Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital 2009 - 2010
  • Resident in Orthopaedics, Duke University 2004 - 2009
  • M.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2004
  • Research Coordinator, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1997 - 2000
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics 2010 - 2019
  • Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2019
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • APR 15, 2016

    WRAL

    Low-dose X-rays curb radiation risks for scoliosis patients

  • JAN 22, 2016

    Spinal implant improves quality of life for little girl with early onset scoliosis
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Return to Function following Fusion of the Spine awarded by Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation 2019 - 2020
  • Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement awarded by Misonix, Inc. 2017
  • Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement awarded by DePuy Synthes Companies 2015
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  External Relationships

  • DePuy Spine (Johnson & Johnson)
  • Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC
  • NuVasive, Inc.
  • Orthopaedic Innovations, LLC
  • Trackx Technology LLC
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Dial, Brian L., Valentine R. Esposito, Anthony A. Catanzano, Robert D. Fitch, and Robert K. Lark. “Implant Distribution Versus Implant Density in Lenke Type 1 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Does the Position of the Screw Matter?” Global Spine J, August 17, 2020, 2192568220941456. https://doi.org/10.1177/2192568220941456.
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    • Catanzano, Anthony A., Valentine R. Esposito, Brian L. Dial, Christine J. Wu, Zoe W. Hinton, Thomas J. Risoli, Cynthia L. Green, Robert D. Fitch, and Robert K. Lark. “Staying ahead of the curve: the use of spinopelvic parameters to predict curve progression and bracing success in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.” Spine Deform, July 21, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-020-00159-5.
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    • Wang, Timothy Y., Farah Hamouda, Vikram A. Mehta, Eric W. Sankey, Chester Yarbrough, Robert Lark, and Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr. “Effect of Instrument Navigation on C-arm Radiation and Time during Spinal Procedures: A Clinical Evaluation.” Int J Spine Surg 14, no. 3 (June 2020): 375–81. https://doi.org/10.14444/7049.
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    • Lark, Robert K., Brian L. Dial, and Benjamin A. Alman. “Complications After Pediatric Hip Fractures: Evaluation and Management.” J Am Acad Orthop Surg 28, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 10–19. https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-17-00689.
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    • Swarup, I., E. M. MacAlpine, O. H. Mayer, R. K. Lark, J. T. Smith, M. G. Vitale, J. M. Flynn, J. B. Anari, and P. J. Cahill. “Impact of growth friendly interventions on spine and pulmonary outcomes of patients with spinal muscular atrophy.” European Spine Journal, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06564-8.
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    • Esposito, Valentine R., Brian L. Dial, Robert D. Fitch, and Robert K. Lark. “Periapical Wires Result in Less Curve Correction Than Pedicle Screw Constructs in Idiopathic Scoliosis.” Asian Spine J 13, no. 6 (December 2019): 1010–16. https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2019.0001.
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    • Margalit, Adam, Paul D. Sponseller, Richard E. McCarthy, Jeff B. Pawelek, Lynn McCullough, Lawrence I. Karlin, Eric D. Shirley, et al. “Growth-Friendly Spine Surgery in Escobar Syndrome.” J Pediatr Orthop 39, no. 7 (August 2019): e506–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/BPO.0000000000001315.
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    • Mayer, Stephanie W., Elizabeth W. Hubbard, Dan Sun, Robert K. Lark, and Robert D. Fitch. “Gradual Deformity Correction in Blount Disease.” Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics 39, no. 5 (May 2019): 257–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/bpo.0000000000000920.
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    • Catanzano, A., L. Catanzano, R. Fitch, and R. Lark. “Shorter Anesthesia Time and Improved Initial Curve Correction with an Alternative Risser Casting Technique.” Spine Deformity 6, no. 6 (November 1, 2018): 801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2018.09.023.
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    • Apkon, Susan D., Ben Alman, David J. Birnkrant, Robert Fitch, Robert Lark, William Mackenzie, Norbert Weidner, and Michael Sussman. “Orthopedic and Surgical Management of the Patient With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.” Pediatrics 142, no. Suppl 2 (October 2018): S82–89. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-0333J.
