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UCHealth Spine Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - 1st Floor 12605 E. 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-1980

Vikas Patel, MD

Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine

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Vikas Patel
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Care Philosophy

I currently serve as the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. As an academic spine surgeon, it is my responsibility to stay involved in the latest spine care research findings, techniques, and technologies. As a clinician, I must also use the latest diagnostic technologies to first find the source of discomfort and disability in my patients. I then look to my training and experience to educate my patients on treatment options and together judge which might be the best treatment for each individual patient without increasing the risk of complications. We can thus choose the best technology together based on their condition and expectation from surgical treatment. Surgery, however, is a last resort to be chosen only if conservative measures fail to provide sufficient relief. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked as an engineer before earning both a Master's of Arts and a Doctor of Medicine degree at Washington University in St. Louis. My orthopedic spine surgery training took place at the University of California (San Francisco), and my specialized fellowship training was at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica.

Title(s)

Executive Vice Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgeon

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine

Scheduling Phone Number

720-848-1980

Gender

Male

Languages

German, English, Gujarati

Hospital Affiliation

University of Colorado Hospital

UCHealth Spine Center - Anschutz Medical Campus

Phone: 720-848-1980 720-848-1980

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Specialties

  • Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine (2006)

Conditions

  • Bones, Joints and Muscles

    Spine Injuries , Fractures , Back Pain , Scoliosis , Neck Disorders and Injuries

  • Symptoms and Manifestations

    Pain

  • Spine

    Sacroiliac Joint , Sciatica , Degenerative Scoliosis , Lumbar spinal stenosis , Slipped Disc , Lumbar disc herniation , Myelopathy , Radiculopathy , Scoliosis , Cervical disc herniation , Spondylolisthesis , Degenerative Disc Disease , Cervical spinal stenosis , Spondylolysis

  • Brain and Nervous System

    Spine Diseases and Conditions

  • Infections

  • Spinal Deformity

  • Failed Prior Surgery

Treatments and Services

Interests and Activities

Personal Interests
When I am not working I enjoy traveling with my wife and two children.


Department

Professor, Orthopedics

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Member AO North America, Member Colorado Medical Society (CMS), Member International Association for the Study of Pain, Member Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), Member Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Member Spine Arthroplasty Association, Member Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA), Member

Research and Grants

Grants

Post market Surveillance of Clinical and Functional Outcomes with Post-Operative Adjunctive use of Cervical-Stim aor Spinal Stim (2006)

The effect of auto claving on metal memory (2007)

EBI'S Lumbar Anterior Plate System (2007)

Activ-L Artificial Disc. CT (2007)

Facet force relative to disc degeneration and disc replacement (2007)

BMP Diffusion from a Novel Bone Graft Substitute (2007)

Facet Force Disc Degen/Metal Memory (2007)

Fellowship Grant in Spine Care (2008)

Nubac Disc Arthroplasty (2009)

EPhysical Capacity Outcomes Study PD-L and ALIF (2009)

Rabbit Study Protocol CR-055: P-15 ABM Formulations in a Rabbit Femur Drill Hole Healing Study (2009)

ISSIS Clinical Trial (2009)

Fellowship Grant in Spine Care (2010)

Evaluation of Blood Platelet Concentrate Methodology with ABM/P-15 (2010)

Biomechanical Cervical Disc Replacement Facet Force (2011)

Fellowship Grant in Spine Care (2011)

Fellowship Grant in Spine Care (2011)

Retrospective Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of Fusion and Complications for Single Lvl AxiaLIF and ALIF Subjects (2011)

Biomechanical Evaluation of Anterior Cage-Plate Fixation (ALIF cage and ATB Plate or Synfix ) Versus Iliac Screws with TLIF (2012)

Synthes AO Spine (2012)

The Relationship between Sagittal Plane Correction and Quality of Life in Adult Deformity Patients Treated with Posterior Instrumentation-CT (2012)

Effects of vitamin D deficiency on lumbar spine fusion and the role of rhBMP-2 (2012)

Validation of a New Sacroiliac-Joint Specific Disability Questionnaire (2012)

