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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Chris Urban, M.D.

PRACTICE:

Bay Area Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Glen Burnie, MD / Arnold, MD

Adult and Pediatric
Spine Surgery
Hip and Knee Replacement
Orthopaedic Trauma

SPINE FELLOWSHIP:

Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Divisions of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery

ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENCY:

Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Division of Orthopaedic Surgery

EDUCATION:

M.D., Jefferson Medical College
Phila., PA

Medical Science Program, Hahnemann University
Phila., PA

B.A., Lafayette College - Major: Biology
Easton, PA

The Haverford School
Haverford, PA

HONORS/AWARDS:

Medical School:
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society

Biochemistry Award
Undergraduate:
Dean's List

PUBLICATIONS:

Speciale AC, Pietrobon R, Urban WC, Richardson WJ, Turner DA. Observer Variability in Assessing Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Severity on MRI and Its Relation to Cross Sectional Spinal Canal Area. Spine vol 27(10) pp 1082-86.

Urban WC, Easley M, Vertullo C, Nunley JA. Perspectives on Modern Orthopaedics: Total Ankle Arthroplasty. JAAOS vol 10(3) pp 157-167.

Vaccaro AR, Urban WC, Aiken R. Delayed Cortical Blindness and Recurrent Quadriplegia after Cervical Trauma. J Spinal Disorders 1998;6:535-39.

Urban WC, Vaccaro AR, Beller B, Cotler JM. The Efficacy of Posterior Cervical Stabilization in the Treatment of Cervical Spine Facet Dislocations with Complete Neurological Injury. The Jefferson Orthopaedic Journal 1996; 25:29-34.

RESEARCH:

NIH Summer Research Grant (1995), Phila., PA
"The Role of Transforming Growth Factor B-1 in Osteoinduction"
Advisor: Rocky Tuan, Ph.D.: Thomas Jefferson University

Immunobiology Research Institute (1991), Annandale, NJ
Investigated the Induction of Thy-1 Antigen on Spleen Cells from Athymic Mice.

MEDICAL SOCIETIES:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Piedmont Orthopaedic Society

ADVANCED SPINE COURSES:

Kyphoplasty
Minimally Invasive Spine Techniques
Lumbar Spinal Injections

GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATIONS:

Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Cervical Spine
Spinal Metastasis
Cervical Radiculopathy
Upper Cervical Spine Trauma
Thoracolumbar Injuries

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES:

North Arundel Medical Center
Anne Arundel Medical Center



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