Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Kirkham B. Wood, MD
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Kirkham B. Wood, MD is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He went to medical school at Albany Medical College. He received awards:"Regional Top Doctor". Kirkham B. Wood is a published physician. He has 73 publications published. The most current publication "In-vivo T2-relaxation times of asymptomatic cervical intervertebral discs." Dr. Kirkham B. Wood is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- In-vivo T2-relaxation times of asymptomatic Cervical intervertebral discs.
- Treatment of isolated cervical facet Fractures: a systematic review.
- In-vivo Dynamic Changes of Dimensions in the Lumbar Intervertebral Foramen.
- Allogeneic blood transfusions and postoperative infections after lumbar Spine surgery.
- Operative compared with nonoperative treatment of a thoracolumbar burst Fracture without neurological deficit: a prospective randomized study with follow-up at sixteen...
- In vivo morphological features of human lumbar Discs.
- Dynamic motion characteristics of the lower lumbar Spine: implication to lumbar pathology and surgical treatment.
- Prior Abdominal Surgery is Associated With an Increased Risk of Post-Operative Complications Following Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
- A combined numerical and experimental technique for estimation of the forces and moments in the lumbar intervertebral Disc.
- In vivo loads in the lumbar L3-4 Disc during a weight lifting extension.
- Caudal vs Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections as Short-Term (6 Months) Pain Relief in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients with Sciatica.
- Utility of postoperative radiographs after anterior Lumbar interbody fusion with or without posterior instrumentation.
- Independent predictors of failure of nonoperative management of spinal epidural abscesses.
- Motion characteristics of the lumbar spinous processes with degenerative disc Disease and degenerative spondylolisthesis.
- Investigation of coupled bending of the lumbar Spine during dynamic axial rotation of the body.
- Comparison of patient and surgeon perceptions of adverse events after adult spinal deformity surgery.
- Segmental spinal canal volume in patients with Degenerative spondylolisthesis.
- Motion characteristics of the vertebral segments with lumbar Degenerative spondylolisthesis in elderly patients.
- Lumbar facet Joint motion in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis.
- Risk factors for major peri-operative Complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multi-center review of 953 consecutive patients.
- Pain Intensity and Patients' Acceptance of Surgical Complication Risks With Lumbar Fusion.
- Effect of the intra-abdominal pressure and the center of segmental body mass on the lumbar Spine mechanics - a computational parametric study.
- Biomechanical Evaluation of the X-Stop Device for Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.
- Bioabsorbable anterior Cervical plate fixation for single-level degenerative disorders: early clinical and radiographic experience.
- Effectiveness of spinal fusion versus structured rehabilitation in chronic low Back pain patients with and without isthmic spondylolisthesis: a systematic review.
- The effect of the X-Stop implantation on intervertebral foramen, segmental spinal canal length and Disc space in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
- Surgical Treatment of Low Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis with Trans-sacral Fibular Strut Grafts.
- Type II Odontoid Fractures of the Cervical Spine: Do Treatment Type and Medical Comorbidities Affect Mortality in Elderly Patients?
- Mortality in elderly patients with hyperostotic disease of the cervical spine after Fracture: an age- and sex-matched study.
- Expert's comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled "Anterior, thoracoscopic-assisted reduction and stabilization of a thoracic burst Fracture (T8) in a pregna...
- Segmental lumbar rotation in patients with discogenic low Back pain during functional weight-bearing activities.
- Radiographic evaluation of the technique for C1 lateral mass and C2 pedicle screw fixation in three hundred nineteen cases.
- Posttraumatic kyphosis: current state of diagnosis and treatment: results of a multinational survey of Spine trauma surgeons.
- Therapeutic decision making in thoracolumbar Spine trauma.
- Blockage of Stat3 with CDDO-Me inhibits tumor cell growth in chordoma.
- Characterization and analysis of human chordoma cell lines.
- Postoperative spinal epidural hematoma: a systematic review.
- Transpedicular bivertebrae wedge osteotomy and discectomy in lumbar Spine for severe ankylosing spondylitis.
- Vascular injury in elective anterior lumbosacral surgery.
- Endoscopically assisted anterior release and reduction through anterolateral retropharyngeal approach for fixed atlantoaxial dislocation.
- Adult scoliosis in patients over sixty-five years of age: outcomes of operative versus nonoperative treatment at a minimum two-year follow-up.
- A novel target for treatment of chordoma: signal transducers and activators of transcription 3.
- Range of motion and orientation of the lumbar facet Joints in vivo.
- Segmental in vivo vertebral motion during functional human lumbar Spine activities.
- Thromboembolic Disease in spinal surgery: a systematic review.
- Multidrug resistant osteosarcoma cell lines exhibit deficiency of GADD45alpha expression.
- Surgeon practices regarding postoperative thromboembolic prophylaxis after high-risk spinal surgery.
- In vitro analysis of anterior and posterior fixation in an experimental unstable burst Fracture model.
- ThoracoLumbar spinal trauma in children.
- Introduction to and techniques of evidence-based medicine.
- In vitro comparison of bioresorbable and titanium anterior Cervical plates in the immediate postoperative condition.
- Initial results of anterior interbody fusion achieved with a less invasive bone harvesting technique.
- In vitro, biomechanical comparison of an anterior Lumbar interbody fusion with an anteriorly placed, low-profile Lumbar plate and posteriorly placed pedicle screws or ...
- Assessment of two thoracolumbar Fracture classification systems as used by multiple surgeons.
- Superior mesenteric artery Syndrome following correction of kyphosis in an adult.
- Operative treatment for coccygodynia.
- Posterior augmentation of an anterior Lumbar interbody fusion: minimally invasive fixation versus pedicle screws in vitro.
- Measurement of in vivo intraDiscal pressure in healthy thoracic intervertebral Discs.
- Sagittal profile of the elderly.
- Spinal deformity in the adolescent athlete.
- Histone deacetylase inhibitor PCI-24781 enhances chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in multidrug-resistant sarcoma cell lines.
- Sagittal plane analysis of the Spine and pelvis in adult idiopathic scoliosis.
- Posterior-only multilevel modified vertebral column resection for extremely severe Pott''s kyphotic deformity.
- In vivo range of motion of the Lumbar spinous processes.
- Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI) PCI-24781 potentiates cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin in bone sarcoma cells.
- Complications associated with thoracic pedicle screws in spinal deformity.
- The kinase Mirk is a potential therapeutic target in osteosarcoma.
- RAIDD expression is impaired in multidrug resistant osteosarcoma cell lines.
- Interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility of powers ratio for assessment of atlanto-occipital junction: comparison of plain radiography and computed ...
- Anterior Lumbar instrumentation improves correction of severe Lumbar Lenke C curves in double major idiopathic scoliosis.
- Intrarater and interrater reliability and validity in the assessment of the mechanism of injury and integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex: a novel injury seve...
- Validation, reliability, and Complications of a tethering scoliosis model in the rabbit.
Schools
Albany Medical College
University Of Pittsburgh
University Of Minnesota
Procedures Preformed
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
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Conditions Treated
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- Ataxia
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- Bursitis
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
Education
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University of Minnesota -
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
Albany Medical College
Hospital
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Stanford Health Care -
Brigham and Women's Hospital -
Massachusetts General Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1053388702 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | WOOD | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | KIRKHAM | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 021142696 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 14.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1053388702 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | WOOD |
| First Name Of The Provider | KIRKHAM |
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