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Personal Profile Mark Bernhardt M.D.

Business Address:

Dickson-Diveley Midwest Orthopaedic Clinic, Inc.

Medical Plaza Building I, Suite 610

4320 Wornall Road

Kansas City, Missouri 64111

Telephone: (816)531-5757

 

EDUCATION:

1989 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL/BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL

Boston, Massachusetts

Graduated: June, 1989

 

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Examination:

Part I (written), passed, July, 1988

Part II (oral), passed, July, 1991

Diplomat: Date of certification, July 12, 1991

Date of expiration, December 31, 2001

Graduated: June, 1988

National Board of Medical Examiners Examination:

Part III, passed, March, 1984

1983 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Kansas City, Kansas.

Graduated: May, 1983

Degree: Doctor of Medicine

National Board of Medical Examiners Examination:

Part II, passed, September, 1982

Part I, passed, June, 1981

 

1979 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kansas.

Graduated: May, 1979

Degree: Bachelor of Arts Major: Biology

Grade Point Average: 3.85

Honors/Activities: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Fraternity, 1979; Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1978; President, Beta Beta Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity, 1978-79; Who's Who Among Students in American Fraternities, 1979.

1975 LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL, Lawrence, Kansas.

Graduated: May, 1975

Grade Point Average: 3.93

Class Rank: 9 of 548

EMPLOYMENT:

January, 1990 to present.

July, 1989 to December, 1989.

July, 1988 to June, 1989.

July, 1983 to June, 1988.

November, 1981 to August, 1982.

August, 1978 to May, 1979.

May, 1975 to June, 1983.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:

Law, Melvin D., Jr., Mark Bernhardt, Thomas J. Hopkins, Jonathan Kleefield, and Augustus A. White III: "Lumbar Flexion/Extension Instability as a Predictor of Failure of Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion," submitted.

Law, Melvin D., Jr., Mark Bernhardt, Thomas J. Hopkins, Jonathan Kleefield, and Augustus A. White III: "Deterioration of Long-Term Outcome in Patients Treated with in situ Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Instrumentation," Orthop. Trans. 19(3)A:636-637, 1995-96.

Whittaker, C. Keith, and Mark Bernhardt: "Magnetic Resonance

Disc; A Case Report," Spine, 19(13):1505-1507, 1994.

White, A.A., M. Bernhardt, and M.M. Panjabi: "Clinical Biomechanics of Spinal Stability," in Progressi in Patologia Vertebrale: Le Instabilitá Vertebrali Toraco-Lombari. XVII Gruppo Italiano Di Studio Della Scoliosi, Aulo Gaggi Editore, Bologna, Italy, pp. 13-34, 1994.

 

Bernhardt, Mark, Le Roy Gurganius, David L. Bloom, Augustus A.

Bernhardt, Mark, Daniel E. Swartz, Pierre L. Clothiaux, Robert R.Crowell, and Augustus A. White III: "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," Clin. Orthop. 284:109-115, 1992.

Bernhardt, Mark, Augustus A. White III, Manohar M. Panjabi, and Dennis P. McGowan: "Lumbar Spine Instability," in The Lumbar Spine and Back Pain, 4th Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, pp. 333-354, 1992.

Bernhardt, Mark, Augustus A. White III, Manohar M. Panjabi, and Dennis P. McGowan: "Biomechanical Considerations of Spinal Stability," in Rothman and Simeon's The Spine, 3rd Edition, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 1167-1195, 1992.

Bernhardt, Mark, Gregg M. Snyder: "Interspace Microdecompression for the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Orthop. Trans. 15 (3):679, 1991.

Bernhardt, Mark, Le Roy Gurganious, David L. Bloom, Augustus A. White III: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Percutaneous Discectomy," Orthop. Trans. 15 (2):298, 1991.

 

 

 

 

Bernhardt, Mark, Daniel E. Swartz, Pierre L. Clothiaux, Robert R. Crowell, Augustus A. White III: "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," Orthop. Trans. 15 (2):294, 1991.

Hynes, Richard A., Mark Bernhardt, Brian E. McCarthy, Augustus A. White III: "Radiographic Versus Anatomic Technique in the Placement of Pedicle Screws for Lumbar Spine Surgery," Orthop. Trans. 15(2):353, 1991.

Bernhardt, Mark and Augustus A. White III: "Fetal Irradiation: A Complication of Percutaneous Discectomy," Spine 16 (2):248, 1991.

Bernhardt, Mark:

Bernhardt, Mark:

Acknowledged Reviewer of: White AA III: Your Aching Back, 2nd ed. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1990.

Clark, Charles R., and Mark Bernhardt: "New Treatment Alternatives for Cervical Disc Disease," Perspectives in Orthopaedic Surgery. 1(1):111-118, 1990.

Snyder, Gregg M. and Mark Bernhardt: "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Clin. Orthop., 246:92-99, 1989.

