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Affiliation

head of

• Comprehensive Center for Spinal Health Chairman
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery Service, SRMC Hospital Director
• Spinal Service Line Director

member of

• Society Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Member 2006 -
• Rhode Island Medical Society Member 1995 -
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons Member 1992 -
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons Member 1991 -
• Cerebrovascular Disease Section Member 1991 -
• Spine and Peripheral Nerve Section Member 1991 -
• Trauma and Critical Care Section Member 1991 -
• Rhode Island Medical Society Member 2008 - 2011

Publications

selected publications

• academic article

  • Radiographic predictors of delayed instability following decompression without fusion for degenerative Grade I lumbar spondylolesthesis.  J Neurosurg Spine.  18:340-346. 2013
  • The Utility of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Antagonists in the Treatment of Lower Extremity Pain Related to Elevated Epidural Glutamate Concentrations in Rats.  Surgical Neurology International.  4. 2013
  • Unusual Case of Metastatic Carcinoma of the Cervical spine without source in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.  Case Rep Surg.  2012
  • Epidural glutamate excresesnce from disc material causes focal hyperalgesia.  Spine J.  10:999-1006. 2010
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdiscectomy versus Microdiscectomy, Comparison of Pain Length of Stay and Complications.  Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery.  51:30-35. 2008
  • Single Level Arthrodesis as Treatment for Cervical Facet Fracture Subluxation.  Journal of spinal disorders & techniques.  20:42-48. 2007
  • Physiological and behavioral Evidence for Focal Nociception Induced by Epidural Glutamate.  Spine.  30:606-612. 2005
  • TNF Alpha Receptor Shedding after Experimental Acute Spinal Cord Injury.  Journal of neurotrauma.  22:919-928. 2005
  • Prospective Outcomes evaluation after decompression with or without instrumented fusion for lumbar stenosis and degenerative Grade 1 spondylolesthesis.  J Neurosur( (Spine 1).  3:267-272. 2004

• case study

  • Lead encephalopathy presenting as a posterior fossa mass. A case report 1986

• chapter

  • Segmented Spinal Instability.  Philidelphia, PA: WB Saunders. 2005
  • Surgical Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury.  Surgery. Phildelphia, PA: WB Sanders. 2001
  • Segmental spinal instability.  Operative Neurosurgical Techniques. Philidelphia, PA: WB Saunders. 1999

• editorial article

  • Rebuttal to Commentary on Harrington, et al., The role of endplate shape in lumbar herniated disk.  Spine.  27. 2002
  • Book Review of Postacchini F., Lumbar Disc Herniation.  Neurosurgery.  47:252-253. 2000

• review

  • Commentary on: A Case Report - Fracture of a Titanium Plate.  Journal of Neurosurgery. 537-537. 1996
  • Commentary: Fox MW, clinical out comes and radiological instability following decompressive lumbar laminectomy for degenerative spinal stenosis.  Journal of Neurosurgery. 790-791.

presentations

• invited talk

  • Anesthetic Considerations Specific to Spine Surgery, Invited Lecturer, ANONM Meeting
  • Old Complications in the Surgical Treatment of Spinal Disorders, Invited Lecturer, New Technologies
  • “Development of a Comprehensive Spine Center”, Invited Lecturer, UNM Grand Rounds in Neurology/Neurosurgery
  • “Indications for Spinal Reconstruction”, Invited Lecturer, UNM grand rounds in Neurology/Neurosurgery
  • “Indications for Spine Surgery and New Technologies in Spine Surgery”, Invited Lecturer, UNM Medical Grand Rounds

