JamesZuchermanMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • San Francisco, CAOrthopedic Spine Surgery
Medical Director St. Mary's Spine Center, Spine Surgery Fellowship Director SFORTP
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Office
San Francisco Spine Surgeons/St. Marys' Spine Center
1 shrader st #600/450
San Francisco, CA 94117Phone+1 415-750-5570Fax+1 415-750-8103
Summary
- Dr. James Zucherman is an orthopedic surgeon in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including St. Mary's Medical Center and UCSF Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 43 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Tagalog, Vietnamese, Russian, and Chinese (Cantonese). He specializes in orthopedic spine surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive spine surgery, spine traumatology, spine deformity surgery, thoracic spine surgery, and lumbar myelopathy.
Education & Training
University of Hong KongFellowship, 1981 - 1982
St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1977 - 1981
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1975 - 1977
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1975 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1975 - 1995- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2022
- Best Technology Innovation Wall Street Journal, 2007
Clinical Trials
- A Pivotal Study of the Premia Spine TOPS™ System Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 17
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 143 citationsThe effects of an interspinous implant on the kinematics of the instrumented and adjacent levels in the lumbar spine.Derek P. Lindsey, Kyle E. Swanson, Paul D. Fuchs, Ken Y. Hsu, James F. Zucherman
Spine. 2003-10-01 - 188 citationsA prospective randomized multi-center study for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with the X STOP interspinous implant: 1-year resultsJames F. Zucherman, Ken Y. Hsu, Charles Hartjen, T. F. Mehalic, D. A. Implicito
European Spine Journal. 2004-02-01 - 19 citationsMeasurement of in vivo lumbar intervertebral disc pressure during spinal manipulation: a feasibility study.Anthony J. Lisi, Conor O'Neill, Derek P. Lindsey, Robert Cooperstein, Elaine C. Cooperstein
Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 2006-08-01
Press Mentions
St. Mary’s Medical Center Selected to Study Use of TOPS™ SystemSeptember 6th, 2018
Bay Area Top Doctors 2017January 11th, 2018
340 Spine Surgeons to Know — 2017 FeaturedApril 20th, 2017- Join now to see all
Other Languages
- Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Tagalog, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese (Cantonese)
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