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John G. Heller, M.D.
The Emory Clinic
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery


Specialties


Spine
Orthopaedic Surgery



Area of Clinical Interest


anterior lumbar interbody fusion
cervical fusion
compression fractures
disc degeneration
discectomy
herniated disc
kyphoplasty
kyphosis
laminectomy
laminoplasty
lumbar decompression
lumbar disorders
lumbar fusion
microdiscectomy
neck pain
posterior lumbar interbody fusion
radiculopathy
sacroiliac degeneration
sciatica
scoliosis
spinal implants
spinal infections
spinal pain
spinal stenosis
spinal surgery
spinal trauma
spinal tumors
spondylolisthesis
spondylosis
thoracic fusion
thoracic surgery
vertebral fractures





Hospital Affiliation(s)


Emory University Hospital
Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital



Addresses Locations


Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center
59 Executive Park South Atlanta , GA 30329 Map to the office
(404) 778-7000



Year started practicing at Emory

1994



Education


Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 1983

Internship
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 1984

Residency
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 1988

Fellowship
University of California Medical Center, San Diego, CA 1989



Organizational Leadership Memberships

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Cervical Spine Research Society

Council of Spine Societies

North American Spine Society

Southern Orthopaedic Association



Awards

CIBA Community Service AWard
CIBA Community Service Award
1983

Cervical Spine Research Award
Cervical Spine Research Society, 1989

Kashiwagi-Suzuki Traveling Fellow
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996

Teacher of the Year Award
Emory Orthopaedic Resident Selection, 1996



Major or Recent Publications

Cervical myelopathy and congenital stenosis from hypoplasia of the atlas.. Spine 26(5)E80-6, 2001, .

Cervical pedicle screw insertion: assessment of safety and accuracy with computer-assisted image guidance. Journal of Spinal Disorders 13(4)275, 2000, .

Cervical spine pedicle screws: a biomechanical comparison of two insertion techniques. Spine 25(22)2865-2867, 2000, .

Cervical transfacet versus lateral mass screws: a biomechanical comparison.. Journal of Spinal Disorders 13(6)515-8, 2000, .

Iatrogenic lumbar spondylolisthesis: treatment by anterior fibular and iliac arthrodesis. Journal of Spinal Disorders 13(4)309-18, 2000, .

Laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion for multilevel cervical myelopathy: an independent matched cohort analysis. Spine 25(12)1330-6, 2001, .

T-saw laminoplasty for the management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: clinical and radiological outcome. Spine 25(14)1788-94, 2000, .