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Barth A. Green, M.D.
Professor & Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
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Education
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN M.D. 1969
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN B.A. 1966
Positions and Honors
1994 - Present Chairman, Dept Neurological Surgery, Univ of Miami Schl of Med, Miami, FL.
1985 - Present Professor, Dept Neurological Surgery, Univ of Miami Schl of Med, Miami, FL.
1985 - Present Professor, Dept Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Univ of Miami Schl of Med, Miami, FL
1986 - Present Director, Applied Research, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Univ of Miami Schl of Med , Miami, FL
1980 -1985 Associate Professor, Dept Neurological Surgery, Univ of Miami Schl of Med, Miami, FL.
1980 - 1985 Associate Professor, Dept Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Univ of Miami Schl of Med, Miami, FL
1978 - 1984 Co-Director, South Florida Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System, Miami, FL
1975 - 1980 Assistant Professor, Dept Neurological Surgery, Univ of Miami Schl of Med, Miami, FL.
1975 - 1980 Assistant Professor, Dept Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Univ of Miami Schl of Med, Miami, FL
1970 - 1973 Research Associate, Neurological Surgery Research Laboratory, Northwestern Univ Schl of Med, Chicago, IL
1968 - 1969 Research Assistant, Dr. L. W. Freeman, Dept of Neurological Surgery, Indiana Univ Schl of Med, Indianapolis, IN
Hospital Appointments
1988 - Present Director, Neurosurgery Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Univ of Miami Med Center, Miami, FL
1988 - Present Director, Neurosurgical Spine Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Univ of Miami Med Center, Miami, FL
1986 - 1989 Chief, Neurological Surgery Service, Veterans Administration Hospital Medical Center, Miami, FL
1975 - Present Attending Neurosurgeon, Veterans Administration Hospital Medical Center, Miami, FL
1975 - Present Co-Director, Acute Spinal Cord Injury Service, Univ of Miami/Jackson Memorial Med Center, Miami, FL
1975 - 1978 Assistant Chief for Acute Care, Spinal Cord Injury Service, Veterans Admin Hospital Med Center, Miami, FL
1970 - 1975 Resident, Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
1970 - 1971 Trauma Fellow, State of Illinois
1969 - 1970 Surgical Intern, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Other Experience/Memberships/Honors
2000 Joseph R. Narot Award for Community Service, Temple Israel, April 27
1999 St. Marten De Porres Social Justice Award by Southern Dominicans Order of Preachers, March
1997 Member, University of Miami Golden Arrow Honor Society, November
1995 Community Service Award, Advertising Federation of Greater Miami, June
1995 Guest Examiner, Board of Neurological Surgeons, November 14-17.
1993 Dr. Paul C. Bucy Lectureship Award, The Nat'l Center for Advanced Med Educ, Chicago, IL, January
1993 Karolinska Institute, Large Silver Medal, Stockholm, Sweden, Remarkable Achiev Med Field, Mar 31.
1992 Health Care Hero Award Winner - New Miami Magazine, Miami, FL.
1991 Special Medal - The Soviet Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, USSR.
1990 Community Leader Award, Dade Association of Academic Non-Public Schools
1990 Spirit of Excellence Award, The Miami Herald
1990 Public Service Award, Dade County Trial Lawyers Association
1989 Honorary Member - Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Miami
1989 Honored Guest - Japan Neurosurgical Society, Nihon University School of Medicine, November 23
1987 Man of the Year Award - Presented by the "Sunrisers", November
1984 South Florida Miami Magazine Award - People to Watch in '84
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Alternate, Van Wagonnen Fellowship
American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award
Gil Moss Award - National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Exceptional Achievement Award
South Florida Life & Health Claims Association, Honorary Membership Award
Vaughn Chapter, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Honorary Member
Veterans Administration, Performance Award
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Uribe JS, Moza K. Jimenez O, Green BA, Levi ADO. Delayed post-operative spinal epidural hematomas. Spine, 3:125-129, 2003.
