Physician

Orthopaedic Surgery

Ralph Rashbaum is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Dr. Ralph F. Rashbaum is a published MD as well. He has 29 publications published. The latest was: The role of osmic acid in the treatment of immune synovitis. He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Its Treatment.
• Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Cervical Total Disc Replacement versus Anterior Cervical Fusion: Results at 48 Months Follow-up.
• Algorithmic approach to the management of the patient with Lumbar spinal stenosis.
• Relationship between the length of time off work preoperatively and clinical outcome at 24-month follow-up in patients undergoing total Disc replacement or fusion.
• Lumbar spinal arthroplasty: analysis of one center's twenty best and twenty worst clinical outcomes.
• Comparison of results of total Disc replacement in postDiscectomy patients versus patients with no previous lumbar surgery.
• Lumbar spine arthroplasty: early results using the ProDisc II: a prospective randomized trial of arthroplasty versus fusion.
• ISASS policy statement - minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion.
• CANINE SPIROCHETOSIS.
• The role of osmic acid in the treatment of immune synovitis.
• Adjacent segment Degeneration: Time is not as important as facet preservation!
• The Story of the Texas Pain Society: Formation and Function of a Regional Pain Society.
• A controlled biochemical and immunohistochemical study of human synovial-type (group II) phospholipase A2 and inflammatory cells in macroscopically normal, degenerated...
• Prospective outcome evaluation of spinal cord stimulation in patients with intractable leg Pain.
• Radiofrequency facet denervation. A treatment alternative in refractory low Back pain with or without leg pain.
• The relationship of Pain provocation to lumbar disc deterioration as seen by CT/discography.
• Proplast reconstruction of iliac crest defects.
• Extraosseous spinal lesions mimicking Disc disease.
• Anterior Lumbar interbody fusion.
• Discitis after Discography.
• Disc deterioration in low-Back syndromes. A prospective, multi-center CT/discography study.
• A comparison of CT/discography, Pain response and radiographic disc height.
• Dallas discogram description. A new classification of CT/discography in low-Back disorders.
• Pain provocation and disc deterioration by age. A CT/discography study in a low-Back pain population.
• Techniques for lumbar Discography and computed tomography/Discography in clinical practice.
• The effect of sensory deprivation in the reduction of pain in patients with chronic low-Back pain.
• The use of presurgical psychological screening to predict the outcome of Spine surgery.
• Patient satisfaction with spinal cord stimulation for predominant complaints of chronic, intractable low Back pain.

Schools

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• Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine ScienceThe Chicago Medical School

• Strong Memorial Hospital

• University Hospital

• Pennsylvania Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
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• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
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Conditions Treated

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• Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis
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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

Education

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• Pennsylvania Hospital - University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Case Western Reserve University - University Hospitals
• University of Rochester
• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1871520593
NPPES Provider LastName		RASHBAUM
NPPES Provider FirstName		RALPH
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		750938171
NPPES Provider State		TX
Specialty Description		Orthopedic Surgery
Total Claim Count		754.0
Distinct Opioid Count		2.0
Opioid Claim Count		306.0
Percent Opioid Claims		40.58

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1871520593
Last Name Of The Provider	RASHBAUM
First Name Of The Provider	RALPH
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