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P. Douglas Kiester, M.D.
Professor
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Email:
pkiester@uci.edu
Dr.
Kiester's CV
 Clinical
Specialty:
Dr. Kiester does major spinal reconstruction including spinal stenosis,
scoliosis, tumors, complex revision surgery, and trauma. He is also
an expert in microsurgery.
Clinical Interests:
While Dr. Kiester has been on the forefront for developing new surgical
devices and is a technical consultant to industry, he is very conservative
and will often choose not to implant any device, if he feels that
is what is best for the patient. Microsurgery is very effective
in some cases, and in others it should be avoided. He is very excited
by the new fusion technology has almost completely eliminated the
need for taking bone graft. This eliminates a major source of pain
for the patient. The use of plastic surgery-type closures eliminates
the need for removing sutures or staples. One of the reasons he
is in a University practice, is because he loves to teach, which
includes teaching the patients how to best care for themselves,
and simple, detailed discussions about any surgery.
Research Interests:
Dr. Kiester has filed 4 patents in 2008. His research on how the
lumbar spine (low back) rotates helps explain why the lumbar artificial
disk replacements have had such poor results, and suggests how adult
scoliosis is caused and progresses. His discovery of the mechanical
cause of adolescent scoliosis promises to eventually (not for a
few years yet) eliminate the need to fuse teenage spines for routine
scoliosis. This model suggests that bracing in this type of scoliosis
may do more harm than good. He has taught himself 5 different computer
3-D software programs over the past several years to better understand
the fine points of spinal mechanics, improve spinal tools and technology,
and assist in his research. As we better understand the spine, we
will better be able to treat it.
Background:
Dr. Kiester received his undergraduate degree from the University
of Utah and his medical doctorate degree from Indiana University.
He completed his surgical internship at the University of Southern
California and completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at
Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Kiester did a
fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s in Chicago in Spine
Surgery. He did a one year fellowship in Pathokinesiology (biomechanics)
at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey, California. He was also
in the PhD program in Biophysics and Computing at the University
of Utah when he entered medical school. He currently serves as a
Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University
of California, Irvine.
Medical Degree:
Indiana University
Residency:
Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center, New York CIty
Fellowship:
Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago -- Spine
Surgery
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Pathokinesiology -- Downey, California
Awards:
Resident Faculty Teaching Award
Board Certifications:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
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