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  • Armin Arshi MD
  • Gideon Blumstein, MD
  • Dane Brodke MD
  • Rafael Buerba, MD, MHS
  • Zachary Burke, MD
  • Brian Cash, MD
  • James Chen, MD
  • Abigail Cortez MD
  • Sai Devana MD
  • Nickolas Fretes, MD
  • Nicholas Gajewski MD
  • Scott Galey MD
  • Danielle Greig MD
  • Christopher Hart MD
  • Vishal Hegde, MD
  • Peter Hsiue MD
  • Chad Ishmael MD
  • Andrew Jensen, MD, MBE
  • Daniel Johansen MD
  • Benjamin Kelley MD
  • Gina Mosich, MD
  • Howard Park, MD
  • Akash Shah MD
  • William Sheppard Jr. MD
  • Karren Takamura, MD
  • Andromahi Trivellas MD
  • Myra Trivellas MD
  • Evan Vellios, MD
  • Pengcheng Jack Wang, MD
  • Kent Yamaguchi, MD
  • Paul Yang, MD
  • Lester Zambrana MD
  • Stephen Zoller, MD
  • Armin Arshi MD
  • Gideon Blumstein, MD
  • Dane Brodke MD
  • Rafael Buerba, MD, MHS
  • Zachary Burke, MD
  • Brian Cash, MD
  • James Chen, MD
  • Abigail Cortez MD
  • Sai Devana MD
  • Nickolas Fretes, MD
  • Nicholas Gajewski MD
  • Scott Galey MD
  • Danielle Greig MD
  • Christopher Hart MD
  • Vishal Hegde, MD
  • Peter Hsiue MD
  • Chad Ishmael MD
  • Andrew Jensen, MD, MBE
  • Daniel Johansen MD
  • Benjamin Kelley MD
  • Gina Mosich, MD
  • Howard Park, MD
  • Akash Shah MD
  • William Sheppard Jr. MD
  • Karren Takamura, MD
  • Andromahi Trivellas MD
  • Myra Trivellas MD
  • Evan Vellios, MD
  • Pengcheng Jack Wang, MD
  • Kent Yamaguchi, MD
  • Paul Yang, MD
  • Lester Zambrana MD
  • Stephen Zoller, MD
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Stephen Zoller, MD

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Home town: Basking Ridge, NJ
Interests/Hobbies: Surfing, Running, Travel


EDUCATION
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Internship: General Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 


AWARDS/ GRANTS

Delbarton School Medal, Valedictorian, 2005

Princeton University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Honorable mention, 2009

Princeton University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, best poster, 2009

Cum Laude, Princeton University, Department of Ecology and Evolution Biology, 2009

Columbia University Medical Student Summer Research Grant/NIH T35 Training Grant, 2011

IFAP-Gilead International Health Research Grant Recipient, 2014

Jeanette Wilkins Award for Best Basic Science Paper, 26th Annual Open Scientific Meeting, Musculoskeletal Infection Society, Charlotte, NC, August 5-6 2016.

Depuy-Synthes Investigator Initiated Scientific Research Grant, 2016


PUBLICATIONS

Appelboom G, Piazza M, Zoller SD, Connolly ES Jr. Clinical Trials in Decompressive Craniectomy After Severe Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurg. 2011.

Appelboom G, Zoller SD, Piazza MA, Szpalski C, Bruce SS, McDowell MM, Vaughan KA, Zacharia BE, Hickman Z, D'Ambrosio A, Feldstein NA, Anderson RC. Traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients: evidence for the effectiveness of decompressive surgery. Neurosurg Focus. 2011;31(5):E5.

Appelboom G, Piazza M, Bruce SS, Zoller SD, Hwang B, Monahan A, Hwang RY, Kisslev S, Mayer S, Meyers PM, Badjatia N, Connolly ES Jr. Variation in a locus linked to platelet aggregation phenotype predicts intraparenchymal hemorrhagic volume. Neurol Res. 2012;34(3):232-7.

Zoller SD, Hammersmith RL, Swart EC, Higgins BP, Doak TG, Herrick G, Landweber LF. Characterization and Taxonomic Validity of the Ciliate Oxytricha trifallax (Class Spirotrichea) Based on Multiple Gene Sequences: Limitations in Identifying Genera Solely by Morphology. Protist. 2012;163(4):643-57.

Anakwenze OA, Zoller SD, Ahmad CS, Levine WN. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Acute Proximal Humerus Fractures: A Systematic Review. J Should Elbow Surg. 2014; 23(4):e73-80.

Appelboom G, Bruce S, Duren A, Piazza M, Monahan A, Christophe B, Zoller S, LoPresti M, Connolly ES. Aquaporin-4 gene variant independently associated with oedema after intracerebral haemorrhage. Neurol Res. 2015;37(8):657-61.

Ajiboye RM, Zoller SD, Sharma A, Mosich GM, Drysch A, Li J, Reza T, Pourtaheri S. Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: What is the Evidence? Spine. July 2016 [Epub ahead of print].

