Seyed M. Rezaian, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S.

Seyed Mahmoud Rezaian, MD

Date of Birth:                 04/24/37
Marital Status:               Married

 2. MEDICAL DIRECTOR

California Orthopaedic Medical Clinic, Inc.
8677 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

1984 – Present
Phone:             (310) 289-1991
FAX:                 (310) 289-1090

• Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery for Back and Spine Disorders.
• Orthopaedic trauma and complex musculoskeletal injuries.

 4. MEDICAL LICENSES

1. License #A41385 to practice in California 
2. License #1312 to practice in Iran
3. License #140687 to practice in England

• MD:                Meshed University, Meshed, Iran. 1956-1963
• Residency:        London, England. 1963-1968 (FRCS, LRCP, MRCS)
• Fellowship:        Royal College of Surgeons of England. 1968-1969
• Ph.D.:               University of Humanistic Studies, Las Vegas, NV. 1984-1986

Resident Training in Orthopaedic Surgery under British Medical Council and Royal College of Surgeons in different hospitals. 1964-1968. Training was accepted by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as full accreditation and board eligibility in Orthopaedic Surgery.

• Fellow, British Orthopaedic Association.
• Member, Royal College of Surgeons of United Kingdom. 1969.
• Post-doctorate resident training in Orthopaedic Surgery, Loma Linda University, CA. 1983-1984.
• Board Certified, Spine Surgery, American Board of Spine Surgery. 1987.
• Board Certified, Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons. 1984.
• Board Eligible by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons since 1986.
• Diplomate and Board Certified, American College of Forensic Medicine. 1998.

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7. ACADEMIC POSITION AND ACTIVITIES

1.                   Professor and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tehran University. 1970-1982. (Heavy academic responsibility for undergraduate and post-graduate training. Responsible for raising funds and conducting different scientific projects. Research led to numerous papers and techniques).

2.                   Chairman, Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Iran. 1977-1982. (In charge of development of better implementation of health care).

3.                   Chairman, First International Congress on Advances in Orthopaedic Surgery, Loma Linda University and Western Orthopaedic Institute. April 1984.

4.                   Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pacific College of Osteopathic Medicine. 1988 – Present.

5.                   Chairman of Spine Education to the International College of Surgeons. 1985-1995. (Organized annual meetings, symposiums and workshops of the latest scientific developments in the area of spinal problems. Responsible for soliciting the necessary funds).

6.                   Founding Member of the Iranian Medical Society.

7.                   Vice-President, International College of Surgeons (Headquarters in Chicago, IL). 1999-2000.

8.                   President and Medical Director, California Orthopaedic Medical Clinic, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA.

1.                   Orthopaedic Hospital, an affiliate hospital to the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

2.                   Beverly Hills Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

3.                   Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

4.                   Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

5.                   Midway Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

6.                   Out-Patient Surgical Medical Unit (Ambulatory Surgery Center).

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9. SUMMARY OF HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

1.                   1960-1961: Rotating internship, Shahreza Teaching Hospital, Meshed University, Iran. (General Practitioner).

2.                   1961-1963: General Practitioner to the Outpatient Clinic and Service Traumatology, Shahreza Teaching Hospital, Meshed University, Iran.

3.                   1963-1965: Senior House Surgeon, Princess Elizabeth Hospital (Exeter); Morrison General Hospital (Swansea); Royal National Orthopaedic and St. Mary’s Hospital, (London).

4.                   1965-1969: Orthopaedic registrar and senior registrar (resident and senior resident) Lewishawm, Queen Mary, Bishops Stortford, Frankborough Hospitals, Greater London area.

5.                   1969-1970: Consultant, orthopaedic surgeon, Middlesex Hospital and Southeast and Southwest regions hospitals.

6.                   1970-1975: Senior research administrator and chief consultant to the Ministry of Sciences and High Education; Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tehran University and Consultant Chief-in-Charge of Shafra Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Hospital, Tehran, Iran.

7.                   October 1975-June 1977: Director, Department of Scoliosis and Surgery of the Spine, Sina Hospital, Tehran University.

8.                   June 1977-June 1982: Full professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tehran University.

9.                   September 1982-October 1984: Scientific Director Western Orthopaedic Institute, Redlands, CA. (This included one year postgraduate work at Loma Linda University to fulfill the requirement for a California license).

10.               October 1984-Present: Medical Director, California Orthopaedic Medical Clinic, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA.

11.               September 1988-Present: Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health Science University, School of Osteopathic Medicine.

