StephanusVan WykViljoenMD

Neurosurgery • Columbus, OH

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma

Assistant Professor Department of Neurological Surgery

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Office
543 Taylor Ave
Columbus, OH 43203
Phone+1 614-293-8714

Fax+1 614-293-4281

Summary

Dr. Stephanus Viljoen is a neurosurgeon in Columbus, OH and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Chillicothe Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Nebraska College of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He specializes in neurosurgical spine surgery and neurotrauma and is experienced in scoliosis, cervical myelopathy, degenerative spondylolisthesis, idiopathic scoliosis, and congenital kyphoscoliosis.

Meet Stephanus Viljoen, Ohio State Neurosurgeon

To learn more or to schedule an appointment, visit https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/neurological-institute/departments-and-centers/departments/department-neuros...

Spinal stenosis: Cindy's story | Ohio State Medical Center

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Scoliosis surgery: Pam's story | Ohio State Medical Center

Pam had dealt with painful back problems her entire life. Born with scoliosis, her spinal deformity became so debilitating, she could hardly move. Pam found ...

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Neurological Surgery, 2022
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2015
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 2009
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityBS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2005

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2016 - 2025
IA State Medical License 2009 - 2017
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Dr. C.C. Tomlinson Memorial Award
Herman T. Brinkman Scholarship
John R. Webster Memorial Scholarship

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Biomechanical analysis of anterior versus posterior instrumentation following a thoracolumbar corpectomy: Laboratory investigation.
Stephanus V. Viljoen, Nicole A. DeVries Watson, Nicole M. Grosland, James C. Torner, Brian D. Dalm
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2014-10-01
4 citations
Vertebroplasty plus short segment pedicle screw fixation in a burst fracture model in cadaveric spines.
Andrew J. Grossbach, Stephanus V. Viljoen, Patrick W. Hitchon, Nicole A. DeVries Watson, Nicole M. Grosland
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015-05-01
12 citations
Effects of brain derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Kingsley Abode-Iyamah, Kirsten Stoner, Andrew J. Grossbach, Stephanus V. Viljoen, Colleen L. McHenry
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2016-02-01