Wang MY, Green BA, Coscarella E, Baskaya MK, Levy ADO, Guest JD. Minimally invasive cervical expansile laminoplasty: An initial cadaveric study. Neurosurg, 52(2):370-373, 2003.
Wang MY, Green BA, Shah S, Vanni S, Levy ADO. Complications associated with lumbar stenosis surgery in patients older than 75 years of age. Neurosurg Focus, Article 7, 14(2):1-4, 2003.
Wang MY, Levi ADO, Green BA. Intradural spinal arachnoid cysts in adults. Surg Neurol, 60(1):49-55, 2003.
Wang MY, Prusmack C, Green BA, Gruen JP, Levi ADO. Minimally invasive lateral mass screws for the treatment of cervical facet fracture dislocations: Technical Note. Neurosurgery 52(2):444-448, 2003.
Wang MY, Sherman A, Vanni S, Levi ADO, Green BA. Lumbar stenosis surgery in the fourth quartile of life. Neurosurg Focus, 14(2):1-4, 2003.
Jacobs PL, Mahoney ET, Cohn KA, Sheradsky LF, Green, BA. Oral creatine supplementation enhances upper extremity work capacity in persons with cervical-level spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 83(1):19-23, 2002.
Jacobs PL, Mahoney ET, Nash MS, Green BA. Circuit resistance training (CRT) in persons with complete paraplegia. J Rehab Res & Dev, 39(1):21-28, 2002.
Lee TT, Green BA. Advances in the management of acute spinal cord injury. Orthop Clin North Am, 33(2):311-315, 2002.
Wang MY, Levi ADO, Shah SN, Green BA. Mesh reconstruction of the anterior iliac crest after bone harvesting reduces early postoperative pain following anterior cervical fusion surgery. Neurosurg, 51(2):413-416, 2002.
Wang MY, Levy AD, Shah S, Green BA. Polylactic acid mesh reconstruction of the anterior iliac crest after bone harvesting reduces early postoperative pain after anterior cervical fusion surgery. Neurosurg 51(2):413-416, 2002.
Calancie B, Harris W, Brindle GF, Green BA, Landy HJ. Threshold-level repetitive transcranial electrical stimulation for intraoperative monitoring of central motor conduction. J Neurosurg, 95(2 Suppl):161-168, 2001.
Lee TT, Alameda GJ, Camilo E, Green BA. Surgical treatment of post-traumatic myelopathy associated with syringomyelia. Spine 26(24 Suppl):S119-127, 2001
Choi WW, Green BA, Levi ADO. Computer-assisted fluoroscopic targeting system for pedicle screw insertion. Neurosurg, 47(4):872-878, 2000.
Coleman WP, Benzel D., Cahill DW, Ducker T., Geisler F., Green B, Gropper MR, Goffin J, Madsen PW 3rd , Maiman DJ, Ondra SL, Rosner M., Sasso RC, Trost GR, Zeidman S. A critical appraisal of the reporting of the national acute spinal cord injury studies (II and III) of methylprednisolone in acute spinal cord injury. J Spinal Dis, 13(3):185-199, 2000.
Green BA, Hayashi N. Acute spinal cord injury: Initial management and the systems approach. Kanto J Japanese Assoc for Acute Med. 21(1):8-11, 2000.
Lee TT, Alameda GJ, Gromelski EB, Green BA. Outcome after surgical treatment of progressive posttraumatic cystic myelopathy. J Neurosurg 92(2 Suppl):149-154, 2000.
Razack N, Green BA, Levi ADO. The management of traumatic cervical bilateral facet fracture-dislocations with unicortical anterior plates. J Spinal Disord, 13(5):374-381, 2000.
