Mark Erickson, MD
Professor, Orthopedics

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Medical School:
  • MD, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (1989)
Graduate School :
  • MMM, University of Southern California (2010)
Undergraduate School:
  • BA, Miami University of Ohio (OH) (1984)
Internship:
  • Wright State University Program (1990)
Residency:
  • Wright State University Program, Orthopedics (1994)
Fellowships:
  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Pediatric Orthopedics (1995)
Languages: English
Department: Orthopedics

Professional Titles

  • Medical Director, Spine Center, Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Fellowship Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Recognition & Awards

  • Faculty Teacher of the year award, Department of Orthopedic Surgery (2020)
  • Top 10 Orthopaedic Centers at Children's Hospitals, U.S. News & World Report (2014)
    Ranked as the #7 Orthopaedic Center for Children by U.S. News & World Report in 2014.
  • Top Hospitals with Orthopaedic Programs, Becker's Hospital Review (2014)
    Ranked as one of only 6 Children's Hospitals with top Orthopaedic Programs named to Becker's Hospital Review of the 125 top hospitals and health systems with great orthopaedic programs.
  • Top 20 Spine Surgeons & Specialists at Children's Hospitals, Becker's Spine Review (2013)
    Recognized as one of the country's top 20 Spine Surgeons & Specialists at Children’s Hospitals by Becker’s Spine Review.
  • Service Excellence Team Award, Children's Hospital Colorado (2007)
    Children’s Medical Practice Service Excellence Team Award of Appreciation issued to Spine Program at Children's Hospital Colorado.
  • Top 10 Best Children's Hospitals Orthopaedic Programs, Child Magazine (2007)
    Named the #3 Orthopaedic Program at a Children's Hospital in the U.S. by Child Magazine.
  • Faculty and Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Orthopaedics (2000)
    Faculty and Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Research Interests

My research interests are primarily focused in the area of pediatric spinal deformity. My research interests include: pediatric orthopedics and trauma, the management of spinal deformity in children, multi-institutional approaches to gaining insights towards improving quality, and local quality improvement initiatives. Under my direction we developed a multidisciplinary task force to look at all variables that could have an impact on surgical site infection in spine surgery patients. We coined the term "target zero" implying that our mission was to drive our surgical site infection rate down to zero. We are quite proud to report that this has been very effective and also sought after for replication at many sites across the country. This project has also led to significant scholarly work. I am involved in several national multi-center studies including the Prospective Pediatric Scoliosis Study, Harms Study group, Fox Pediatric Deformity Study Group, Minimize Implants/Maximize Outcomes, and the Children's Spine Study Group.

