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Dimitriy G Kondrashov, MD

Dr. Dimitriy Kondrashov specializes in surgical treatment of spinal conditions and is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He joined San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgeons Medical Group in 2006. He is an Associate Program Director of the San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program and a teaching faculty member of the Stanford/ St. Mary’s Hospital Combined Spine Surgery Fellowship Program.

For his undergraduate training, Dr. Dimitriy Kondrashov graduated Magna Cum Laude from The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1996. He received his Medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City in 2000. Following that he completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City in 2005. Subsequently, Dr. Kondrashov completed a spine surgery fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto and St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco in 2006.

Dr. Kondrashov's areas of special interest include minimally-invasive surgery, spine deformity as well as spinal infections.

Dimitriy G Kondrashov, MD

Spine & Orthopaedic Surgery
Board-Certified

San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgeons, Inc.
One Shrader Street, Suite 450,
San Francisco, CA 94117

(415)750-5847 / fax (415) 221-0687
www.esurgeon.com/kondrashov
www.spine.com

Professional Experience

• 2006 - present
  Attending Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
  St. Mary’s Spine Center
  San Francisco, CA

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (BA), Magna Cum Laude
  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  Albert Einstein College of Medicin
  Bronx, NY

Post-Graduate Education

• Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
  Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  New Hyde Park, NY

• Stanford - San Francisco Combined
  Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship
  Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
  St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, CA

Certifications

• Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) in 2008

Memberships

• North American Spine Society (NASS)– Active Member

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)- Fellow

Licensure

• Medical License in the state of California

Honors

• Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Penn

• Alumni Scholar Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

• 1st place in poster competition at OREF NY Resident Symposium

• 1st place in poster competition at the annual AAOS meeting

Administrative Service

• Associate Program Director for San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program (SFORP)

• Faculty member, San Francisco Combined Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship Program

National Service

• Reviewer for “Spine”, International Journal for the Study of the Spine

Volunteer Surgical Experience

• 2005 Trip to Dominican Republic in 2005 to perform pediatric scoliosis
  surgery with the Butterfly Foundation (Foundacion Mariposa)

Publications

1. Samagh SP, Cheng I, Elzik M, Kondrashov DG, Rinsky LA. Kyphectomy in the treatment of patients with myelomeningocele. Spine J. 2011 Mar;11(3):e5-e11

2. Rolfe KW, Zucherman JF, Kondrashov DG, Hsu KY, Nosova E. Scoliosis and interspinous decompression with the X-STOP: prospective minimum 1-year outcomes in lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine J. 2010 Sep 23

3. Thoms RJ, Kondrashov D, Silber J, Iatrogenic femoral nerve palsy masquerading as knee extensor mechanism rupture. Am J Orthop, 2009 Mar; 38(3):142-4

4. Idler C, Zucherman J, Yerby S, Hsu K, Hannibal M, Kondrashov, D, A novel technique of intra-spinous process injection of PMMA to augment the strength of an inter-spinous process device such as the X STOP. Spine. 2008 Feb 15;33(4):452-6

5. Moon E, Kondrashov D, Hannibal M, Hsu K, Zucherman J. Gunshot Wounds to the Spine: Literature Review and Report on a Migratory Intrathecal Bullet. Am J Orthop. 2008;37(3): E26-E30.

6. Brandoff J, Kondrashov D, et al. Participation and supervision of residents and fellows during spinal surgery – a national survey and analysis. SpineLine, September/ October 2007, 17-23.

7. Kondrashov D, Hannibal M, Hsu K, Zucherman J. X-STOP versus Decompression for Neurogenic Claudication: Economic and Clinical Analysis. The Internet Journal of Minimally Invasive Spinal Technology. 2007. Volume 1 Number 2.

8. Lonner BS, Kondrachov D, Siddiqi F, Hayes V, Scharf C. Thoracoscopic spinal fusion compared with posterior spinal fusion for the treatment of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. Surgical technique. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Mar;89 Pt 1 Suppl 2:142-56

9. Sahai A, Kondrashov D, Hannibal M, Hsu K, Zucherman J. Lumbar Spinal Fusion Alternatives – Review of Emerging Spinal Technologies. pp. 12-14. US Musculoskeletal Review 2006.

