MiguelASchmitzMD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

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Office
212 E Central Ave
Ste 365
Spokane, WA 99208
Phone+1 509-435-0973

Fax+1 509-435-0978

As a private orthopaedic and spine surgeon, I have been active treating patients with a broad spectrum of neuro-musculoskeletal issues over the course of the last 22 years with a very high practice volume. Our children have grown out of the household, and so I am free to pursue alternative orthopaedic and spine surgery careers should the right opportunity present itself, including academic paths which were of serious consideration before embarking on private practice in 1996. My focus in the last ten years has been spine surgery, however I am dual fellowship trained in spine surgery and arthroscopy/sports medicine and I continue to offer extremity management, especially as it pertains to shoulders. This combination has worked well in assessing and treating patients with multi-musculoskeletal problems, although I have increasingly evolved the practice to be spine-centric. My current practice can be viewed by way of www.alpineorthospine.com.

Brigham and Womens HospitalFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2007 - 2008
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2007 - 2008
University of RochesterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 1995 - 1996
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991 - 1995
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990 - 1991
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1990, MD, Graduation and with Honors; Alpha Omega Alpha
Carroll CollegeBA, Biology, Summa cum laude, 1982 - 1986

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PrimeSUITE EHR, Greenway Health, LLC, 2011-2013

PubMed

Open Reduction and Internal Fixation with Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 for Correction of Nonunion Humeral Shaft Fracture with Pseudoarthrosis in the Geriatric Populati...
Ryan M Tapio, Kai Zhu, David Frolov, Vadim Dolgov, Miguel Schmitz
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 2024-11-01
Mind the gap: paramedian approach for coccygectomy.
David Frolov, Kai Zhu, Maksim Rusev, Kyle Geiger, Carson Fuller
The Spine Journal. 2024-08-01
Bilateral Upper-Extremity Acute Exertional Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report.
Kanwar Partap S Parhar, David Frolov, Vadim Dolgov, Vadim Dolgov, Michael Quan
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 2024-02-01

Journal Articles

Pain Intensity and Patients' Acceptance of Surgical Complication Risks with Lumbar Fusion
Bono C, Harris M, Katz J, Carreras E, White A, Schmitz M, Wood K, Losina E, Spine, 2013
Results of Repeat Meniscus Repair
Voloshin I, Schmitz M, DeHaven K, American J Sports Medicine, 2003
Meniscal injuries: Which will resolve and when to refer to an orthopedist
Schmitz M, Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2003
Research Links ACL injury to bone density loss
Schmitz M, Biomechanics, 2001
Traumatic Hangman's Fracture after cervical disk arthroplasty with device intact
Fuller C, Geiger K, Gomez C, Schmitz M, North American Spine Society Journal, 2000
Effect of Smoking on Tibial Shaft Fracture Healing
Schmitz M, Finnegan M, Natarajan R, Champine J, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1999
The Management of Meniscal tears in the ACL deficient knee
Schmitz M,Rouse L,DeHaven K, Clinics in Sports Medicine, 7/1996
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Books/Book Chapters

Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma
Chapter: Imaging of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine During the Emergency Department Evaluation
Page 95 - 108Schmitz M, Lebl D, Harris MEditors: Vaccaro A, Fehlings M, Dvorak M.Thieme, New York/Stuttgart2011
Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma
Chapter: The Benefits of Early Stabilization of Spinal Fracture in the Trauma Patient
Page 157 - 165Schmitz M, Lebl D, Harris MEditors: Vaccaro A, Fehlings M, Dvorak M.Thieme, New York/Stuttgart2011

Other

The Recognition and Treatment of Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior (SLAP) Lesion in the Shoulder
Schmitz M, Ciullo J, Medscape: Orthopaedics
www.medscape.com - 1999