Kris E. Radcliff, M.D.
Dr. Radcliff is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery. He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery at Jefferson Medical College who specializes in minimally invasive and complex spinal reconstruction procedures. Prior to joining, Dr Radcliff completed his undergraduate education at Harvard, medical school at Duke.
He completed his residency at Baylor University, and a fellowship in Spine and Spinal Cord Injury at Thomas Jefferson. Dr. Radcliff has authored numerous publications and textbook chapters and regularly lectures at national and international meetings about spinal surgery.
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Professional Profile
Education
- A.B., Harvard University
- M.D., Duke University School of Medicine
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship, Spine and Spinal Cord Injury, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Titles & Certifications
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College
- Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- National Medical Association
- J. Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society
Hospital Affiliations
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- AtlantiCare Regional Medical Centers
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Abstracts/Publications
- Radcliff K, Rihn J, Zhao W, Blood E, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ, Weinstein J. “Effect of Duration of Symptoms on Outcome of Treatment of Spinal Stenosis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. A subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT).” Accepted to International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Technologies 7/23/2010.
- Radcliff KE, Ben-Galim P, Dreiangel N, Martin SB, Reitman CA, Lin JN, Hipp JA. Comprehensive computed tomography assessment of the upper cervical anatomy: what is normal? Spine J. 2010 Mar;10(3):219-29.
- Radcliff K, Vaccaro AR. “Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Spinal Deformity.” Essentials of Spinal Cord Injury. Thieme Publishing. (2010)
- Radcliff K, Dilorio T, Rihn J, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. “Occipital Condyle Plumb Line Is Predictive of Outcome of Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion”. Abstract accepted to North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.
- Radcliff K, Dilorio T, Rihn J, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. “Occipital Condyle Plumb Line Is Predictive of Outcome of Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion”. Abstract accepted to North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.
- Radcliff K, Harrop J. “Outcome Instruments in Cervical Spine Surgery.” Primer on Outcome Instruments. Spine Value Council Manual, 2009
- Radcliff K, Vaccaro A, Albert T, Rihn J. “Physiologic limitations and complications of spinal cord injury in the elderly population.” Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2009.
- Radcliff K, Hilibrand A, Rihn J. “Cervical Disc Herniation.” Musculoskeletal Examination of the Spine: Making the Complex Simple. Slack Publishing, 2009.
- Radcliff K, Hipp JA, Reitman CA. Pulmonary cement embolization after kyphoplasty: A case report and review of the literature. Submitted to Spine Journal.
- Radcliff K, Kalantar SB, Reitman CA. “Surgical management of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in athletes: indications and return to play.” Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2009 Jan-Feb;8(1):35-40
- Radcliff K, Tang TB, Lim J, Zhang Z, Abedin M, Demer LL, Tintut Y. Insulin-like growth factor-I regulates proliferation and osteoblastic differentiation of calcifying vascular cells via extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways. Circulation Research. 2005 Mar 4;96(4):398-400.
- Tintut Y, Alfonso Z, Saini T, Radcliff K, Watson K, Bostrom K, Demer LL. Multilineage potential of cells from the artery wall. Circulation. 2003 Nov 18;108(20):2505-10.
- Mody N, Tintut Y, Radcliff K, Demer LL. “Vascular Calcification and its relation to bone calcification: Possible underlying mechanisms.” J of Nuc Cardiol 2003 Mar-Apr;10(2):177-83.
Research/Lectures
- “Timing of Surgery of Spinal Cord Injury.” Invited Lecture. American Spinal Cord Injury Association Annual Meeting. 5/28/2010.
- “Sacroiliac Arthrodesis Techniques.” Thomas Jefferson Spine Conference.
- “Complications of Miniminally Invasive Surgery.” Thomas Jefferson Spine Conference.
- “Update on Disk Degeneration.” Thomas Jefferson Spine Conference 1/17/2010.
- “Cervical Spine Flexion Compression Injuries. What is the ideal approach?” Thomas Jefferson Spine Conference 11/19/2009.
- “CT Assessment Of Craniocervical Normative Anatomy.” Podium Presentation. North American Spine Society Annual Meeting. 11/13/2009.
- “Evidence Based Spine Care. Lessons from the SPORT Trial.” University of Texas, Houston Orthopedic Grand Rounds 11/6/2009.
- “Cost Effectiveness Cervical Total Disk Replacement vs. ACDF.” Spine Value Council Meeting, 10/31/2009.
- “Stem Cell Therapies in Spine Fusion and Disk Regeneration.” Thomas Jefferson Spine Conference 10/15/2009.
- “Cervical Spine Instrumentation: What is Standard and What are the Alternatives?” Thomas Jefferson Spine Conference, 9/14/2009.
- “Progress in Scoliosis Care.“ Lecture Presented at Thomas Jefferson Spine Fellows Meeting, Orlando, Fl 7/24/2009.
- Radcliff K, Ben-Galim P, Dreingel N, Hipp J, Heggeness MH, Reitman CA. CT Criteria for Diagnosis of Occipitocervical Injury. Presented at American College of Spine Surgeons 6/4/2009.
- “Cervical Spine Trauma Update.” Grand Rounds Resident Conference at Louisiana State University Department of Orthopedic Surgery. January 31, 2009.
- “Orthopedic Ethics.” Original Grand Rounds Presentation at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. October 24, 2008.
- Radcliff K, Tintut Y, Lim J, Demer LL. “Insulin Like Growth Factor –I Attenuates Oxidative Stress-Induced Calcification of Progenitor Cells.” Gordon Conference on Cartilage Physiology and Pathology (3/16/2003). (Poster).
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