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1.                   Laming Evans Research Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England. 1967-1968.

2.                   Inventor, New External Bone Fixator for the investigation of patterns of bone healing, treatment of fractures, and leg lengthening for ambulatory patients. (In commercialized use worldwide).

3.                   Inventor, Rezaian Spinal Fixator for the stabilization of spinal fractures or replacement of damaged intervertebral bodies. It allows the patient to sit one day after surgery, to stand on both feet (with or without brace) in 1-2 weeks, and treatment to leave the hospital in 1-3 days. (This device is patented in the United States and Europe. Passed FDA testing and is commercially available all over the world).

4.                   Guest Speaker A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR LEG LENGTHENING. February 1985.

5.                   Guest Editor Journal of Orthopaedic Review, Volume XV, No. 9, January 1986.

6.                   From Who’s Who in California, 19^th Edition, 1990, page 464: REZAIAN, SEYED, M., Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon; b. Apr. 24, 1937, Neishabour, Iran; S. Hossein S and Bibiagha Z.R.; m. Fereshteh, Aug. 1, 1975; edn: MD, Iran, 1963; UK degrees (FRCS, LRCP, MRCS) 1963-69; PhD, University for Humanistic Studies, 1986; Board Certified. American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery; licensed MD Iran, England, CA. Career: Intern Shahreza Tehran Hospital, Meshed University, Iran 1960-1961; General Practitioner University Outpatient Clinic, 1961-63; Senior House Surgeon English hospitals in Exeter, Swansea, and London, 1963-65; Orthopaedic Registrar, Senior Registrar Lewishawm, Queen Mary, Bishops Stortford, Frankborough Hospitals, Greater London area, 1965-69; Cons., Orthopaedic Surgeon Middlesex Hospital and SE and SW regions hospitals, 1969-70; Senior Research Administrator, Chief Consultant to Ministry of Sciences and High Education, Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Tehran University, and Consultant Chief Shafra Ortho. Rehab. Hospital, Tehran, Iran 1970-75; Full Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Director Department of Scoliosis and Spinal Surgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University 1977-85; Scientific Director Western Orthopaedic Institute, Redlands, CA 1982-84; Medical Director, California Orthopaedic Medical Clinic, Beverly Hills 1984-; Inventor: New External Bone Fixator and Special Spinal Fixator (both distributed worldwide by Biomet Co., USA and UK); Member: California Orthopaedic Association (Fellow), North American Spine Society (Fellow), International College of Surgeons (Fellow), American Back Society, (Fellow), American Academy Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, (Fellow), AMA, General Medical Council London, British Orthopaedic Association, (Fellow), Iranian Orthopaedic Association, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Society Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (past v.p.); numerous research articles and abstracts; 50 research presentations; professional conferences international; invited speaker Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY 1972, Univ. of London 1974, Mayo Clinic 1975, A.O. Courses, Switzerland 1980, McMaster University, Canada 1982; rec: travel. Respond: 1791 Cielito Dr. Glendale 91207; Director, California Orthopaedic Medical Clinic, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA.

7.                   Winner of James Cruickshank Award for Excellent Scientific Achievement in Medical and Surgical Specialty, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, September 1991.

8.                   Guest Speaker, International College of Surgeons, Grand Convention, Cairo, Egypt, November 1992.

9.                   Editorial Member, Journal, Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeon since 1992 – present.

10.               Founder and Editor, Journal of FASLNAMEG MEHR, A Quarterly Journal in Persian Literature.

11.               Award Winner, Postgraduate Studies by American Medical Association, 1994.

12.               Elected Member, Who’s Who Among the Outstanding Americans, 1996.

13.               Chairman, Fund-Raising Committee, International College of Surgeons. Chicago Headquarters, 1996-1997.

14.               Lifetime Member, National Republic Congressional Committee, 1997.

15.               Guest Speaker, 60^th Annual Meeting, Internal College of Surgeons, January 1998.

16.               Awardee, Physician’s Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education, American Medical Association. Valid 07/01/98 – 07/01/2001.

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1.                   Member, California Orthopaedic Association.

