Shane Burch, MD
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Clinical Fellowship Spine Surgery University of California, San Francisco 2005
• FRCS(C) Orthopedic Surgery University of Toronto 2004
• M.D. Medicine University of Toronto 1998

Websites

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• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Profile (orthosurgery.ucsf.edu)
• Clinical Profile at UCSF Medical Center (ucsfhealth.org)

Publications (90)

Top publication keywords:
SpineEvoked Potentials, MotorThoracic VertebraeSpinal DiseasesLordosisLumbar VertebraeSpinal Nerve RootsSpondylolisthesisSpinal NeoplasmsKyphosisPostoperative ComplicationsSpinal FusionPhotochemotherapySpinal Cord CompressionIntervertebral Disc

• Odontoid fractures above C2 to pelvis posterior instrumented fusions: a single center's 11-year experience.
  Spine deformity 2023 Lim P, Clark AJ, Deviren V, Berven SH, Burch S, Ames CP, Theologis AA
• Comparison of Lumbosacral Fusion Grade in Patients after Transforaminal and Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up.
  Orthopaedic surgery 2023 Liu J, Xie R, Chin CT, Rajagopalan P, Duan PG, Li B, Burch S, Berven SH, Mummaneni PV, Chou D
• Navigated Hybrid Open/Muscle-sparing Approach to 2-level Cement Augmentation of the UIV and UIV+1 for Prevention of Proximal Junctional Failure: Supplemental Manuscript to Operative Video.
  Clinical spine surgery 2023 Goodarzi A, Arora A, Burch S, Clark AJ, Theologis AA
• Computer-assisted Navigation in Lumbar Spine Instrumented Fusions: Comparison of In-hospital and 30-Day Postoperative Complications With Nonnavigated Fusions in a National Database.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023 Sing D, Cummins DD, Burch S, Theologis AA
• Influence of Preoperative T1-Slope and Cervical Sagittal Vertical Axis on Postoperative Cervical Sagittal Alignment Following Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty.
  International journal of spine surgery 2023 Bhat N, Burch S, Tay B, Berven SH, Deviren V, Theologis AA

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• Management of Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Medication and Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Elective Spine Surgery: Concise Clinical Recommendations Based on a Modified Delphi Process.
  Spine 2022 Zuckerman SL, Berven S, Streiff MB, Kerolus M, Buchanan IA, Ha A, Bonfield CM, Buchholz AL, Buchowski JM, Burch S, Devin CJ, Dimar JR, Gum JL, Good C, Kim HJ, Kim JS, Lombardi JM, Mandigo CE, Bydon M,…
• Increased risks of vertebral fracture and reoperation in primary spinal fusion patients who test positive for osteoporosis by Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis.
  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2022 Keaveny TM, Adams AL, Fischer H, Brara HS, Burch S, Guppy KH, Kopperdahl DL
• Radiographic comparison of L5-S1 lateral anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage subsidence and displacement by fixation strategy: anterior plate versus integrated screws.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2022 Theologis AA, Patel S, Burch S
• Economic Impact of Revision Operations for Adjacent Segment Disease of the Subaxial Cervical Spine.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2022 Bonano J, Cummins DD, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Ames CP, Tay B, Clark AJ, Theologis AA
• RAPT score and preoperative factors to predict discharge location following adult spinal deformity surgery.
  Spine deformity 2021 Cummins D, Georgiou S, Burch S, Tay B, Berven SH, Ames CP, Deviren V, Clark AJ, Theologis AA
• Upper instrumented vertebra-femoral angle and correlation with proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity.
  Spine deformity 2021 Wu HH, Chou D, Hindoyan K, Guinn J, Rivera J, Duan P, Wang M, Xi Z, Li B, Lee A, Burch S, Mummaneni P, Berven S
• Lymphocele after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a review of 1322 patients.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2021 Scheer JK, Haddad AF, Chan AK, Eichler CM, Tay B, Burch S, Chou D, Ames CP, Mummaneni PV
• Spine Surgeons Social Dilemma: Benefits and Risks of Social Media for Spine Surgery Practice in the 21st Century.
  Global spine journal 2021 Samtani RG, Webb A, Burleson J, Berven S, Theologis A, Abotsi E, Burch S, Deviren V, Haddas R
• Posterior Displacement of L1 May be a Risk Factor for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Correction.
  Global spine journal 2021 Xi Z, Duan PG, Mummaneni PV, Liu J, Guinn JMV, Wang M, Li B, Wu HH, Rivera J, Burch S, Berven SH, Chou D
• The Impact of Obesity on Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion.
