Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., Rush University 2006
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics 2015 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor – Track IV in Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2017 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics 2014 - 2015
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • APR 13, 2020

    Duke Creates Open-Source Protective Respirator
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  Awards & Honors

  • Magna Cum Laude . Trinity International University. 1999
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Exercise-induced recovery of intervertebral disc health awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2022
  • Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement awarded by Globus Medical, Inc 2018
  • Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement awarded by NuVasive, Inc. 2018
  • Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement awarded by Novus Technologies Inc 2017
  • Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement awarded by DePuy Synthes Companies 2016
  • Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement awarded by Novus Technologies Inc 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • De la Garza Ramos, Rafael, Christine Park, Edwin McCray, Meghan Price, Timothy Y. Wang, Tara Dalton, César Baëta, et al. “Interhospital transfer status for spinal metastasis patients in the United States is associated with more severe clinical presentations and higher rates of inpatient complications.” Neurosurg Focus 50, no. 5 (May 2021): E4. https://doi.org/10.3171/2021.2.FOCUS201085.
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    • Wang, Timothy Y., Meghan Price, Vikram A. Mehta, Stephen M. Bergin, Eric W. Sankey, Norah Foster, Melissa Erickson, et al. “Preoperative optimization for patients undergoing elective spine surgery.” Clin Neurol Neurosurg 202 (March 2021): 106445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106445.
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    • Foster, Norah, Meghan Price, Janet Prvu Bettger, C Rory Goodwin, and Melissa Erickson. “Objective Test Scores Throughout Orthopedic Surgery Residency Suggest Disparities in Training Experience.” J Surg Educ, January 13, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.01.003.
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    • Mehta, Vikram A., Florence Van Belleghem, Meghan Price, Matthew Jaykel, Luis Ramirez, Jessica Goodwin, Timothy Y. Wang, et al. “Hematocrit as a predictor of preoperative transfusion-associated complications in spine surgery: A NSQIP study.” Clin Neurol Neurosurg 200 (January 2021): 106322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106322.
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    • Erickson, Melissa M., Eric S. Richardson, Nicholas M. Hernandez, Dana W. Bobbert, Ken Gall, and Paul Fearis. “Helmet Modification to PPE With 3D Printing During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Duke University Medical Center: A Novel Technique.” J Arthroplasty 35, no. 7S (July 2020): S23–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2020.04.035.
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    • Lazarides, Alexander L., David L. Kerr, Brian L. Dial, John R. Steele, Whitney O. Lane, Dan G. Blazer, Brian E. Brigman, Sergio Mendoza-Lattes, Melissa M. Erickson, and William C. Eward. “Does facility volume influence survival in patients with primary malignant bone tumors of the vertebral column? A comparative cohort study.” Spine J 20, no. 7 (July 2020): 1106–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.02.020.
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    • White, Hannah J., Jensyn Bradley, Nicholas Hadgis, Emily Wittke, Brett Piland, Brandi Tuttle, Melissa Erickson, and Maggie E. Horn. “Predicting Patient-Centered Outcomes from Spine Surgery Using Risk Assessment Tools: a Systematic Review.” Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 13, no. 3 (June 2020): 247–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-020-09630-2.
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    • Dial, B. L., V. R. Esposito, R. Danilkowicz, J. O’Donnell, B. Sugarman, D. J. Blizzard, and M. E. Erickson. “Factors Associated With Extended Length of Stay and 90-Day Readmission Rates Following ACDF.” Global Spine Journal 10, no. 3 (May 1, 2020): 252–60. https://doi.org/10.1177/2192568219843111.
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    • VanDusen, Keith W., Sarada Eleswarpu, Eugene W. Moretti, Michael J. Devinney, Donna M. Crabtree, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Marty G. Woldorff, et al. “The MARBLE Study Protocol: Modulating ApoE Signaling to Reduce Brain Inflammation, DeLirium, and PostopErative Cognitive Dysfunction.” J Alzheimers Dis 75, no. 4 (2020): 1319–28. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191185.
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    • Kerr, David L., Brian L. Dial, Alexander L. Lazarides, Anthony A. Catanzano, Whitney O. Lane, Dan G. Blazer, Brian E. Brigman, Sergio Mendoza-Lattes, William C. Eward, and Melissa E. Erickson. “Epidemiologic and survival trends in adult primary bone tumors of the spine.” Spine J 19, no. 12 (December 2019): 1941–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2019.07.003.
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    • Martin, John T., Alexander B. Oldweiler, Charles E. Spritzer, Brian J. Soher, Melissa M. Erickson, Adam P. Goode, and Louis E. DeFrate. “A magnetic resonance imaging framework for quantifying intervertebral disc deformation in vivo: Reliability and application to diurnal variations in lumbar disc shape.” J Biomech 71 (April 11, 2018): 291–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.01.045.
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    • Tang, Xinyan, Liufang Jing, William J. Richardson, Robert E. Isaacs, Robert D. Fitch, Christopher R. Brown, Melissa M. Erickson, Lori A. Setton, and Jun Chen. “Identifying molecular phenotype of nucleus pulposus cells in human intervertebral disc with aging and degeneration.” J Orthop Res 34, no. 8 (August 2016): 1316–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.23244.
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    • Blizzard, Daniel J., Michael A. Gallizzi, Lindsay T. Kleeman, and Melissa M. Erickson. “Cervical Spine Injuries in Sports.” The Duke Orthopaedic Journal 5, no. 1 (June 2015): 58–62. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10017-1057.
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    • Blizzard, Daniel J., Michael A. Gallizzi, Lindsay T. Kleeman, and Melissa M. Erickson. “Current Trends in the Management of Lumbar Spine Injuries in Athletes.” The Duke Orthopaedic Journal 5, no. 1 (June 2015): 63–67. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10017-1058.
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    • Erickson, Melissa M., and Bradford L. Currier. “Surgical management of complex spinal deformity.” Orthop Clin North Am 43, no. 1 (January 2012): 109–ix. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocl.2011.10.001.
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    • Foster, N. A., K. R. Womack, G. Nguyen, B. Moore, M. Erickson, I. Karikari, and W. J. Richardson. “Comparison of Radiation Exposure and Body Habitus of Current Imaging Modalities in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery,” n.d.

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