James R.Rappaport, M.D.

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC AWARDS

University of Nevada - Dept. Of Family and Community Medicine, Reno
Family Medicine Residency Program, Faculty Recognition Award, 2002.

Fife Award for Scholarship in Surgery, 1980
University of California Medical School, San Francisco

Kappa Sigma Award for Leadership and Scholarship, 1976
Stanford University, Stanford, California

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Sierra Regional Spine Institute, February 1993 to present

Staff Physician, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, 1991 – Present

Staff Physician, Renown Medical Center, 1991-Present

Staff Physician, Northern Nevada Medical Center, 1991-Present

Staff Physician, Stanford University Hospital, 1988-1991

Staff Surgeon, Menlo Medical Clinic, Menlo Park, CA., 1988-1991

Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco, 1988-1991

Co-Director, San Francisco General Hospital Spine Clinic 1988-1991

PRESENTATIONS

• American Back Society Annual Meeting. “Minimally Invasive Lumbar Disc Surgery” Las Vegas, NV June 18-20, 2008
• 20th Contemporary Update on Spinal Disorders. “Sacroiliac Dysfunction after Lumbar Fusion,” Whistler, British Columbia, Canada January 19-23, 2008.
• American Back Society Annual Meeting. “Return to Sport After Cervical Spine Injury,” Las Vegas, NV May 2007.
• Spine Network of California “Less Invasive Lumbar Discectomy,” Las Vegas, NV October 19-20 2007
• Spine Specialist Advanced Training Course. Lecture, “Anatomy and Physiology of Spinal Disc and Bone,”
  San Diego, California, February 13, 2006.
• Washoe Medical Center CME Committee, Lecture, “High Tech Care Old Fashioned Caring,” November 16, 2005.
• University of South Florida Annual Spine Conference. Moderator: Artificial Disc Replacement Panel and Instructor: Hands on Laboratory Skills for Coblation Technology. Whistler, B.C. January 17-22, 2005.
• Nevada Chiropractic Association. Lecturer: “Spinal Cord Injury Update”. Reno, NV December 4, 2004
• Surgeon Training course. “Kyphoplasty”. Minneapolis, MN. November 5, 2004.
• 7th Annual Spine Conference. “Spine Pathology: An Update”. Spinal Cord Injuries
  South Lake Tahoe, California. September 25, 2004.
• 4th Annual Complex Case Spine Symposium: Less Invasive Microdiscectomy.
  Olympic Valley, CA., April 4, 2004
• Advanced Concepts in Minimally Invasive Vertebral Compression Fracture Management.
  Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX. February 28, 2004
• Symposium Moderator. “Update on Spinal Cord Injury”
• 16th Annual Update on Disorders of the Spine.
  “Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy” -lecture and lab. Whistler, BC January 17-23, 2004
• Kyphoplasty, Surgeons Training Course - Faculty. Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 7, 2003
• Neurosurgical & Orthopedic - Faculty. Graduating Spine Surgery Fellows Course
  “Current Concepts in Vertebral Fracture Management”, Memphis, Tennessee September 5, 2003
• Kyphoplasty, Surgeons Training Course - Faculty. Stanford University, California August 15, 2003
• World Spine Congress - Faculty. “Minimally Invasive Spine Symposium”
  Chicago, Illinois, August 10, 2003
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - Learning Center Lecturer, Rosemont, Illinois
  Coblation Assisted Microdiscectomy, November 11, 2003
• Percutaneous Discectomy, Lecture and lab. November 11, 2003
• 48th Annual Visiting Professorship, Leroy C. Abbott Society
  “Coblation Assisted Microdiscectomy “University of California, San Francisco, May 2, 2003
• Kyphoplasty
  Reno, NV March 2003
• 15th Annual Contemporary Update on Disorders of the Spine. University of South Florida,
  January 18-24, 2003 “Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy.” Whistler, BC
• 15th Annual Contemporary Update on Disorders of the Spine.
  “The Future of Spinal Cord Injury Treatment” Whistler, B.C. January 2003.
• North American Spine Society Annual Meeting “Axial Cage: A New Device for Treatment of Spondylolisthesis” Scientific Poster Exhibit - Seattle, Washington
• ”Axial Cage: A new device for an old procedure” Poster Presentation, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2004.
• Emerging Technologies in Spinal Surgery Conference.  “Coblation Assisted Minimally Invasive Microdiscectomy” Washington, D.C. October 2002.
• 14th Annual Contemporary Update on Disorders of the Spine
  “Future Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury” University of South Florida, January 2002.
• The American Back Society.  “Kyphoplasty - Technique and Results”
  Vancouver, Canada December 2001
• Sierra Valley Spine Society. “A History of Anterior Lumbar Surgery”
  Squaw Valley USA, April 2001
• Surgical Consideration in the Osteoporitic Spine, January 2001
  University of South Florida
• University of Southern Florida - Spine Center Course
  Axial Cage for Spondylolisthesis - A New Technique, January 2001

