Yuri Falkinstein, M.D.



 

My approach to care….

My focus is on the comprehensive treatment of patients with cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal disorders. My goal is to properly diagnose and treat the patient’s medical condition and help return them to their active, pain-free lifestyle. I always utilize conservative means before considering surgery. This can involve physical therapy, exercise, medication, and injections when appropriate. I perform diagnostic and therapeutic injections for varying spinal disorders as part of conservative non-operative spinal care.

My surgical expertise is related to the entire spine and includes degenerative diseases, deformity, trauma, tumors, and infections. I also utilize the newest minimally invasive approaches, motion preservation and disc replacement when appropriate for the patient. My goal is to minimize the patient’s level of pain and maintain their high level of function.

I received my general training in Orthopaedic surgery and adult and pediatric trauma at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, one of the premier trauma centers in this country. I then received my fellowship training in spine surgery at Stanford University and at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Francisco. There I learned how to evaluate and properly treat patients with a very wide array of diseases with conservative and state-of-the-art surgical techniques.

 
Press & Patient Stories
Specialty
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Orthopaedic Trauma/Fracture Care

Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Board Eligible, 2007)

 Training
Stanford University / St. Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco
Fellowship, Spine Surgery, 2007-2008

Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003-2007
Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002-2003

 Education
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
M.D., 1998-2002

University of California, Los Angeles
B.S. in Physiological Science, 1994-1998

Affiliated Hospital
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank

 Membership
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Society

Publications & Presentations
Falkinstein, Y; Zucherman, J; Hsu, K. “Correlation Between the Pre-Operative Disc Height, the Change in Disc Height, the Size of the Implant and Outcomes in Total Disc Replacement,” In Review.

Falkinstein, Y; Zucherman, J. “Interspinous Distraction Devices,” Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade (book chapter), In Review.

Falkinstein, Y; Kondrashov, D; Zucherman, J. “Dynamic Posterior Stabilization: X-Stop Device,” Spine Multimedia Collection (book chapter), In Review.

Falkinstein, Y; Hannibal, M. “Posterior Dynamic Stabilization,” Disorders of the Spine 20th Annual Meeting, 2008.

Falkinstein, Y; Ahlmann, E; Menendez, L. "Reconstruction of type II pelvic resections with a new peri-acetabular reconstruction endoprosthesis,” JBJS-Br, Vol 90-B, Issue 3, 371-376.

Ahlmann, E; Falkinstein, Y; Menendez, L. “Cryoablation and Resection Influences Patient Survival for Soft Tissue Sarcomas,” CORR, 459 (2007), pg. 174-181.

Krieger, M; Falkinstein, Y; Tolo; V. “Scoliosis and Chiari I Malformations in Children,” POSNA Annual Meeting, 2006.

Keyak, J; Falkinstein, Y. “Comparison of in situ and in vitro CT scan-based finite element model predictions of femoral fracture load,” Medical Engineering and Physics, vol. 25 (2003), pg. 781-787.

Falkinstein, Y; Keyak, J. “Comparison of In Situ and In Vitro Finite Element Analyses of Proximal Femora,” Orthopaedic Researsh Society 46th Annual Meeting, poster presentation, 2000.

Falkinstein, Y; Zeltzer, L. “Reducing acute pain through computer-generated distraction in children,” Journal of Investigative Medicine, Jan 1997.


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