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 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

  • 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

    • 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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    • 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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