DevanHigginbothamMD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

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Dr. Devan Higginbotham is an Orthopaedic Spine fellow in Sacramento, CA and is affiliated with UC Davis Health Center. Dr. Higginbotham received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science and Orthopaedic Surgery residency training from Wayne State University at the Detroit Medical Center. Dr. Higginbotham also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. Dr. Higginbotham specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery. Dr. Higginbotham has more than 20 publications and 50 citings.

UC DavisOrtho Spine, 2024 - 2025
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019 - 2024
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 2019
Brigham Young UniversityBS, Physiology & Developmental Biology, Minor: Spanish, 2008 - 2014

PubMed

8 citations
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery: An Era of Immersive Healthcare.
Sazid Hasan, Alex Miller, Devan Higginbotham, Devan Higginbotham, Ehab S Saleh
Cureus. 2023-08-01
2 citations
"Fantasy Points" associated with Professional Athlete Performance after Lumbar Discectomy or Microdiscectomy.
Marvin Kajy, Devan O Higginbotham, Devan O Higginbotham, Guy Ball, Rahul Vaidya
Spartan Medical Research Journal. 2022-01-01
8 citations
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Experience.
Devan O. Higginbotham, Abdul K. Zalikha, Steven K. Stoker, Bryan E. Little
Spartan Medical Research Journal. 2021-08-30

Journal Articles

The Lateral Approach in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: A Literature Review
Amer A, Issa Y, Higginbotham DO, Zalikha A, McCarty S, International Journal of Spine Research, 6/29/2021
Salter-Harris type II fracture of the middle phalanx with concomitant central slip injury in an 11 year old: a case report
Higginbotham DO, Tsai AG, International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics, 9/2020
Proximal phalanx shaft fracture with entrapment in the transverse retinacular ligament: a case report
Higginbotham DO, Tsai AG, International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics, 7/2020

Books/Book Chapters