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    • Marcogliese, Paul C., Vandana Shashi, Rebecca C. Spillmann, Nicholas Stong, Jill A. Rosenfeld, Mary Kay Koenig, Julián A. Martínez-Agosto, et al. “IRF2BPL Is Associated with Neurological Phenotypes.” Am J Hum Genet 103, no. 3 (September 6, 2018): 456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.08.010.
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    • Marcogliese, Paul C., Vandana Shashi, Rebecca C. Spillmann, Nicholas Stong, Jill A. Rosenfeld, Mary Kay Koenig, Julián A. Martínez-Agosto, et al. “IRF2BPL Is Associated with Neurological Phenotypes.” Am J Hum Genet 103, no. 2 (August 2, 2018): 245–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.07.006.
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    • Dial, B. L., and R. K. Lark. “Pediatric proximal femur fractures.” Journal of Orthopaedics 15, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): 529–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2018.03.039.
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    • Sprague, Sheila, Paul Tornetta, Gerard P. Slobogean, Nathan N. O’Hara, Paula McKay, Brad Petrisor, Kyle J. Jeray, et al. “Are large clinical trials in orthopaedic trauma justified?” Bmc Musculoskelet Disord 19, no. 1 (April 20, 2018): 124. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2029-3.
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    • Maher, Keila M., Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, Jingzhu Zhou, Mary Cooter, Allison K. Ross, Robert K. Lark, and Brad M. Taicher. “Analysis of the impact of race on blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis surgery.” Paediatr Anaesth 28, no. 4 (April 2018): 352–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13352.
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    • Pena, Loren D. M., Yong-Hui Jiang, Kelly Schoch, Rebecca C. Spillmann, Nicole Walley, Nicholas Stong, Sarah Rapisardo Horn, et al. “Looking beyond the exome: a phenotype-first approach to molecular diagnostic resolution in rare and undiagnosed diseases.” Genet Med 20, no. 4 (April 2018): 464–69. https://doi.org/10.1038/gim.2017.128.
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    • Halawi, Mohamad J., Robert K. Lark, and Robert D. Fitch. “Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Current Concepts.” Orthopedics 38, no. 6 (June 2015): e452–56. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20150603-50.
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    • Lark, Robert K., Adam M. Caputo, Christopher R. Brown, Keith W. Michael, Julie K. Thacker, and William J. Richardson. “Distant Harrington rod migration 35 years after implantation.” J Clin Neurosci 20, no. 10 (October 2013): 1452–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2012.08.019.
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    • Bertrand, Todd, James R. Urbaniak, and Robert K. Lark. “Vascularized fibular grafts for avascular necrosis after slipped capital femoral epiphysis: is hip preservation possible?” Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, no. 7 (July 2013): 2206–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-012-2781-x.
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    • Ledford, Cameron K., James A. Nunley, Nicholas A. Viens, and Robert K. Lark. “Bovine xenograft failures in pediatric foot reconstructive surgery.” J Pediatr Orthop 33, no. 4 (June 2013): 458–63. https://doi.org/10.1097/BPO.0b013e318287010d.
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    • Mayer, Stephanie W., Braden K. Mayer, J. Mack Aldridge, James R. Urbaniak, Robert D. Fitch, and Robert K. Lark. “Osteonecrosis of the femoral head in childhood malignancy.” J Child Orthop 7, no. 2 (March 2013): 111–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11832-012-0471-6.
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    • Lark, Robert K., Burt Yaszay, Tracey P. Bastrom, Peter O. Newton, and Peter O. Harms Study Group. “Adding thoracic fusion levels in Lenke 5 curves: risks and benefits.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 38, no. 2 (January 15, 2013): 195–200. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182634c85.
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    • Lark, Robert K., John S. Lewis, Tyler Steven Watters, and Robert D. Fitch. “Radiographic outcomes of ring external fixation for malunion and nonunion.” J Surg Orthop Adv 22, no. 4 (2013): 316–20. https://doi.org/10.3113/jsoa.2013.0316.
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    • Dutton, Pascual, Eric W. Edmonds, Robert K. Lark, and Scott J. Mubarak. “Prevalence of painful peroneal tubercles in the pediatric population.” The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery : Official Publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 51, no. 5 (September 2012): 599–603. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2012.05.011.
