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Medical Expertise
Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery
Hospital Affiliation
University Hospital, Newark Overlook Hospital St. Barnabas Medical Center
INSURANCE PARTICIPATION
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it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should
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Michael Vives, MD is an Professor and Chief of the Spine Division in the Department of Orthopaedics at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School. He has extensive experience in the operative and nonoperative treatment for a wide range of spinal injuries and disorders.
Dr. Vives is Board-Certified and specializes in the management of:
• disc herniations
• spinal stenosis
• disc degeneration
• scoliosis
• spinal fractures/spinal cord injury
• spinal tumors
He has extensive experience with emerging techniques such as disc replacement, minimally invasive surgery and computer guided spine surgery.
Dr. Vives' expertise has earned him positions on the editorial boards of scientific journals including The Spine Journal, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, and SpineLine. He has authored 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and has presented close to 130 scientific and clinical lectures at meetings at the national and international level.
Dr. Vives trained at renown spine programs while completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and his fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the University of California, San Diego. He was elected to the medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha, while earning his MD from the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from The College of William and Mary where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Vives is active in ma
Education
M.D., 1995, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine B.S., 1991, College of William and Mary - Biology
Licensure & Certification
Medical Licensure New Jersey
Areas Of Interest
1. Vives MJ, O' Connor JP, Subramanian S, Cottrell J, Chaudhary SB, Uko L, Lin SS. Local insulin application has a dose dependent effect on lumbar fusion in a rabbit model. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 83rd Annual Meeting, Orlando, March 2016.
2. Vives MJ, O' Connor JP, Subramanian S, Cottrell J, Chaudhary SB, Uko L, Lin SS. Local insulin application has a dose dependent effect on lumbar fusion in a rabbit model. North American Spine Society 30th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Nov 2015.
3. Vives MJ, Koerner JD, Chaudhary SB, Uko L, Lin SS. The use of insulin mimetics as adjuvants to spinal fusion in a rat model. International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, May 2014.
4. Koerner J, Vives MJ, Chaudhary SB, Uko L, Lin SS. Insulin-mimetic local therapeutic adjuncts for improving spinal fusion in a rat model. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 81st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, March 2014.
5. Koerner J, Vives MJ, Chaudhary SB, Uko L, Lin SS. Insulin-mimetic local therapeutic adjuncts for enhancing spinal fusion in a rat model. North American Spine Society 28th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 2013.
6. Koerner J, Vives MJ, Munoz W, Chaudhary SB, Lin SS. Effect of local insulin on posterolateral lumbar fusion in the rat model. Editor's Choice Award for Best Basic Science Paper, The Spine Journal. North American Spine Society 27th Annual Meeting, Dallas, November 2012.
7. Koerner J, Vives MJ, Munoz W, Chaudhary SB, Lin SS. Effect of local insulin on posterolateral lumbar fusion in the rat model. North American Spine Society 26th Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 2011.
8. Sabharwal S Apazidis A, Hullinger H, Vives MJ. Comparison of intra-operative supine and postoperative standing radiographs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 78th Annual Meeting, San Diego, February 2011.
9. Jensen L, Vives MJ, Chaudhary, SB, Kupershtein I. Reconstruction after thoracic corpectomy with a porous tantalum implant: an in-vivo porcine model. Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, CA, January 2011.
10. Vives MJ, Yalamanchilli P, O'Connor JP, Reiter MF. 5-Lipoxygenase inhibition in homologous allograft posterolateral fusion in a rat model. North American Spine Society 24th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2009.
11. Vives MJ, Fehlings MG, Vaccaro AR. Early results of the STASCIS trial. American Spinal Injury Association, Dallas, TX, Sept. 2009.
12. Young L, Vives MJ, Sabharwal SS. Readability of Spine-Related Patient Educational Materials from Subspecialty Organization and Spine Practitioner Web Sites. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 76th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 2009.
13. Harris C, Vives MJ, Yalamanchilli P, O'Connor JP, Reiter MF. Effects of 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibition on Posterolateral Spinal Fusion in the Rat Model. North American Spine Society 23rd Annual Meeting, Toronto, October 2008.
14. Harris C, Vives MJ, Yalamanchilli P, O'Connor JP, Reiter MF. Effects of 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibition on Posterolateral Spinal Fusion in the Rat Model. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 75th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 2008.
15. Harris C, Vives MJ, Yalamanchilli P, O'Connor JP, Reiter MF. Effects of 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibition on Posterolateral Spinal Fusion in the Rat Model. New Jersey Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Woodbridge, NJ, October 2007.