Teaching

  • Professor (1995)
    School of Medicine, Orthopedics

Publications

  • Larson AN, Polly DW, Sponseller PD, Kelly MP, Richards BS, Garg S, Parent S, Shah SA, Weinstein SL, Crawford CH, Sanders JO, Blakemore LC, Oetgen ME, Fletcher ND, Kremers WK, Marks MC, Brearley AM, Aubin CE, Sucato DJ, Labelle H, Erickson MA. The Effect of Implant Density on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Fusion: Results of the Minimize Implants Maximize Outcomes Randomized Clinical Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37973031
  • Gupta MC, Lenke LG, Gupta S, Farooqi AS, Boachie-Adjei O, Erickson MA, Newton PO, Samdani AF, Shah SA, Shufflebarger HL, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Kelly MP. Intraoperative neuromonitoring predicts postoperative deficits in severe pediatric spinal deformity patients. Spine Deform. 2023 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37555880
  • Owolo E, Petitt Z, Rowe D, Luo E, Bishop B, Poehlein E, Green CL, Cook C, Erickson M, Goodwin CR. Sociodemographic Trends in Telemedicine Visit Completion in Spine Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Nov 1;48(21):1500-1507. PubMed PMID: 37235789
  • Gupta MC, Lenke LG, Gupta S, Farooqi AS, Asghar JK, Boachie-Adjei O, Cahill PJ, Erickson MA, Garg S, Newton PO, Samdani AF, Shah SA, Shufflebarger HL, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Bumpass DB, McCarthy RE, Yaszay B, Pahys JM, Ye J, Kelly MP. Perioperative Complications and Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes in Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Nov 1;48(21):1492-1499. PubMed PMID: 37134134
  • Yankey KP, Owusu DN, Sackeyfio A, Wulff I, Duah HO, Gross LF, Lenke LG, Sponseller P, Shah S, Erickson MA, Sides B, Newton P, Bumpass D, Gupta M, Ravinsky R, Boachie-Adjei O. Medical complications and health-related quality of life in complex pediatric spine deformities exceeding 100 degrees or treated by 3CO. Spine Deform. 2023 Jul;11(4):833-840. PubMed PMID: 36826693
  • Cerpa M, Zuckerman SL, Lenke LG, Kelly MP, Yaszay B, Newton P, Sponseller P, Erickson M, Garg S, Pahys J, Samdani A, Cahill P, McCarthy R, Bumpass D, Sucato D, Boachie-Adjei O, Shah S, Gupta M. Myelopathic Patients Undergoing Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Can Improve Neurologic Function to That of Non-Myelopathic Patients by 1-Year Postoperative. Global Spine J. 2023 Jun;13(5):1384-1393. PubMed PMID: 34409864
  • What Do We C Excess Healthcare Costs in Scurvy? A Case Series. Gillet, S, Roper, B., Pryor, W., Fenton, L., Erickson, MA. Hospital Pediatrics
  • Badin D, Leland CR, Matsumoto H, Roye B, Vitale M, Flynn J, Samdani A, Larson AN, Yaszay B, Pahys J, Glotzbecker M, Bachmann KR, Newton PO, Betz R, Miyanji F, Shah S, Sturm PF, Hwang S, Erickson M, Cahill PJ, Fletcher N, Upasani VV, Sucato DJ, Sponseller PD. Best Practice Guidelines for Surgical Site Infection in High-risk Pediatric Spine Surgery: Definition, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Nov-Dec 01;42(10):e1008-e1017. PubMed PMID: 36037438
  • Kunes J, Quan T, Iyer R, Fano AN, Matsumoto H, Erickson M, McCarthy R, Brockmeyer D, Anderson RCE, Vitale MG. Reduced complication rate with simultaneous detethering and spinal deformity correction surgery compared to staged surgeries in patients with early onset scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2022 Nov;10(6):1473-1480. PubMed PMID: 35821353
  • Matsumoto H, Fano AN, Ball J, Roye BD, George A, Garg S, Erickson M, Samdani A, Skaggs D, Roye DP, Vitale MG. Uncorrected Pelvic Obliquity Is Associated With Worse Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Children and Their Caregivers at the End of Surgical Treatment for Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS). J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Apr 1;42(4):e390-e396. PubMed PMID: 35142714
  • Xu AL, Marrache M, Hardesty CK, Groves ML, Erickson MA, Murphy RF, Thompson GH, Sponseller PD. Baclofen Pump Use: Complications After Growth-friendly Instrumentation for Early-onset Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Feb 1;42(2):77-82. PubMed PMID: 34882588