Investigation of Sacroiliac Fusion Treatment – INSITE - CT (2012)

Skull to sacrum course (2013)

Fellowship Grant in Spine Care (2013)

Cervical Stim Retrospective (CDA – Orthofix Cervical Stim Retrospective Protocol) (2014)

Porous, Patient Specific Interbody Fusion Cages with Enhanced Loading Characteristics (2014)

DuraSeal TM Exact Spine Sealant System Post Approval Study (2014)

Revitalization of Bone Allograft with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Enhance Spinal Fusion (2014)

Retrospective Study Evaluating the Efficacy of the Orthofix Spinal-Stim Bone Growth Stimulator in Patients Who Have Undergone Lumbar Fusion Surgery with Adjunctive Use of the Spinal-Stim Device (2015)

A Phase 2b Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Staphylococcus (2015)

Prospective, Concurrently Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Spinal Kinetics M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc Compared to ACDF for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cervical Radiculopathy (2015)

Fellowship Grant in Spine Care (2015)

Odontoid: Safety and Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (Cervical Stim) as an Adjunct to Enhanced Union (2015)

A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study Comparing the Analgesic Efficacy of Cannabis versus Oxycodone (2016)

Clinical Study Protocol to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the Premia Spine TOPS System (2017)

ReActive Implantable Neurostimulation System for Chronic Low Back Pain (ReActiv8-B) (2017)

SALLY: Study of bone growth in the Sacroiliac Joint after minimally invasive surgery with titanium implants. (2017)

M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc IDE Post-Approval Study (2019)

Clinical Study Protocol To Assess The Safety And Effectiveness Of The Premia Spine TOPSTM System (2019)

Clinical Study Protocol to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the Premia Spine TOPS System (2020)

ReActiv8 Stimulation Therapy vs Optimal Medical Management: A Randomized Evaluation (RESTORE) (2021)

M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc IDE Post-Approval Study (2021)

An Interventional, Multi-Center Investigation of Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) Stabilized with Pedicle Screws (2021)

A Multi-Center Post-Market Retrospective Data Collection Protocol to Evaluate the Real World Performance of Orthofix Spine Stim Devices Compared to Control (RWE Spine Study) (2022)

A 2 and 5 Year Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes in the Treatment of Degenerative Spinal Stenosis with Concomitant Low Back Pain by Decompression With and Without Additional Stabilization Using the coflex(R) Interlaminar Technology for FDA Actual Condi (2023)

Advanced Cervical Fixation (2023)

Clinical Study Protocol to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the Premia Spine TOPS System (2025)

Advanced Cervical Plating System (2026)

Research Interests for Patients

Currently, my research focus entails spinal non-fusion technologies, cervical and lumbar disc replacement, dynamic stabilization, alternative bone graft materials for fusion, minimally invasive surgical techniques and computer-assisted surgery. My basic science research includes the study of cell therapies, spinal biologics, spinal biomechanics, and the evaluation of pain. Additional research includes assessing the efficacy of marijuana based pain treatment.

Education and Training

Medical Schools

MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1997)


Undergraduate Schools

BS, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign (IL) (1991)


Graduate Schools

MA, Washington University In St. Louis (1997)


Internships

University of California (San Francisco) Program (1998)


Residency Program

University of California (San Francisco) Program (2003)


Fellowships

St. John's Hospital Spine Fellowship (Cedars Sinai Program) (2003)

Information for referring providers

Referral Contact Phone

720-848-1980

720-848-1980

Referral Contact Fax

720-848-2019

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Information for Referring and Transferring Patients

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

Minimally invasive spine surgery of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine with a conservative-first approach and motion preservation whenever possible. I also treat complex spine problems including failed back and neck surgery and conditions which patients may have been told can't be treated.

Research Interest for Referring Providers

Spinal non-fusion technologies, cervical and lumbar disc replacement, dynamic stabilization, alternative bone graft materials for fusion, minimally invasive surgical techniques, computer-assisted surgery, cell therapies, spinal biologics, spinal biomechanics, and the evaluation of pain. Additional research includes assessing the efficacy of marijuana based pain treatment.