Sigurd Berven, MD

Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
+1 415 476-1167

Dr. Sigurd H. Berven has a strong clinical interest in spinal disorders of children and adults. He is interested in pediatric and adult deformity, degenerative conditions of the spine, spinal tumors and spinal trauma. His research interests include assessment of clinical outcomes of surgery, and minimally invasive techniques in spine surgery.  Berven also is studying cellular and molecular techniques for the biological regeneration of components of the spine including the intervertebral disc. Berven has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences, speaking on topics including measurement of outcomes in spine surgery, evaluation and management of spinal disorders, and advanced techniques in spine surgery.

Interests: Clinical outcomes research, Cost effectiveness, Value of Care, Complications, Scoliosis, Spinal Deformity, Disc Degeneration, Aging Spine Disorders

Publications

The Influence of Multilevel Spinal Deformity Surgery on the EuroQol 5 Dimensions' (EQ-5D) Questionnaire and Residential Status in the Elderly: A Prospective, Observational, Multicenter Study.

Global spine journal

Jentzsch T, Lewis SJ, Oitment C, Rienm?ller A, Martin AR, Nielsen CJ, Shear-Yashuv H, de Kleuver M, Qiu Y, Matsuyama Y, Lenke LG, Alanay A, Pellis?-Urquiza F, Cheung KMC, Spruit M, Polly DW, Sembrano JN, Shaffrey CI, Smith JS, Kelly MP, Dahl B, Berven SH, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity

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

Stratifying outcome based on the Oswestry Disability Index for operative treatment of adult spinal deformity on patients 60 years of age or older: A multicenter, multi-continental study on Prospective Evaluation of Elderly Deformity Surgery (PEEDS).

The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Nielsen CJ, Lewis SJ, Oitment C, Martin A, Lenke LG, Qiu Y, Cheung KM, de Kleuver M, Polly DW, Shaffrey CI, Smith JS, Spruit M, Alanay A, Matsuyama Y, Jentzsch T, Rienmuller A, Shear-Yashuv H, Pellisé F, Kelly MP, Sembrano JN, Dahl BT, Berven SH

SPINE20 A global advocacy group promoting evidence-based spine care of value.

European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

AlEissa SI, Tamai K, Konbaz F, Alturkistany A, Blattert TR, Chhabra HS, Costanzo G, Dohring EJ, Kandziora F, Kothe R, Misaggi B, Muehlbauer EJ, Pereira P, Rajasekaran S, Sullivan WJ, Truumees E, Alqahtani Y, Alsobayel HI, Franke J, Teli MGA, Wang JC, Al-Hazzaa HM, Alosaimi MN, Berven S, Brayda-Bruno M, Briggs AM, Busari JO, Caserta AV, Côté P, Crostelli M, Fehlings MG, Gunzburg R, Haddadin S, Ihm J, Hilibrand AS, Luca A, Osvaldo M, Pigott T, Rothenfluh DA, Ruosi C, Salmi LR, Shetty AP, Singh K, Vaccaro AR, Wong DA, Zileli M, Nordin M

Consensus-based perioperative protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal of neurosurgery. Spine

Mummaneni PV, Burke JF, Chan AK, Sosa JA, Lobo EP, Mummaneni VP, Antrum S, Berven SH, Conte MS, Doernberg SB, Goldberg AN, Hess CP, Hetts SW, Josephson SA, Kohi MP, Ma CB, Mahadevan VS, Molinaro AM, Murr AH, Narayana S, Roberts JP, Stoller ML, Theodosopoulos PV, Vail TP, Wienholz S, Gropper MA, Green A, Berger MS

Editorial. COVID-19 and spinal surgery.

Journal of neurosurgery. Spine

Ghogawala Z, Kurpad S, Falavigna A, Groff MW, Sciubba DM, Wu JC, Park P, Berven S, Hoh DJ, Bisson EF, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Chou D, Sansur CA, Smith JS, Tumialán LM

Health economic aspects of vertebral augmentation procedures.

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

Borgström F, Beall DP, Berven S, Boonen S, Christie S, Kallmes DF, Kanis JA, Olafsson G, Singer AJ, Åkesson K

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

Defining value in spine care.

American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality

Rihn JA, Berven S, Allen T, Phillips FM, Currier BL, Glassman SD, Nash DB, Mick C, Crockard A, Albert TJ

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