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Francis Shen, M.D.
Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
M.D. Degree: University of Virginia, 1996
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery-University of Virginia
Fellowships: Spine Surgery-Rush University, Chicago; Pediatric Spine Deformity Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago
Certification: Eligible American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Interests: Spine surgery/ general orthopaedic surgery
Research Interests: Cell and gene mediate spinal fusion, spinal cord injury and regeneration

Most recent publications:

Grauer, J.N., Jenis, L.G., Wang, J.C., Shen, F.H., Fischgrund, J.S., and Phillips, F.M.: Summary statement:biologics for spine fusion. Spine J. 2005 Nov-Dec: 5 (6 Suppl):s259.

Shen, F.H., Samartzis, D. and An, H.S.: Cell technologies for spinal fusion. Spine J. 2005 Nov-Dec; 5(6 Suppl):s231-9.

Samartzis, D., Shen, F.H., Goldberg, E.J. and An, H.S.: Is autograft the gold standard in achieving radiographic fusion in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation? Spine. 2005 Aug 1; 30(15):1756-61.

Shen, F.H. and Samartzis, D.: Cervical spine fracture in the ankylosing spondylitis patient. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Apr; 200(4):632-3.

Shen, F.H. and Samartzis, D.: Traumatic scoliosis. Lancet. 2005 Mar 5-11; 365(9462):910. Samartzis, D., Khanna N., Shen, F.H. and An, H.S.: Update on bone morphogenetic proteins and their application in spine surgery. J. Am Coll Surg. 2005 Feb; 200(2):236-48.

Shen, F.H., Samartzis, D., Jenis, L.G. and An, H.S.: Rheumatoid Arthritis: evaluation and surgical management of the cervical spine. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 4(6):689-700.

Samartzis, D., Shen, F.H., Lyon, C., phillips, M., Goldberg, E.J. and An, H.S.: Does rigid instrumentation increase the fusion rate in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 4(6): 636-43.

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