Bernhardt, Mark and Keith H. Bridwell: "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," Spine 14 (7):717-721, 1989.

Bernhardt, Mark and Keith H. Bridwell: "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," Orthop. Trans. 13 (1):106, 1989.

Snyder, Gregg M. and Mark Bernhardt: "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Orthop. Trans. 12 (3):667, 1988.

Bernhardt, Mark, M. Peter Kuhn, J. Mark Melhorn and Jai H. Yang:

"Surgery for Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow," Kans. Med., J. Kans. Med.Soc. 89 (9):233-238, 1988.

 

Bernhardt, Mark, Rodney L. Plaster and Henry O. Marsh: "Proximal Tibial Valgus Osteotomy; The Veterans Administration Hospital Experience, Wichita, Kansas, 1977-82," Kans. Med., J. Kans. Med. Soc. 88 (9):267-270, 1987.

Bernhardt, Mark, Henry O. Marsh and Joe J. Lin: "Pseudomalignant Tumor After Biopsy of Periostitis," J. Pediatr. Orthop. 6:224- 226, 1986.

 

MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

MEDICAL

American Medical Association (AMA)

Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA)

Kansas Medical Society (KMS)

Metropolitan Medical Society of Greater Kansas City (MMS)

ORTHOPAEDIC

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society (MCSOS)

Missouri State Orthopaedic Association (MSOA)

Kansas City Orthopaedic Society (KCOS)

SUB-SPECIALTY

North American Spine Society (NASS)

Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)

Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

 

STATE LICENSURES:

Kansas 20538 7-2-84 (Active)

Missouri R5J30 4-13-89 (Active)

Massachusetts 58272 9-2-87 (Inactive)

 

COMMITTEES

HOSPITAL

St. Luke's Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, 1991-1992.

St. Luke's Trauma Committee 1991-present.

St. Luke's Neurosurgical/Surgical ICU Committee, 1991-present.

St. Luke's Surgical Management & Development Committee, 1993- present.

St. Luke's CME Committee, 1992-1994.

UNIVERSITY

UMKC Council on Selection 1991-1995.

UMKC Orthopaedic Department Research & Publication Committee, 1991- present (Chairman, 1991-present).

SOCIETY

AAOS Committee on Educational Programming, 1997-present.

AAOS Graduate Education Committee, 1993-1997.

CSRS Research Committee, 1993-1995.

MCSOS H. O. Marsh Award Committee, 1994-present.

 

 

 

 

 

PRESENTATIONS:

March, 1997. "Spine Trauma Review," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

February, 1997. "Lumbar Flexion/Extension Instability as a Predictor of Failure of Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion," Poster Exhibit, 64th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California.

December, 1996. "Trauma of the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Spine," American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois.

December, 1996. Course Co-Chairman and Spine Section Leader, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois.

October, 1996. Gus White Spine Fellows Reunion Chairman, Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1996. Surgical Treatment, Moderator; Harvard Medical School CME Course: Low Back Pain and Sciatica in the Era of Managed Care, Boston, Massachusetts.

July, 1996. "Evaluation and Management of Cervical SpondyloticMyelopathy," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1996. "Evaluation and Management of Sacral Fractures," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

July, 1995. "Evaluation of the Patient with Low Back Pain," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1995. "Interspace Microdecompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Cervical Spine Symposium, 7th Annual Rae R. Jacobs Memorial Lectureship, Kansas City, Missouri.

 

 

 

 

 

April, 1995. Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Moderator, Cervical Spine Symposium, 7th Annual Rae R. Jacobs Memorial Lectureship, Kansas City, Missouri.

January, 1995. "Normal Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Spine," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

September, 1994. "Treatment of Thoracic & Lumbar Spine Fractures & Dislocations," Isola Spine Instrumentation Tutorial, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

September, 1994. "Saving Lumbar Motion Segments," Isola Spine Instrumentation Tutorial, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

September, 1994. "3-D Alignment in Spine Reconstruction," Isola Spine Instrumentation Tutorial, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

July, 1994. "Idiopathic Scoliosis," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

June, 1994. "The Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement in the

June, 1994. "The Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement in the

June, 1994. "An Algorithm for Surgical Treatment of Cervical

February, 1994. "Normal Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Spine,"

January, 1994. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," Orthopaedic

October, 1993. "Deterioration of Outcome After Two Years in

September, 1993. "A Comparison of Anatomic Versus Radiographic Techniques in the Placement of Pedicle Screws in the Lumbar Spine," read by title, 28th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Dublin, Ireland.

June, 1993. "Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement," Orthopaedic

May, 1993. "Physical Diagnosis of the Orthopaedic Patient,"

April, 1993. "Care of the Patient After a Laminectomy or a

April, 1993, "Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

January, 1993. "Cervical Spine and Brachial Plexus Injuries in the

January, 1993. "Spinal Cord Trauma," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

December, 1992. "Interspace Microdecompression for the Treatment

March, 1992. "Injuries of the Cervical Spine in the Athlete,"

February, 1992. "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and Laminotomy & Discectomy," Scientific Paper Presentation, 59th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C.