Fehlings MG, Rao SC, Tator CH, Skaf G, Arnold P, Benzel E, Dickman C, Cuddy B, Green B, Hitchon P, Northrup B, Sonntag V, Wagner F, Wilberger J. The optimal radiologic method for assessing spinal canal compromise and cord compression in patients with cervical spinal cord injury. Part II: Results of a multicenter study. Spine, 24(6):605-13, 1999.
Finitsis SN, Falcone SF, Green BA. MR of the spine in the presence of metallic bullet Fragments: Is the benefit worth the risk? Am. J. Neuroradiol. 20(2):354-356, 1999.
Lee TT, Green BA, Dietrich WD, Yezierski RP. Neuroprotective effects of basic fibroblast growth factors following spinal cord contusion injury in the rat. J. Neurotr 16(5):347-356, 1999.
Schwartz ED, Falcone SF, Quencer RM, Green BA. Posttraumatic syringomyelia: Pathogenesis, imaging and treatment. Pictorial Essay. Am J Roentgenol 173(2):487-492;1999.
Calancie B, Harris W, Broton J, Alexeeva N, Green BA. "Threshold-level" multipulse transcranial electrical stimulation of motor cortex for intraoperative monitoring of spinal motor tracts: Description of method and comparison to somatosensory evoked potential monitoring. J Neurosurg, 88(3):457-470, 1998.
Lee TT, Green BA, Petrin DR. Treatment of stable burst fracture of the atlas (Jefferson fracture) with rigid cervical collar. Spine 23(18):1963-1967, 1998.
Lee TT, Gromelski EB, Bowen BC, Green BA. Diagnostic and surgical management of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas. Neurosurg, 43(2):242-247, 1998.
Lee TT, Gromelski EB, Green BA. Surgical treatment of spinal ependymoma and postoperative radiotherapy. Acta Neurocir 140(4):309-313, 1998.
Lee TT, Green BA, Gromelski EB. Safety and stability of open-door expansive laminoplasty. J Spinal Disord, 11(1):12-15, 1998.
Levi ADO, Green BA. Advances in the management of spinal cord injury: Has the laboratory increased our understanding? Neurosurg Quart, 8(3):236-242, 1998.
Nash MS, Jacobs PL, Klerk KM, Green BA. Oxyhemoglobin desaturation and aberrant carbon dioxide homeostasis during electrically stimulated exercise in a ventilator-dependent tetraplegic patient. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 79(7) 873-876, 1998.
Razack N, Greenberg J, Green BA. Surgery for cervical myelopathy in geriatric patients. Spinal Cord, 35:629-632, 1998.
Green BA, Lee TT, Madsen PW, Falcone SF. Management of post-traumatic cystic myelopathy. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehab, 2(4): 36-46, 1997.
Jacobs PL, Klose KJ, Guest RS, Needham-Shropshire BM, Broton JG, Green BA. Relationships of oxygen uptake, heart rate, and ratings of perceived exertion in persons with paraplegia during functional neuromuscular stimulation assisted ambulation. Spinal Cord, 35(5):292-298, 1997.
Jacobs PL, Nash MS, Klose KJ, Guest RS, Needham-Shropshire BM, Green BA. Evaluation of a training program for persons with SCI paraplegia using the Parastep®-1 ambulation system. Part II: Effects on physiological responses to peak arm ergometry. Arch Phys Med & Rehab, 78(8):794-798, 1997.
Klose KJ, Jacobs PL, Broton JG, Guest RS, Needham-Shropshire BM, Lebwohl N, Nash MS, Green BA. Evaluation of a training program for persons with SCI paraplegia using the Parastep®-1 ambulation system. Part I: Ambulation performance and anthropomorphic measures. Arch Phys Med & Rehab, 78(8):789-793, 1997.
Lee TT, Aldana PR, Kirton OC, Green BA. Follow-up computerized tomography (CT) scans in moderate and severe head injuries: Correlation with Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), and complication rate. Acta Neurochi 139(11):1042-1048, 1997.
