Dr. Pazmino's CV

Pablo Pazmiño, M.D.

2811 Wilshire
Suite 800
Santa Monica Ca 90403
310. 776.7545
www.spinecal.com
doctor@spinecal.com

Education

College:

The University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Medical School:

University of Michigan (M.D.)
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fellowships:

Spine Fellowships
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Century City Doctors Hospital, Olympia Medical Center
Beverly Hills, CA

AO Spine Fellowship
Luis Vialle, MD : AO Spine Latin America Fellowship
Curitiba, Brazil
Orthopaedic AO Spine Surgery

Residency:

Detroit Medical Center/
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Michigan (M.D.)
Ann Arbor, Michigan

The University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.)
Los Angeles, California
History of Medicine

Licensure

MD: California
Medical Board of California
Michigan
Michigan State Board of Medical Examiners
ACLS: Certified: Detroit, Michigan. Los Angeles, California
ATLS: Certified: Detroit, Michigan. Los Angeles, California
BCS: Certified: Detroit, Michigan. Los Angeles, California

Employment

Third grade Elementary Teacher.
Bilingual Homeroom Teacher
Grant Elementary
Hollywood, CA. 1996-1997.

Honors & Awards

DePuy Spine Clinical Research Challenge 2008
International AO Spine Fellow Curitiba , Brazil
Medical School Admissions Committee University Of Michigan, 1998-Present
Latino Leadership Award, The University of Michigan
Texas Children’s Hospital Summer Research Fellowship
Bilingual Homeroom Teacher 3rd/ 4th Grades, 1996 1997
Dean’s List UCLA

Professional Societies

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 
AO Spine
NASS North American Spine Society
California Orthopaedic Association
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Western Orthopaedic Association
J. Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society
American Medical Association 
Michigan State Medical Society
Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Michigan Orthopaedic Society
Mid America Orthopaedic Society
Latin American Native American Medical Association. President 1998.
Student National Medical Association

Presentations

Annual Meeting of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Henderson, Nevada. November 14, 2008. Outcomes ANALYSIS AFTER MINIMALLY INVASIVE MICROSCOPIC DECOMPRESSION FOR LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. , Brandon Cohen, Azideh Farin, M.D., Carl Lauryssen, M.D.

AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting Joint section
Orlando, Fl February 27 - March 1, 2008.
Outcomes Analysis of Hybrid Disc Arthroplasty
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Todd H. Lanman, M.D., John J. Regan, M.D

North American Spine Surgeon Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada October 14-18 2008
Outcomes Analysis of Lumbar Hybrid Disc Arthroplasty
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Carl Lauryssen, M.D., Todd Lanman, M.D

Mazama Spine Summit
Winthrop, WA January 2008
Stand Alone Lumbar Interbody Fusion (STALIF) an alternative fusion procedure.
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D.

SAS 8.   Spine Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting
May 6-9, 2008 Miami Beach, Florida
Outcomes Analysis of Hybrid Disc Arthroplasty With STALIF
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Todd H. Lanman, M.D., John J. Regan, M.D.

American Society of Neuroradiology ASNR 46th Annual Meeting
June 2 - 5, 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana
CHARITÉ™ Lumbar Artificial Disk Replacements: A New Means of Coronal Assessment in Multilevel Cases.
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Alyssa Watanabe, M.D., John J. Regan, M.D.

CNS Congress Of Neurologic Surgeongs Annual Meeting
September 20-25, 2008 Orlando, Florida
Outcomes Analysis of Cervical Hybrid Disc Arthroplasty
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Todd H. Lanman, M.D., John J. Regan, M.D

Mid America Orthopaedic Association
Amelia Island, FL 2008
Baseball Bat Related Trauma
Pablo Pazmiño,M.D. , Brian Larkin, M.D., J.Tracy Watson, M.D.

Mid America Orthopaedic Association
Amelia Island, FL 2005
Cryosurgical ablation of Osteoid Osteoma
Pablo Pazmiño,M.D. Michael Mott, M.D.

Michigan Orthopaedic Society
Traverse City, MI 2005
Cryosurgical ablation of Osteoid Osteoma
Pablo Pazmiño,M.D. Michael Mott, M.D.

