Dr. Adam L Shimer MD
Orthopedist
545 Ray C Hunt Dr Suite 310 Charlottesville VA, 22903Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Shimer is excited to return to UVA where he received undergraduate and medical degrees. He completed orthopedic residency at the University of Pittsburgh and a spinal surgery fellowship at the Rot ...
Education and Training
University of Virginia Medical School , Charlottsville, Va 2002
University of Virginia School of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intervertebral disc degeneration and ectopic bone formation in apolipoprotein E knockout mice.
- Pelvic fixation for adult scoliosis.
- Patient-reported outcome measures in spine surgery.
- Implications of adipose-derived stromal cells in a 3D culture system for osteogenic differentiation: an in vitro and in vivo investigation.
- Primary cervical amyloidoma: a case report and review of the literature.
- Evaluation of complications and neurological deficits with three-column spine reconstructions for complex spinal deformity: a retrospective Scoli-RISK-1 study.
- Antioxidative nanofullerol prevents intervertebral disk degeneration.
- Obesity is associated with an increased rate of incidental durotomy in lumbar spine surgery.
- The Effect of Local Intraoperative Steroid Administration on the Rate of Postoperative Dysphagia Following ACDF: A Study of 245,754 Patients.
- Transradicular lumbar disc herniation: An extreme variant of intraradicular disc herniation.
- Complication and Reoperation Rates Following Surgical Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in Medicare Beneficiaries.
- Does the Timing of Pre-Operative Epidural Steroid Injection Affect Infection Risk after ACDF or Posterior Cervical Fusion?
- Risk factors for revision surgery following primary adult spinal deformity surgery in patients 65 years and older.
- Morbid Obesity and Lumbar Fusion in Patients Older Than 65 Years: Complications, Readmissions, Costs, and Length of Stay.
- Complications and Mortality Following 1 to 2 Level Lumbar Fusion Surgery in Patients Above 80 Years of Age.
Awards
- 2013 Nominee for North American Spine Society Value Award
- 2012 Runner-up North American Spine Society / The Spine Journal Outstandin
- 2011 AO Spine North AmericaYoung Investigator Research Award
- 2009 AO Spine North America 7th Annual Fellows Forum, 1st Place
- 2004 North American Spine Society / The Spine Journal Outstanding Paper Aw
- 2005 The Pittsburgh Foundation Dr. Albert B. Ferguson, Jr. Orthopaedic Fun
- 2002 Gratton Alexander Litz III Award
Treatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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