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Daniel R. Benson, M.D.

Daniel R. Benson

Clinical/Research Interests

Daniel Benson's clinical interests and expertise include spinal deformity and biomechanics of spine injury, scoliosis in children and other spinal disorders, musculoskeletal pain related to the spine, and the history of medicine. His research focuses on embryonic development of the spine and wound infection studies.

Title:

 Professor

Specialty:

 Orthopaedic Surgery - Spinal Disorders

Center/Program Affiliation:

 Spine Center

Address:

 Spine Center/Cannery Building
3301 C St, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95816

Phone:

 (916) 734-7463

Education:

 University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
M.D. 1965

Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
B.A. 1961

Internships:

 Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1965-66

Residency:

 University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1970-73
Orthopaedic Surgery

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1969-70
General Surgery

Fellowships:

 Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore, Maryland
1989-90

Rush-Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
1973-74
Orthopaedic Surgery

Board Certifications:

 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1974

Professional Memberships:

 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
California Medical Association
North American Spine Association
Orthopaedic Research Society
Paul R. Lipscomb Society
Ronald DeWald Spine Society
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
Western Orthopaedic Association

Select Recent Publications:

Mermer, M.J., Gupta, M.C., Wheeler, D.L., Helgerson, J., Reddi, A.H., Hazelwood, S., Benson D.R.: Efficacy of Osteogenic Protein-1 in a Challenging Multilevel Fusion Model. Spine, Vol.29 (3), 2004.

Dougherty, P.J., Carter, P.R., Seligson, D., Benson, D.R., Purvis, J.M.: Orthopaedic Surgery Advances Resulting from World War II. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol.86-A (1), 176-181, 2004.

Gupta, M.C., Benson, D.R., Keenen, T.L.: Initial Evaluation and Emergency Treatment of the Spine-Injured Patient. Skeletal Trauma, 3rd Edition, Browner, B., Jupiter, J., Levine, A. and Trafton, P. (Eds) Chapter 25, 685-707, 2003.

Mermer, M.J., Gupta, M.C., Salamon, P.B., Benson, D.R.: Thoracic Vertebral Body Extosis as a Cause of Myelopathy in a Patient With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses. J Spinal Disorders, Vol. 15(2), 144-148, 2002.

Bains, R.S., Althausen, P.L., Gitlin, G.n., Gupta, M.C., Benson, D. R. The role of acute decompression and restoration of spinal alignment in prevention of post-traumatic syringomyelia: a case report and review of recent literature. Spine, Vol. 26 (18), 1950-1955, 2001.

Althausen, P., Gupta, M., Benson, D., Jones, D. The use of neostigmine for treatment of postoperative illeus in the orthopaedic spine patient. Journal of Spinal Disorders, Vol. 14 (6), 541-545, 2001.

Gupta, M.C., Benson, D.R. Pyogenic and Granulomatous Infections of the Spine. In: Chapman's Orthopaedic Surgery. M.W. Chapman (Ed.) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Chapter 150, pp. 3883-3914. 2000

Gupta, M.C., Benson, D.R. Thoracolumbar Fractures and Fracture Dislocations. In: H.D. Moehring and A. Greenspan (Eds.) Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment. McGraw-Hill. Philadelphia, 59-68. 1999

Mermelstein, L.E, Kennen, T.L., Benson, D.R. Initial Evaluation and Emergency Treatment of the Spine Injured Patient. In: Skeletal Trauma, 2nd Edition, Allan M. Levine. W.B. Saunders, pp. 745-768. 1998

McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Missed Cervical Disassociation - Recognizing and Avoiding Potential Disaster. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol. 15(2):179-183, 1998.

To see if Daniel R. Benson is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.