OREF: Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Chicago, IL 2006
TLR-4 expression in intervertebral disc tissue : A possible link to degenerative disc disease
Dalip Pelinkovic, Hsiao-Nan Hao, Pablo Pazmiño, David C. Markel, and Paul H. Wooley

Publications

Books:

Review of Spine Surgery.
Pablo Pazmiño,M.D. John J. Regan, M.D.
Estimated Date of Publication October 2009

Journals:

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Revision Strategies for Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. John J. Regan, M.D.
March 2008 (20)1: 34-45

The Spine Journal
Lumbar Hybrid Arthroplasty: Outcomes Analysis
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. , Todd Lanman M.D., Carl Lauryssen M.D.
September/October 2008 (8)5S:175-7

Chapters:

Anular Repair and Barrier Technologies
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Carl Lauryssen, M.D.
Date of Publication Winter 2008

Thoracoscopic Discectomy Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Practical Guide to Anatomy and Techniques
Rohit Verma M.D., Pablo Pazmiño, M.D., John Regan M.D.
Date of Publication Winter 2008

Clinical Trials:

Discover cervical artificial disc IDE Clinical Study Clinical Primary Investigator 2008

Coflex Spine Paradigm Spine IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

M6 Cervical Artificial Disc IDE Clinical Study
Clinical Subinvestigator 2007-Present

Cerapedics’ P-15 Putty Cervical IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

Anatomic Facet Replacement System (AFRS™) IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

Facet Solutions IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

PRESTIGE® LP Cervical Disc IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

PCM cervical artificial disc IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

Wallis Stabilization Systems Trial IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

Disc Dynamics DASCOR disc arthroplasty system IDE Clinical Study Clinical Subinvestigator 2006/2007-Present

Research

Olympia Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Carl Lauryssen, M.D.
Revisiting the Cobb Angle: Evaluation of the accuracy and applicability of measurement of the scoliotic angle in the coronal plane by Cobb ‘s method in comparison with direct cadaveric analysis

Olympia Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Carl Lauryssen, M.D.
Outcomes analysis Hybrid Disc Arthroplasty

Century City Doctors Hospital / Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles , CA
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. John J. Regan, M.D.
Thoracic Herniated Nucleus Pulposis Causing Unilateral Abdominal Paresis.

Century City Doctors Hospital / Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. John J. Regan, M.D.
Evaluation of Hybrid fixation for multilevel lumbar degenerative disk disease.

Century City Doctors Hospital / Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Todd H. Lanman, M.D., Thomas J. Hopkins, Ph.D., M.D.
Percutnaeous Injection of BMP-2 for Treatment of Acute Spondylolysis in Treatment of Acute Pars Fractures

Century City Doctors Hospital / Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Todd H. Lanman, M.D., Thomas J. Hopkins, Ph.D., M.D..
Evaluation of Lumbar interbody fusion after treatment with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2
added to 70:30 poly (L-lactide-co-D,L-lactide) bioresorbable implants.

Century City Doctors Hospital / Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D. Todd H. Lanman, M.D., Thomas J. Hopkins, Ph.D., M.D.
Evaluation of anterior cervical interbody fusion after treatment with recombinant human bone morphogenetic
protein-2 added to poly (L-lactide-co-D,L-lactide) bioresorbable implants.

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D.
Salter Harris IV Proximal Humerus Fractures: A Method of Reduction in a
Previously Unreported Fracture. (Submitted for Publication and Presentation)

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D Robert A. Teitge, M.D., Roger T. Spak, M.D. (Submitted for Publication and Presentation)
Reproducibility of Computed Tomography In The Determination of Femoral and Tibial Torsion.

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D , Michael P. Mott, M.D.
Cryosurgical ablation of Osteoid Osteoma (Presented at Mid America Orthopaedic Conference, 2005)

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D J. Tracy Watson, M.D., Djoldas Kuldjanov, M.D.
Baseball Bat Sustained Orthopaedic Trauma in Detroit: A Five Year Study. (Submitted for Presentation)

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D , David Markel, M.D.
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome after Total Joint Arthroplasy. (Submitted for Publication)

The University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI 2000-2001
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D Lazar Greenfield, M.D., Mary Proctor MS
Prevention and Understanding of Venous Thromboembolism

The University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI 2000-2001
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D Madhav Karunakar , M.D.
Split Depression Fractures of the Lateral Tibial Plateau: A Biomechanical Study

The University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI 2000-2001
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D Madhav Karunakar , M.D.
The Effect of Tourniquet Control on Intramedullary Reaming.

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 1998
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D Jed G. Nuchtern, M.D.
Targeting of Neuroblastoma tumor cells by human T lymphocytes

University of Southern California Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA 1996-1997
Pablo Pazmiño, M.D Yves DeClerck, M.D., Yasuo Suguira, M.D.
Neuroblastoma Guided Immunoflourescence