Andrew Simpson

2003	BS	University of Florida
2008 expected	MD, MHS	Yale University

Mentor

Jonathan Grauer, MD

Project Title

Osteopenia and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Role of Bone Density in Disease Progression

Publications

1. Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Chronic Low Back Pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2006 10:431-6.
2. Simpson AK, Biswas D, Emerson J, Grauer J. The role of age with degeneration in cervical spine range of motion. Poster Presentation Student Research Day, Yale University School of Medicine, May 8,2007.
3. Panjabi MM, Simpson AK, Ivancic PC, Pearson AM, Tominaga Y, Yue JJ. Mechanism of Dynamic Bilateral Facet Dislocation in the Cervical Spine. In Review. European Spine Journal.
4. Hommouri QM, Simpson AK, Rechtine G, Grauer JN. Routine Imaging in the Spine Practice: A Questionnaire Study of the Utilization of Radiographs in the Evaluation of Spine Complaints. In Review. The Spine Journal.
5. Magit DP, Hilibrand AS, Kirk J, Rechtine G, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Questionnaire Study of Neuromonitoring Availability and Usage for Spine Surgery. J Spin Dis Tech. In Press.
6. Hommouri Q, Haims AH, Simpson AK, Alqaqa A, Grauer JN. The Utility of Dynamic Flexion/Extension Radiographs in the Initial Evaluation of the Degenerative Lumbar Spine. Spine. In Press.
7. Waked W, Simpson AK, Miller CP, Magit D, Grauer JN. Questioning sterilization wrap inspections; are they really valid? In Review. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research(CORR).
8. Simpson AK, Whang P, Grauer JN. Iso-C 3D Imaging System Seminars in Spine Surgery. In Press.
9. Simpson AK, Whang P, Grauer JN. Biological Approaches to Spinal Fusion. Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration: Biological Materials and Methods. Lippincott In Press.

Source(s) of Support

NIH Yale Predoctoral Clinical
Research Training Program
One Year