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    Dennis Cramer, D.O. is a Board Certified Neurological Surgeon who specializes in both adult and pediatric deformity.
    He remains active in medical research and publications, with a special interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques.

    HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

    8/112008 – current
    Riverside County Regional Medical Center
    Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery
    26520 Cactus Ave.
    Moreno Valley, CA 92555
    Ph (951) 486-4000

    7/1/2008 – current
    Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group, Inc.
    Department of Neurosurgery
    26520 Cactus Ave.
    Moreno Valley, CA 92555
    Ph (951) 486-4460, Fax (951) 486-6510

    12/17/2008 – current
    Riverside Community Hospital
    Department of Neurosurgery, Vice Chairmain
    4445 Magnolia Ave
    Riverside, CA 92501
    Ph (951) 788-3000

    7/30/2008 – current
    Parkview Community Hospital
    Department of Surgery
    3865 Jackson St
    Riverside, CA 92503
    Ph (951) 688-2211

    7/22/20I0 – current
    Corona Regional Medical Center
    800 South Main Street
    Corona, CA 92882
    Ph (951)737-4343

    EDUCATION

    7/1/2007 – 6/30/2008
    Complex Spine Orthopedic & Neurosurgery Fellowship
    University of Cincinnati-Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute
    Department of Neurosurgery
    PO Box 670515
    Cincinnati, OH 45267-0515
    Ph (513) 584-3903

    711/2002 – 6/30/2007
    Neurological Surgery Residency
    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center,
    400 N. Pepper Ave. Colton, CA 92324
    Ph (909) 580 -1366

    6/24/2001 – 6/23/2002
    Traditional Rotating Internship
    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
    400 N. Pepper Ave. Colton, CA 92324

    8/1997 – 5/26/2001
    Doctorate Osteopathic Medicine,
    Western University of Health Sciences
    309 E. Second SI. Pomona, CA 91766
    Ph (909) 623-6116

    9/1991- 12/15/1995
    Bachelor of Arts degree,
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA 90024

    CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES. & PERMITS

    Board Certified Neurological Surgery by the American Board of Osteopathic Surgery, 10/17/2007
    Qualified Medical Examiner for the state of California: current
    California state medical license: current
    Ohio state medical license: current
    DEA Registration number: current
    California Flouroscopy X-ray Supervisor & Operator permit: current

    MEDICAL BOARD EXAMS

    NBOME- COMLEX level I exam – 06/1999
    NBOME- COMLEX level 2 exam – 03/200I
    NBOME- COMLEX level 3 exam – 06/2002

    INTERESTS

    Disc Arthroplasty
    Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
    Vertebrolplasty & Kyphoplasty
    Traumatic Brain & Spinal Cord Injury
    Degenerative and Adult Scoliosis
    Pediatric and Adult Scoliosis

    HONORS & AWARDS

    Mayfield Clinical Science Award 2008 presented by the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Mar. 2008
    Osteopathic research paper awarded 1st place by the Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California (OPSC) for The Effects of Osteopathic Manipulation on Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Severe Closed Head Injuries, 2007
    #1 Ranking In-Service National Neurosurgery Examination overall 2007
    #1 Ranking In-Service National Neurosurgery Examination for PGY4 2004
    Opti-West/Western University of Health Sciences Research Award 2003
    Opti-West/Western University of Health Sciences Research Award 2002

    PROFESSIONAL & VOLUNTEER AFFILlATIONS

    Children’s scoliosis missionary trip, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico, September, 2013
    Children’s Spine Foundation community director, 2008
    Chairman of Residency Advisory Committee, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, 2006-07
    Cure International and Children’s Spine Foundation medical missionary trip, Dominican Republic, September, 2006
    California Osteopathic Medical Association 2006
    North American Spine Society 2005
    American College of Osteopathic Neurological Surgeons 2001- present
    American Osteopathic Association 2000 – present

    LANGUAGES

    Fluent in Spanish

    PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

    1. Dennis Cramer et al. Effect of Pedal Pump and Thoracic Pump Techniques on Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries. J Am Osteopath Assoc, Apr 20 I 0; 110: 232 – 238.

    2. Major Neurologic Deficit Immediately After Adult Spinal Surgery: Incidence and Etiology Over 10 Years at a
    Single Training Institution Cramer, Dennis E.; Maher, Philip Colby; Pettigrew, David B.; Kuntz, Charles IV. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 22(8):565-570, December 2009.

    3. Dennis Cramer, Dan Muilli & Javed Siddiqi, “Cerebral Protection Measures”, in Neurosurgical Intensive Care, J. Siddiqi, Editor, Thieme Publishers, New York, June 2008.

    4. Dennis Cramer, Dan Muilli, & Javed Siddiqi, “Neurophysiology in the NeuroICU:
    Optionsnndications/Interpretation”, in Neurosurgical Intensive Care, J. Siddiqi, Editor, Thieme Publishers, New York, June 2008.