10. Kondrashov D, Hannibal M, Hsu K, Zucherman J. Lumbar Spinal Fusion Alternatives – Review of Emerging Spinal Technologies. pp. 58-61. US Musculoskeletal Review 2006.

11. Silber J, Kondrashov D, Godfried D, Lipetz J and Seimon L. Commencement and cessation of ambulation in spina bifida: Analysis of 74 patients. Pan Arab J of Neurosurgery, Vol. 10, no.2, Oct. 2006

12. Kondrashov D, Hannibal M, Hsu K, Zucherman J. Interspinous Process Decompression with the X-STOP Device for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: a 4-year clinical follow-up study. J Spinal Disord and Tech. 2006 Jul;19(5):323-327

13. Lonner BS, Kondrachov D, Siddiqi F, Hayes V, Scharf C. Thoracoscopic spinal fusion compared with posterior spinal fusion for the treatment of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 May; 88(5):1022-34

14. Kondrashov D. et al. Participation and supervision of residents and fellows during spinal surgery – a national survey and analysis. The Spine Journal 5 (2005). 1S-189S, pp. 185S-186S

15. Lonner B., Kondrashov D., et al. Thoracoscopic spinal fusion vs. posterior spinal fusion for the treatment of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison of outcomes. The Spine Journal 5 (2005) 1S-189S, pp. 122S-123S

16. Lonner B., Kondrashov D., et al. Thoracoscopic anterior versus open posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The Spine Journal Vol. 4, Issue 5 (2004) 1S, pp. S117-S118

17. Hayes VM, Silber JS, Siddiqi FN, Kondrachov D, Lipetz JS, Lonner B. Complications of halo fixation of the cervical spine. Am J Orthop. 2005 Jun;34(6):271-6.

18. Hayes VM, Siddiqi FN, Kondrashov DG and Silber JS. Metabolic and Inflammatory Diseases of the Spine. In Vaccaro A. “The Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Spine” pp. 187- 198, Mosby 2004.

19. Kondrashov D, Hannibal M, Hsu K, Zucherman J. The X STOP Interspinous Process Decompression versus Laminectomy for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Economic Analysis, Neurosurgery, Vol 59(2) Aug 2006 p 458 .

Book Chapters

1. Kondrashov D.G.; Silber J.S.: Post-traumatic Thoracolumbar Kyphosis. In: Vaccaro, A.R., Anderson, D.G., (ed.): Decision Making in Spinal Care. 2007. Chapter 45, pp.295-300. Thieme’s Publishing Company.

2. Hayes VM, Siddiqi FN, Kondrashov DG and Silber JS. Metabolic and Inflammatory Diseases of the Spine. In Vaccaro A. “The Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Spine” pp. 187- 198, Mosby 2004.

3. Kondrashov D, Hsu K and Zucherman J. Chapter 36: “Spinous Process Distractive Devices for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis” pp. 349-372 in Bono C. and Vaccaro A. “Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery”, Marcel-Dekker 2007

Posters Presentations

1. Shah N, Modak A, Seibert S, Buckley J, Kondrashov D. Persistent Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis in Spite of Direct Decompression, Oral Podium Presentation at 11th SAS Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2011

2. Iezza A, McCarthy, Vaughn C, Hsu K, Kondrashov D, Nosova E, Zucherman J. Analysis of Complications with XSTOP, Oral Podium Presentation at 11th SAS Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2011

3. Oshtory R, Zucherman J, Hsu K, Kondrashov D, Rolfe K. X-stop effectively treats neurogenic claudication caused by lumbar spondylolysthesis. Poster presentation at 25th Annual NASS meeting, 2010

