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CURRICULUM VITAE January 2015
Name: E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.
Business: Colorado Spine Institute
5285 McWhinney Blvd, Suite 145 Loveland, Colorado 80538
970-342-2220 970-342-2221 (Fax) [email protected]
Orthopedic Surgeon, 2015-Present
Urgent Spinal Fragility Fracture Care @ Colorado Spine Institute The Cervicogenic Headache Institute
Licensing: Colorado 1990, Wyoming 1991, Nebraska 2000
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, July 1994, 2004, 2014 American Board of Spine Surgery, 2014
Previous Practice: Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine, P.C. Orthopedic Surgeon, 1991-2014
Orthopedic Center of the Rockies Orthopedic Surgeon, 1990-1991
Hospital Affiliations: Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado (Active) McKee Medical Center, Loveland, Colorado (Active)
Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado (Active)
Northern Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, Colorado (Active) Loveland Surgery Center, Loveland, Colorado (Active)
Arête Surgical Center, Johnstown, Colorado (Active)
2 Fellowship
Spine Fellow
July 1989 – July 1990
Presbyterian Medical Center - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program Director: Ronald Wisneski, M.D. Shriner’s Hospital - Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program Director: Randal Betz, M.D. Orthopaedic Residency
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 1985 - June 1989
Chairperson: Michael Clancy, M.D.
Chairperson Emeritus: John W. Lachman, M.D. Rotations through the following hospitals:
Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chief: Michael Clancy, M.D.
Emeritus Chief: Howard Steel, M.D.
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chief: Philip D. Alburger, M.D.
Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania Chief: David L. Junkin, M.D.
Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Chief: Richard J. Patterson, M.D. Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chief: Marvin Kallish, M.D. Other Experience
Critical Care House Officer
Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 1983 - June 1985
3 Surgical Residency
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 1982 - June 1983
Medical School
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 1978 - June 1982
Undergraduate
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont September 1973 - June 1977
B.S. Chemistry Military Service: None Honors and Memberships
American Orthopedic Association – Own the Bone Program Champion 2015 Fragility Fracture Quality Improvement Program
Biology Research Award, University of Vermont - 1975 NIH Summer Research Grant, University of Vermont - 1975 Medical Memberships
International College of Surgeons
Colorado Orthopaedic Society Colorado Medical Society International Spinal Injection Society North American Spine Society American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons North American Cervicogenic
Headache Society
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society
(Inactive) (Inactive)
International Sacroiliac Society – Founder 2011
President Elect – Northern Colorado Medical Society - 2015 President – Larimer County Medical Society - 1998
Delegate – Colorado Medical Society Meeting, Steamboat Springs, Colorado - 9/96 Delegate – Colorado Medical Society Meeting, Snow Mass, Colorado - 9/97
Delegate – Colorado Medical Society Meeting, Denver, Colorado - 3/98
Delegate – Colorado Medical Society Meeting, Beaver Creek, Colorado – 9/2010 Delegate – Colorado Medical Society Meeting, Breckenridge, Colorado – 9/2011 Delegate – Colorado Medical Society Meeting, Vail, Colorado – 2012, 2013, 2014 Colorado Orthopaedic Society Appointments
4 FDA Studies
Co-Clinical FDA Investigator for Discover artificial cervical disc versus anterior cervical fusion, 2009
Co-Clinical FDA Investigator for Coflex interlaminar device verses lumbar fusion. Chief Clinical FDA Investigator for Kineflex artificial cervical disc versus anterior
cervical fusion, 2007
Co-Clinical FDA Investigator for NeoDisc artificial cervical disc versus anterior cervical fusion, 2006
Co-Clinical FDA Investigator for Kineflex artificial cervical disc versus anterior cervical fusion, 2006
Co-Clinical FDA Investigator for Kineflex artificial lumbar disc versus Charité artificial lumbar disc, 2005
Co-Clinical FDA Investigator for Maverick artificial lumbar disc versus anterior lumbar interbody fusion, 2003
Chief Clinical FDA Investigator for Stryker titanium interbody fusion device versus autologous bone graft, 1998
Research Experience:
Fels Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 1977 - July 1978
5 Publications
Donner, E.J. “Posterior Inferior Approach, Minimally Invasive.” Dall, B. E., Eden, S. V., & Rahl, M. D. Surgery for the painful, dysfunctional sacroiliac joint: A clinical guide. (133-149).
