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Office
2727 W Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77025Phone+1 713-442-0000Fax+1 713-790-7500
Education & Training
- Carolinas Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1970 - 1974
- Carolinas Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
- Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1967
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1974 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 1967 - 1997
- NC State Medical License 1968 - 1984
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
- Back Pain Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2012
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 134 citationsTwo-year fusion rate equivalency between Grafton DBM gel and autograft in posterolateral spine fusion: a prospective controlled trial employing a side-by-side comparis...Frank P. Cammisa, Gary L. Lowery, Steven R. Garfin, Fred H. Geisler, Peter M. Klara
Spine. 2004-03-15 - 75 citationsAugmenting local bone with Grafton demineralized bone matrix for posterolateral lumbar spine fusion: avoiding second site autologous bone harvest.Walter R. Sassard, Dan K Eidman, Paul Milton Gray, Jon E. Block, Richard Russo
Orthopedics. 2000-10-01 - 58 citationsThe cell saver in adult lumbar fusion surgery: A cost-benefit outcomes studyCharles A. Reitman, William C. Watters, Walter R. Sassard
Spine. 2004-07-15
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