Lee TT, Arias JM, Andrus HL, Quencer RM, Falcone SF, Green BA. Progressive post-traumatic myelomalacic myelopathy (PPMM): Treatment with untethering and expansile duraplasty. J Neurosurg, 86(4):624-628, 1997.
Lee TT, Manzano GR, Green BA. Modified open-door cervical expansive laminoplasty for spondylitic myelopathy: Technical notes, clinical and radiographic outcome and predictors for gait improvement. J Neurosurg 86(1):64-68, 1997.
Quencer RM, Nunez D, Green BA. Controversies in imaging acute cervical spine trauma. Am J Neurorad 18(10):1866-1868, 1997.
Razack N, Singh RV, Petrin D, Villanueva P, Green BA. Bilateral craniotomy for blunt head trauma. J Trauma, 43(5):840-843, 1997.
Feun LG, Raub WA Jr, Landy HJ, Green B, Wolfson A, Markoe A. Retrospective epidemiologic analysis of patients diagnosed with intracranial meningioma from 1977 to 1990 at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center: The Jackson Memorial Hospital Tumor Registry Experience. Cancer Detect Prev, 20(2):166-170, 1996.
Bowen BC, Fraser K, Kochan JP, Pattany PM, Green BA, Quencer RM. Spinal dural arteriovenous (AV) fistulas: Evaluation with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Am J Neurorad, 16(10):2029-2043, 1995.
Khosla A, Bowen BC, Falcone SF, Quencer RM, Green B. MRI of omental myelosynangiosis. Am J Neurorad, 16(2):275-279,1995.
Martinez-Arizala A, Mora RJ, Madsen PW, Green BA, Hayashi N. Dorsal spinal venous occlusion model in the rat. Preliminary observations. J Neurotr, 12(2):199-208, 1995.
Nash MS, Bilsker MS, Kearney HM, Ramirez JN, Applegate B, Green BA. Effects of electrically-stimulated exercise and passive motion on echocardiographically-derived wall motion and cardiodynamic function in tetraplegic persons. Paraplegia, 33(2):80-89, 1995.
Calancie, B, Needham-Shropshire, B, Jacobs, PL, Willer, K, Zych G, Green, BA. Involuntary stepping after spinal cord injury. Evidence for a central rhythm generator for locomotion in man. Brain 117(Pt 5):1143-1159; 1994
Currier BL, Eismont FJ, Green BA. Transthoracic disc excision and fusion for herniated thoracic discs. Spine 19(3):323-328, 1994.
Falcone SF, Quencer RM, Green BA. Magnetic resonance imaging in the postoperative evaluation of spinal neoplasms. Am Soc Neurorad, 1994.
Falcone SF, Quencer RM, Green BA, Patchen SJ, Post MJD: Progressive post-traumatic myelomalacic myelopathy (PPMM): Imaging and clinical features. Amer J Neurorad, 15(4):747-754,1994.
Nash MS, Tehranzadeh J, Green BA, Roundtree MT, Shea JD. Magnetic resonance imaging of osteonecrosis and osteoarthrosis in exercising quadriplegics and paraplegics. Am J Phys Med & Rehab, 73(3):184-192, 1994.
Singer C, Green BA, Bruce JH, Bowen BC, Weiner WJ. Late presentation of congenital muscular torticollis: Use of MR imaging and CT scan in diagnosis. Mov Disord, 9(1):100-103, 1994.
Falcone SF, Quencer RM, Green BA, Patchen S, Post MJD. Progressive post-traumatic myelomalacic myelopathy (PPMM) imaging and clinical features. Am Soc Neurorad, 1993.
Hoski JJ, Eismont FJ, Green BA. Blindness as a complication of intraoperative positioning. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 75(8):1231-1232, 1993.
Klose KJ, Needham BM, Schmidt D, Broton JG, Green BA. An assessment of the contribution of electromyographic biofeedback as an adjunct therapy in the physical training of spinal cord injured persons. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 74(5):453-456, 1993.
