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Jonathan Grauer, MD

Education:

• Undergraduate: Tufts University, BS, 1992
• Medical school: Yale University School of Medicine, MD, 1997
• Residency training:
• Surgical Internship Yale New Haven Hospital (1997-1998)
• Orthopaedic Residency Yale New Haven Hospital (1998-2002)
• Fellowship training:
• Thomas Jefferson Spine Fellowship (2002-2003)

Academic appointments:

• Clinical Instructor, Yale University School of Medicine (2001-2003)
• Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Medicine (2003-Present)
• Co-Director Orthopaedic Spine Service, Yale University School of Medicine (2003-present)

Recent journal publications:

• Grauer JN, Patel TCh, Erulkar JS, Troiano NW, Panjabi MM, Friedlaender GE. 2000 young investigator research award winner. Evaluation of OP-1 as a graft substitute for intertransverse process lumbar fusion. Spine 2001; 26: 127-133.
• Patel TCh, Erulkar JS, Grauer JN, Troiano NW, Panjabi MM, Friedlaender GE. Osteogenic protein-1 overcomes the inhibitory effect of nicotine on posterolateral lumbar fusion. Spine 2001; 26: 1656-1661.
• Kwon BK, Berta S, Daffner SD, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Grauer JN, Beiner J, Albert TJ. Radiographic analysis of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of adult isthmic spondylolisthesis. J Spinal Disorders and Techniques 2003; 16: 469-476.
• Grauer JN, Beiner JM, Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR. Bone graft alternatives for spinal applications. Biodrugs 2003; 17: 391-394.
• Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR, Beiner JM, Kwon BK, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Anderson G, Hurlbert J, Fehlings MG, Ludwig SC, Hedlund R, Albert TJ, Arnold PM, Bono CM, Brodke DS, Dvorak MF, Fisher CG, Sledge JB, Schaffrey CI, Schwartz DG, Sears WR, Dickman C, Sharan A, Rechtine GR. Similarities and differences in the treatment of spine trauma between surgical specialties and location of practice. Spine 2004; 29: 685-696.
• Kwon BK, Song, F, Morrison WB, Grauer JN, Beiner JM, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Morphologic evaluation of cervical spine anatomy with computed tomography: anterior plate fixation considerations. J Spinal Disorders and Techniques 2004; 17: 102-107.
• Grauer JN, Bomback DA, Lugo R, Troiano NW, Patel TC, Friedlaender GE. Posterolateral lumbar fusions in athymic rats: characterization of model. The Spine Journal 2004; 4: 281-286.
• Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR, Kato M, Kwon BK, Beiner JM, Patel TC, Hilibrand AS, Chiba K, Albert TJ. Development of a New Zealand white rabbit model of spinal pseudarthrosis repair and evaluation of the potential role of OP-1 to overcome pseudarthrosis. Spine 2004; 29: 1405-1412.
• Kwon BK, Tetzlaff W, Grauer JN, Beiner J, Vaccaro AR. Review article: pathophysiology and pharmacologic treatment of acute spinal cord injury. The Spine Journal 2004; 4: 451-464.
• Bomback DA, Grauer JN, Lugo R, Troiano NW, Patel TC, Friedlaender GE. Comparison of posterolateral lumbar fusion rates of Grafton putty and OP-1 in an athymic rat model. Spine 2004; 29: 1612-1617.
• Grauer JN, Tingstad EM, Rand N, Christie MJ, Hilibrand AS. Predictors of paraysis in the rheumatoid cervical spine in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 2004; 86: 1420-1424.

Recent book chapter publications:

• Grauer JN , Patel TCh, Erulkar JS, Panjabi MM. Human OP-1 as a bone graft alternative for posterolateral lumbar fusion. In: Advances in Skeletal Reconstruction Using Bone Morphogenetic Proteins. Lindholm TS ed. World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 2002, Ch. 26, 439-452.
• Patel TCh, Grauer JN, Erulkar JS. Evaluation of OP-1 in a rabbit model of lumbar fusions. In: Bone Morphogenetic Proteins: From Laboratory to Clinical Practice. Vukicevic S and Sampath KT eds. Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, 2002, 207-222.
• Grauer JN, Panjabi MM. Relevant clinical biomechanics of the spine. In: Principles and practice of spine surgery. Vaccaro AR, Benz RR, Zeidman SM eds. Mosby, St. Louis, 2003, Ch 3, 35-41.
• Grauer JN, Patel TCh, Panjabi MM. Thoracolumbar spine instability. In: Fractures of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Vaccaro AR ed. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2003, Ch 30, 399-406.
• Erulkar JS, Grauer JN, Patel TC, Friedlaender GE. Experiences with OP-1 in a rabbit model of lumbar fusion. In: Advances in spinal fusion: molecular science, biomechanics, and clinical management. Lewandrowski KU, Wise DL, Trantolo DJ, Yaszemski MJ, White AA, eds. Marcel Derrek, New York, 2004, Ch 10, 117-133.
• Grauer JN, Beiner JM, Albert TJ. Evaluation and management of cervical instability and kyphosis. In: The Adult and Pediatric Spine, 3rd ed. Frymoyer JW, Weisel SW eds. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2004, Ch 36, 713-729.
• Grauer JN, Hilibrand AS. Prognosis and results of surgery for primary and metastatic tumors. In: The Lumbar Spine, 3rd ed. Herkowitz HN, Dvorak J, Bell G, Nordin M, Grob D eds. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2004, Ch 86, 833-838.