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Sameer Mathur, MD

Assistant Professor

Board-Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Department of Orthopaedics
CB #7055, Bioinformatics Building
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7055
Appointments: 919.962.6637

Contact person: Jason Rhyne
(jrhyne@med.unc.edu)
919.966.7130

Education:

BA (Honors): University of Pennsylvania
MD: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: State University of New York at Brooklyn
Howard Hughes Research Fellowship
Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center (spine surgery)

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions (selected):

John Moe Award, Scoliosis Research Society
Finalist, Hibbs Award, Scoliosis Research Society (2 years)
Howard Hughes Fellowship, National Institutes of Health and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Phi Beta Kappa
Munn Award for Orthopaedic Excellence,1999
Best Basic Science Research Award, 2005
Award for Best Multidisciplinary Scientific Paper, 2005
Benjamin Franklin Distinguished Scholar
Member, North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North Carolina Spine Society

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Mathur treats a wide array spinal pathology from herniated discs to complex adult deformity. He is particularly interested in using the latest minimally invasive techniques to treat compression fractures (kyphoplasty), back pain (IDET), disc herniations, and spinal instability.

Research Interests:

Dr. Mathur is currently studying the genetic cause for scoliosis and has been awarded a grant from the Scoliosis Research Society. He has also created an animal spinal cord injury model to study nerve regeneration and is part of the biomechanics laboratory researching new spinal implants. Dr. Mathur has authored numerous scientific papers and lectured internationally.

Academic Appointments:

2005-present

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics; UNC School of Medicine

Selected Publications:

Mathur S, Shanti N, Majid K et al. Scoliosis and the internet: Is the information accurate. Spine 30(17):2008-2011, 2005.
Mathur S, Wivel A, Yeh G, et al. GNAS1 mutation and Cbfa1 mis-expression in a child with severe congenital plate-like osteoma cutis. J Bone Min Res 15(11):2063-73, 2000.
Mathur S, Shepard S. Evaluation of the knee. Emer Med 64:28-35, 2003.
Mathur S, Shanti N, Shepard S. Evaluation of Cervical Spine Trauma. Emer Med 82:67-78, 2004.
Mathur S, Phillips F. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. In: Bono, CM, Vaccaro AR (eds). Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Marcel-Dekker, New York, NY, 2006.
Mathur S, An H. Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disese. In: Jenis L (editor). Back Pain: AAOS Monograph Series. 1st ed. Rosemont, Illinois: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 140-154, 2006.
Mathur S, Phillips F. Spinopelvic Fixation. In: Ludwig SC, Kim DH, Vaccaro AR (eds). Pediatric and Adult Spine Trauma. Thieme, New York, NY, 2006.
Spiegel D, Mathur S, Davidson R. Residual deformities following treatment of idiopathic talipes equinovarus. Foot Ankle Clin 3(4):663-682, 1998.
Silber JS, Mathur S, Ecker M. A solitary osteochondroma of the pediatric thoracic spine. Am J Orthop 29(9):711-714, 2000.
Merola AA, Haher TR, Brkaric M, Panagopoulos G, Mathur S, et al. A multicenter study of the outcomes of the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) outcome instrument. Spine 27(18):2046-51, 2002.
Merola A, Castro BA, Mathur S, et al. Anatomic consideration for standard and modified techniques of cervical lateral mass screw placement. Spine J 2(6):430-5, 2002.
Spiegel DA, Dormans JP, Meyer JS, Himelstein B, Mathur S, et al. Aggressive fibromatosis from infancy to adolescence. J Pediatr Orthop 19(6):776-784, 1999.
Suskind D, Mathur S, Whetmore R. Second branchial pouch cleft. J Radiol 54:176-179, 1998.
Grunwald Juan, Mathur Sameer, Du Pont J. Effects of dorzolamide hydrochloride 2% on the retinal circulation. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 75:176-183, 1997.
Jones DE, Tu TD, Mathur Sameer, et al. Molecular cloning and characterization of a Cryptosporidium parvum elongation factor-2 gene. Mol Biochem Parasitol 71(1):143-149, 1995.
Mathur S. Current management of deep vein thrombosis. Chapter appears on the internet at MDconsult.com, September 1999.

Revised December 2007