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Munish C. Gupta, M.D.

Munish C. Gupta

Clinical/Research Interests

Munish C. Gupta is an adult and pediatric spine care specialist. His areas of expertise focus on spinal reconstructive surgery, including repair of spinal deformities associated with scoliosis, multiple surgeries and severe spine problems. Gupta is conducting research to develop an animal model to enhance spinal fusion.

Title:

 Professor
Co-Director of Spine Center
Chief of Orthopaedic Spinal Disorders Service
Vice Chair of Academics

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:

 Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
M.D. 1986

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
B.S. 1982

Internships:

 Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
1986-87
General Surgery

Residency:

 Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
1987-91
Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowships:

 Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center and University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
1991-92
Spine Surgery

Board Certifications:

 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994

Professional Memberships:

 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
California Orthopaedic Association
Medical Advisory Board, Sacramento Valley Chapter
National Scoliosis Foundation
North American Spine Society
Paul R. Lipscomb Society
Scoliosis Association, Inc.
Scoliosis Research Society
Western Orthopaedic Association

Select Recent Publications:

Gupta MC, Theerajunvaporn T, Maitra S, Schmidt NB, Holy CE, Kadiyala S, Bruder SP: Efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell enriched grafts in an ovine posterolateral lumbar spine model. Spine. 2007 April 1;32(7): 720-6; discussion 72

Gupta MC, Wijesekera S, Sossan A, Martin L, Vogel LC, Boakes JL, Lerman JA, McDonald CM, Betz RR: Reliability of radiographic parameters in neuromuscular scoliosis. Spine. 2007 Mar 15;32(6):691-5

Huang P, Gupta MC, Sarigul-Klihn N, Hazelwood S: Two in vivo surgical approaches for lumbar corpectomy using allograft and a metallic implant: a controlled clinical and biomechanical study. Spine J. 2006 Nov-Dec;6(6):648-58. Epub 2006 Oct 11

Cheng, I., Kim, Y., Gupta, M., Bridwell, K., Hurford, R., Lee, S., Awaya, D., Theerajunyaporn, T., Lenke, L. Apical Sublaminar Wires versus Pedicle Screws - Which Provides Better Results for Surgical Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? Spine, Vol.30(18), 2104-2112.

Moazzaz P, Gupta MC, Gilotra MM, Gilotra MN, Maitra S, Theerajunvaporn T, Chen JL, Reddi AH, Martin RB: Estrogen-dependent actions of bone morphogenetic protein-7 on spine fusion in rats. Spine. 2005 Aug 1:30(15):1706-11

Gupta MC, Khan SN: Application of bone morphogenetic proteins in spinal fusion. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2005 June:16(3):347-55. Review.

Button G, Gupta M, Barrett C, Cammack P, Benson D: Three- to six-year follow-up of stand-along BAK cages implanted by a single surgeon. Spine J. 2005 Mar-Apr;5(2):155-60

Hostin R, Carr J, Gupta MC, Hazelwood S, Dublin A: Importance of the peridural membrane in percutaneous vertebroplasty. J Spinal Disord Tech, 2005 Feb;18(1):34-9

Reiter DA, Sarigul-Klihn N, Gupta MC, Fathallah FA: In vitro measurements of porcine anterior column units under free swelling. J Biomech Eng, 2003 Dec;125(6):875-80

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