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Office
400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-2739Fax+1 415-353-2248
Summary
- Dr. Sigurd Berven is an orthopedic surgeon in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center, St. Mary's Medical Center, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in orthopedic spine surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive spine surgery, musculoskeletal oncology, spine traumatology, spine deformity surgery, and thoracic spine surgery.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1999
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- KS State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Health-Related Quality of Life (QOL), Physical and Respiratory Function in Patients With Myeloma Affecting the Spine Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
- Use of Forteo (Teriparatide) in Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
- Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Long Instrumented Spinal Fusion: The Effect of Implant Selection Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 866 citationsMinimum clinically important difference in lumbar spine surgery patients: a choice of methods using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire...Anne G. Copay, Steven D. Glassman, Brian R. Subach, Sigurd Berven, Thomas C. Schuler
The Spine Journal. 2008-11-01 - 291 citationsDefining substantial clinical benefit following lumbar spine arthrodesis.Steven D. Glassman, Anne G. Copay, Sigurd Berven, David W. Polly, Brian R. Subach
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2008-09-01 - 59 citationsAdjacent segment disease after instrumented fusion for adult lumbar spondylolisthesis: Incidence and risk factors.Zhao-Ming Zhong, Vedat Deviren, Bobby Tay, Shane Burch, Sigurd Berven
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2017-05-01
Press Mentions
- Dr. Sigurd Berven to Join Aclarion as a Key Opinion Leader Surgeon AdvisorOctober 24th, 2022
- Camber Spine to Host Thought Leader Presentations at NASSSeptember 28th, 2021
- 5 Most-Pressing Topics for Orthopedic SurgeonsJune 30th, 2021
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