Shane Burch, MD

Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
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+1 415 353-4487

Dr. Shane Burch, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in spinal disorders. He is a Professor in Residence in the UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery and cross appointed to the Department of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Burch’s clinical practice focuses on the surgical treatment of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. He is an international leader in computer assisted and robotic surgery and uses these techniques to perform both highly complex procedures and minimally invasive procedures of the spine.

He is currently the Director of Research for the Spine Division. His research focusses on the clinical outcomes of patients and the improvement of their quality of life following spine surgery. He has established a motion analysis system within the clinic to determine how patients move before and after surgery and is driving the use of digital technology to improve patient’s quality of care.

Dr. Burch is currently the Director of the Orthopedic Spine Fellowship program and has helped train over 40 Spine Fellows (surgeons) in complex spinal disorders and minimally invasive techniques over the last 15 years. He mentors undergraduate students, medical students, orthopedic residents, and clinical fellows through career counseling as well as direct mentorship for short-term and long-term research projects each year.   He is actively involved in Resident Education and works closely with the leadership of the UCSF Spine Center to improve both the Center’s collaboration and efficiencies with the UCSF combined Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Spine service. Representing the Department, he also sits on the UCSF campus-wide’s Risk Management Advisory Committee and Patient Safety Committee.

Dr. Burch received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Western Ontario, and his Medical Degree and Residency training from the University of Toronto, where he also completed a one-year research fellowship following residency.  In 2004, Dr. Burch completed a fellowship in Spinal Surgery at UCSF before joining the faculty in 2005. In his spare time Dr. Burch enjoys family life and running ultra-marathons and cycling in the Marin Headlands.

Interests: spinal disorders, clinical outcomes, sports injury, degenerative disease, joint repair and replacement

Publications

Management of Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Medication and Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Elective Spine Surgery: Concise Clinical Recommendations Based on a modified Delphi Process.

Spine

Zuckerman SL, Leung E, Streiff MB, Kerolus M, Buchanan IA, Ha A, Bonfield CM, Buchholz AL, Buchowski JM, Burch S, Devin CJ, Dimar JR, Gum JL, Good C, Kim HJ, Kim JS, Lombardi JM, Mandigo CE, Bydon M, Oppenlander ME, Polly DW, Poulter G, Shah SA, Singh K, Tan K, Spyropoulos AC, Kaatz S, Jain A, Schutzer RW, Wang TZ, Mazique DC, Lenke LG, Lehman RA

Spinal instability neoplastic score: an analysis of reliability and validity from the spine oncology study group.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Fourney DR, Frangou EM, Ryken TC, Dipaola CP, Shaffrey CI, Berven SH, Bilsky MH, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Boriani S, Chou D, Schmidt MH, Polly DW, Biagini R, Burch S, Dekutoski MB, Ganju A, Gerszten PC, Gokaslan ZL, Groff MW, Liebsch NJ, Mendel E, Okuno SH, Patel S, Rhines LD, Rose PS, Sciubba DM, Sundaresan N, Tomita K, Varga PP, Vialle LR, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Fisher CG

A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

Spine

Fisher CG, DiPaola CP, Ryken TC, Bilsky MH, Shaffrey CI, Berven SH, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Boriani S, Chou D, Schmidt MH, Polly DW, Biagini R, Burch S, Dekutoski MB, Ganju A, Gerszten PC, Gokaslan ZL, Groff MW, Liebsch NJ, Mendel E, Okuno SH, Patel S, Rhines LD, Rose PS, Sciubba DM, Sundaresan N, Tomita K, Varga PP, Vialle LR, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Fourney DR

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