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CURRICULUM VITAE 9/20/2019Evalina Levina Burger-Van der Walt, B. Med. Sc., MBCh. B., M. Med.(Ortho)Personal HistoryCurrent PositionProfessorChair Department of Orthopedics University of Colorado School of MedicineDepartment of Orthopedics AOP Spine ClinicBox 6510 Mailstop F712 Aurora CO k, Republic of South AfricaSpouse and ChildrenChristiaan J. (Kees) vanderWaltChristiaan J. (Chris) vanderWalt, IVCitizenshipSouth Africa, United States of AmericaEducationUndergraduateB. Med. Sc (UOVS) 1980 (MD equivalent) MB ChB. (UOVS) 1984 (Honors In Pediatrics, Surgeryand Psychiatry) University of the Orange Free StateP.O. Box 2319 Bloemfontein 0001 Republic of South AfricaPost GraduateM. Med (Ortho) 1993 University of PretoriaP.O. Box 667Pretoria0001, Republic of South AfricaInternshipVereeniging (Kopanong Hospital) and Sebokeng Hospitals Private Bag X 1026Thaba Tshwane, 1043, Republic of South Africa - 12/15/1984-05/31/1985Military Hospital PretoriaPrivate Bag X169 Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa - 06/01/1985-12/15/1985
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 2 of 52Medical OfficerS A Defense Force, Medical Core, Department of Orthopaedics, 1 Military Hospital,VoortrekkerhoogtePrivate Bag X 169, Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa - 01/01/1986-01/14/1987Rank: Captain (Medical Officer Spine Unit - 01/16/1987-06/30/1987)ResidencyOrthopaedic TrainingKalafong Hospital Pretoria (University of Pretoria)P.O. Box 667, Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South AfricaPretoria Academic Hospital (University of Pretoria)(Now Steve Biko Hospital)Private Bag X 169 Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South AfricaResidency: 07/01/1987-06/30/1993 (including general surgery/ trauma surgery and spine surgeryfor 24 months)Board CertificationsDiplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, July, 2016South African Orthopaedic Association, 1993-presentAcademic Appointments1.Professor and Chair, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Robert D’Ambrosia Chair ofOrthopedics, 11/01/2018-Present2.Professor, Adult Spine Unit, University of Colorado SOM, Dept. of Orthopedics, 07/01/2012Present3.Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, University of Colorado, 2011-20184.Vice Chair, Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 01/2008 10/20185.Director Orthopedic Outpatients University of Colorado Hospital, 07/01/2008-07/01/20136.Associate Professor, Adult Spine Unit. University of Colorado SOM, Dept. ofOrthopaedics,07/01/2006-6/30/20127.Associate Professor, LSUHSC Orthopaedic Spine Unit, New Orleans, LA, 11/01/200106/31/20068.Full-time Senior Orthopaedic Consultant, and Head of the Spinal Unit, Pretoria AcademicHospital, University of Pretoria, with special interest in Pediatric Orthopaedic Unit,07/02/1995-05/31/1999
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.9.Page 3 of 52Full-time Junior Orthopaedic Consultant, and Head of the Spinal Unit, Pretoria AcademicHospital, University of Pretoria, with special interest in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Unit,07/01/1993 -06/30/1995Professional Appointments1.Full-time Private Practice, Pretoria East Neuro-Orthopaedic Hospital, Pretoria - 06/01/199910/15/20012.Part-time - (40 hrs. month) Senior Orthopaedic Consultant, and Head of the Spinal Unit,Pretoria Academic 1Awards and Honors1.Upjohn Prestige Award for the “Best Report” on GeneralPractice,19822.Research reward for the Best Medical Student Research Paper :“Argyope as PsychiatricLaboratory Animal Model”, 19833.“Best paper” on ICI National Research DayatJohannesburg,April19844.The Cornelius Wessels Medallion for the most Outstanding Final Year Student in GeneralSurgery,(University of the Orange Free State, R.S.A),19845.Registrar’s prize for the Best Scientific Paper, Scientific Day, Faculty of Medicine, University ofPretoria,1992. Best Junior Researcher for19926.The GF Dommisse prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Research, University ofPretoria, 1993. Best Orthopaedic resident7.Invitation from the DGOT - to travel to Germany and Austria1994 - First time award8.Smith & Nephew, Spine Traveling Scholarship,1996-19979.Special Achiever Award - Soroptimist International (Professional & Business Women’s ServiceOrganization), Pretoria Tshwana Club - 199710.ABC Traveling Fellow - (American-British-Canadian), 200011.Partners in Care Award, University of Colorado Hospital, January,200912.Cambridge 2010 Edition of Who’s Who Executives and Professionals , February, 2010