2.                   Fellow, North American Spine Society.

3.                   Fellow, International College of Surgeons.

4.                   Fellow, American Back Society.

5.                   Fellow, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery.

6.                   Fellow, British Orthopaedic Association since 1970.

7.                   Member, American Medical Association.

8.                   Member, California Medical Association.

9.                   Member, Los Angeles Medical Association.

10.               Member, International College of Surgeons, California Chapter.

11.               Member, General Medical Council in London, England, since 1969.

12.               Member, General Medical Council, Iran, since 1970.

13.               Membre de la Societe Internationale degree Chirurgie Orthopaedique Traumatologie, since 1976.

14.               Fellow, British Orthopaedic Association.

15.               Membre de la Societe Francaise degree Chirurgie Orthopaedique et de Traumatologie.

16.               Member, Iranian Orthopaedic Association.

17.               Past Member, International Medical Society for Paraplegia.

18.               Past Member, Editorial Board of EXCERPTA MEDICA JOURNAL ORTHOPAEDIC, Issue #24.

19.               Past Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, London.

20.               Past Vice-president and Member, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.

21.               Past Member, Executive Committee to Iranian Medical Association, Los Angeles, CA.

22.               Member, Iranian Medical Society (Los Angeles, CA).

23.               Chairman, Organizing Committee for International Meeting, Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, W.O.I., April 1984.

24.               Chairman, Orthopaedic and Organizing Committee Advanced Symposium and Workshop on Spine, International College of Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 1986, with 26 countries.

25.               Chairman, Advanced Symposium and Workshops on the Management of Cervical Discopathy, Washington, D.C., 1987.

26.               Chairman, Advanced Symposium and Workshops for the Management of Fractures of the Spine, New Orleans, 1988.

27.               Chairman, Symposium on Office Management of Back Pain and Back Injury, Beverly Hills, CA, 1989.

28.               Chairman, Symposium on Recent Developments in Spinal Instrumentation and Disc Surgery, San Antonio, TX, 1990.

29.               Chairman, Symposium on State of the Art of Modern Management of Back Pain and Spinal Injury, Beverly Hills, CA, 1991.

30.               Chairman, Symposium on Recent Developments in Spinal Surgery, Chicago, April 1992.

31.               Guest Speaker, International College of Surgeons, Egypt, November 1992.

32.               Guest Editor, Journal of Orthopaedic Review, Volume XV, No. 1, January 1986.

33.               Chairman, Orthopaedic Committee, International College of Surgeons, U.S. Section, 1986.

34.               Chairman, Organizing Committee, Advanced Symposium and Workshops on the Spine, Las Vegas, NV, March 1986.

35.               Chairman, Course and Workshops on Two New Techniques for Treatment of Cervical Disc Diseases and Fractures of Spine, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, November 1992.

36.               Chairman, Workshop on REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR, at XXII Congreso Nacional de Ortopedia, Scoiedad Mexicana de Ortopedia, Mexico, May 1-7, 1994.

37.               Chairman, Workshop on REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR, Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, September 1994.

38.               Chairman, A Course of Rezaian Spinal Fixator, Mexican Orthopaedic Society, Mexico City, May 1994.

39.               Member, Iranian American Medical Society since 1997.

40.               Founder Member, Persian House in Los Angeles.

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12. PUBLICATIONS

LOWER LIMBS

1.                   THE EFFECT OF NEW EXTERNAL BONE FIXATOR ON THE TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF LONG BONES. Annual R.C.S., Vol. 48, 336.

2.                   TIRIAL LENGTHENING USING A NEW EXTENSION DEVICE. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 58A, 239, 1976.

3.                   A NEW EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF COMPLICATED FRACTURES OF THE LEG. Journal of Injury, Vol. 9, 17, 1977.

4.                   EXTERNAL COMPRESSION FIXATION FOR TIBIAL FRACTURES. Journal of International Surgery, Vol. 7, 5914, 1139, 1978.

5.                   LEG LENGTHENING USING A NEW EXTENSION DEVICE. Yearbook of Orthopaedics, 1978.

6.                   NEW TECHNIQUE FOR LEG LENGTHENING. Journal: Pahlevi Medical University, Vol. XII, 1974.

7.                   LEG LENGTHENING ON AMBULATORY PATIENTS. Journal: Medical Council Iran, Vol XII, 1974.

8.                   UNE NOVELLE TECHNIQUE D’ALLOGEMENT DELA JAMBE. Journal: Medical and Hygiene, No. 1424, 1661-69.

9.                   A SIMPLE AND SAFE TECHNIQUE FOR LEG LENGTHENING AND RELATED RESEARCH. No. 207, Pg. 216, 1986.

10.               TEHRAN PROCEDURE (TRANSFER ABDOMINAL EXTERNAL OBLIQUE WITH CONTINUATION TENSION FASCIA LATA TO POSTERIOR ASPECT OF HIP). Presented at AAOS Annual Meeting, 1997. (Journal Bone and Joint Surgery Transaction, 1997).

