James J.LynchMDFRCSI, FAANS

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Fellowship-Trained Spinal Neurosurgeon Board-Certified Spinal Neurosurgeon Founder of SpineNevada Minimally Invasive Spine Institute

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Office
9990 Double R Blvd
Ste 200
Reno, NV 89521
Phone+1 775-348-8800

Fax+1 775-348-8818

Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2000 - 2001
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 2000
University of Dublin Trinity CollegeClass of 1991
St. Joseph's, Dingle, Co.Bachelor, 1976 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

NV State Medical License 2001 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2000 - 2003
MN State Medical License 1997 - 2001
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

101 Physician Leaders to Know in the ASC Industry Becker’s, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Intergy EHR, Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC, 2013
102 Surgeons Focused on Spine Surgery Research Becker’s, 2013
Top Neurological Surgeon in Nevada The Leading Physicians of the World, 2013
92 Spinal Surgeon Device Inventors & Innovators to Know Becker’s, 2013
Spine Surgeon Leader to Know Becker’s, 2013
Annual Spine Leadership Award Becker’s, 2013
176 Physician Leaders in the Ambulatory Surgery Center Industry Becker’s, 2012
Top 200 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know Becker’s, 2012
Top 100 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know Becker’s, 2011
Top 50 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know Becker’s, 2010
Top 10 Spine Surgeons to Know Becker’s, 2009
America’s Top Neurosurgeons Consumer Council of America, 2007
Best Doctors Award The Best Doctors in America, 2007
Full Academic Scholarship Trinity College Medical School
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Honors Anatomy, Biochemistry, Chemistry Embryology, Ophthalmology
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Biomechanical comparison of C1-2 posterior fixation techniques
Hott JS, Lynch JJ, Chamberlain RH, Sonntag VK, Crawford NR, J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2005
Development of postoperative fibromatosis after resection of an intraspinal meningioma
Lynch JJ, Parvizi J, Scheithauer BW, Krauss WE, Journal of Neurosurgery (Spine 1), 1/1/1999
Venous air embolism in sitting and supine patients undergoing vestibular schwannoma resection
Duke DA, Lynch JJ, Ebersold MJ, Neurosurgery, 1/1/1998
Management of mixed pineal germ cell tumors with residual mature teratoma
Friedman JA, Lynch JJ, Scheithauer BW, Raffel C, Neurosurgery
Skull Base Fibrous Dysplasia- 82 surgical cases
Maher C, Lynch JJ, Meyer FB, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Stereotactic applications in Spine Surgery
Bartolomei JC, Hen J, Lemole GM, Lynch JJ, Dickman CA, Sonnatg VKS, BNI Quarterly
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Books/Book Chapters

Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas
Chapter: Surgery of Clival Cartilagenous Tumors- Maxillotomy and Extended Maxillotomy
Lynch JJ, Crockard HAEditors: Harsh G, Janecka I, Ojemann R.Thieme, New York2003
Cranial Base Surgery- Management, Complications and Outcome
Chapter: Primary Bone Disease of the Skull Base
Lynch JJ, Crockard HAEditors: Robertson J, Robertson J, Cockharn H.Churchill Livingstone, New York1999