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 4 of 5213.Thomas Whitecloud Award for the Best Basic Science Paper presented at the (IMAST)International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, “Facet joint biomechanics at thetreated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement.”, Toronto - July,201014.Best Poster Award, NASS, “Correlation of Vertebral Strength Topography with ThreeDimensional Computed tomography Structure”, Andriy Noshchenco, PhD., Vikas Patel, M.D.,Evalina Burger, M.D., September201015.Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellow - 201116.“Top 10 Best Papers” at 33 Annual Meeting of the International Society of OrthopaedicSurgery and Traumatology (SICOT) and the 17th Annual Meeting of the Pan Arab OrthopaedicAssociation (PAOA) Orthopaedic World Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov.28-30,2012. Retrograde Ejaculation following anterior lumbar spine surgery.17.“Top 30 Women in Spine and Neurosurgery to Know in 2013”. Becker’s Healthcare AnnualSpine Review. November 20, 201318.“Best Doctors 2013”, Denver Business Journal , February 21, 201419.“26 Spine Surgeon Leaders at Academic Medical Centers”, Becker’s SpineReview,December20,201320.MORE Award(Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence Award) received for accurate reportingon patient surgical outcomes (Flak Jacket)21.Featured in “Spine Review” Journal, 2011, 2012, 2013, 201622.Becker’s list of Spine Surgeons to Know, September, 201423.“Best Doctors in America 2015-2016”, Denver Business Journal, August 7, 201524.Featured in “Custom rods take guesswork out of spine surgery” UC Health news article,December 16, 201525.“Best Doctors in America 2016-2017”, Denver Business Journal, July 7, 201726.“2018 Marquis Who’s Who in the World”, The Marquis Who’s Who Publications Board,November 1, 201727.“Best Doctors in America 2017-2018”, Denver Business Journal, November 11, 201728.“Best Clinical Paper Award”, Annual Meeting of the International Society of OrthopaedicSurgery and Traumatology (SICOT), “Pelvic Incidence and Its Relationship to Total HipDislocation in Patients with Previous Lumbar Spine Fusion”, Cape Town, South Africa,November 30-December 2, 2017, Kleck CJ, York P, Dayton M, Hogan C, Burger EL.rd
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 5 of 5229.“Hull Deformity award”, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgeryand Traumatology (SICOT), “Patient Specific Spine Rods (PSSR) Decrease Rate ofMechanical Complications (MC) after Correction of Adult Spine Deformity (ASD)”, Montreal,Canada, October 10-13, 2018, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Calabrese D, Reeves B,Noshchenko A, Burger EL.30.“10 Spine Surgeon Leaders to Know”, Becker’s Spine Review, January 30, 2019.Membership in Professional Organizations1.Medical Association of South Africa - 1985-2001 The South African Pediatric OrthopaedicSociety, (Committee Member), 1994-19952.The South African Spinal Cord Association, (Secretary) - 1996-19983.AO - Alumni - Member from 19964.AO - Alumni, South African-Chapter, (Vice-President, 2001- 002)5.Soroptomist International - Tshwana Club - 1996-20016.Scoliosis Research Society, Active Member - 1998- Present7.American Medical Association Member - 83606860015- 2001-Present8.Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Trustee member, 2002-20069.AO - Spine North America Faculty Member, June 2001- Present10.North American Spine Society Member, July 8, 2003-Present11.American Medical Foundation Member, September 23, 2003-201212.International College of Surgeons, Fellow, March 17, 2004-November, 2013, Inducted May 6,201013.Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society Member,July7, 2004 -Present14.SICOT North America Member, Feb, 2004-Present15.20TH Century Orthopedic Association Member - 1ST Female Member since 1947; 2003 Present16.American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Member, October1, 2007-Present17.Society of Lateral Access Surgery, May 2009-2012