1.                   METHOD AND INDICATION FOR CONTINUED EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA IN SPINAL SURGERY. Journal: Medical Faculty, Tehran University, Vol. XXIII, 675, 1966.

2.                   CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF AXIS. Journal: Paraplegia, Vol. II, 263, 1974.

3.                   THE INCIDENCE OF SCOLIOSIS DUE TO NEURO-FIBROMATOSIS. ACTA Orthop. Scand., Vol. 47, 534.

4.                   THE EFFECT OF SYMPATHETIC BLOCKAGE ON SPINAL CORD INJURY IN RATS. Journal: Paraplegia, Vol. 15, 172, 1977.

5.                   SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NEGLECTED CONGENITAL SPINAL DEFORMITIES IN TWO STATES. Proceedings, International Meeting on Scoliosis and Kyphosis, Zagreb, 1978.

6.                   …et al. THE EFFECT OF MARCAINE EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA ON SPINAL CORD INJURY IN DOGS. Journal: Paraplegia, Vol. 17, 430, 1980.

7.                   …et al. PARAPLEGIA AS COMPLICATION OF MYELOGRAPHY WITH IOPHENDYLATE. Journal: Spine, Vol. 5, 1980.

8.                   A BIOMECHANICAL APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURY. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (in Orthopaedic Trans.), Vol. 6, 9, 1982.

9.                   SPINAL FIXATOR FOR TREATMENT OF SPINAL INJURY. Journal of Medical Bio-Engineering, Biomedical Foundation, 1983.

10.               SPINAL FIXATOR FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINAL INJURY. Orthopaedic Review, Vol. XII, 31-41, 1983.

11.               SPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURY (THE MECHANICAL RATIONALE). Journal: Engineering in Medicine, Vol. 12, 96, 1983.

12.               …et al. WIDE DECOMPRESSION LAMINECTOMY AND FUSION OR LUMBAR ROOT COMPRESSION. Jonomas, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1985.

13.               …et al. AN UPDATE ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL STENOSIS. Jonomas, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1985.

14.               A COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY AND MORBIDITY OF WATER SOLUBLE AND OIL-BASED MYELOGRAPHY. Orthopaedic Review, 1986.

15.               …et al. PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY IN PERCUTANEOUS LUMBAR DISCECTOMY. Ed. Myer & Brock, Springer Verlag, pg. 179, 1986.

16.               NEW ERA IN DISC SYNDROME MANAGEMENT – PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY. Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol. 9, pg. 29, 1988.

17.               THE CRUICKSHANK PROCEDURE CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND REPLACEMENT OF METHYL METHACRYLATE. Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol. 10, pg. 105, 1989.

18.               …et al. ANTERIOR SPINAL FRACTURE FIXATOR. First World Congress Biomechanic, Vol. II, pg. 120, University of San Diego, 1990.

19.               …et al. PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY. First Congress of Biomechanics, Vol. 1, pg. 200, University of San Diego, 1990.

20.               A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY IN LABORATORY ANIMALS FOR EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION. Journal: Paraplegia, December 1990.

21.               REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR FOR MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE THORACOLUMBAR SPINE. Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol. 59, 1991.

22.               REZAIAN, SPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF BURST FRACTURE OF THE SPINE. Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, 12: 307-314, 1991.

23.               THE REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR: A SOLUTION TO SPINAL INJURY AND SPINAL INSTABILITY. Proceedings, XXVIII World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Cairo, Egypt, November 16-21, 1992, Monduzzi Editore, 1992, 653-657.

24.               ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION: A NEW TECHNIQUE USING METHYL METHACRYLATE (CRUICKSHANK PROCEDURE). Proceedings, XXVIII World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Cairo, Egypt, November 16-21, 1992, Monduzzi Editore, 1992, 647-651.

25.               A NEW CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION OF LOW BACK PAIN: A Practical Guide for Diagnosing Etiology by Patient History. Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Medical Surgery. Vol. 14, pg. 205-209, 1993.

26.               A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR THE ANTERIOR INTERBODY FUSION, FOLLOWING ANTERIOR DISCECTOMY (CRUICKSHANK PROCEDURE). Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol. 15, pg. 19, 1994.

27.               APPLICATION OF REZAIAN ANTERIOR FIXATOR SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE THORAXO-LUMBAR SPINE (Chapter 19), in CURRENT TECHNIQUE IN SPINAL STABLILZATION. Editor: Richard Fessler, et al. Published by McGraw-Hill, New York, London, Tokyo.