4. Agarwal V, Golizh R, Kondrashov D, Alamin T. Resuts of Bacterial Culture from Surgically Excised Disc in 52 Patients Undergoing Primary Lumbar Microdiskectomy at a Single Level. Podium Presentation at 25th Annual NASS meeting, 2010

5. Seibert S, Modak A, Jenni Buckley J, Kondrashov D. Use of a Novel 3D X-ray Reconstruction Technique to Determine Changes in Foraminal Area as a Function of Disc Degeneration. ORS 2011 Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California, 2011

6. Zucherman J, Hsu K, Gunthorpe H, Kondrashov D, Smith T, Nosova E. X-stop Back to Work: Proposal for a Novel Healthcare Delivery System in Underserved Rural Communities, Poster presentation at Spine Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting (SAS 10), New Orleans, LA, 2010

7. Oshtory R, Zucherman J, Hsu K, Kondrashov D, Nosova E. Implantation of the X-stop Interspinous Process Decompression Device Effectively Treats Neurogenic Claudication Caused by Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Poster presentation at Spine Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting (SAS 10), New Orleans, LA, 2010

8. Romero N, Zucherman J, Hsu K, Kondrashov D, Nosova E. Outcome versus Age: A Retrospective Patient Chart Review After X-STOP Decompression, Poster presentation at Spine Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting (SAS 10), New Orleans, LA, 2010

9. Nosova E, Kondrashov D, Hsu K, Zucherman J. Prospective Evaluation of PMMA Inter-spinous Process Strength Augmentation in Conjunction with X STOP Decompression, Poster presented at the annual Spine Across the Sea Meeting, Maui, Hawaii, 2009

10. Idler C, Zucherman J, Hsu K , Hannibal M, Kondrashov D, Justice B, Lentz D Intermediate Term Degenertive Changes Adjacent to X STOP . Poster presented at 8th Annual Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Miami, Beach, Florida, 2008

11. Idler C, Zucherman J, Hsu K , Hannibal M, Kondrashov D, Justice B, Lentz D. Long Term X STOP Interspinous Process Decompression Follow-up Comparing Pre and Post Operative MRI Canal and Foramen Area. Poster presented at 8th Annual Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Miami, Beach, Florida, 2008

12. Wildstein M, Zucherman J, Hsu K, Idler C, Hannibal M, Kondrashov D. Correlation Between Pre-Operative Disc Heights and Outcomes in Total Disc Arthroplasty. Poster presented at 8th Annual Global Symposium on Motion Preservation Technology, Spine Arthroplasty Society, Miami, Beach, Florida, 2008

13. Kondrashov D, Hannibal M, Hsu K, Zucherman J. Interspinous Process Decompression with the X-STOP Device vs. Regular Decompression for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Podium Presentation at Annual Meeting of International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine, Bergen, Norway, 2006 and at CNS annual meeting, Chicago, 2006

14. Hayes VM, Silber JS, Siddiqi FN, Kondrashov D, Lonner BS, Grande D. Effect of Time and Storage Media on Osteoprogenitor Cell Viability when Harvesting Graft in Rabbits. Poster presented at the annual AAOS meeting in San Francisco, 2004 (1st place winner)

15. Lonner BS, Kondrashov D, Hayes VM, Siddiqi FN, Silber JS. Thoracoscopic Anterior versus Open Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Paper presented at the annual AAOOS meeting in San Francisco, 2004, Poster presented at the annual NASS meeting in Chicago, 2004, Poster presented at the annual OREF NY Resident Symposium in NYC, 2003 (1st place winner)

16. Tuckman D, Patel R, Hayes V, Kondrashov D, Marwin S. The Significance of Fever in the Immediate Post-Operative Period after Total Knee Replacement. Poster presented at the annual AAOOS meeting in Dallas, 2002

• St. Mary's Medical Center
• CPMC
• St. Luke's Hospital

• AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• NASS (North American Spine Society)
• Spine Universe
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
• OTA (Orthopaedic Trauma Association)
• SRS (Scoliosis Research Society)
• CSRS (Cervical Spine Research Society)
• AANA (Arthroscopy Association of North America)

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