Nash, MS, Isaacks RE, Hughes JR, Green BA. Acute effects of electrically-stimulated cycling exercise on oxyhemoglobin affinity in quadriplegics. Proc Elec Mag Biol Med, 1:782-784, 1993.
Nash, MS, Ledford MR, Kent JW, Green BA. Acute endothelial plasminogen response to electrically-stimulated cycling exercise in human quadriplegics. Proc Elec Mag Biol Med, 1:717-719, 1993.
Nash, MS, Multach M, Banovac K, D'Errico JA, Miller SL, Ledford MR, Kent JW, Klose KJ, Marcillo AE, Green BA. Fibrinolytic responses to DDAVP infusion in electrically-stimulated exercise trained and untrained quadriplegics. Proc Elec Mag Biol Med, 1:770-772, 1993.
Wester DJ, Falcone SF, Green BA, Camp A, Quencer RM. Paraganglioma of the filum: MR appearance . J Comp Assist Tomogr, 17(6):967-969, 1993.
Levine AM, Nash MS, Green BA, Shea JD, Aronica MJ. An examination of dietary intakes and nutritional status of chronic healthy spinal cord injured individuals. Paraplegia 30(12):880-889, 1992.
Martinez-Arizala A, Green BA. Hypothermia in Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma, 9(Suppl 2):S497-S505, 1992.
Quencer RM, Bunge RP, Bunge MB, Calancie B, Fitzpatrick S, Green BA, Holets V. Progress in the characterization and treatment of the injured spinal cord: Highlights of the 2nd Biennial International Coalition on Spinal Cord Injury. Am J Neurorad, 13:1027-1031, 1992.
Quencer RM, Bunge RP, Egnor M, Green BA, Puckett W, Naidich TP, Post MJ, Norenberg M. Acute traumatic central cord syndrome: MRI-pathological correlations. Neurorad, 34(2):85-94, 1992
Calancie B, Klose KJ, Baier S, Green BA. Isoflurane-induced attenuation of motor evoked potentials caused by electrical motor cortex stimulation during surgery. J Neurosurg, 74(6):897-904, 1991.
Eismont FJ, Arena MJ, Green BA. Extrusion of an intervertebral disc associated with traumatic subluxation or dislocation of cervical facets. Case Report. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 73(10)1555-1560, 1991.
Hayashi N, Tsubokawa T, Watson BD, Green BA. Regional changes of superoxide free radicals in ischemic lesions after forebrain ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab , 11(Suppl2):S132, 1991.
Montane I, Eismont FJ, Green BA. Traumatic occipito atlantal dislocation. Report of four cases and review of literature. Spine, 16(2):112-116, 1991.
Nadeem SQ, Feun LG, Bruce-Gregorios JH, Green B: Post radiation sarcoma (malignant fibrous hystiocytoma) of the cervical spine following ependymoma (a case report). J Neuro-oncol, 11(3):263-268, 1991.
Nash MS, Bilsker MS, Marcillo AE, Isaac SM, Botelho LA, Klose KJ, Green BA, Rountree MT, Shea JD. Reversal of adaptive left ventricular atrophy following electrically-stimulated exercise in human tetraplegics. Paraplegia, 29(9):590-599, 1991.
Sklar EM, Quencer RM, Green BA, Montalvo BM, Post MJD. Complications of epidural anesthesia: MR appearance of abnormalities. Radiology, 181(2):549-554, 1991.
Hayashi N, Tsubokawa T, Green BA, Watson BD, Prado R. A new mapping study of superoxide free radicals, vascular permeability and energy metabolism in central nervous system. Acta Neurochirurg 51(Suppl):31-33, 1990.
Klose KJ, Schmidt DL, Needham BM, Brucker BS, Green BA, Ayyar DR. Rehabilitation therapy for patients with long-term spinal cord injuries. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 71(9):659-663, 1990.
