Pedro Berjano Coquillat MD, PhD

phone: +39 039 916 5219 email: info@orthospine.it

website: www.orthospine.it

Short Bio

Dr Pedro Berjano, MD, PhD, graduated in Medicine in Spain in 1988. He followed

postgraduate studies in Epidemiology and Public Health, and completed the speciality

programs in Family Medicine and then in Orthopedics. His activity has been devoted to

spine surgery, and he completed a PhD degree with a thesis on biomechanical evaluation

of a novel anterior spine fusion method. Since 2003 he moved to Italy where he joined the

Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi Research Hospital (the most relevant orthopedic and spine

institution in Italy) and became a Head of Division in 2013. Currently he co-Chairs with

Claudio Lamartina MD the GSpine Spine Surgery Division at Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi,

Milan (I).

Research, education and improving standards of clinical care have been the drivers of his

activity in the last five years. His main focus in research is Adult Deformity and Advanced

Techniques in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. With Claudio Lamartina MD he has

published new classification systems for sagittal imbalance and adult scoliosis and new

techniques for spinal deformity surgery. He has participated as a chairman and faculty in

relevant educational activities of the Spine Society of Europe, AOSpine, Society for

Lateral Access Surgery, Italian Spine Society and University of Turin (I), among others.

Currently, Dr Berjano is considered one of the top spine surgeons in Europe. In the field of

minimally invasive techniques for spinal fusion, he is acknowledged as one of the world's

top spine surgeons.

Education

2000 - 2003 PhD Degree Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca (Spain). 1992 - 1996 Specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology –Monographic Hospital of

Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation Asepeyo (Madrid)

1989 -1991 Specialty in Family Medicine

University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves. Granada (Spain) 1982 -1988 MD Degree Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada (Spain) Professional Experience

2015-present Clinical Director, Spine Surgery Division - G-Spine4. IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan (I)

2013 - 2015 Director of the Spine Surgery Division of the Orthopedic Clinic – IRCCS

Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, Milan (I) 2012 - Present Consultant in Spine Surgery. Clinica Santa Chiara, Locarno (CH) 2003 - 2012 Orthopedic Surgeon. Zucchi Clinical Institutes, Monza (I), Director Spine Surgery. 2009 - 2011 Surgery Consultant (Division II Spine Surgery – Director Prof.. Lamartina, Dr.

Bassani – and Researcher. IRCCS Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, Milan (I) 1999 - 2003 Coordinator of the Clinical Research Unit, Monographic Hospital of

Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation Asepeyo (Madrid) 2000 - 2003 Vice Director of the Specialty in Orthopedics Program 2000 - 2003 Spine Surgery Consultant, Monographic Hospital of Traumatology,

Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation Asepeyo (Madrid) Clinical and Research interests

Minimally invasive spine surgery, Adult deformity, Outcomes evaluation in Spine, Sagittal balance, Lateral access surgery.

Other current professional appointments

Deputy Editor (Social Media), European Spine Journal Regional Director (EMEA) of the Society for Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS) AO Spine Member (Faculty) GLOBE Member Spine Society of Europe Member Spine Society of Spain Member Spine Society of Italy Member North American Spine Society Member MEMMedia Foundation Board Member Clinical Professor, Postgraduate Master Program in Neurosurgery, University of Turin (I) Faculty of the Spine Society of Europe “European Spine Surgery Diploma”

Selected Publications

Berjano P, Blanco JF, Rendon D, Villafane JH, Pescador D, Atienza CM. Finite element analysis and cadaveric cinematic analysis of fixation options for anteriorly implanted trabecular metal interbody cages. Êur Spine J. 2015;24(Suppl 7):918-923. DOI 10.007/s586-015-4277-3 Berjano P, Langella F, Ismael M-F, Damilano M, Scopetta S, Lamartina C. Successful correction of sagittal imbalance can be calculated on the basis of pelvic incidence and age. Eur Spine J. 2014;23(Suppl 6):S587-S596. DOI 10.007/s00586-014-3556-8 Lamartina C, Berjano P. Classification of sagittal imbalance based on spinal alignment and compensatory mechanisms. Eur Spine J. 2014;23:1177-1189. Berjano P, Cucciati L, Damilano M, Pejrona M, Lamartina C. A novel technique for sublaminar-band-assisted closure of pedicle subtraction osteotomy. Eur spine J. 2013 Nov 23 [Epub ahead of print] DOI 10.007/s00586-013-3113-x Berjano P, Pejrona M, Damilano M. Microdiscectomy for recurrent L5-S1 disc herniation. Eur Spine J. 2013 Nov 23 [Epub ahead of print] DOI 10.1007/s00586-013-3114-9 Berjano P, Cecchinato R, Damilano M, Morselli C, Sansone V, Lamartina C. Preoperative calculation of the necessary correction in sagittal imbalance surgery: validation of three predictive methods. Eur Spine J. Sept. 2013. DOI 10.1007/s00586-013-3025-9 Berjano P, Bassani R, Casero G, Sinigaglia A, Cecchinato R, Lamartina C, Failures and revisions in surgery for sagittal imbalance: analysis of factors influencing failure. Eur Spine J. Sept 2013. DOI 10.1007/s0586-013-3024-x Berjano P, Damilano M, Bozzaro M, Pejrona M, Ceccinato R, Lamartina C. Standing lateral lumbar spine and pelvis (SLLP) radiograph: a screening, reduced radiation method, for sagittal imbalance. Eur Spine J. Sept 2013. DOI 10.1007/s00586-013-3026-8 Berjano P, Lamartina C. Far lateral approaches (XLIF) in adult scoliosis. Eur Spine J. Mar 2013; 22Suppl 2:S242-253. DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2426-5. Berjano P, Damilano M, Lamartina C. Sagittal alignment correction and reconstruction of lumbar post-traumatic kyphosiss via MIS lateral approach. Eur Spine J. Dec 2012; 2718-20. DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2568-5. Lamartina C, Berjano P, Petruzzi M, Sinigaglia A, Casero G, Cecchinato R, Damilano M, Bassani R. Criteria to restore sagittal balance in deformity and degenerative spondylolisthesis. Eur Spine J. May 2012; 21 Suppl 1:S27-31. DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2236-9. Pubmed updated search of publications:

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Languages

Spanish: native Italian: fluent English: fluent French: basic Referencing Colleagues Prof Max Aebi, Professor Emeritus University of Bern (CH) Dr Claudio Lamartina, Head of Service, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi Milano (I) Mr Bronek Boszczyk, Consultant Spine Surgeon, Nottingham (UK)

Fields of surgical compentency Dr Pedro Berjano and his team provide effective and high quality care that covers all the field of spine surgery, including: -Lumbar and cervical disc herniation -Microsurgery for lumbar and cervical spine -Spinal cord decompression in cervical myelopathy -Spinal cord decompression in thoracic disc herniation -Spinal cord decompression in fractures, tumors and infection -Spinal tuberculosis and other infections -Spinal traumatic conditions (fractures and dislocations) -Sequelae of spinal trauma -Spinal instability -Osteoporotic fractures (vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty) -Surgery of low back pain -Pediatric deformities of the spine (kyphosis, scoliosis, congenital deformity) -Adult deformities of the spine -Intradural tumors -Minimally invasive techniques for decompression, spinal fixation, spinal fusion, trauma, adult deformity (when indicated) -Salvage in failed spinal surgery.