28.               THE RESULTS OF PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY IN THE FIRST 100 CASES WITH FOLLOW UP 2-5 YEARS (Presented for publication, 1997).

29.               ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION USING METHYL METHALCRYLATE (CRUICKSHANK PROCEDURE). (In preparation for publication).

30.               CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS OF SPINT FIXATION, ANTERIOR, POSTERIOR, AND LATERAL. IEEF, ENGINEERING MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. Vol. 0739, pg. 525, May 7, 1994.

31.               PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY: INDICATIONS AND RESULTS OF SURGERY IN 182 PATIENTS. Submitted to the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

32.               THE MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL ANTERIOR COMPRESSION FOLLOWING POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION AND FUSION. I’eres Journees Internationale. R. Roy Camille du Rachis. Pub Sauvamps, Montpellier, 1996.

33.               REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR: A SIMPLE ANTERIOR SPINAL FIXATOR WITH 13 YEARS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. Proceedings, 12^th Annual Meeting, North American Spine Society, New York, 1997.

34.               THE MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL ANTERIOR COMPRESSION FOLLOWING POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION AND FUSION. Proceedings, I’eres Journees Internationale, pg. 119. R. Roy Camille du Rachis, Paris, 1996.

35.               MICROSCOPIC DECOMPRESSION AND POSTERIOR FUSION USING COLLAGRAFT IN TREATMENT OF SPINAL STENOSIS. 2^nd Journees Internationale, R. Roy Camille du Rachis, Paris, 1998.

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OTHERS

1.                   SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS OF THE KNEE JOINT IN THE EARLY STATE BY TOTAL SYNOVECTOMY. A Thesis for M.D., World of Medicine, Vol. 41, pg. 233, 1964.

2.                   IV FEEDING FOR LONG PERIOD, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CALORIE REQUIREMENT. Journal: Medical Faculty, Tehran University, Vol. XXIII, pg. 567, 1967.

3.                   SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HALLUX VALGUS. J. St. Mary Medical School, Vol. LYYIII, pg. 95, 1967.

4.                   THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTED INGROWING TOE AND HALLUX VALGUS. Journal: Medical Facilty, Tehran University, Vol. 55, pg. 176, 1967.

5.                   THE MANAGEMENT OF CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS. J. Pediatric Center, Tehran University, Vol. 44, pg. 732.

6.                   THE INCIDENCE OF C.D. II IN IRANIAN BABIES (A report on 3300 cases). J. Egyptian Orthopaedic Association, Vol. X, 1978.

7.                   HEALTHCARE REFORM: AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN. Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery. Vol. 15, pg. 90-91, 1994.

1.                   A textbook on MODERN MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURY, Dorrance Publications, 1998.

2.                   A Chapter (19) in a textbook of CURRENT TECHNIQUE IN SPINAL STABILIZATION. Edited by R.G. Fessler (Florida) and R.W. Haid (Georgia).

3.                   A short textbook of ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY (In Iranian language), Chteher, Tehran 1978. Third Edition published in 1985.

4.                   Editor for PROCEEDINGS OF FIFTH MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY CONGRESS (In English), 1979.

5.                   A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR EXTERNAL COMPRESSION FIXATION OF THE FRACTURES AND LEG LENGTHENING ON AMBULATORY PATIENTS, presented for publication.

6.                   WHO GETS BACK PAIN? YOU AND ME! A New Method for Self-Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain with 99% Accuracy. (In preparation).

1.                   Publisher and Founder: Mehr, A Quarterly Persian Literature Journal.

It has been described by others, among them:

1. The Adult Spine: Editor: Frymoyer, et al, 1997, 2^nd volume, pg. 2218.
2. Principles of Spinal Surgery. Editor: Arnold H. Menezes, M.D., et al. Published by McGraw-Hill, 1997, pg. 1414.

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13. PRESENTATIONS

Presentation of more than 200 papers at the international level all over the world. This has included at least 10 papers at 3 SICOT meetings in 1975 in Denmark, in Japan in 1989, and in Brazil in 1982.

1. Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, 1972, speaking on “The Incidence of Neurofibromatosis in Scoliosis Series.”
2. Institute of Orthopaedics, University of London, England, 1974, speaking on “New Technique for Leg Lengthening.”
3. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1975, speaking on “New Technique for Leg Lengthening.”
4. Instructor of “A.O. Courses,” Switzerland, 1980.
5. Orthopaedic Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 1982, speaking on “Spinal Fixator for Treatment of Spinal Injury.”
6. Zurich University, Switzerland, speaking on “A New Spinal Fixator for the Management of Spinal Injuries,” May, 1987.
7. Free University of Berlin, East Germany, speaking on: (1) Percutaneous Discectomy; (2) Rezaian Spinal Fixator, August 1988.
8. Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, speaking on the Rezaian Spinal Fixator for the Management of Spinal Injuries. Dana Point, CA, 1989.
9. Spinal Disorder Center, Boca Raton, FL, speaking on the Spinal Fixator for the Management of Spinal Instability, January 1990.
10. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, speaking on the Rezaian Spinal Fixator for Modern Management of Spinal Injury, August 1991.
11. British Orthopaedic Association, Cambridge, England, speaking on A Simple Solution for a Complex Problem – The Rezaian Spinal Fixator for Management of Burst Fractures, September 1991.
12. International Orthopaedic Research, speaking on A Simple Solution for a Complex Problem – The Rezaian Spinal Fixator for Management of Burst Fractures, Brussels, Belgium, June 1992.
13. International College of Surgeons, speaking on the Modern Management of Spinal Fracture, London, England, November 1994.
14. International College of Surgeons, speaking on the Modern Management of Pain, sponsored by the Iranian Medical Society, December 4, 1994.
15. First International Roy Camille of Spine. Speaking on “Management of Anterior Residual Compressing Following Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion,” Paris, France, January 1996.
16. AAOS Annual Meeting. Presented the “Tehran Procedure.” San Francisco, CA, February 1997.

1. April 1, 1987: Washington, D.C.

Symposium Director: ADVANCED SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOPS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL DISCOPATHY, International College of Surgeons, United States Section.

2. February 12, 1988: New Orleans, LA.

Symposium Director: ADVANCED SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOPS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE SPINE, International College of Surgeons, United States Section.

3. August 19-21, 1993: Coronado, CA

Symposium Director: UPDATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF BACK PAIN AND BACK, International College of Surgeons, United States Section.

4. March 22-23, 1997

2^nd Congress of Iranian Physicians Abroad.

1. May 1981: England, U.K.

A NEW SPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF SPINAL FRACTURES, NATO’s Advance Meeting on Spinal Injury, National Spine Center, Stock Hnadeville Hospital, Bucks.

2. July 1981: England, U.K.

INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY IN SPINAL INJURY, Annual Meeting of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia.

3. September 1981: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A.     SPINAL FIXATOR FOR TREATMENT OF SPINAL INJURY.

B.     SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR SEVERE CONGENITAL SPINAL DEFORMITY.

C.     EXTERNAL FIXATION OF FRACTURES.

4. October 1981: Montreal, Canada

SPINAL FIXATION IN SPINAL INJURY, Annual Meeting for Scoliosis Research Society.

5. January 1982: New Orleans, LA

NEW TECHNIQUE FOR LEG LENGTHENING, American Academy of Orthopaedics.

6. July 1982: France

A NEW SPINAL FIXATION DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE SPINE, Third International Conference on Biomechanics in Medicine and Biology. Speaker on BIOMECHANICS OF EXTERNAL FIXATION.

7. September 1982: Houston, TX

A NEW ANTERIOR FIXATION DEVICE FOR BURST AND FRACTURE DISLOCATION OF SPINAL INJURY, Fifth Annual Conference on Rehabilitative Engineering.

8. November 1982: Albuquerque, NM

PATELLECTOMY: A RELIABLE AND GOOD PROCEDURE, Annual Meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association.

9. January 1983: Leeds, England

A SPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURY, Meeting on Biomechanical Aspects of the Spine, Leeds University.

10. May 1983: Los Angeles, CA

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR THE FIXATION OF FRACTURE OF THE SPINE AND A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR LEG LENGTHENING, Western Orthopaedic Association.

11. April 1983: Loma Linda, CA

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR LEG LENGTHENING, Annual Post-Graduate Convention, Loma Linda University,

12. May 1983: Mexico City, Mexico

THE COMPLICATIONS OF METRIZAMIDE MYELOGRAPHY AND THEIR PREVENTION, Fifth Annual Meeting of the International Society of Paraplegia.

13. May 1983: Mexico City, Mexico

THE USE OF A SPINAL FIXATOR IN THE TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS, Fifth Annual Meeting of the International Society of Paraplegia.