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.18.Orthopedic Research Society Member, May 2015- Present19.Ruth Jackson Society Member, 2007-Present20.Eurospine, The Spine Society of Europe, January 2017-Present21.American Orthopaedic Association Member- June 2018-PresentPage 6 of 52Committee and Service ResponsibilitiesUniversity/Institutional ServiceDepartmental Committees1.ABC Fellows Co-Coordinator for New Orleans, 2001-2006, Denver, 2008, 2016, 20182.Educational Committee, LSU Department of Orthopedics, 2002-20063.DHMC Spine Trauma Program Coordinator, 2006-20084.Academic Council, CU Denver Department of Orthopedics, 2006-20105.Faculty Research Coordination Committee, CU Denver, 2007-20106.Search Committee for Director of Orthopedic Trauma DHH, 2009-20107.Governance Committee Member, 2009-20108.Co-organizer of the Orthopedic Faculty Retreat, 2009-20189.Executive Committee, CU Orthopedics, 2006-Present10.Finance Committee, CU Orthopedics, 2006-Present (Chair, 2007-2012)11.Retreat Organizer, Orthopedic Faculty Retreat, 2014-Present12.Chiefs Committee, CU Orthopedics, 2014-PresentSchool of Medicine Committees1.Private Practice Committee, University of retoria,1997-19992.Dean’s Strategic Planning Committee member, in conjunction with the LSU Medical Schooland the LSU Healthcare Network, 2004 20053.Emergency Medicine Departmental Status Review Committee, 20084.Member at Large - Faculty Assembly School of Medicine, January 2009-present5.DPSS Evaluation Committee, November 2009-March 20106.Clinical Leadership Committee, 2011-20187.Clinical Task Force - SOM; Co-Chair, 2012
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 7 of 528.Member Search Committee; Chair of Anesthesia, CU SOM, 2015-20169.Chair Search Committee; Chair of PM&R, CU SOM, 2016-201710.School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Executive Committee Member, 201911.University Hospital of Colorado Medical Board Committee Member, 201912.University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine) Board of DirectorsHospital Committees1.Rehabilitation Committee, 1993- 999, Pretoria Academic Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa2.LSUHSC Ambulatory Surgery Center Committee Member, 2003-20053.MCLNO Trauma Committee Representative, LSUHSC Department of Orthopaedics, 2002-20044.Kenner Regional Hospital Board, 2004-20065.Implant Oversight Committee UCH, 2006 -20126.Supply Cost Reduction Team UCH, 2007-20127.Spine Center Strategic Management Committee, 2009-20148.Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic Director, 2008-20139.Physician Accountabilities Group, 2011- 201210.South-Box Steering Committee Member, 2011-201211.Search Committee Member for Vice President of Ambulatory Care, 201512.OR Executive Committee UCH, 2014-Present13.Technology Assessment Committee UCH, 2015-201714.ERAS Spine Committee (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery), 201615.UCH Medical Staff Board, 2016-Present16.Bylaws Committee of the UCH Medical Staff, 2017-201817.At-Large Director on the CU Medicine Board, 2017-2018National and International Committees1.SRS Coding and Compliancy Committee, 2008-20102.SRS Bylaws & Policies Committee Member, 2013-20183.SRS Bylaws & Policies Committee Chair, 9 2017-10 20184.SRS Adult Deformity Committee Member, 2014-20195.SICOT North America Executive Committee, 2007-Present Treasurer, 2008-2010President Elect, 2011