Switzerland: Springer, 2015.
Donner, E.J. “Letter to the Editor.” SIJ Pain. Spine Line NASS, November/December 2013. Donner, E.J., Pettine, K.A. “Cervicogenic Headache Treatment.” Spine Line NASS, May/June
2003.
Paul Dreyfuss, MD; Arnold Graham-Smith, MD; Jerome Schofferman, MD, E.J. Donner (Contributor). “Treatment Options for Sacroiliac Joint Pain.” Curve/Countercurve, July/August 2002.
Donner, E.J., Pettine, K.A. “The Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Chronic Whiplash Disc Injuries,” “Whiplash Injuries - Current Concepts in Prevention,” “Diagnosis and Treatment of the Cervical Whiplash Syndrome.” Lippincott-Raven 1998 pp. 233-240.
Drs. Marek Szpalski & Robert Gunzburg.
Donner, E.J., Betz, R.R., and Clancy, M. “MRI of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.”
Orthopedic Transaction 13(3):505, 1989.
“Fetal Rat Intestinal Cell Multiplication in Selective Glucose-Free Medium.” Fed. Proc. 38(3):737, 1979.
6 Patents and Patent Applications (Publicly Available)
AU2011205597 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
AU2012312658 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT AU2014204494 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
BR1120120172590 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM CA2787152 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
CA2849095 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT CN102361601 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
EP2523633 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM EP2720628 SACROILIAC JOINT IMPLANT SYSTEM
EP2758002 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT HK1165984 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
IL220892 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
IL231588 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT IN6569/DELNP/2012 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
JP2012-548960 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM KR20120123402 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM MX2012008173 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM. SG182463 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM TW201228647 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM US20110264229 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION SYSTEM
US20120095560 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT US20120296428 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT US20130035723 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM
US20140031935 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT US20140088707 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT US20140142700 SACROILIAC JOINT IMPLANT SYSTEM
US20140200618 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT AND ANCHORING AN ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCE
US20140296917 SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM
US20140336763 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT US8808377 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION SYSTEM
WO2011087912 SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION FUSION SYSTEM WO2012174485 SACROILIAC JOINT IMPLANT SYSTEM
WO2013043584 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT WO2014015309 ORTHOPEDIC ANCHORING SYSTEM AND METHODS
WO2014144379 SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM
7 Presentations at National, Regional and Local Meetings
Bioscience Innovation After Hours: Spinal Innovation
Panel Discussion: Dynamics of the Market and Colorado Innovations Biomet Spine: Jim Cloar
SI-TECHNOLOGY: Dr. EJ Donner, Chris Donner Mighty Oak Medical: Dr. George Frey, Heidi Frey
University of Colorado Health, MCR, Loveland, Colorado – October 2014 Pseudo Sciatica and The Sacroiliac Joint – Unexplained Low Back Pain: Sacroiliac Joint
Dysfunction
Grand Rounds – Department of Neurosurgery
University of Colorado Health, Denver, Colorado – March 2014
Pseudo Sciatica and The Sacroiliac Joint – Unexplained Low Back Pain: Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Center for Spinal Disorders, Denver, Colorado – August 2013
Debate: SI Joint Arthritis is a Common Entity Requiring Surgical Intervention
Scoliosis Research Society - International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques
Pro: David Polly, M.D.; Con: Jens Chapman, M.D.