14. October 1983: Las Vegas, NV

A TECHNIQUE FOR THE PREVENTION OF POST-LAMINECTOMY ADHESIONS AND SPINAL STENOSIS ANDSPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF FRANCTURES OF THE SPINE, Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Surgeons.

15. September 1983: Brussels, Belgium

SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF EXTERNAL FIXATION, 10^th International Conference on Hoffman External Fixator.

16. October 1984: Las Vegas, NV

EFFECT OF SIMPLE LAMINECTOMY ON STABILITY OF THE SPINE, Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons.

17. January 1985:

A SPINAL FIXATOR FOR SPINAL INSTABILITY OF THE SPINE, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons section, American College of Surgeons.

18. September 1985: Montpelier, France

A SPINAL FIXATOR FOR SPINAL INSTABILITY, Eighth Annual Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Orthopaedic Meeting.

19. October 1985: San Francisco, CA

A SPINAL FIXATOR FOR SPINAL INJURY, American Back Society meeting.

20. March 1986: Las Vegas, NV

THE EFFECT OF SIMPLE LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY ON THE STABILITY OF THE SPINE (experimental work on rabbits, under preparation for publication), Advanced Symposium and Workshops on the Spine>

21. July 20-23, 1986: Held discussion at North American Spine Society for the following papers:

A.     OPERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THORACOLUMBAR SPINE INTERNAL FIXATION.

B.     COMPLICATIONS OF THORACIC AND LUMBOSACRAL FRACTURES IN THE ACUTE PERIOD.

C.     POSTERIOR FIXATION FOR UNSTABLE L4-S1 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS.

D.     THE BASIS OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISEASE AND IMPACT ON RESULTS OF CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS.

22. October 25, 1986

EXPERIENCE WITH REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR, MOST COMMON CAUSE FOR LOW BACK PAID (LBP) – DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, FAANAOS 10^th Annual Scientific Convention.

23. 1986 and 1989: Las Vegas, NV

THE REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURY, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

24. August, 1988: Berlin, West Germany

PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY, Symposium on Percutaneous Discectomy.

25. October 1988: Philadelphia, PA

HISTORY OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DISC, International Symposium on Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy.

26. April 1989: Cambridge, MA

THE REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR LATE RESULTS, American Back Society.

27. May 1990: San Antonio, TX

PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY, INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUE, Annual Meeting of the International College of Surgeons.

28. December 1990: Las Vegas, NV

TEHRAN PROCEDURE (TRANSPLANT OF EXTERNAL OBLIQUE OF AMBOMEN FOR EXTENSOR OF HIP TO FASCIA LATA), 13^th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, in preparation for publication.

29. March 1991: Williamsburg, VA

MODERN MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURIES, Annual Meeting of the International College of Surgeons.

30. April 1992: Chicago, IL

SPINAL FIXATOR FOR TREATMENT OF SPINAL INJURY, Annual Meeting of the International College of Surgeons.

31. May 1992: Palm Springs, CA

PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY – TECHNIQUE AND RESULTS, Annual Meeting of the California Orthopedic Association.

32. September 1992: Las Vegas, NV

REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR AND CRUICKSHANK PROCEDURE, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Surgeons.

33. A NEW SPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURE OF THORACOLUMBAR SPINE WITH FIVE YEARS TO TEN YEARS RESULTS, presented for publication to the journal, Spine.
34. ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION: A NEW TECHNIQUE USING METHYL METHACRYLATE (CRUICKSHANK PROCEDURE) WITH SATISFACTORY RSULTS IN 82 OPERATED CASES WITH ONE FAILURE, presented for publication to the Journal of Neurosurgery.
35. Under active preparation: A NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF BACK PAIN. A REVIEW OF 500 CONSECUTIVE CASES.
36. May 21-23, 1993: Rancho Santa Fe, CA

REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR FOR SPINE FRACTURES, Western Orthopaedic Association.

37. May 21-23, 1993: Rancho Santa Fe, CA

ANTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION USING METHYL METHACRYLATE, Western Orthopaedic Association.

38. November 1994: London, England

MODERN MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL FIXATOR, XXIX World Congress of International College of Surgeons.

39. February 1995: Orlando, FL

REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR, Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

40. January 1996: Paris, France

THE MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL ANTERIOR COMPRESSION FOLLOWING POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION AND FUSION, 1^st Roy Camille International Spine Meeting.