BAK Lumbar Interbody Fusion - Presentation and Surgical Skills Laboratory

• Chairman - American Back Society Annual Meeting 1998
• Chairman - American Back Society Annual Meeting 1999
• “Anterior Lumbar Fusion” - Advances and Techniques
  University Medical School, Bialystok, Poland March 1998
• American Back Society. “Anterior Lumbar Fusions - Concepts and Advances.”
  Las Vegas, Nevada 1998
• University of California. “Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusions - Technical Aspects.”
  San Francisco, California October 1997
• SPINETECH BAK Surgical Course Faculty, Sacramento, California, November 1997
• “Current Concepts of European Spine Practice”
  Baylor University, April 1988
• Stanford University of Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, “Pathogenesis and Treatment of the Degenerative Lumbar Disc” November 1988
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. “Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures” San Francisco, California 1987
• University of California Rounds “Locating the Offending Disc,” Rappaport, J. Weitz, E. November 1983

PUBLICATIONS

Rappaport, J.: “Kineflex/C Cervical Artificial Disc” Motion Preservation Surgery of the Spine, Advanced Techniques and Controversies, Chapter 31, pages 258-268. Yue, James, J. et al. Saunders Elsevier 2008

Alamin, T., Rappaport, J.: “Coblation-Assisted Microdisc (CAM) Improving a Gold Standard”
Research Outcomes in Spine Surgery, January 2003

Rappaport, J.: “Less Invasive Microdiscectomy Improving a Gold Standard”
Research Outcomes in Spine Surgery, October 2002

Rappaport, J., Weitz, E.: “Locating the Offending Lumbar Disc.” Videotape
University of California Publications, 1983

Rappaport, J., Maurer, R., Nicholar, R.: “Surgical Treatment of Bone Infection”
Abbott Society Proceedings, June, 1985

Rappaport, J., Day, L.: “Conservative vs. Surgical Treatment of Long Bone Fracture.”
Abbott Society Proceedings, June 1985

Rappaport, J. Weitz, E.: “Locating the Offending Disc,” Video, University of California San Francisco Medical Library, November 1983

Rappaport, I., Rappaport, J.: “Congenital Arterioenous Fistula of the Maxillofacial Region”
American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 134, July, 1977

FURTHER SURGICAL EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/SOCIETIES

• Spinal Surgery Representative, U.S. Department of Defense
  Spine Center, Center of Excellence Project, 1999-2000, Washington D.C.
• Diplomat American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
• Fellow of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Fellow of American Medical Association
• American Medical Association
• American Board of Forensic Examiners - Diplomat
• Bay Area Spine Society
• Washoe County Medical Society
• Nevada State Medical Association
• California Orthopaedic Association
• Certified Fellow in Spinal Surgery, Baylor University, 1986
• United States Ski Team Physician
• Citizens Homeland Security council, Washoe County Sheriffs Department

APPOINTMENTS

Northern Nevada Representative to Nevada State Medical Association

Principal Investigator for Kineflex™ Lumbar and Cervical Disc Replacement, Clinical Trials, St Mary’s
Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV., 2005 to present

Team Physician
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, 1998 - Current

Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Nevada, Reno 2002

Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco 1987 - 1996

Chairman, American Back Society (Annual Meeting 1999)

Chairman, American Back Society (Annual Meeting 1998)

Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve - Retired

Attending Physician, Spine Center, University of California,
San Francisco General Hospital, 1986 - 1993

Assistant Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, July 1986

Spinal Surgery Representative - United States Department of Defense
Spine Center of Excellence Project, 1999 - 2000, Washington, D.C.

Courtesy Staff Physician, San Francisco State University Football, 1983

Staff Physician, Sequoia Hospital, 1988, and
Surgical Consultant, Sequoia Pain Treatment Center, 1988

FDA CLINICAL TRIALS

Kineflex Cervical and Lumbar Disc Arthroplasties

Benevenue “KIVA” Compression Fracture study

PATENTS OWNED OR PENDING:

1. Kyphoplasty Directional Cement Delivery Device, co-holder with Kyphon Inc.
2. Fusion Beam, a medical device for spinal fusion: Original design clinical research and implementation. 

MEDICAL LICENSURE

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1990 with re-certification July 2000; next renewal 2010