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Sergio Mendoza Lattes, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Durham, NC

SergioAMendoza LattesMD

Orthopaedic Surgery Durham, NC

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Associate Professor, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa College of Medicine

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  • Office

    40 Duke Medicine Cir
    Clinic 1B1C
    Durham, NC 27710
    Phone+1 919-684-8111
    Fax+1 919-385-7508

Summary

  • I am a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon with 20 years of experience and extensive training and teaching of the specialty. My focus areas include geriatric spine, peri-operative safety, pre-operative enhancement.

Education & Training

  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de ChileClass of 1991, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2001 - 2015
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Achievement Award AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons), 2017
  • Top CORR Reviewer Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 2017
  • Russell Hibbs Award Nominee Scoliosis Research Society, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Rationalizacion, Development and Implementation of a Preoperative Diabetes Optimization Program Designed to Improve Perioperative Outcomes and Reduce Cost  
    Setji T, Hopkins TJ, Jimenez M, Manning E, Shaughnessy M, Schroeder R, Mendoza-Lattes S, Spratt S, Westover J, Aronson S, Diabetes Spectrum, 1/1/2017
  • A Comparative Analysis Among the SRS M&M, NIS and KID Databases for the Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis  
    Lee JN, Guzman JZ, Kim J, Skovrlj B, Martin CT, Pugely AJ, Gao Y, Caridi JM, Mendoza-Lattes S, Cho SK, Spine Deformity, 1/1/2016
  • Is hospital teaching status a key factor in hospital charge for children with hip fractures?: Preliminary findings from KID database  
    Gao Y; Pugely A; Karam M; Phisitkul P; Mendoza-Lattes SA; Johnston RC, Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Minimally-invasive Thoraco-lumbar Corpectomies: Evolution of a Technique.
    Mendoza-Lattes SA, NC Spine Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
  • Expandable Interbody Spacers-A Paradigm Shift in the Restoration of Disc Space Geometry.
    Mendoza-Lattes SA, NC Spine Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
  • Increasing Hospital Charges for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in the United States
    Martin, C; Pugely, A; Gao, Y; Mendoza-Lattes, S; Ilgenfritz, R; Weinstein, S, Mid-American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/25/2014
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Lectures

  • "Transitory Cuadriparesis and Cervical Spine Sports Injuries" 
    Santiago, Chile - 1/1/2013
  • "Traumatic Injuries of the Thoraco-Lumbar Spine" 
    Santiago, Chile - 1/1/2013
  • "The Practice of Orthopaedic Surgery in a Changing Healthcare Environment" 
    Santiago, Chile - 1/1/2013
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Other

  • Preventing Dysphagia in Anterior Cervical Arthrodesis. 
    Mendoza-Lattes S; Clark CA, Video Journal of Orthopaedics
    1/1/2008

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • German, Spanish