41. October 1997: New York, NY

SIMPLE SPINAL FIXATOR FOR ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION.

42. January 1998: Paris, France

MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL SPINAL COMPRESSION FOLLOWING POSTERIOR SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION AND FUSION, 2^nd Roy Camille International Spine Meeting.

43. June 1998: Maui, HI

MICROSCOPIC DECOMPRESSION AND POSTERIOR FUSION USING COLLAGRAFT, 60^th Annual Meeting, International College of Surgeons.

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1. March 10, 1993: Los Angeles, CA

IMAGING GRAND ROUNDS, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

2. April 3, 1993: Los Angeles, CA

REVISION TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY CURRENT CONCEPTS, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

3. April 22, 1993: San Pedro, CA

THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN SPINAL AND MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING, San Pedro Peninsula Hospital.

4. October 23-24, 1993: Los Angeles, CA

REGIONAL REVIEW COURSE IN HAND SURGERY, American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

5. November 23, 1993: Chicago, IL

MANAGEMENT OF BACK PAIN AND BACK INJURY, International College of Surgeons.

6. January 27, 1994: Memphis, TN

THE 3^RD ANNUAL CAMPBELL CLINIC SYMPOSIUM, Baptist Memorial Hospital.

7. April 19, 1994: Maui, HI

SPINES ACROSS THE SEA, Wayne State University School of Medicine.

8. May 24-29, 1994: San Francisco, CA

TWENTY-SECOND PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR.

9. June 8-12, 1994: Cleveland, OH

56^TH ANNUAL MEETING, International College of Surgeons.

10. June 14, 1994: Los Angeles, CA

SURGERY IN AIDS PATIENTS, Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.

11. July 1-2, 1994: Philadelphia, PA

INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNIQUES, Temple University School of Medicine.

12. July 22-27, 1994: Chicago, IL

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY REVIEW COURSE, Osler Institute.

13. September 11, 1994: Las Vegas, NV

18^TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons.

14. December 9-10, 1994: New York, NY

THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM AND CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL DECISIONS IN THE SPINAL SURGERY, Medical Education Resources, Inc.

15. February 16-21, 1995: Orlando, FL

62^ND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS.

16. March 4, 1995: Anaheim, CA

QME REVIEW COURSE, Medical Management Institute.

17. March 30, 1995: Chicago, IL

INTERNATIONAL APPROACH TO GENERAL SURGERY, International College of Surgeons, United States Section.

18. March 31, 1995: Chicago, IL

VASCULAR SURGERY, International College of Surgeons, United States Section.

19. March 31,1995: Chicago, IL

GENERAL SESSION, International College of Surgeons, United States Section.

20. April 1, 1995: Chicago, IL

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, International College of Surgeons, United States Section.

PERSPECTIVE OF TRAUMA SURGERY, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

22. June 2, 1995: Los Angeles, CA

PROSTATIC CANCER, Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.

23. July 7-12, 1995: Chicago, IL

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY REVIEW COURSE, Osler Institute.

24. August 27-30, 1995: Las Vegas, NV

19^TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING, MODERN MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURIES, Medical Education Resources, Inc.

25. October 2, 1995:

19^TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons.

26. October 14-19, 1995:

GENERAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS, Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

27. October 18-21, 1995:

10^TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, North American Spine Society.

28. January 19-23, 1996: Paris, France

IN COMPLICATION OF SPINE SURGERY, 1^st International R. Roy Camille Meeting.

29. January 28-30, 1998:

2^nd International R. Roy Camille Meeting on SPINE.

30. April 16-18, 1998: Pasadena, CA

5^TH ANNUAL MASTERS SERIES: TECHNIQUES IN ARTHRITIS SURGERY.

31. May 10-15, 1998: Chicago, IL

14^TH ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COURSE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS.

1. February 1989, Las Vegas, NV

THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE SPINE, A Scientific Exhibition at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

2. March 12, 1993: Seoul, KOREA

THE REZAIAN SPINAL FIXATOR FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL FRACTURES (Abstract), A Scientific Exhibition at the Societe Inrernationale De Recherche Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SIROT).

3.Published a book on MODERN MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL SURGERY. This is a textbook for treatment of spinal injuries. Professor Dana Street, in a forward, has written, “I am honored to write a forward for what I consider to be one of the most outstanding advances of this century, in the treatment of major spinal injury.”

4.MODERN MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL INJURY.   Edited by S.M. Rezaian, M.D., Ph.D.  A book published by Dorrance Publishing Company, Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15222.

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