 2
2004 Resident Review Course; Spinal Disorders, Hospital for Joint Diseases Oct 21, Organizer and Chairman
2005 Resident Review Course; Spinal Disorders, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Sept 24, Organizer and Chairman
2005 Comparison of Single Level Fusion vs. Prodisc-L. Podium presentation NASS, Phila, PA Sept 2005
2005 Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft for Lumbar Fusion Without Use of Autograft. World Spine III, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 31-August 3, 2005.
2005 Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Total Disc Arthroplasty at a Major Academic Center. A Review of 93 Patients. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Technologies, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July, 7-9, 2005
2005 Comparison of Two-Level Circumferential Fusion verus Prodisc-L. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Technologies, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2007.
2006 Two Level Prodisc-L Clinical Trial Results with Mean Follow-up of 2 Years. Podium Presentation and Moderator of Session. Spine Arthroplasty Society, May 2006
2006 A Comparison of Two Different Retroperitoneal Surgical Approaches for Disc Arthroplasty of the Lumbar Spine. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Montreal, Canada, May 9-13, 2006.
2007 Two-Level Prodisc-L Patients from 6 Centers with Greater than 2 Year Follow-up. Global Symposium on Motion Preservation, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Berlin Germany, May 1-4, 2007.
2007 Effect of Placement of Lumbar Prodisc-L on Postoperative ROM and Clinical Outcome. Podium Presentation Spine Arthroplasty Society, Berlin Germany, May 1-4, 2007
2007 Effect of Placement of Lumbar Prodisc-L on Postoperative ROM and Clinical Outcome. Alumni Day, NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases, May 11, 2007.
Media Appearances
FNC-TV New York, “Fox on Health,” Segment on Sciatica, May 30, 1998.
WABC-7 Eyewitness News at Five, NY, Segment on Sciatica, February 19, 1999.
CBS-2 Local News, Segment on Lower Back Pain in Children, August 29, 2000.
GNTV I Hour Segment on Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease, October 20, 2000.
WNBC “Today Show”, Latest Advances in Low Back Surgery May, 2003
CBS-2 Segment on Coccyxdynia, November 18, 2003
WNBC Segment on Low Back Pain, August 2004
Bibliography
Journals
1. Bendo J, Quirno M, Goldstein J, Spivak J. A Comparison of Two Different Retroperitoneal Approaches for Total Disc Arthroplasty of the Lumbar Spine. Accepted to Journal of Spinal Disorders with Revision. 8/2006
2. Zigler J, Delamarter R, Spivak J, Bendo J, et al. Results of the Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption Study of the Prodisc-L Total Disc Replacement Versus Circumferential Fusion for the Treatment of 1-Level Degenerative Disc Disease. Spine; 2007;32 (11): 1155-1162.
3. Bendo J, Quirno M, Goldstein J, Spivak J. Charge Analysis of Lumbar Disc Replacement vs. 360’ Lumbar Fusion. Accepted for Publication, Journal of Spinal Disorders 6-07
4. Bendo J, Weiner L, Yang E, Strauss E. Collapse of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures Fixed with Sliding Screws. Orthopaedic Review. 1994 Aug, Suppl:30-7.
5. Bendo J, Spivak JM, Neuwirth M, Chung P. Use of the Anterior Interbody Fresh-Frozen Femoral Head Allograft in Circumferential Lumbar Fusions. Journal of Spinal Disorders; 2000;13(2): 144-149.
6. Maurer SG, Wright K, Bendo JA. Iatrogenic Spondylolysis Leading to Contralateral Pedicular Stress and Unstable Spondylolisthesis. A Case Report. Spine; 2000;25(7): 895-898.
7. Bendo JA, Ong B. The Importance of Correlating Static and Dynamic Imaging Studies in Diagnosing Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. A Case Report. American Journal of Orthopedics; 2001:30(3):247-250..
8. Bendo JA, Spivak JM, Moskovich R, Neuwirth M. Posterior Instrumented Lumbar Spine Fusions in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal of Orthopedics; August, 2000;29(8): 617-621.
9. Jeong GK, Bendo JA. Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Cyst as a Cause of Radiculopathy: Case Report and Literature Review. Spine J 2003; 3(3): 242-6.
10. Razi A, Kardashian G, Goldstein JA, Bendo JA, Spivak JM: Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft For Lumbar Fusion Without Use of Autograft. Accepted for publication.
11. Gundanna M, Eskenazi M, Bendo J, Spivak J, Moskovich R. Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring of Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement for in situ Posterior Spinal Fusion. The Spine Journal; 2003: 3 (5): 370-6.
Book Chapters
1. Hall JJ, Bendo JA: Adjacent Segment Degeneration Following Spinal Fusion. A Review of the Clinical and Biomechanical Studies. Accepted for publication. Hospital for Joint Disease Bulletin. 10/2006
2. Bendo J, Sneag D: Low Back Pain in the Pregnant Female. Accepted for publication to The Spine Journal Oct 2005. To be printed 1/2007
3. Kaplan K, Spivak JM, Bendo JA: Embryology of the Spine and Associated Congenital Abnormalities. The Spine Journal; 2005: 5 (5): 564-576.