Invited Audience Participant: Discussion of personal professional experience Vancouver, Canada – July 2013
Ovation Placental Tissue Based Adjunct to Spinal Fusion and Beyond American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons Jacksonville, Florida - June 2013
Spine Conference - The C5 Palsy Dilemma
Presbyterian/St Luke’s Denver, Colorado - May 2013
Pseudo Sciatica and The SI Joint – Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment Options Presbyterian/St Luke’s – February 2013
Coflex IDE Results for a Less Invasive Treatment for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
Atlanta, Georgia – June 2012
Unexplained Low Back Pain: Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction – Diagnosis and Modern Advancement in Surgical Treatment
Spine Summit Meeting
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The Sacroiliac Joint: Anatomy, Physiology and Novel Treatment Options Colorado Chiropractic Association
Denver, Colorado – September 2011
Unexplained Low Back Pain: Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction – Diagnosis and Modern Advancement in Surgical Treatment
American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons Portland, Oregon – June 2011
Extreme Thoracic Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Distal Sacroiliac Joint Junctional Dysfunction, Pain and Treatment with SIJ Fusion
North American Spine Society & Scoliosis Research Society
Evaluation and Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity: Skull to Sacrum Chairman – Dr. Lawrence Lenke, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois – April 2011
Extreme Thoracic Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Distal Sacroiliac Joint Junctional Dysfunction, Pain and Treatment with SIJ Fusion
Biomet Spine’s Current Techniques in Spinal Deformity Surgery Meeting Chairman - Christopher Shaffrey, M.D.
Orlando, Florida – March 2011
Special Interest Group Discussions: The Painful SI Joint: Diagnosis and Treatment North American Spine Society
Moderator – Arnold Graham Smith Orlando, Florida – October 2010 Artificial Disc Replacement vs Fusion
The American Academy of Neurological & Orthopedic Surgeons 34th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops
Denver, Colorado – May 2010
Panelist – Expert Opinion on the Diagnosis of Sacroiliac Pathologies National Summit on the Diagnosis of Sacroiliac Pathology – Dr. David Polly (Moderator); Dr. Steven Garfin (Presided by) University of Minnesota – September 2009
Artificial Disc Replacement
Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado – September 2006 Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Cervicogenic Headaches
Anterior Cervical Fusion Follow-up Study
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Surgical Treatment of Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Pain
International Spinal Injection Society, Denver, Colorado - October 1997 Controversies in the Surgical Treatment of Spinal Pain – The Complicated Patient
McKee Medical Center, Loveland, Colorado - July 1995
Kimball-Sydney Nebraska Medical Staff, Kimball, Nebraska - July 1995 Sterling Regional Medcenter, Sterling, Colorado - October 1995
Colorado Physical Therapy Institute, Broomfield, Colorado - November 1995 Wyoming Medical Center, Casper, Wyoming - January 1996
Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Whiplash Injuries
International Symposium of Whiplash, Brussels, Belgium - November 1996 Drs. Marek Szpalski & Robert Gunzburg
Discogenic Pain Despite a Solid Posterolateral Fusion Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Follow-up Study
North American Spine Society, Vancouver, Canada - October 1996 Update on the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Spinal Pain
Flagstaff, Arizona - September 1996
Discogenic Pain Despite a Solid Posterolateral Fusion Anterior Cervical Fusion Follow-up Study
International Spinal Institute Injection Society, Vancouver, Canada - August 1996 Anterior Cervical Fusion Follow-up Study
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Follow-up Study
Third International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques Munich, Germany - June 1996
Dr. Jürgen Harms - Moderator
Discogenic Pain Despite a Solid Posterolateral Fusion Anterior Cervical Fusion Follow-up Study
Ninth Annual International Intradiscal Therapy Society Meeting Amsterdam, Netherlands - May 1996
Controversies in Spinal Surgery, Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction and Lumbar Discography in Fusions for Discogenic Low Back Pain
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Surgical Treatment of Cervicogenic Headaches: The Practicing Physician’s Approach to the Difficult Headache Patient