Zoller SD, Toy K, Wang P, Ebramzadeh, E, Bowen R. Temporal relation of meniscal tear incidence, severity, and outcomes in adolescents undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. KSSTA. August 2016 [Epub ahead of print].



PRESENTATIONS

Bernthal NM, Zoller SD, Hegde V, Park H, Johansen D, Eilber F, Eilber FC, Chandhanayingyong C, Eckardt J. Long-term (> 15 year) Outcomes of Cement in Cement Technique for Revision Endoprosthesis Surgery. Accepted for Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI October 5 – 7, 2016.

Burke ZBC, Hegde V, Zoller SD, Johansen DO, Kelley BV, Federman N, Seeger LL, Nelson SD, Bernthal NM. Core needle biopsy is a safe and effective modality for diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cysts. Accepted for Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI October 5 – 7, 2016.

Bernthal NM, Zoller SD, Hegde V, Park H, Johansen DO, Eilber F, Eilber FC, Chandhanayingyong C, Eckardt J. Long-term (> 15 year) Outcomes of Cement in Cement Technique for Revision Endoprosthesis Surgery. Accepted for Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, November 9 – 12, 2016.

Burke ZBC, Hegde V, Zoller SD, Johansen DO, Kelley BV, Federman N, Seeger LL, Nelson SD, Bernthal NM. Core needle biopsy is a safe and effective modality for diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cysts. Accepted for Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, November 9 – 12, 2016.

Zoller S, Hu Y, Hegde V, Johansen D, Loftin A, Hamad C, Scaduto A, Bernthal N. Effect of vancomycin versus combination antibiotic therapy on spinal implant infection in an in vivo mouse model. Musculoskeletal Infection Society, Charlotte, NC, August 5-6 2016.

Zoller S, Hegde V, Johansen J, Loftin A, Hamad C, Chun R, Adams J, Bernthal N. Vitamin D deficiency increases bioluminescent bacterial burden and fluorescent neutrophil infiltration in an in vivo mouse model of periprosthetic joint infection. Musculoskeletal Infection Society, Charlotte, NC, August 5-6 2016.

Hegde V, Zoller S, Kevin Francis, Jan Maarten van Dijl, Gooitzen M. van Dam, Nicholas M. Bernthal. The use of non-invasive near infrared imaging to diagnose Staphylococcus aureus implant infection. Accepted for: International Congress on Joint Replacement, New York City, NY, October 6-9, 2016.

Ajiboye R, Cohen J, Ashana A, Buser Z, Park H, Vellios E, Zoller S, Wang J, Lord E. Scoliosis Surgery with Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in the United States: Demographic Analysis and Risk of Neurological Injury. Accepted for: North American Spine Society, Boston, MA, October 26-29 2016.

Ajiboye RM, Zoller SD, Sharma A, Mosich GM, Drysch A, Li J, Reza T, Pourtaheri S. Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: What is the Evidence? Accepted for: Cervical Spine Research Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 1-3 2016.

Ajiboye, RM, Zoller SD, D’Oro A, Burke Z, Sheppard W, Buser Z, Wang J, Pourtaheri S. The Utility of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement is Questionable: A Review of 9957 Cases. Accepted for: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 14-18 2017.

Ajiboye, RM, Ashana A, Zoller SD, Akshay S, Sheppard W, Holly L. Fate of Disc-Osteophyte Complexes Following Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy with Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Accepted for: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 14-18 2017.

Zoller S, Cao L, Lord E, Lee C, Jeffcoat D. Staged Reconstruction of Diaphyseal Fractures with Segmental Defects: Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes. Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, CA, September 29 – October 1, 2016.

Zoller S, Toy K, Wang P, Bowen R. Temporal relation of meniscal tear incidence, severity, and outcomes in adolescents undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, CA, September 29 – October 1, 2016.

Zoller SD, Hammersmith RL, Swart EC, Higgins BP, Doak TG, Herrick G, Landweber LF. Characterization and Taxonomic Validity of the Ciliate Oxytricha trifallax (Class Spirotrichea) Based on Multiple Gene Sequences: Limitations in Identifying Genera Solely by Morphology. Princeton University Undergraduate Research Symposium, May 2009.

Zoller SD, Hammersmith RL, Swart EC, Higgins BP, Doak TG, Herrick G, Landweber LF. Characterization and Taxonomic Validity of the Ciliate Oxytricha trifallax (Class Spirotrichea) Based on Multiple Gene Sequences: Limitations in Identifying Genera Solely by Morphology. Princeton University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Senior Poster Presentations, May 2009.

Zoller SD, Anakwenze O, Iyengar J, Ahmad CS, Levine WN. Perioperative Pain Control in Rotator Cuff Repair Patients. Columbia University Scholarly Project Presentations. April 2014.

Zoller SD, Sideli R, Spitalnik P, Nicholas S. Seeing Trauma in a New Light: A Fine Arts Exhibit of Traumatic Injuries from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Columbia University Physicians and Surgeons Fine Arts Exhibit. April – June 2014.

Zoller SD, Toy K, Wang P, Bowen, R. Temporal relation of meniscal tear incidence, severity, and outcome scores in adolescents undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. UCLA Longmire Research Presentation Day, March 4, 2016

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