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Bio
Dr. Gerling specializes in surgical treatment of spinal disorders. A Canadian native, Dr. Gerling attended the University of California, Berkeley undergrad, UC San Diego medical school, Orthopedic residency at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, LA, and Spine Fellowship training with Henry Bohlman at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.  He is a fellowship trained, American Board Certified spine surgeon with advanced specialty training and extensive experience in complex cervical disorders, and minimally invasive techniques for treatment of spinal trauma, degenerative disorders or aging of the spine, and spinal deformity.
An active academic, Dr. Gerling is engaged in education and research. Â He has authored multiple clinical and basic science research papers, abstracts and text book chapters, he frequently moderates research symposia, teaches courses for international spine societies and speaks at national and international conferences. He is an editorial reviewer for multiple journals, and he is a course instructor for the only spine surgical skills course offered at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting. Â As a member of multiple research societies, including the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS), North American Spine Society (NASS), and the Herndon Society, he is past President of the Brooklyn Orthopedic Society and a Fellow of the AAOS. Â He currently sits on the Program Committee for the Spine section of the AAOS, LSRS and CSRS.
Education
Case Western Reserve University - Fellowship
Cleveland, Ohio
July, 2005 - July, 2006
Spine Fellowship
Ochsner Clinic - Residency
New Orleans, LA
July, 2000 - July, 2005
Orthopedic Residency
University of California San Diego, Medical School - Medical Education
San Diego, CA
August, 1996 - June, 2000
MD
University of California, Berkeley - Pre-Professional Education
Berkeley, CA
August, 1991 - August, 1995
Molecular & Cell Biology, Genetics
Certifications
American Board of Orthopedics, 2008-2018
Full Certification.
Publications
Scoliosis.
In Complications of Spinal Instrumentation, Publisher
2013, Publication Pending.
Surgical Approaches.
In Spine Surgery Basics, SpringerVerlag
2013
Dural Tears.
In Spine Surgery Basics, SpringerVerlag
2013
Treatment of Low Grade Spondylolisthesis.
In LumboSacral and Pelvic Procedures, Quality Medical Publishing
2013
Surgery for Neuromuscular Kyphosis.
Cervical Spine 5th Edition (Cervical Spine Research Society)
2011
Other contributors include Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Morbidity of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Elderly Has Declined Over Time.
Spine.
2016
Other contributors include Peter G. PAssias, Gregory W. Poorman, Cyrus M. Jalai, Brian Neuman, Rafel de la Garza-Ramos, Emily Miller, Amit Jain, Daniel Sciubba, Shearwood McClelland, Louis Day, Subbu Ramachadran, Shaleen Vira, Bassel Diebo, Evan Isaacs, Olivia Bono, Shay Bess, Michael Gerling, Virginie Lafage.
Trends in Non-operative Treatment Modalities Prior to Cervical Surgery and Impact on Patient-Derived Outcomes: Two Year Analysis of 1522 Patients from the Prospective Spine Treatment Outcome Study.
International Journal of Spine Surgery.
2016
Other contributors include Kris Radcliff, Robert Isaacs, Kristina Bianco, Cyrus M. Jalai, Nancy J. Worley, Gregory W. Poorman, Samantha R. Horn, Olivia J. Bono, John Moon, Paul M. Arnold, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Peter Passias.
Risk Factors For Re-operation in Patients Treated Surgically for Intervertebral Disc Herniations. A subanalysis of the 8 year data from the SPORT trial.
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
2015
Other contributors include Leven, Dante; Passias, Peter G; Errico, Thomas J; Lafafe, Virginie; Bianco, Kristina; Lee, Alexandra; Lurie, Jon D; Tosteson, Tor D; Zhao, Wenyan; Spratt, Kevin F; Morgan, Tamara S.
Risks Factors For Re-operation in Patients Treated Surgically for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A subanalysis of the 8 year data from the SPORT trial.
Spine Journal
2014
Other contributors include Leven, D M; Passias, P G; Bianco, K; Lee, A A; Lurie, J D; Zhao, W; Spratt, K F; Errico, T J.
Risk Factors For Re-operation in Patients Treated Surgically For Lumbar Stenosis: A Subanalysis of the 8 year data from the SPORT trial.
Spine Journal
2014
Other contributors include Leven, D M; Passias, P G; Errico, T J; Bianco, K; Lee, A A; Lurie, J D; Zhao, W; Spratt, K F.
Risk factors for reoperation in patients treated surgically for intervertebral disc herniations: A subanalysis of the eight-year data from the sport trial.
Spine Journal.
2014
Other contributors include Leven, D M; Passias, P G; Errico, T J; Lafage, V; Bianco, K; Lee, A A; Lurie, J D; Zhao, W; Spratt, K F.
Effectiveness of postoperative wound drains in one- and two-level cervical spine fusions.
International Journey of Spine Surgery
2014
Other contributors include Poorman, Caroline E; Passias, Peter G; Bianco, Kristina M; Boniello, Anthony; Tang, Sun.
Mitigating adverse event reporting bias in spine surgery.
JBJS
2013
Facet Violation with the Placement of Percutaneous Pedicle Screws.
Spine
2011
Other contributors include Patel RD, Graziano GP, Vanderhave KL, Patel AA.
Improved Survivorship after Cement Augmentation for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures.
Spine
2011
Other contributors include Eubanks J, Bohlman HH, Ahn NU.
Quality of information concerning cervical disc herniation on the Internet.
Spine
2010
Other contributors include Morr S, Shanti N, Carrer A, Kubeck J.
Dropped Head Deformity due to Cervical Myopathy: Surgical Treatment Outcomes and Complications Spanning Twenty Years.
Spine
2008
Other contributors include Bohlman HH.
Posterior tibial tendon tears: comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of MRI and ultrasound for the detection of surgically created longitudinal tears in cadavers.
lnvestig Radiology
2003
Other contributors include CWA Pfirrmann, Shella Farooki, Kim C, Resnick D, Brage ME.
Effect of surgical cricothyrotomy on the unstable cervical spine in a cadaver model of intubation.
J Emerg Med.
2001
Other contributors include DP Davis, RS Hamilton, Gartin SR, Hayden SR.
Effects of cervical spine immobilization technique and laryngoscope blade selection on an unstable cervical spine in a cadaver model of intubation.
Ann Emerg Med
2000
Other contributors include Davis DP, Hamilton RS, Morris GF, Vilke GM, Gartin SR, Hayden SR.
PTT tears: Comparison between MR Imaging and US In the analysis of surgically created lesions in cadavers
Radiology Supp
2000
Other contributors include CW Pfirrmann, S Farooki, C Kim, ME Brage, DL Resnick.