Abstracts/Posters

C1 anatomy and dimensions relative to lateral mass screw placement
Christensen DM, Eastlack RK, Lynch JJ, Yaszemski MJ, Currier BL, Spine, Minnesota Orthopedic Society meeting/Cervical Spine Research Society meeting, Minneapolis, 2000; London, 2000, 1/1/2007
MR imaging clarity of the Bryan, Prodisc-C, Prestige LP and PCM cervical arthroplasty devices
Lynch JJ, Sekhon LHS, Anderson MD, Riew KD, Haid RW, Heller JG, Duggal ND and Seex K, Proceeds of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves 22nd Annual Meeting/Proceeds of the North American Spine Society 21st Annual Meeting/Proceeds of European Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting/Proceeds of Congress of Ne, Multiple locations, 2006, 1/1/2006
Trochlear Nerve Palsy Associated with Temporal Lobectomy and Amygdalohippocampectomy A Prospective Study
Lynch JJ, Leavitt JA, Duke DA, Meyer FB, The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Seattle, 1/3./1998
Trochlear nerve palsy associated with temporal lobectomy and amygdalohippocampectomy: a prospective study
Leavitt JA, Lynch JJ, Meyer FB, Neurosurgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Seattle, 1/3./1998
The long-term effects of the extreme lateral approach to the craniovertebral junction
Crockard HA, Lynch JJ, Ninth Annual Conference of Neurosurgical Techniques and Tools, Nagoya, Japan, 1/21/2000
Experience of occipitocervical fusion in complex deformity and tumor with CerviFix system
Crockard HA, Lynch JJ, Ninth Annual Conference of Neurosurgical Techniques and Tools, Nagoya, Japan, 1/21/2000
A posterior rod implant system that facilitates complex cervical reconstruction- a prospective study of 50 cases
Lynch JJ, Allibone JB, Casey ATH, Taylor BA, Crockard HA, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting/Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, 2000; London, 2000, 1/22/2000
A posterior rod implant system that facilitates complex cervical reconstruction-a prospective study of 50 cases
Lynch JJ, AlIibone JB, Casey ATH, Taylor BA, Crockard HA, Society of British Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting/Spanish Skull Base Society, Cork, 1999; Ovieda, 2000, 1/30/2000
Synovial cysts of the thoracic spine
Lynch JJ, Krauss WE, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, 1/30/1999
Mid-face degloving approach to the skull base
AIIibone J, Lynch JJ, Cheeseman A, Powell M, North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/30/1999
Extreme lateral approach to the craniovertebral junction: a ten-year experience with 55 cases
Lynch JJ, HA Crockard, North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/30/1999
Diplopia Following Anterior Temporal Lobectomy and Amygdalohippocampectomy
Lynch JJ, Leavitt JA, Meyer FB, The Irish Neurology Association Annual Meeting, Dublin, 1/7./1999
Remote Development of Cervicomedullary Dysfunction After Untreated Odontoid Type II Fracture
Lynch JJ, Duke DA, Krauss WK, North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 1/29/1998
Venous air embolism in sitting and supine patients undergoing vestibular schwannoma resection
Duke DA, Lynch JJ, Ebersold MJ, Neurosurgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/30/1997
Treatment of Low Grade Glioma Utilizing Awake Cortical Mapping and Neuronavigation
Lynch JJ, Meyer FB, North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) meeting, Rochester, 1/18/1998
Management of Mixed Pineal Germ Cell Tumors with Residual Mature Teratoma
Lynch JJ, Duke DA, Raffel C, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/30/1997
Venous Air Embolism in Sitting and Supine Patients Undergoing Vestibular Schwannoma Resection
Duke DA, Lynch JJ, Ebersold MJ, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/30/1997
Spinal Meningiomas: A Review
Lynch JJ, AANN Mississippi Basin Chapter, Rochester, 1/10/1997
Carotid Body Tumors
Lynch JJ, AANN Mississippi Basin Chapter, Rochester, 1/12/1996
Mid-face degloving approach to the skull base
Allibone JB, Lynch JJ, Cheeseman A, Powell M, Skull Base Surgery, North American Skull Base Society Tenth Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1/29/1999
The extreme lateral approach to the craniovertebral junction: a ten-year experience.with 55 cases
Lynch JJ, HA Crockard, Skull Base Surgery, North American Skull Base Society Tenth Annual Meeting/Society of British Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting/North American Skull Base Society Meeting/Spanish Skull Base Society, Multiple locations, 1999, 2000, 1/30/2000
Remote development of cervicomedullary dysfunction after untreated odontoid type 11 fractures
Lynch JJ, Duke DA, Krauss WK, North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 1/29/1998
Skull base fibrous dysplasia, 82 cases - The Mayo Clinic experience
Lynch JJ, Duke DA, Meyer FB, Skull Base Surgery, North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, Hawaii, 1/18/1998
Management of mixed pineal germ cell tumors with residual mature teratoma
Lynch JJ, Duke DA, Ratfel C, Neurosurgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/30/1997
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Professional Memberships

American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Fellow