Austin Spine
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Craig A. Kuhns, MD
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Craig Kuhns is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He researched medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is a top medical college. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is ranked 13 in research and 7 in primary care medicine He has 7 awards "Hibbs Basic Science Award Nominee", "Recipient of Barry Gainor Resident Teaching Award", "Nominated for Hibbs Award", "Recipient of S.C.S.S.H. Award for Most Clinically Relevant Paper", "Alpha Omega Alpha", "Letter of Distinction" and "Highest G.P.A at UCSD in Major Biochemistry and Cellular Biology". Craig Kuhns is also a published doctor. He has 17 paper published. The most recent paper is: Publication rate of abstracts presented at the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society. He accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Is polymethyl methacrylate a viable option for salvaging lateral mass screw failure in the subaxial Cervical spine?
- Surgical strategies to improve fixation in the osteoporotic Spine: the effects of tapping, cement augmentation, and screw trajectory.
- Hip flexion contracture and diminished functional outcomes in cerebral Palsy.
- Ketorolac and spinal fusion: does the perioperative use of ketorolac really inhibit spinal fusion?
- Surgical management of postTraumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis.
- Operative treatment of Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with posterior pedicle screw-only constructs: minimum three-year follow-up of one hundred fourteen cases.
- Thoracolumbar deformity arthrodesis stopping at L5: fate of the L5-S1 Disc, minimum 5-year follow-up.
- Neurologic Complications of lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a 10-year assessment.
- Calcaneocuboid fusion in children undergoing talectomy.
- An outcomes analysis of the treatment of Cervical pseudarthrosis with posterior fusion.
- Hematoma and distraction arthroplasty for basal thumb osteoarthritis.
- Growth rates in skeletally immature feet after triple arthrodesis.
- Hematoma and distraction arthroplasty for thumb basal joint osteoarthritis: a prospective, single-surgeon study including outcomes measures.
- Acute and long-term stability of atlantoaxial fixation methods: a biomechanical comparison of pars, pedicle, and intralaminar fixation in an intact and odontoid fractu...
- Loss of spinal cord monitoring signals in children during thoracic kyphosis correction with spinal osteotomy: why does it occur and what should you do?
- Publication rate of abstracts presented at the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society.
Schools
D Geffen Sch Of MedUcla
University of California At Los Angeles
University of California At San Diego
Procedures Preformed
- All Shoulder or Elbow Replacement Procedures
- Anterior Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery With Fusion
- Arthroscopic MicroDiscectomy
- Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
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Conditions Treated
- Achondroplasia
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Adult Scoliosis
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurological Spine Surgery
- Orthopedic Spine Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Hibbs Basic Science Award Nominee
- Recipient of Barry Gainor Resident Teaching Award
- Nominated for Hibbs Award
- Recipient of S.C.S.S.H. Award for Most Clinically Relevant Paper
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Letter of Distinction
- Highest G.P.A at UCSD in Major Biochemistry and Cellular Biology
Education
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Washington University -
UCLA Medical Center -
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA -
University of California at San Diego
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1922038108 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KUHNS | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CRAIG | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 787385621 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TX | |
| Specialty Description | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 720.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 3.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 339.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 47.08 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1922038108 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KUHNS |
| First Name Of The Provider | CRAIG |
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