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Office
2552 Barry Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80524Phone+1 970-310-4073
Summary
- Dr. Pettine’s career has seen him honored among the top 50 Spine and Specialist Surgeons in the United States. The author of more than 30 research publications and the co-inventor of the FDA-approved Prestige™ cervical artificial disc, and the Maverick Artificial Disc™, Dr. Pettine worked for 31 years as an orthopedic surgeon, co-founding the Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine, the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, and founding the Orthopedic Stem Cell Institute and the Premier Stem Cell Institute. Other career highlights include, but are not limited to, his service as Staff Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of Resident Research at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, the Associate Clinical Professor at the Medical College of Georgia, and as Orthopedic Consultant to the FDA.
Dr. Pettine, now retired, explains his latest mission in healing, I welcome each of you to become informed regarding mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) so you can make important decisions to help heal yourself and avoid orthopedic and spine surgery. My professional undertaking is to change the current standard of care for orthopedic and spine surgery in the United States through the growing body of research which proves the efficacy of utilizing MSCs to treat various orthopedic and spine pathology and avoid surgery. My mission is to inform patients about the mesenchymal stem cell and its potential for treating numerous orthopedic and spine conditions, with the ultimate goal of decreasing your pain and increasing your function.”
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1981 - 1986
- University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1981
- Colorado CollegeB. A., Biology, With honors, 1972 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 1989 - 2017
- WY State Medical License 1991 - 2016
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Intergy EHR, Greenway Health, LLC, 2012
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1981
- Lange Award for “Outstanding Performance in Medicine” 1981
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Clinical Trials
- A Pivotal Study of a Facet Replacement System to Treat Spinal Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
- A Postmarket Surveillance Study of the Paradigm Spine Dynamic Stabilization System (DSS) Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Restore CLINICAL TRIAL Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 81 citationsAutologous bone marrow concentrate intradiscal injection for the treatment of degenerative disc disease with three-year follow-upKenneth A. Pettine, Richard K. Suzuki, Theodore Sand, Matthew B. Murphy
International Orthopaedics. 2017-07-26 - 61 citationsTreatment of discogenic back pain with autologous bone marrow concentrate injection with minimum two year follow-upKenneth A. Pettine, Richard K. Suzuki, Theodore Sand, Matthew B. Murphy
International Orthopaedics. 2016-01-01 - 123 citationsPercutaneous injection of autologous bone marrow concentrate cells significantly reduces lumbar discogenic pain through 12 months.Kenneth A. Pettine, Matthew B. Murphy, Richard K. Suzuki, Theodore Sand
Stem Cells. 2015-01-01
Journal Articles
- In-Vivo Analysis of External Fixator Pin-Bone InterfacePettine, Kenneth A.; Kelly, Patrick I.; Chao, Edmund Y.S., Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 8/1/1993
- Modified Repair of Spondylolysis by Pedicle Screw, Segmental Wire Fixation and Bone GraftingPettine, Kenneth A.; Salib, Richard, Spine, 1/1/1993
- External Electrical Stimulation and Bracing Treatment of Spondylolysis: Case ReportPettine, Kenneth A.; Salib, Richard, Spine, 1/1/1993
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Abstracts/Posters
- Outpatient Minimally Invasive Lumbar FusionKenneth Pettine, M.D., ISASS Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 1/1/2012
- Metanalysis of Class I and II Data on Results of Anterior Cervical Decompression and FusionKenneth Pettine, M.D., AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2011); CSRS Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ (2011); ISASS Ann, 1/1/2011
- Does Reconstruction of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL) Improve the Results of Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement?Kenneth Pettine, M.D., AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2011
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Lectures
- Personal Experience with Complex Cervical Adjacent Level Disc DegenerationCurrent Solutions in Spine Surgery, Hawks Cay, Duck Key, FL - 1/1/2013
- Stem Cells for PainCurrent Solutions in Spine Surgery, Hawks Cay, Duck Key, FL - 1/1/2013
- Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement at an Ambulatory Surgery CenterISASS Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain - 1/1/2012
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Authored Content
- Autologous bone marrow concentrate (bmc) for the treatment of osteoarthritis (o.a) of the knee, hip, and shoulder in former n.f.l. playersOctober 2017
Press Mentions
- Dr. Kenneth Pettine Announces Verification of Clinical Safety TrialFebruary 3rd, 2020
- Kenneth Pettine Officially Launches Scholarship ProgramJanuary 14th, 2020
- Kenneth Pettine Announces Scholarship ProgramJanuary 7th, 2020
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External Links
- Personal websitehttps://www.kenneth-pettine.com/
- Twitterhttps://twitter.com/Kenneth_Pettine
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kenneth-pettine-6a17b534/
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