January, 1992. "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and Laminotomy & Discectomy," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

December, 1991. "The Adolescent Spine," presented at "Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars. CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

December, 1991. "Low Back Pain," presented at "Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars, CME Course, Kansas City,MO.

 

November, 1991. "Low Back Pain and Sciatica," presented at the 69th Annual Fall Clinical Conference, Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society, Overland Park, KS.

August, 1991. "Injuries of the Cervical Spine in the Athlete," presented at Sports Medicine for Coaches Seminar, Center for Health Enhancement, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

July, 1991. "Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Disc Disease," presented at Rehabilitation Services In-Service Conference, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

July, 1991. "Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis," presented at the Operating Room Nurses In-Service Conference, St Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

June, 1991. "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and

May, 1991. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," presented at the 38th Annual meeting of the Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1991. "Low Back Pain," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

March, 1991. "Principles of Treatment of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, University of Kansas (Wichita), St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1991. "Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient with Low Back Pain and Sciatica," presented at Orthopaedic Residents Teaching Conference, UKSM - W, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1991. "Orthopaedic Spinal Reconstructive Surgery," presented at Rheumatology Conference, St. Luke's Hospital/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

December, 1990. "Idiopathic Scoliosis," presented at "Orthopaedics for the General Practitioner," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

December, 1990. "Surgery For Intervertebral-Disc Disease," presented at "Orthopaedics for the General Practitioner," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

 

 

December, 1990. "Low Back Pain and Sciatica," presented at "Orthopaedics for the General Practitioner," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

November, 1990. "Interspace Microdecompression For The Surgical Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society, San Antonio, Texas.

September, 1990. "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," read by title at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.

June, 1990. "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," presented at 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Boston, Massachusetts.

March, 1990. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

February, 1990. "Lumbar Fusions With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

 

 

 

 

 

June, 1989. "Surgical Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

April, 1989. "Spinal Deformities", lecture to Simmons College Physical Therapy Students, Boston, Massachusetts.

March, 1989. "Case Presentation," presented at "The Cervical Spine: Diagnostic and Management Issues," American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons CME Course, Boston, Massachusetts.

January, 1989. "Preliminary Reports: Retrospective Review of Patients Treated with Steffee Plating & Fusion; Prospective Study of Patients Treated by Percutaneous Discectomy," presented as a part of the 1st Annual Camp International/Beth Israel Hospital Visiting Lectureship, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

January, 1989. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

 

 

December, 1988. "Lumbar Spinal Stenosis," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

November, 1988. "Evaluation of Cervical Spine Trauma with Plain Roentgenograms," presented at General Surgery Trauma Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

September, 1988. "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

January though March, 1988. "Spinal Disorders," lectures presented to UKSM-W medical students on orthopaedic surgery rotation, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1988. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," poster exhibit and scientific paper presentation, 55th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia.

September, 1987. "Surgery for Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow," presented at Annual Meeting of Kansas Chapter of American College of Surgeons, Wichita, Kansas.

April, 1987. "Osteochondritis Dissecans," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1987. "The Treatment of Intra-Articular Fractures," presented to Orthopaedic Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

January, 1987. "Iatrogenic Low Back Pain and Spinal Stenosis," presented to Orthopaedic Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

January, 1987. "Orthopaedic Traumatology in Vienna, Austria," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1986. "Orthopaedic Pathology," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1986. "Traction," an In-service presentation to Orthopaedic Nurses and Nurse Assistants, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1986. "Scoliosis Screening," presented to Wichita parochial school nurses, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

April, 1986. "Roentgenographic Diagnosis of Cervical Spine Trauma," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1986. "Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand; Finger and Thumb Deformities," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

 

 

 

 

October, 1985. "Total Joint Arthroplasty of the Shoulder," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

July, 1985. "Radiology of Rheumatic Disorders; Analysis of Hand

June, 1985. "Tuberculous and Mycotic Infections of Bones and Joints," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

May, 1985. "Flexor Tendon Injuries and their Repair," Plastic

Surgery Conference, presented to St. Francis and Wesley Residents on Plastic Surgery Service and the Plastic Surgery Staff, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center, Wichita, Kansas.

December, 1984. "Surgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Staff and Residents and Neurosurgery Staff, WMC, Wichita, Kansas.

 

October, 1984. "Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair: Techniques and Results," presented to the Kansas Orthopaedic Society, Hutchinson, Kansas.

February, 1984. "Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spinal Cord- Injured Patient," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1983. "Fractures and Common Rotational and Angular Deformities in Children," presented to Physical Therapy students, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

November, 1981. "Pediatric Fractures," presented to General Surgery Team III, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Fulfillment of communications skills requirement for graduation.

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