Breast Cancer - A Research Summary

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Board  Certified  by  the  American  Board  of  Orthopaedic  Surgery   Subspecialty: Spine Surgery

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KA I S E R OA K L A N D AU G 2008-AU G 2009 Adult & Pediatric Spinal Deformity Fellowship

ST A N F O R D- ST. MA R Y’S AU G 2007-JU L Y 2008 Spine Surgery Fellowship

HA R B O R- U C L A 2003-2007

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

HA R B O R- U C L A 2003 Surgical Internship TU L A N E SC H O O L O F ME D I C I N E 2002 MD TU L A N E SC H O O L O F PU B L I C HE A L T H A N D TR O P I C A L ME D I C I N E 2002 MPH in Epidemiology UN I V E R S I T Y O F CA L I F O R N I A, BE R K E L E Y 1994 Baccalaureate in Biology

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Director of Orthopedic Basic Science

U C L A DA V I D GE F F E N SC H O O L O F ME D I C I N E SE P T 2009-P R E S E N T Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery

RA N C H O LO S AM I G O S NA T I O N A L RE H A B CE N T E R AU G 2009-PR E S E N T

Chief of Spine Surgery

Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon

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1. Gosepath J, Belafsky P, Kaldenbach T, R o l f e K W , Mann WJ, Amedee RG. The use of acoustic rhinometry in predicting outcomes after sinonasal surgery. American Journal of Rhinology. 2000 March-April; 14(2):97-100.

2. Burow ME, Weldon CB, Chiang TC, Tang Y, Collins-Burow BM, R o l f e K , Li S, McLachlan JA, Beckman BS. 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 June;16(6):1179-87.

3. Weldon CB, Burow ME, R o l f e K W , Clayton JL, Jaffe BM, Beckman BS. NF-kappa B-mediated chemoresistance in breast cancer cells. Surgery. 2001 August;130(2):143-50. 4. Weldon CB, Scandurro AB, R o l f e K W , et al. Identification of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase as a chemoresistant pathway in MCF-7 cells by using gene expression microarray. Surgery. 2002 August;132(2):293-301.

5 . R o l f e K W , Green TA, Lawrenc JF. Corrective osteotomies and osteosynthesis for supination contracture of the forearm in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 June;29(4):406-410.

6. Idler C, R o l f e K W , Gorek JE. Accuracy of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the Oblique or “Owl’s eye” View and Novel Guidance Technology. J of Neurosurgery Spine. 2010 October;13(4):509-15.

7. R o l f e K W , Zucherman, JF, et al. Scoliosis and the X-STOP. The Spine Journal. 2010 September;10(11):972-8.

8. Gorek JE, R o l f e K W , Idler C. Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Spine: Less is More. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2011;23:2-8.

9. Rolfe, KW, Gorek JE, Idler C. Response: Letter to the editor. Re: Accuracy of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the Oblique or “Owl’s eye” View and Novel Guidance Technology. J of Neurosurgery Spine. 2011 October;15:464-5.

10. Hsu, A, Norheim, E, Brambila, M, R o l f e , K . T2 Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Noncontiguous Traumatic C1-C2 Ligamentous Injury in a Young Child: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector. 2013 Mar 13;3(1):e25 1-4.  

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1. The incidence of inadequate surgical decompression in patients with cervical and thoracic myelopathy: a retrospective review.

2. T2 spinal cord injury caused by T11-12 spinal column injury causing C8 tetraplegia misdiagnosed as SCIWORA in an adult: Distraction strikes again.

In preparation

1. Bracing, Gunshot Wounds, and Spinal Cord Injury: Are we still over-bracing? 10 years of Data from a national rehabilitation center.

In IRB:

1. Randomized controlled study. Direct vs indirect decompression and fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis and lumbar spinal stenosis.

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1 . R o l f e K W , Zucherman JF, Hsu KY, Kondrashov DG. Interspinous Spacers: Surgical Considerations and Technique. Online chapter at www.spinefellows.com, an interactive educational program for spine fellows. 2009-present. Revised 2010.

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1. Gosepath J, Belafsky P, Kaldenbach T, R o l f e K W , Mann WJ, Amedee RG. The use of acoustic rhinometry in predicting outcomes after sinonasal surgery. Proceedings of the American Rhinological Society. Palm Desert, CA. April 25, 1999.

2. K e v i n W . R o l f e , CB Weldon, M Burrow and B.S. Beckman. MCF-7/ADR Breast Cancer Cell Chemoresistance. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. 41:843, 2000.

3. Rolfe, Kevin W, Martell John M, Schmalzried, Thomas P. Joint reaction stress and osteoarthritis of the hip. Proceedings from the Orthopaedic Reasearch Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Chicago, IL. March 2006.

4. Kevin Rolfe, MD, MPH, James Zucherman, MD, Dimitriy Kondrashov, MD, Ken Hsu, MD, Emily Nosova, BA. 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. Miami, Fl. May 4-8, 2009.