Evalina L. Burger, M.D. Page 8 of 52President, 2012-2013Past President, 2013-2014Member at large, 2015-20176.SICOT International Chair Spine Section, 2016-20187.SICOT Foundation Member, 2017-Present8.Adult Spine Evaluation Committee, March 2019-March 20229.SRS Patient Education Committee Member-2018-202010.SRS Adult Deformity Committee Member, August 2019-PresentSchool Activities1.LSUHSC Mentors is a volunteer program comprised of LSUHSC faculty and staff who havetaken an interest in making themselves available to their students for professional andpersonal mentoring. LSUHSC Mentors aim to enrich and individualize students' experiences atLSU School of Medicine.2.UC Denver student mentor for high school students allowing shadowing opportunities, 200720163.UC Denver Student Mentor, 2008-Present4.Research track student oversight, 2010-2012; Ryan Farmer 2014-2016; Cameron Barton 2014-2017; Marissa Hughbanks5.Mentor Master’s in PublicHealth,2013-2014, Damien Illing6.Observer Program: Rum Mudiyan-2018 (Sub I) Lisa Wilke MS-IV (Germany)Clinical Service1.MCLNO/University Hospitals, New Orleans, LA, 2001-20062.Kenner Regional Medical Center, Kenner, LA, 2001-20063.Metropolitan Development Center, Belle Chasse, LA, 2001-20064.Pelter Lawless Development Center, Thibodaux ,LA,2001-20065.Consultant, Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 2001-20066.AOP Spine Center, Denver, CO, 2006-Present
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 9 of 527.Denver Health Medical Center, Spine Trauma Consultant, Denver, CO, 2006-20158.University of Colorado Hospital, Inpatient and Outpatient Services, Denver, CO, 2006-Present9.The Veterans Hospital at Denver, Orthopedic Spine Service, Denver, CO, 2006-PresentLicensures and CertificationsCertificationSAOA (South-African Orthopaedic Association), 1993ABOS (American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons), July 28, 2016LicensuresThe Health Professionals Council of South Africa (Medical & Dental Council)Issued Date: 11/30/1985Registration Number: MP28454General Medical Council - United KingdomIssued Date: 08/14/2007-PresentReference Number: 4660767Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersIssued Date: 07/21/2001-7/21/2006Louisiana Department of Health & HospitalsIssue Date:11/01/2001-07/21/2006State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of RegistrationsIssue Date:01/05/2006Federal DEA LicenseIssue Date:11/16/2001ATLS CertificationIssue Date:12/09/2001BLS Certification:Valid until:11/20/2019Training CertificationsTOPS System Bio-Skills Training Certification, Premia Spine
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 10 of 52Inventions and Patents1.Non-disclosure agreement signed with Synthes for developing new sacral fixation and sagittalbalance screw, 20062.TTO Office CU Innovations Lumbar Distractor Standardized pain scale device Lab test for determining scoliosis progression Osteotomy Screw3.Spark Program CU Innovations, Project Title: Novelty Cages Accommodating IndividualEndplate Architecture”, 2018Review and Referee WorkEditorial Board4.The Journal of Orthopedics: July, 2000- Present5.Spine Surgery Today: March, 2014-Present6.Orthopedics Today: May, 2016-Present7.Journal of Surgery and Perioperative Care: March, 2018-Present8.International Journal of Innovative Surgery Member: March, 2018-PresentReviewer1.The Journal of Patient Safety ,2007-Present2.Biomedical Materials, 2009-Present3.The American Medical Foundation, peer reviewer, 2003-20084.SAS Journal, 2010-Present5.The Spine Journal, 2011-Present6.Spine Journal, Peer review, Article Title “The Total Disability Index (TDI): a single measure ofdisability in patients with and/or back pain”, 2-10-2019Invited Lectures and Presentations9.Invited surgeon to Swaziland, SA, November, 199310.Invited surgeon to Princess Marina Hospital, Gabarone, Botswana, November,1997
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 11 of 5211.Alie Key Memorial Lecture, Biennial SASCA Conference, 12-15 August 2001, Johannesburg,SA12.Inaugural G. F. Dommisse Memorial lecture, “The Shoulder of a Giant” SASS Congress, 17-19June 2004, Windhoek, Namibia13.Invited course faculty to the 2005 Controversies in Lumber Spine Symposium, 28-30, April2005, Las Vegas, NV14.ARGO SPINE meeting: Invited speaker 01/23/2008-01/25/2008, First Americanrepresentation at this meeting15.Spinal Summit: Invited speaker 02/10/08-02/13/08, Vail, CO16.JSRS- Invitational Speaker 10/08/08; 10-11/08, Japan17.Grand Rounds “Complex Spine Surgeries: Goals and Complications, ”Anesthesiology, CUDenver, CO, April 7,200918.Grand Rounds “Complex Spine Surgeries: Goals and Complications”, Orthopedics CU, Denver,CO, August5,200919.Grand Rounds “Spine Surgery 2011”, LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of OrthopedicSurgery, August 26, 201120.Grand Rounds “Spine Injuries in Airline Crash Victims”, Orthopedics, University of ColoradoSOM, January 8, 201321.Grand Rounds “The Aging Spine”, 14th Annual Women’s Health Symposium, Aurora, CO,February 27, 201622.