4. Gluck G, Bendo JA, Spivak JM: A Review of Golf Biomechanics. Preventing Low Back Pain and Injury to the Lumbar Spine in Golf: A Review of Swing Biomechanics. Accepted for Publication in The American Journal of Orthopedics, September 2005
5. Jeong G, Bendo JA: Spinal Disorders in the Elderly. In Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. Number 425, pp.110-125, 2004
6. Bendo JA, Hasheroni M. Lumbar Laminectomy. In Atlas of Orthopedic Surgery Zuckerman J, Koval K Lipincott Williams and Wilkens. (In Press, 2003)
7. Bendo JA: Anterior Thoracic Approaches – Decompression; Anterior Discectomy – Endoscopic Discectomy. In Albert T, Vaccaro AR, (eds): Tricks of the Trade of Spine Surgery. Thieme Press: New York, 2001
8. Spivak JM, Bendo JA: Lumbar Degenerative Disorders. Orthopedic Knowledge Update 7.
9. Bendo JA, Huang T. Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Associated Conditions. In Hospital for Joint Diseases Bulletin. J. Michael Ryan Publishing. New Jersey; 2000: 211-217.
10. Eskenazi M, Bendo JA: Anterior Thoracic Approaches—Decompression; Open Diskectomy. In Albert T, Vaccaro AR, (eds): Tricks of the Trade of Spine Surgery. Thieme Press: New York, 2001
11. Eskenazi M, Bendo JA, Spivak JM: Thoracolumbar Trauma, Evaluation and Management. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics. 2000; 11 (3): 176-185.
12. Bendo JA, Neuwirth MG: Adult Spine: Tumors. In Spivak JM, DiCesare PE, Feldman DS, Koval KJ, Rokito AS, Zuckerman JD (eds): Orthopaedics: A Study Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1999: 385.
13. Bendo JA, Spivak JM, Cally DJ, Letko LJ: Pediatric Spine: Congenital Spine Deformity: In: Spivak JM, DiCesare PE, Feldman DS, Koval KJ, Rokito AS, Zuckerman JD (eds): Orthopaedics: A Study Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1999: 397.
14. Bendo JA, Bennett C: Lumbar Pedicle Screws. A Review. In: Errico, T (ed): State of the Art Review; Spinal Instrumentation. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc; 1999 May: 13(2).
ABSTRACTS
Mont MA, Boskey AL, Ryaby JT, Mularchuk P, Bendo J, Bachner EJ, Dalton P, DiCarlo E, Binderman I. Application of a Culture System for Analysis of Differentiation and Mineralization of Mesenchymal-derived Cells. Orthopaedic Transactions – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1987; 11(2):401.
Ryaby JT, Bachner EJ, Bendo JA, Dalton P, Nunez J, Tannenbaum S, Pilla AA. Calcium incorporation is increased in bone and cartilage cultures by pulsed sine wave ultrasound. Orthopaedic Transactions – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1989; 13(2):252.
Levy R, Bendo JA, Duffy D. Early Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Somatyped Derived Press Fit Modular Femoral Stem. Orthopaedic Transactions – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1991.
Bendo, JA, Weiner LS, Demetriades L, Yang E, Strauss S. Functional outcome of collapsed intertrochanteric hip fractures fixed with sliding screws. Orthopaedic Transactions – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1992; 16:224, 750.
Levy RN, Bendo JA, Duffy DD, Capozzi JD, Levy CM. Press Fit is Adequate to Achieve the Goals of Cementless Total Hip Replacement at 2-4 Years Postoperation. Orthopaedic Transactions – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1994; 18:1193.
Bendo JA, Neuwirth M, Spivak JM, Kuflik PL, Chung P. Fresh-frozen femoral and allograft used for anterior interbody fusion in circumferential lumbar fusions. Orthopaedic Transactions – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1996; 20(1):88.
Bendo JA, Spivak JM, Neuwirth M, Kuflik PL, Moskovich R, Brisson P. Instrumented posterior lumbar fusions in diabetic patients. Orthopaedic Transactions – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1997; 21(1):270.
Magazine
Bendo J, Neuwirth M. Analysis of Low Back Pain in Adults. Orthopedic Insight. June 1995.
CLINICAL TRIALS
Diam Study: Sofomar Danek. To begin 2007
Coflex Study: Paradigm Spine. Began 2007
Prodisc Total Disc Replacement Lumbar, 2002
Prodisc Total Disc Replacement Cervical, 12/2003
OP-1: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing OP-1 vs. Autograft in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, 2002
Grafton Putty: A Randomized Prospective Trial Comparing Grafton to Autograft in the Lumbar Spi, 2001
CURRENT ARTICLES IN PROGRESS
Effect of Placement of Lumbar Disc Prosthesis on Post-operative Motion and Clinical Outcome. (Paper to be submitted to Spine)
Effect of Intervertebral Disk Height on Post-operative ROM Following Prodisc-L Lumbar Disc Replacement (Paper to be submitted to Spine)
Intraobserver and Interobserver Reliability study of Axial MRI and CT images for purposes of evaluating Posterior Lumbar Facet Disease (Collecting Data)
Case Report and Review of Literature on Iatrogenic Vertebral Artery Injury (Preparing Manuscript)
The Incidence of Potential Candidates for Total Disc Replacement Among Lumbar and Cervical Fusion Patient Populations
Vacuum-Assisted Management of Spinal Wound Drainage (Preparation of Final Manuscript)