5. Kevin Rolfe, MD, MPH, James Zucherman, MD, Dimitriy Kondrashov, MD, Ken Hsu, MD, Emily Nosova, BA. Scoliosis and Interspinous Decompression with the X_STOP: Prospective Minimum 1-year outcomes in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Proceedings of the North American Spine Society Spine Across the Sea. Maui, HI. July 26-30, 2009.

6. Oshtory R, Zucherman JF, Rolfe KW, et al. X-Stop Effectively Treats Neurogenic Claudication Caused by Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Proceedings of the North American Spine Society. Orlando, Fl. October 5-9, 2010.

7. Idler C, R o l f e K W , Bains RS, Gorek JE. Accuracy of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the Oblique or “Owl’s eye” View and Novel Guidance Technology. Proceedings of the International Meeting for Advanced Spine Techniques. Toronto, Canada. July 21-24, 2010.

8. Idler C, R o l f e K W , Gorek JE. Accuracy of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the Oblique or “Owl’s eye” View and Novel Guidance Technology. Proceedings of the North American Spine Society. Orlando, Fl. October 5-9, 2010.

9. Idler C, R o l f e K W , Gorek JE. Accuracy of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the Oblique or “Owl’s eye” View and Novel Guidance Technology. Proceedings of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Miami, Fl. Nov. 5-7, 2010.

10. Haubert L, Mulroy S, Eberly VJ, Eberly VC, Rolfe K, Perry J. Gait Analysis with Dynamic EMG for a Person with Hip Pathology and Possible Runner’s Dystonia: A Case Stud. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. Grand Rapids, MI. May 9-12, 2012.

11. Retrospective Study. Inadequate decompression in myelopathy. NASS Technology Summit. 2012.

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Environmental Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma. Current Opinion in Pulmonary

Medicine. "Acknowledgments: We are grateful for the technical assistance of Brigitte Rolfe and K e v i n R o l f e ." Spring 2000.

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Depuy Residents and Fellows Course Instructor Spine Aug 2012

UCLA Surgical Anatomy Teacher June 2012

UCLA Student Mentor (yearly) Jan 2012-present

UCLA Medical Students Career Panel Sept 2011

CAST Surgery Center (Synthes) Cadeveric Spine Course March 2011 Instructor

Harbor-UCLA Orthopaedic Resident Lecture Series 2009-present

Rancho Los Amigos Resident & Medical Student Lecture Series 2009-present

Dana Street Annual Orthopaedic Conference June 2010

Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Afternoon Moderator

Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Nov 2010 E-poster presentation (Bains): Percutaneous Pedicle Screws

International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST) July 2010 E-poster presentation (Idler): Percutaneous Pedicle Screws

North American Spine Society (NASS) Oct 2010

E-poster presentation (Oshtory): Degen Spondy & X-stop

North American Spine Society (NASS) July 2009

Podium presentation: Scoliosis & X-Stop

International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) May 2009 Podium presentation: Scoliosis & X-Stop

Grand Rounds Guest lecturer, University Florida, Jacksonville April 2009

Grand Rounds Guest lecturer, LSU New Orleans Feb 2009

Multiple Lectures (fellowship) 2007-2009

Shriner’s Hospitals podium presentation on Forearm Contracture March 2007 AAOS conference poster presentation on Joint Reaction Stress March 2006

ORS podium presentation on Joint Reaction Stress March 2006

Tulane Cancer Center poster presentation on NF kappa B 2000

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GA I T LA B 2009-P R E S E N T

Pathokinesiology Lab: Dynamic EMG gait analysis of spinal cord and brain injured patients for orthopaedic surgical management using tendon releases, reroutings, etc. to improve gait dysfunction due to spasticity and dysphasic, dynamic extremity deformity. Rancho Los Amigos.

CR A N I O P L A S T Y 2009-P R E S E N T

Rancho Los Amigos Orthopaedic collaboration with Neurosurgery. Restoration of skull function using titanium plate fixation after decompressive craniectomy. Neurologic, psychologic, and biomechanical outcomes being measured.

MY E L O P A T H Y 2011-P R E S E N T

Outcomes in a county population.

DE G E N E R A T I V E SP O N D Y L O L I S T H E S I S 2013-P R E S E N T

Randomized, controlled study of direct vs. indirect decompression and fusion.

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Operating Room Committee 2011-present

Trauma Quality Improvement Committee 2011-present

Resident Selection Committee 2009-present

Resident Skills Laboratory 2009-present

Performance Improvement Committee 2013-present

(Clinic waiting time reduction initiative)

Continuing Medical Education Committee 2013-present

High Risk Preoperative Review Committee 2013-present

Judicial Review Committee 2013

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Local  Community  Church,  various  charitable  activities  2009-­‐present    

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