Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush Univ

Orthopaedic Surgery

Gunnar B. Andersson is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Super Doctor". Dr. Gunnar B. Andersson is a published doctor and has 20 publications published. The lastest was: 'Report of the NIH Task Force on research standards for chronic low back pain.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Report of the NIH Task Force on research standards for chronic low Back pain.
• Focus article: report of the NIH task force on research standards for chronic low Back pain.
• Focus Article Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain.
• A Peri-Operative Cost Analysis Comparing Single-Level Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
• Lumbar spine fusion for chronic low Back pain due to degenerative disc disease: a systematic review.
• Initiation and progression of mechanical damage in the intervertebral Disc under cyclic loading using continuum damage mechanics methodology: A finite element study.
• Posterior Facet Load Changes in Adjacent Segments due to Moderate and Severe Degeneration in C5-C6 Disc: A Poroelastic C3-T1 Finite Element Model Study.
• In Vivo Topographic Analysis of Lumbar Facet Joint Space Width Distribution in Healthy and Symptomatic Subjects.
• Simulation of inhomogeneous rather than homogeneous poroelastic tissue material properties within Disc annulus and nucleus better predicts cervical spine response: a C...
• Musculoskeletal Pain is associated with incident mobility disability in community-dwelling elders.
• Influence of single-level lumbar Degenerative disc disease on the behavior of the adjacent segments--a finite element model study.
• Surgical treatment of spinal stenosis with and without Degenerative spondylolisthesis: cost-effectiveness after 2 years.
• The cost effectiveness of surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar Disc herniation over two years: evidence from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SP...
• What is different about workers' compensation patients? Socioeconomic predictors of baseline disability status among patients with Lumbar radiculopathy.
• Congenital Lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective, control-matched, cohort radiographic analysis.
• A novel rabbit model of mild, reproducible Disc degeneration by an anulus needle puncture: correlation between the degree of Disc injury and radiological and histologi...
• IntraDiscal administration of osteogenic protein-1 increases intervertebral Disc height and proteoglycan content in the nucleus pulposus in normal adolescent rabbits.
• Factors affecting recovery from work-related, low Back disorders in autoworkers.
• Utilization of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Sacroiliac Joint Fusion in Surgeon Population of ISASS and SMISS Membership.

Schools

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• Sahlgrenska Academy At Goteborg University

• Sahlgren Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Spine Surgery

Conditions Treated

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• Ataxia
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• Bursitis
• Chronic Neck Background: yellow;'>Pain
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Super Doctor

Education

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• University of Gothenburg Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

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• Rush University Medical Center
• Rush Oak Park Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1154309110
NPPES Provider LastName		ANDERSSON
NPPES Provider FirstName		GUNNAR
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		606123841
NPPES Provider State		IL
Specialty Description		Orthopedic Surgery
Total Claim Count		78.0
Distinct Opioid Count		2.0
Opioid Claim Count		43.0
Percent Opioid Claims		55.13

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1154309110
Last Name Of The Provider	ANDERSSON
First Name Of The Provider	GUNNAR
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