• presentation

  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Minimally Invasive Cervical Foraminotomy for Symptomatic Cervical Foraminal Stenosis, Presenter, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting
  • Complications of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Interbody Fusions, Presenter, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
  • Foraminal Pathology as a Source of New or Persisting Radiculopathy after Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Fusion, Presenter, AANS/CNS Joint Section of Spine and Peripheral Nerves Meeting
  • Fusion lowers reoperation rates after lumbar decompressive laminectomy with spondylolesthesis, Presenter, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Glutamate excrescence from aggregan: Is role in potentiating pain, and the role of glutamate antagonists in reversing pain in a rat model, Presenter, International Cartilge Repair Society
  • Lower Infection Rates Associated with the use of Minimally Invasive Techniques in the Lumbar Spine, Presenter, AANS Joint Section of Spine and Peripheral Nerves Meeting
  • Lower Infection Rates Associated with the use of Minimally Invasive techniques in the Lumbar Spine, Presenter, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting
  • Minimally invasive one, two and three level Lumbar decompression for Spinal Stenosis: Length of stay, blood loss, and complications compared with open proedures, Presenter, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
  • Pressure dynamics in the cervical prevertebral space related to the presence and absence of an anterior cervical plate in an ex vivo model, Presenter, AANS/CNS Joint Section of Spine and Peripheral Nerves Meeting
  • Radiographic Predictors of early failure Following decompression without Fusion for Degenerative Grade I Spondylolesthesis, Presenter, AANS CNS Joint Section of Spine and Peripheral Neves
  • Risk factors for subluxation after lumbar decompressive laminectomy, Presenter, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Meeting
  • The National Neurosurgery quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD) Pilot: Interim Analysis of registry Feasibility, Data Integrity and the safety and Effectiveness of surgical Spine Care, Presenter, North American Spine Society Meeting (NASS),

Research

principal investigator on

• Endoscopic Transforaminal Spine Surgery. Evaluation, Testing, and Updating Endoscopic Spine Surgery Techniques 2013 - 2018
• Characterization of the nociceptive response to epidural glutamate infusion and treatment with ionotropic and metabotropic epidural glutamate receptor antagonists 2012 - 2013
• The role of PEMF energy in modifying cytokine receptor expression after experimental spinal cord injury 2011 - 2013
• "Development of a model to test pressure on soft tissue by anterior cervical instrumentation" 2009 - 2011
• "Glutamate receptor antagonists in the treatment of experimental sciatic pain" 2007 - 2009
• Glutamate antagonists in the treatment of sciatic pain 2005 - 2007
• Greenwich Lumbar Stenosis SLIP Study: A multi-site randomized prospective study of the role of fusion in spinal stenosis with symptomatic spondylolisthesis 2002 - 2007
• Glutamate and glutamate antagonists in the treatment of sciatic pain 2002 - 2005
• Apoptosis and Heat Shock Gene Expression after Acute Spinal Cord Injury 1996 - 1998
• Gene Expression in Acute Spinal Cord Injury - 1993

investigator on

• Globus Cervical Disc Arthroplasty 2006 - 2011
• Determination of the Presence of Neurotransmitter Amino Acids & Peptides in Degenerated Intervertebral Disk Material 1994 - 1995
• Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of PEG-Superoxide Dismutase in Severe Closed Head Injury 1994 - 1995
• Apoptosis and Heat Shock Protein Gene Expression in Acute Spinal Cord Injury - 1995

Teaching

teaching activities

• Cadaver training course Director
• Daily Rounds with Neurosurgery residents Faculty
• Mentoring residents in clinical research projects Faculty
• Teaching surgery to residents in OR Faculty

Service

reviewer of

• Journal of neurosurgery  (Journal) 2012 -
• Journal of Clinical Anatomy  (Journal) 2010 -

Background

education and training

• M.D., Tufts University , School of Medicine 1983
• B.S. in Biology, Tufts University , Cum Laude 1979
• New York University/ Bellevue Hospital 1983 - 1984
• Case Western Reserve University MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic 1984 - 1990

credentials

• Medical Licensure, Massachusetts
• Medical Licensure, Rhode Island
• Medical Licensure, Connecticut
• Medical Licensure, Virginia
• Medical Licensure, New Mexico
• Board of Neurosurgery Certification

awards and honors

• Highest Rated Scientific Abstract, conferred by International Cartilage Repair Society, 2009
• Modular Cervical Spine Plate and Retractor System patent, conferred by United States Patent Office, 2004
• Resident Essay Award, conferred by Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 1989
• Cum Laude, conferred by Tufts University, 1979

Contact

full name

• James Frederick Harrington