The Diamond Clinic Research and Education Foundation Rancho Mirage, California - February 1996
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction and Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Follow-up Study The Dallas Spine Group, Keystone Spine Conference
Keystone, Colorado - January 1996 Dr. David Selby – Moderator
E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D., Kenneth A. Pettine, M.D.: Long-Term Follow-up of Anterior Cervical Fusion for Neck Pain and Headaches
American Academy of Facial, Neck and Head Pain, Ft Worth, Texas, 1996 4th Annual Northern Colorado Spine Symposium, March 1997
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Technique with Internal Fixation
Integrated Function of the Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint San Diego, California - November 1995
E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D., Kenneth A. Pettine, M.D.: Comparison of the Synthes Plate to the Danek Plate for Anterior Cervical Fusion
6th Annual Colorado Spine Symposium, Denver, October 1995 Dr. Courtney Brown – Moderator
Anterior Cervical Fusion Follow-up Study – Cervicogenic Headaches North American Cervicogenic Headache Society
Toronto, Canada - September 1995
Cervical Spinous Process Impingement Syndrome International Spinal Injection Society New Orleans, Louisiana - September 1995
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction – Current Concepts in Spine Surgery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - May 1995
Dr. Paul McAfee – Moderator
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Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques – Theories in Applications of the Spine Beaver Creek, Colorado - September 1994
Dr. Jürgen Harms – Moderator Non-compressive Radiculopathies
Colorado Spine Symposium - November 1994
Dr. Courtney Brown & Dr. Vert Mooney - Moderators Segmental Interspinous Fixation – Technique and Outcome Study
Colorado Spine Symposium - November 1993 Dr. Courtney Brown – Moderator
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Las Vegas, Nevada - February 1989
Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Colorado Springs, Colorado - May 1988
Spring Residents’ Conference, Shriner’s Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - May 1987
Presentations at National, Regional and Local Meetings – Presented by First Listed Author Kenneth Pettine, M.D.*, E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.: Maverick Lumbar Artificial
Disc Replacement vs. A.L.I.F; Minimum three-year follow up study PRESENTED*: S.A.S., Berlin, 2007
World Spine Istanbul, 2007 Eurospine, Brussels, 2007 N.A.S.S., Austin, 2007
Kenneth Pettine, M.D.*, E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.: Kineflex vs. Charite Lumbar Artificial Disc; Minimum two-year follow-up study
PRESENTED*: S.A.S., Berlin 2007
World Spine Istanbul, 2007 Eurospine, Brussels, 2007 N.A.S.S., Austin, 2007
Kenneth Pettine, M.D.*, E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.: Instrumented Spine Surgery Performed at an A.S.C. with Convalescent Center Outcome Study
PRESENTED*: A.S.C. National Meeting, Chicago, 2007 S.A.S., Berlin, 2007
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Kenneth A. Pettine, M.D.*, E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.: Why Do Lumbar Artificial Discs Fail?
PRESENTED*: Eurospine, Geneva, Switzerland, 2008 Poster Exhibit S.A.S., Miami, Florida, 2008 N.A.S.S., Toronto, Ontario, 2008
A.A.O.S., Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009
Spinal Progress and Innovation of the Near East (S.P.I.N.E.) Beirut, Lebanon, 2009
Preservation of Motion in the Spine, Duck Key, Florida 2009
POSTER EXHIBIT*: S.A.S. Meeting, Miami, Florida, 2008 I.S.S.L.S. Meeting, Miami, Florida, 2009
Kenneth A. Pettine, M.D.*, E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.: Prospective Analysis of Three Lumbar Artificial Discs
PRESENTED*: S.A.S. Meeting, Miami, Florida, 2008
Eurospine Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 2008 I.S.S.L.S. Meeting, Miami, Florida, 2009 Spinal Progress and Innovation of the Near East (S.P.I.N.E.) Beirut, Lebanon, 2009
Kenneth A. Pettine, M.D.*, E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.: Prospective Analysis of Coflex implant Interlaminar Device vs. Fusion
PRESENTED*: S.A.S. Meeting, Miami, Florida, 2008 I.S.S.L.S. Meeting, Miami, Florida, 2009 Preservation of Motion in the Spine, Duck Key, Florida, 2009
Kenneth A. Pettine, M.D.*, E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D.: Prospective Analysis of NeoDisc Cervical Artificial Disc