  Spine 2021 Jain D, Durand W, Shaw JD, Burch S, Deviren V, Berven S
• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cage Retrieval for the Treatment of Pseudarthrosis After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Single-Institution Case Series.
  Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2021 Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Haddad AF, Wu B, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ
• The impact of increasing interbody fusion levels at the fractional curve on lordosis, curve correction, and complications in adult patients with scoliosis.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2020 Amara D, Mummaneni PV, Burch S, Deviren V, Ames CP, Tay B, Berven SH, Chou D
• Supine anterior lumbar interbody fusion versus lateral position oblique lumbar interbody fusion at L5-S1: A comparison of two approaches to the lumbosacral junction.
  Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2020 Xi Z, Burch S, Mummaneni PV, Chang CC, Ruan H, Eichler C, Chou D
• The effect of anterior lumbar interbody fusion staging order on perioperative complications in circumferential lumbar fusions performed within the same hospital admission.
  Neurosurgical focus 2020 Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ
• Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling of 90-day Readmission, Major Medical Complication, and Discharge to a Facility in Patients Undergoing Long Segment Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion.
  Spine 2020 Jain D, Durand W, Burch S, Daniels A, Berven S
• The association between lower Hounsfield units of the upper instrumented vertebra and proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery with a minimum 2-year follow-up.
  Neurosurgical focus 2020 Duan PG, Mummaneni PV, Rivera J, Guinn JMV, Wang M, Xi Z, Li B, Wu HH, Ames CP, Burch S, Berven SH, Chou D
• The association between lower Hounsfield units on computed tomography and cage subsidence after lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
  Neurosurgical focus 2020 Xi Z, Mummaneni PV, Wang M, Ruan H, Burch S, Deviren V, Clark AJ, Berven SH, Chou D
• Anterior lumbar compared to oblique lumbar interbody approaches for multilevel fusions to the sacrum in adults with spinal deformity and degeneration.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2020 Xi Z, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Ruan H, Eichler C, Chang CC, Burch S
• The impact of obesity on perioperative complications in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2020 Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Molinaro AM, Zhang Y, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ
• The effect of obesity on perioperative morbidity in oblique lumbar interbody fusion.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2020 Xi Z, Burch S, Mummaneni PV, Mayer RR, Eichler C, Chou D
• The Navigated Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Accuracy Rate, Effect on Surgical Time, and Complications.
  Neurospine 2020 Xi Z, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Burch S
• Asymmetric Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity with Coronal Imbalance: Complications, Radiographic and Surgical Outcomes.
  Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2020 Chan AK, Lau D, Osorio JA, Yue JK, Berven SH, Burch S, Hu SS, Mummaneni PV, Deviren V, Ames CP
• Local Application of Vancomycin in Spine Surgery Does Not Result in Increased Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria-10-Year Data.
  Spine deformity 2019 Khanna K, Valone F, Tenorio A, Grace T, Burch S, Berven S, Tay B, Deviren V, Hu SS
• Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Vertebral Metastases: A Phase I Clinical Trial.
  Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2019 Fisher C, Ali Z, Detsky J, Sahgal A, David E, Kunz M, Akens M, Chow E, Whyne C, Burch S, Wilson BC, Yee A
• Cost Analysis of Single-Level Lumbar Fusions.
  Global spine journal 2019 Beckerman D, Esparza M, Lee SI, Berven SH, Bederman SS, Hu SS, Burch S, Deviren V, Tay B, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Ames CP
• Outcomes and Quality of Life Improvement After Multilevel Spinal Fusion in Elderly Patients.
  Global spine journal 2019 Ibrahim JM, Singh P, Beckerman D, Hu SS, Tay B, Deviren V, Burch S, Berven SH
• ISSLS PRIZE IN BIOENGINEERING SCIENCE 2019: biomechanical changes in dynamic sagittal balance and lower limb compensatory strategies following realignment surgery in adult spinal deformity patients.
  European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2019 Bailey JF, Matthew RP, Seko S, Curran P, Chu L, Berven SH, Deviren V, Burch S, Lotz JC
• Treatment of only the fractional curve for radiculopathy in adult scoliosis: comparison to lower thoracic and upper thoracic fusions.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2019 Amara D, Mummaneni PV, Ames CP, Tay B, Deviren V, Burch S, Berven SH, Chou D
• Comparison of Stand-Alone, Transpsoas Lateral Interbody Fusion at L3-4 and Cranial vs Transforaminal Interbody Fusion at L3-4 and L4-5 for the Treatment of Lumbar Adjacent Segment Disease.