    5. Dennis Cramer, P. Colby Maher, David Pettigrew, Charles Kuntz, IV. Major Neurological Deficits Immediately Following Adult Spinal Surgery: Incidence and Etiology Over 10 Years at One Institution. Lecture presented at the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March I”, 2008.

    6. DePowell JJ, Cramer D, Jaramillo J, Kuntz C: Veltebral Osteomyelitis: a review.
    lnternational Proceedings of the 13th European Congress of Neurosurgery.
    Bologna,Medimond S.r.l., 2007, pp 169-184

    7. Dennis Cramer, et. ai, “The Effects of Osteopathic Manipulation on Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Severe Closed Head Injuties”. Research manuscript, publication pending, 2007

    8. Dennis Cramer, Ripul Panchal, Brian Miller, Dan Miulli, Javed Siddiqi. Treatment of Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage with Intraventricular Extension using Tissue Plasminogen Activator, electronic poster, AANS, April 2007

    9. Treatment of Brain Infections, guest lecturer at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, Sept. 2006

    10. Dennis Cramer, Daniel Hutton, Nguyen Do, Nicholas Qandah, Javed Siddiqi. Association between INR Value and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Complicated from External Ventricular Catheter Placement, Oral presentation, CNS, Oct. 2006

    11. Nguyen Do, Dennis Cramer, Daniel Hutton, Nicholas Qandah, Javed Siddiqi. Cauda Equina Syndrome: Correlation between timing of surgical decompression and neurological outcome. Electronic poster presentation, CNS, Oct. 2007.

    12. Dennis Cramer, Iatrogenic Hemorrhage with External Ventriculostomy and Relation to INR, guest lecturer at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, Sept. 2006

    13. Nicholas Qandah, Dennis Cramer, Dan Miulli. The Use of Intraoperative MRI Co-Registration Navigation System for Evaluating Precise Resection Borders for Gliomas & Prognosis. Poster presentation at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists (ACAOS) Conference, Oct. 2005

    14. Daniel Hutton, Dennis Cramer, Nguyen Do, Nicholas Qandah, Javed Siddiqi. Clinical Impact of Axial LoadBearing Radiographs on Thoracolumbar Fractures. Poster presentation at the Annual Clinical Assembly of
    Osteopathic Specialists (ACAOS) Conference, Oct. 2005

    15. Nguyen Do, Dennis Cramer, Daniel Hutton, Nicholas Qandah, Javed Siddiqi. Cauda Equina Syndrome: Correlation of Time to Surgery and Outcome. Poster presentation at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, Oct. 2005

    16. Dennis Cramer, Nicholas Qandah, Nguyen Do, Daniel Hutton. Dan Miulli. Grading Scale for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Guide to Treatment. Poster presentation at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, Oct. 2005

    17. Dennis Cramer, Brian Miller, Javed Siddiqi, Dan Miulli. The Current State of Aneurysm Treatment: Meta-analysis of Endovascular Coiling, scientific poster presented at the American Society of Neuroradiology
    meeting, May 2005

    18. Dennis Cramer, John Spitalieri, Evan Houck, Dan Miulli, Javed Siddiqi. Prognostic Factors for Patients Undergoing Decompressive Hernicraniectomy for Massive Cerebral Infarction, scientific poster presented at the AANS, 2005

    19. Dennis Cramer, Javed Siddiqi, Dan Miulli, John Cantando. Mucopyocele Involving the Frontal Sinus and Lateral Orbit & Progressive Proptosis, accepted abstract presentation at the North American Skull Base Society meeting, April 2005

    20. Dennis Cramer. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluation and Treatment, guest lecturer at the Annual Clinical
    Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, Oct. 2004

    21. John Spitalieri, Dennis Cramer. Initial Serum Glucose of Traumatic Brain Injured Patients and Outcome as it relates to Patient Age. Scientific poster presentation, AANS, 2005.

    22. Dennis Cramer, Javed Sididqi. Relationship among Admission Blood Sugar, INR Value and Neurologic Outcome of Severely Brain Injured Patients, scientific poster presentation, CNS, Oct. 2004

    23. Dennis Cramer, John Spitalieri, Javed Siddiqi. Early Prediction of Outcome Following Head Injury: An Assessment of GCS Score and INR Value, scientific poster presentation, CNS, Oct. 2003

    24. Dennis Cramer, John Spitalieri, Javed Siddiqi. Demographics and Outcome of Closed Head Injured Patients, Poster presentation at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, 2003

    25. Dennis Cramer, Javed Siddiqi, John Spitalieri. Patient Presentation and Outcome of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and/or Corpectomy with Fusion, scientific poster presentation, AANS, 2003

    26. Dennis Cramer, John Spitalieri, Javed Siddiqi. Complication Management in Anterior Cervical Surgery, poster presentation at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, 2001

    27. Dennis Cramer, John Cantando, Javed Siddiqi. A Three Year Review of 105 Patients with Cervical Spine Fusion and Instrumentation, poster presentation at the Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists Conference, 2001

     

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