Leeds EM, Klose KJ, Ganz W, Serafini A, Green BA. Bone mineral density after bicycle ergometry training. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 71(3):207-209, 1990.
Montalvo BM, Quencer RM, Brown MD, Sklar E, Post MJD, Eismont FJ, Green BA. Lumbar disc herniation and canal stenosis: Value of intraoperative sonography in diagnosis and surgical management. Am J Neuroradiol, 11(1):31-40, 1990.
Montalvo BM, Quencer RM, Brown MD, Sklar E, Post MJD, Eismont FJ, Green BA. Lumbar disk herniation and canal stenosis: Value of intraoperative sonography in diagnosis and surgical management. Am J Roentgenol, 154(4):821-830, 1990.
Post MJD, Sze G, Quencer RM, Eismont FJ, Green BA, Gahbauer H. Gadolinium-enhanced MR in spinal infection. J of Comput Assist Tomogr, 14(5):721-729, 1990.
Sklar EM, Quencer RM, Green BA. Post-traumatic spinal pseudomeningocele: MR and clinical features. Am J Neuroradiol, 11(6):1184, 1990.
Cammisa F, Eismont FJ, Green BA. Dural laceration occurring with burst fractures with associated laminar fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 71(7):1044-1052, 1989.
Castillo M, Quencer RM, Green BA. Cervical spinal cord injury following traumatic breech delivery. Am J Neuroradiol, 10(5 Suppl):S99, 1989.
Gregorios JB, Gregorios AB, Mora J, Marcillo A, Fojaco RM, Green B. Morphologic alterations in rat brain following systemic and intraventricular methotrexate injection: Light and electron microscopic studies. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 48(1):33-47, 1989.
Kitchel SH, Eismont FJ, Green BA. Closed subarachnoid drainage for management of cerebrospinal fluid leakage after an operation of the spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 71(7):984-987, 1989.
Sklar E, Quencer RM, Green BA, Montalvo BM, Post MJD. Acquired spinal subarachnoid cysts: Evaluation with MR, CT myelography, and intraoperative sonography. Am J Neuroradiol, 10(5):1097-1104, 1989.
Sklar E, Quencer RM, Green BA, Montalvo BM, Post MJD. Acquired spinal subarachnoid cysts: Evaluation with MR, CT myelography, and intraoperative sonography. Am J Roentgenol, 153(5):1057-1064, 1989.
Castillo M, Quencer RM, Green BA, Labus JB. Acute ascending cord ischemia after mobilization of a stable quadriplegic patient. Lancet, 1(8588):759-760, Apr 1988.
Castillo M, Quencer R, Green BA, Montalvo BM. Syringomyelia as a consequence of compressive extramedullary lesions: Postoperative clinical and radiological manifestations. Am J Neurorad, 8:973-987, 1988.
Castillo M, Quencer R, Green BA, Montalvo BM. Syringomyelia as a consequence of compressive extramedullary lesions: Postoperative clinical and radiological manifestations. Am J Roentgenol, 150(2):391-396, 1988.
Dubin LM, Quencer RM, Green BA. A mimicker of a postoperative spinal mass: Gelfoam in a laminectomy site. Am J Neuroradiol, 9(1):217-218, 1988.
Houdek PV, Landy HJ, Quencer RM, Sattin W, Poole CA, Green BA, Harmon CA, Pisciotta V, Schwade JG. MR characterization of brain and brain tumor response to radiotherapy. Int J Rad Oncol Biol Phys, 15(1):213-218, 1988.
C. Research Support - Current Research Support
2001 - 2003 National Institute for Disability & Rehabilitation Research,
Department of Education SCI Model Systems Central Grant
"Circuit resistance exercise training for persons aging with paraplegia"
Barth A. Green, MD & Marca L. Sipski, Principal Investigators
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