  International journal of spine surgery 2018 Jain D, Verma K, Mulvihill J, Mizutani J, Tay B, Burch S, Deviren V
• The reliability of motor evoked potentials to predict dorsiflexion injuries during lumbosacral deformity surgery: importance of multiple myotomal monitoring.
  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2018 Lieberman JA, Lyon R, Jasiukaitis P, Berven SH, Burch S, Feiner J
• Outcomes of Fusions From the Cervical Spine to the Pelvis.
  Global spine journal 2018 Iyer S, Kim HJ, Theologis A, Nemani VM, Albert TJ, Lenke LG, Burch S, Boachie-Adjei O, Deviren V, Protopsaltis TS, Smith JS, Scheer JK, Mizutani J, Kleinberg EO, Ames CP
• Factors Associated With the Development of and Revision for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in 440 Consecutive Adult Spinal Deformity Patients.
  Spine 2017 Nicholls FH, Bae J, Theologis AA, Eksi MS, Ames CP, Berven SH, Burch S, Tay BK, Deviren V
• Comparative analysis of 3 surgical strategies for adult spinal deformity with mild to moderate sagittal imbalance.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2017 Bae J, Theologis AA, Strom R, Tay B, Burch S, Berven S, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Ames CP, Deviren V
• Graft Subsidence and Revision Rates Following Anterior Cervical Corpectomy: A Clinical Study Comparing Different Interbody Cages.
  Clinical spine surgery 2017 Weber MH, Fortin M, Shen J, Tay B, Hu SS, Berven S, Burch S, Chou D, Ames C, Deviren V
• Perioperative Gabapentin Does Not Reduce Postoperative Delirium in Older Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Anesthesiology 2017 Leung JM, Sands LP, Chen N, Ames C, Berven S, Bozic K, Burch S, Chou D, Covinsky K, Deviren V, Kinjo S, Kramer JH, Ries M, Tay B, Vail T, Weinstein P, Chang S, Meckler G, Newman S, Tsai T, Voss V, …
• A Comparison of Implants Used in Open-Door Laminoplasty: Structural Rib Allografts Versus Metallic Miniplates.
  Clinical spine surgery 2017 Tabaraee E, Mummaneni P, Abdul-Jabbar A, Shearer D, Roy E, Amin B, Ames C, Burch S, Deviren V, Berven S, Hu S, Chou D, Tay BK
• Adjacent segment disease after instrumented fusion for adult lumbar spondylolisthesis: Incidence and risk factors.
  Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2017 Zhong ZM, Deviren V, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH
• ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2017: Intervertebral disc/bone marrow cross-talk with Modic changes.
  European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2017 Dudli S, Sing DC, Hu SS, Berven SH, Burch S, Deviren V, Cheng I, Tay BKB, Alamin TF, Ith MAM, Pietras EM, Lotz JC
• The effect of transforaminal epidural steroid injections in patients with spondylolisthesis.
  Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation 2017 Sencan S, Ozcan-Eksi EE, Cil H, Tay B, Berven S, Burch S, Deviren V, Demir-Deviren S
• Increase in spinal deformity surgery in patients age 60 and older is not associated with increased complications.
  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2016 Sing DC, Berven SH, Burch S, Metz LN
• Sex Life and Impact of Operative Intervention on Sex Life-related Pain in Degenerative Spinal Conditions: An Analysis of the SPORT Study.
  Spine 2016 Horst PK, Khanna K, Racine L, Theologis A, Zhao W, Lurie J, Burch S
• Sexual function after cervical spine surgery: Independent predictors of functional impairment.
  Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2016 Keefe MK, Zygourakis CC, Theologis AA, Canepa E, Shaw JD, Goldman LH, Burch S, Berven S, Chou D, Tay B, Mummaneni P, Deviren V, Ames CP
• Increasing Rates of Surgical Management of Multilevel Spinal Curvature in Elderly Patients.
  Spine deformity 2016 Sing DC, Khanna R, Shaw JD, Metz LN, Burch S, Berven SH
• Economic Impact of Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Cost Analysis of 57 Operations in a 10-year Experience at a Major Deformity Center.
  Spine 2016 Theologis AA, Miller L, Callahan M, Lau D, Zygourakis C, Scheer JK, Burch S, Pekmezci M, Chou D, Tay B, Mummaneni P, Berven S, Deviren V, Ames CP
• Obesity Is an Independent Risk Factor of Early Complications After Revision Spine Surgery.
  Spine 2016 Sing DC, Yue JK, Metz LN, Winkler EA, Zhang WR, Burch S, Berven SH
• Placement of iliosacral screws using 3D image-guided (O-Arm) technology and Stealth Navigation: comparison with traditional fluoroscopy.