“Theories and Concepts Behind Stand-Alone Anterior Fusions”, M.O.R.E. Journal. 8thM.O.R.E. International Symposium Congress Edition, April 201623.Guest Lecture “Spine Stenosis”, SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, Rome, Italy,September 201624.Grand Rounds “The Aging Spine”, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado SOMand The Denver VA GRECC, December 1, 201625.Invited Speaker, SICOT 38th Orthopaedic World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa,November 201726.Invited Speaker, 2017 Women in Spine Surgery, Colorado, March 201827.Invited Speaker, Australian Spine Society, April, 2018
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 12 of 5228.Speaker, 20th Century Annual Meeting, “Patient Specific Roads and Rod Breakage”,Nemacolin, PA. 201829.Invited Speaker, “One Size Does Not Fit All”, 19th Annual EFORT Congress, Barcelona, Spain,May 30-June 1, 201830.Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 29-30, 201931.Moderator, Orthopaedic Research Society, Saturday, February 2, 201932.Invited Speaker, 9th M.O.R.E. International Symposium, Lugano, Switzerland, April 11-13201933.Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 23-24, 201934.Invited Speaker, 9th MORE International Symposium, Lugano, Switzerland, April 11-13, 201935.Spine Symposium Panel Member, Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting,Monterey, CA, July 31- August 3, 201936.Invited Speaker, 9th M.O.R.E International Symposium, Lugano, Switzerland, April 11-13,2019.Teaching Record1.During my association with the University of Pretoria, I was involved with four hours offormal post-graduate teaching a week and responsible for teaching the Annual Spine courseto medical students2.Academic Council, LSU Department of Orthopaedics3.Academic Council CU Denver, Department of Orthopaedics; adhoc memberGraduate Students Trained1.Formal examiner for the medical students from 1993-2000, in which a class of 200 graduatedeach year2.Medical students lectures at LSU on spine topics3.Students from UC Denver SOM rotate on my service during their orthopedic block,2006-2016Post-Graduate
Evalina L. Burger, M.D.Page 13 of 521.The Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Pretoria graduated between two and sixorthopaedic residents per year. I have been involved n the examination of these residentstwice a year from 1993 to1999. I was also responsible for reviewing the spine part of theNational In-Training exam in South Africa.2.Educational Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Trainingon a daily basis; clinical hands on cases in surgery and clinics3.Physical therapy course - Annual Spine Lecture series for postgraduate physical therapystudents in the Master’s course, LSU. (2001-2005)4.Responsible for designing a new curriculum for Resident teaching in Orthopaedics, LSU, 20025.Participation in the LSUHSC Family Practice Residency Program in which the residents focuson back pain management at LSU, 20046.4 CORNERSPGY3 Orthopedic Resident Conference - March 1-4, 20077.Spine lectures for residents and fellows, CU SOM - Annually8.Rocky Mountain Resident Spine Forum - October 20-21, 20079.Pre-Fellowship Bioskills Workshop, Denver - May 2008 and 200910.IMAST Workshop Faculty Member, Lyon, France, July 19, 2019PhD Students1.Hayne, Matthew, Thesis Review Committee, “Time Dependent Strain Response of TitaniumBased Biomedical Alloys used in Spin
CURRICULUM VITAE 9/20/2019 . Evalina Levina Burger-Van der Walt, B. Med. Sc., MBCh. B., M. Med.(Ortho) Personal History. Current Position . Professor . Chair Department of Orthopedics University of Colorado School of Medicine . Department of Orthopedics AOP Spine Clinic . Box 6510 Mailstop F712 Aurora CO 80045 . Office: 303-724-2971
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