Journal Articles

An Ovine Model of Spinal Cord Injury
Wilson S, Abode-Iyamah KO, Miller JW, Reddy CG, Safayi S, Fredericks DC, Jeffery ND, DeVries-Watson NA, Shivapour SK, Viljoen S, Dalm BD, Gibson-Corley KN, Johnson MD,..., J Spinal Cord Med, 1/1/2016
The Application of the Revised Condyle-C1 Interval Method to Diagnose Traumatic Atlanto-occipital Dissociation in Adults
Dahdaleh NS, Khanna R, Menezes AH, Smith ZA, Viljoen SV, Koski TR, Hitchon PW, Dlouhy BJ., Global Spine J., 1/1/2016
Vertebroplasty plus short segment pedicle screw fixation in a burst fracture model in cadaveric spines
Grossbach AJ, Viljoen SV, Hitchon PW, DeVries Watson NA, Grosland NM, Torner J., J Clin Neurosci., 1/1/2015
Biomechanical analysis of anterior versus posterior instrumentation following a thoracolumbar corpectomy: Laboratory investigation
Viljoen SV, DeVries Watson NA, Grosland NM, Torner J, Dalm B, Hitchon PW, J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2014
A Novel Dural Reconstruction Method Following Spinal Tumor Resection
Dalm BD, Viljoen S, Gillies GT, Oya H, Howard MA III, Neurosurgery Quarterly, 1/1/2014
Graft inserter for anterior cervical fusion
Hitchon PW, Kumar R, Viljoen S, Dahdaleh NS, J Clin Neurosci, 1/1/2014
Predictors of outcome in the non-operative management of thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fractures
Hitchon PW, He W, Viljoen S, Dahdaleh NS, Kumar R, Noeller J, Torner J., Br J Neurosurg., 1/1/2014
Effect of steerable cage placement during minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion on lumbar lordosis
Lindley TE, Viljoen SV, Dahdaleh NS, J Clin Neurosci, 1/1/2014
MR-Based Measurement of Spinal Cord Motion During Flexion of the Spine: Implications for Intradural Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems
Viljoen S, Smittkamp C, Dalm B, Wilson S, Reddy C, Gillies G, Howard M., J Med Eng Technol., 1/1/2014
Apparatus for simulating dynamic interactions between the spinal cord and soft-coupled intradural implants
Viljoen S, Oya H, Reddy CG, Dalm BD, Shurig R, Odden K, Gillies GT, Howard MA 3rd., Rev Sci Instrum., 1/1/2013
Alternative grafts in anterior cervical fusion
Chen F, He W, Mahaney K, Noeller J, Mhanna N, Viljoen S, Torner J, Hitchon P., Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 1/1/2013
Posterior ligamentous complex healing following disruption in thoracolumbar fractures
Dahdaleh NS, Viljoen, SV, Dalm BD, Grosland NM, Howard MA 3rd, Medical Hypotheses, 1/1/2013
Risk of hemorrhagic complication associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients on dual antiplatelet therapy
Mahaney KB, Chalouhi N, Viljoen S, Smietana J, Kung DK, Jabbour P, Bulsara KR, Howard MA 3rd, Hasan DM, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
Intracranial Hemorrhage with Dabigatran
Wassef SN, Abel TJ, Grossbach A, Viljoen SV, Jackson AW, Howard MA 3rd, Greenlee J, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
Soft-coupling suspension system for an intradural spinal cord stimulator: Biophysical performance characteristics
Oya H, Safayi S, Jeffery ND, Viljoen S, Reddy CG, Dalm BD, Kanwal JK, Gillies GT, Howard MA., Journal of Applied Physics, 1/1/2013
Optimization of intradural spinal cord stimulator designs via analysis of thoracic spine imaging data
Viljoen S, Dalm BD, Reddy CG, Wilson S, Smittkamp C, Gillies GT, Howard III MA, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 1/1/2013
Clinical and radiographic predictors of neurological outcome following posterior fossa decompression for spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage
Dahdaleh NS, Dlouhy, BJ, Viljoen SV, Capuano AW, Kung DK, Torner JC. Hasan DM, Howard MA 3rd, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 1/1/2012
Vagus Nerve Stimulation After Revision
Dlouhy BJ, Viljoen SV, Kung DK, Vogel TW, Granner MA, Howard MA 3rd, Kawasaki H., Neurosurg Focus, 1/1/2012
Biophysical attributes of an in vitro spinal cord surrogate for use in developing an intradural neuromodulation system
Howard III MA, Utz M, Brennan TJ, Dalm BD, Viljoen S, Kanwal JK, Gillies GT., Journal of Applied Physics, 1/1/2011
Intradural approach to selective stimulation in the spinal cord for treatment of intractable pain: Design principles and wireless protocol
Howard III MA, Utz M, Brennan TJ, Dalm BD, Viljoen S, Jeffery ND, Gillies GT., Journal of Applied Physics, 1/1/2011
A Macroscopic Kinetic Model For DNA Polymerase Elongation and High Fidelity Nucleotide Selection
Viljoen S, Griep MA, Nelson M, Viljoen H, Computational Biology and Chemistry, 1/1/2005
Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival
Viljoen S, Hitchon PW, Ahmed R, Kirby PA., Surg Neurol Int., 1/25/2014
Effect of Surgery on Gait and Sensory Motor Performance in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Abode-Iyamah KO, Viljoen SV, McHenry CL, Petrie MA, Stoner KL, Dahdaleh NS, Grosland NM, Howard MA, Shields RK., Neurosurgery, 1/1./2016
Successful Treatment of a Three-Column Thoracic Extension Injury with Recumbency
Choy W, Smith ZA, Viljoen SV, Lindley TE, Dahdaleh NS, Cureus, 1/18/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine
Chapter: Surgical Stabilization techniques for Thoracolumbar Fractures
Dahdaleh NS, Patrick A, Hitchon PW, Viljoen SEditors: Kim DH, Vaccaro A, Dickman C, Cho D, Lee S, Kim MD I.Saunders, Philadelphia2013