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    • Bachrach, Steven J., Heidi H. Kecskemethy, H Theodore Harcke, Robert K. Lark, Freeman Miller, and Richard C. Henderson. “Pamidronate treatment and posttreatment bone density in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.” Journal of Clinical Densitometry : The Official Journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry 9, no. 2 (April 2006): 167–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2005.11.003.
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    • Lark, Robert K., Cherise L. Williams, Diane Stadler, Sean L. Simpson, Richard C. Henderson, Lisa Samson-Fang, and Gordon Worley. “Serum prealbumin and albumin concentrations do not reflect nutritional state in children with cerebral palsy.” J Pediatr 147, no. 5 (November 2005): 695–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.05.029.
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    • Aris, Robert M., Gayle E. Lester, Melissa Caminiti, A Denene Blackwood, Margaret Hensler, Robert K. Lark, Travis M. Hecker, et al. “Efficacy of alendronate in adults with cystic fibrosis with low bone density.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169, no. 1 (January 1, 2004): 77–82. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200307-1049OC.
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    • Brown, S. A., D. A. Ontjes, G. E. Lester, R. K. Lark, M. B. Hensler, A. D. Blackwood, M. J. Caminiti, D. C. Backlund, and R. M. Aris. “Short-term calcitriol administration improves calcium homeostasis in adults with cystic fibrosis.” Osteoporosis International : A Journal Established as Result of Cooperation Between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the Usa 14, no. 5 (June 2003): 442–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-002-1331-x.
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    • Henderson, Richard C., Robert K. Lark, Heidi H. Kecskemethy, Freeman Miller, H Theodore Harcke, and Steven J. Bachrach. “Bisphosphonates to treat osteopenia in children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.” The Journal of Pediatrics 141, no. 5 (November 2002): 644–51. https://doi.org/10.1067/mpd.2002.128207.
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    • Henderson, Richard C., Robert K. Lark, Jamie E. Newman, Heidi Kecskemthy, Ellen B. Fung, Jordan B. Renner, and H Theodore Harcke. “Pediatric reference data for dual X-ray absorptiometric measures of normal bone density in the distal femur.” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 178, no. 2 (February 2002): 439–43. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.178.2.1780439.
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    • Aris, R. M., D. A. Ontjes, H. E. Buell, A. D. Blackwood, R. K. Lark, M. Caminiti, S. A. Brown, J. B. Renner, W. Chalermskulrat, and G. E. Lester. “Abnormal bone turnover in cystic fibrosis adults.” Osteoporos Int 13, no. 2 (2002): 151–57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001980200007.
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    • Lark, R. K., G. E. Lester, D. A. Ontjes, A. D. Blackwood, B. W. Hollis, M. M. Hensler, and R. M. Aris. “Diminished and erratic absorption of ergocalciferol in adult cystic fibrosis patients.” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 73, no. 3 (March 2001): 602–6. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/73.3.602.
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    • Henderson, R. C., R. K. Lark, J. B. Renner, E. B. Fung, V. A. Stallings, M. Conaway, and R. D. Stevenson. “Dual X-ray absorptiometry assessment of body composition in children with altered body posture.” J Clin Densitom 4, no. 4 (2001): 325–35. https://doi.org/10.1385/jcd:4:4:325.
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    • Aris, R. M., A. R. Stephens, D. A. Ontjes, A. Denene Blackwood, R. K. Lark, M. B. Hensler, I. P. Neuringer, and G. E. Lester. “Adverse alterations in bone metabolism are associated with lung infection in adults with cystic fibrosis.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 162, no. 5 (November 2000): 1674–78. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.162.5.2002100.
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    • Aris, R. M., G. E. Lester, J. B. Renner, A. Winders, A. Denene Blackwood, R. K. Lark, and D. A. Ontjes. “Efficacy of pamidronate for osteoporosis in patients with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 162, no. 3 Pt 1 (September 2000): 941–46. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.162.3.2002051.
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  • Book Sections

    • Smith, B. G., and R. K. Lark. “Pediatric spine disorders and spine trauma.” In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 12, 721–36, 2018.

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