  The bone & joint journal 2016 Theologis AA, Burch S, Pekmezci M
• Costs and readmission rates for the resection of primary and metastatic spinal tumors: a comparative analysis of 181 patients.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2016 Lau D, Chan AK, Theologis AA, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Burch S, Berven S, Deviren V, Ames C
• Prevalence of Poor Bone Quality in Women Undergoing Spinal Fusion Using Biomechanical-CT Analysis.
  Spine 2016 Burch S, Feldstein M, Hoffmann PF, Keaveny TM
• Prevention of Acute Proximal Junctional Fractures After Long Thoracolumbar Posterior Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity Using 2-level Cement Augmentation at the Upper Instrumented Vertebra and the Vertebra 1 Level Proximal to the Upper Instrumented Vertebra.
  Spine 2015 Theologis AA, Burch S
• Safety and Efficacy of Reconstruction of Complex Cervical Spine Pathology Using Pedicle Screws Inserted with Stealth Navigation and 3D Image-Guided (O-Arm) Technology.
  Spine 2015 Theologis AA, Burch S
• Three-column osteotomies of the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine: comparison of early outcomes, radiographic parameters, and peri-operative complications in 48 patients.
  European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2014 Theologis AA, Tabaraee E, Funao H, Smith JS, Burch S, Tay B, Kebaish K, Deviren V, Ames C
• Hospital readmission rates after surgical treatment of primary and metastatic tumors of the spine.
  Spine 2014 Schairer WW, Carrer A, Sing DC, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Hu SS, Berven SH, Burch S, Tay B, Deviren V, Ames C
• Efficacy of transcranial motor evoked potentials, mechanically elicited electromyography, and evoked electromyography to assess nerve root function during sustained compression in a porcine model.
  Spine 2014 Valone F, Lyon R, Lieberman J, Burch S
• Long fusion from sacrum to thoracic spine for adult spinal deformity with sagittal imbalance: upper versus lower thoracic spine as site of upper instrumented vertebra.
  Neurosurgical focus 2014 Fujimori T, Inoue S, Le H, Schairer WW, Berven SH, Tay BK, Deviren V, Burch S, Iwasaki M, Hu SS
• Postoperative Blindness Due to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Following Spine Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
  JBJS case connector 2014 Valone F, Lieberman JA, Burch S
• Predictive factors for proximal junctional kyphosis in long fusions to the sacrum in adult spinal deformity.
  Spine 2013 Maruo K, Ha Y, Inoue S, Samuel S, Okada E, Hu SS, Deviren V, Burch S, William S, Ames CP, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Berven SH
• Intraoperative cone beam-computed tomography with navigation (O-ARM) versus conventional fluoroscopy (C-ARM): a cadaveric study comparing accuracy, efficiency, and safety for spinal instrumentation.
  Spine 2013 Tabaraee E, Gibson AG, Karahalios DG, Potts EA, Mobasser JP, Burch S
• Surgical site infections in spine surgery: identification of microbiologic and surgical characteristics in 239 cases.
  Spine 2013 Abdul-Jabbar A, Berven SH, Hu SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Takemoto S, Ames C, Deviren V, Tay B, Weinstein P, Burch S, Liu C
• Hospital readmission after spine fusion for adult spinal deformity.
  Spine 2013 Schairer WW, Carrer A, Deviren V, Hu SS, Takemoto S, Mummaneni P, Chou D, Ames C, Burch S, Tay B, Sawyer A, Berven SH
• Proximal junctional kyphosis and clinical outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery with fusion from the thoracic spine to the sacrum: a comparison of proximal and distal upper instrumented vertebrae.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2013 Ha Y, Maruo K, Racine L, Schairer WW, Hu SS, Deviren V, Burch S, Tay B, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Ames CP, Berven SH
• Surgical site infection in spinal surgery: description of surgical and patient-based risk factors for postoperative infection using administrative claims data.
  Spine 2012 Abdul-Jabbar A, Takemoto S, Weber MH, Hu SS, Mummaneni PV, Deviren V, Ames CP, Chou D, Weinstein PR, Burch S, Berven SH
• Are women with thicker cortices in the femoral shaft at higher risk of subtrochanteric/diaphyseal fractures? The study of osteoporotic fractures.
  The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2012 Napoli N, Jin J, Peters K, Wustrack R, Burch S, Chau A, Cauley J, Ensrud K, Kelly M, Black DM
• Spinal instability neoplastic score: an analysis of reliability and validity from the spine oncology study group.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2011 Fourney DR, Frangou EM, Ryken TC, Dipaola CP, Shaffrey CI, Berven SH, Bilsky MH, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Boriani S, Chou D, Schmidt MH, Polly DW, Biagini R, Burch S, Dekutoski MB, Ganju A, Gerszten PC…
• Predictors of new and severe vertebral fractures: results from the HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial.
  Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 2011 Wustrack R, Seeman E, Bucci-Rechtweg C, Burch S, Palermo L, Black DM
• Increases in voltage may produce false-negatives when using transcranial motor evoked potentials to detect an isolated nerve root injury.
  Journal of clinical monitoring and computing 2011 Lyon R, Gibson A, Burch S, Lieberman J
• Instability and impending instability of the thoracolumbar spine in patients with spinal metastases: a systematic review.
  International journal of oncology 2011 Weber MH, Burch S, Buckley J, Schmidt MH, Fehlings MG, Vrionis FD, Fisher CG
• A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.
  Spine 2010 Fisher CG, DiPaola CP, Ryken TC, Bilsky MH, Shaffrey CI, Berven SH, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Boriani S, Chou D, Schmidt MH, Polly DW, Biagini R, Burch S, Dekutoski MB, Ganju A, Gerszten PC, Gokaslan ZL…
• Effects of photodynamic therapy on the structural integrity of vertebral bone.
  Spine 2010 Won E, Akens MK, Hardisty MR, Burch S, Bisland SK, Yee AJ, Wilson BC, Whyne CM
• Beyond bisphosphonates: photodynamic therapy structurally augments metastatically involved vertebrae and destroys tumor tissue.
  Breast cancer research and treatment 2010 Won E, Wise-Milestone L, Akens MK, Burch S, Yee AJ, Wilson BC, Whyne CM
• Mixed-muscle electrode placement ("jumping" muscles) may produce false-negative results when using transcranial motor evoked potentials to detect an isolated nerve root injury in a porcine model.
  Journal of clinical monitoring and computing 2009 Lyon R, Burch S, Lieberman J
• Shifting paradigms in the treatment of metastatic spine disease.
  Spine 2009 Bilsky MH, Laufer I, Burch S
• Relative efficacy of transcranial motor evoked potentials, mechanically-elicited electromyography, and evoked EMG to assess nerve root function during sustained retraction in a porcine model.
  Spine 2009 Lyon R, Lieberman JA, Feiner J, Burch S
• Defining the therapeutic window of vertebral photodynamic therapy in a murine pre-clinical model of breast cancer metastasis using the photosensitizer BPD-MA (Verteporfin).
  Breast cancer research and treatment 2009 Akens MK, Hardisty MR, Wilson BC, Schwock J, Whyne CM, Burch S, Yee AJ
• Treatment of canine osseous tumors with photodynamic therapy: a pilot study.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2009 Burch S, London C, Seguin B, Rodriguez C, Wilson BC, Bisland SK
• Extravasation of rhBMP-2 with use of postoperative drains after posterolateral spinal fusion.
  Spine 2008 Mok JM, Durrani SK, Piper SL, Hu SS, Deviren V, Berven SH, Burch S
• Monitoring of nerve root injury using transcranial motor-evoked potentials in a pig model.
  Spine 2008 Mok JM, Lyon R, Lieberman JA, Cloyd JM, Burch S
• Computer-assisted surgical planning and image-guided surgical navigation in refractory adult scoliosis surgery: case report and review of the literature.
  Spine 2008 Metz LN, Burch S
• Use of C-reactive protein after spinal surgery: comparison with erythrocyte sedimentation rate as predictor of early postoperative infectious complications.
  Spine 2008 Mok JM, Pekmezci M, Piper SL, Boyd E, Berven SH, Burch S, Deviren V, Tay B, Hu SS
• Aneurysmal bone cysts of the spine.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2008 Burch S, Hu S, Berven S
• Photodynamic therapy of vertebral metastases: evaluating tumor-to-neural tissue uptake of BPD-MA and ALA-PpIX in a murine model of metastatic human breast carcinoma.
  Photochemistry and photobiology 2007 Akens MK, Yee AJ, Wilson BC, Burch S, Johnson CL, Lilge L, Bisland SK
• A new technique for physiodesis using photodynamic therapy.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2007 Bisland SK, Johnson C, Diab M, Wilson BC, Burch S
• Surgical complications of spinal deformity surgery.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2007 Burch S
• Multimodality imaging for vertebral metastases in a rat osteolytic model.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2007 Burch S, Bisland SK, Wilson BC, Whyne C, Yee AJ
• Photodynamic therapy of diseased bone.
  Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy 2006 Bisland SK, Burch S
• Pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo studies to examine the potential use of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of osteomyelitis.
  Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology 2005 Bisland SK, Chien C, Wilson BC, Burch S