  • Guissé NF, Stone JD, Keil LG, Bastrom TP, Erickson MA, Yaszay B, Cahill PJ, Parent S, Gabos PG, Newton PO, Glotzbecker MP, Kelly MP, Pahys JM, Fletcher ND. Modified Clavien-Dindo-sink classification system for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2022 Jan;10(1):87-95. PubMed PMID: 34351605
  • Ten-year follow-up of Lenke 5 curves treated with spinal fusion. Fletcher N, Bastrom T, Larson N, Parent S, Lonner B, Yaszay B, Kelly M, Erickson M. Spine Deformity volume 10, pages 1107–1115 (2022)
  • Badin D, Leland CR, Matsumoto H, Roye B, Vitale M, Flynn J, Samdani A, Larson AN, Yaszay B, Pahys J, Glotzbecker M, Bachmann KR, Newton PO, Betz R, Miyanji F, Shah S, Sturm PF, Hwang S, Erickson M, Cahill PJ, Fletcher N, Upasani VV, Sucato DJ, Sponseller PD. Best Practice Guidelines for Surgical Site Infection in High-risk Pediatric Spine Surgery: Definition, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Nov-Dec 01;42(10):e1008-e1017. PubMed PMID: 36037438
  • Kunes J, Quan T, Iyer R, Fano AN, Matsumoto H, Erickson M, McCarthy R, Brockmeyer D, Anderson RCE, Vitale MG. Reduced complication rate with simultaneous detethering and spinal deformity correction surgery compared to staged surgeries in patients with early onset scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2022 Nov;10(6):1473-1480. PubMed PMID: 35821353
  • Fletcher ND, Bastrom TP, Larson NA, Parent S, Lonner BA, Yaszay B, Kelly MP, Erickson MA. Ten-year follow-up of Lenke 5 curves treated with spinal fusion. Spine Deform. 2022 Sep;10(5):1107-1115. PubMed PMID: 35532842
  • Guissé NF, Stone JD, Keil LG, Bastrom TP, Erickson MA, Yaszay B, Cahill PJ, Parent S, Gabos PG, Newton PO, Glotzbecker MP, Kelly MP, Pahys JM, Fletcher ND. Modified Clavien-Dindo-sink classification system for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2022 Jan;10(1):87-95. PubMed PMID: 34351605
  • Cerpa M, Zuckerman SL, Lenke LG, Kelly MP, Yaszay B, Newton P, Sponseller P, Erickson M, Garg S, Pahys J, Samdani A, Cahill P, McCarthy R, Bumpass D, Sucato D, Boachie-Adjei O, Shah S, Gupta M. Myelopathic Patients Undergoing Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Can Improve Neurologic Function to That of Non-Myelopathic Patients by 1-Year Postoperative. Global Spine J. 2021 Aug 19;:21925682211034837. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34409864
  • Guissé NF, Stone JD, Keil LG, Bastrom TP, Erickson MA, Yaszay B, Cahill PJ, Parent S, Gabos PG, Newton PO, Glotzbecker MP, Kelly MP, Pahys JM, Fletcher ND. Modified Clavien-Dindo-sink classification system for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2021 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34351605
  • Rogers N, Selberg C, LaMotta C, Beebe C, Bloch N, Erickson M, Donaldson NJ. Treatment of Kyphosis Arising Secondary to Laminectomy and Irradiation in the Pediatric Population. Orthopedics. 2021 Jul-Aug;44(4):e563-e569. PubMed PMID: 34292816
  • Garg S, Thomas J, Darland H, Kim E, Kittelson J, Erickson M, Carry P. Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel (USBS) Does Not Reduce Blood Loss During Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): Randomized Clinical Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Jul 1;46(13):845-851. PubMed PMID: 34100838
  • Zuckerman SL, Lenke LG, Cerpa M, Kelly MP, Yaszay B, Sponseller P, Erickson M, Garg S, Pahys J, Cahill P, Sides B, Gupta M. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of determining the deformity angular ratio in severe pediatric deformity curves. Spine Deform. 2021 Mar;9(2):435-440. PubMed PMID: 33201497
  • Boachie-Adjei O, Duah HO, Yankey KP, Lenke LG, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Samdani AF, Newton PO, Shah SA, Erickson MA, Akoto H, Sides BA, Gupta MC. New neurologic deficit and recovery rates in the treatment of complex pediatric spine deformities exceeding 100 degrees or treated by vertebral column resection (VCR). Spine Deform. 2021 Mar;9(2):427-433. PubMed PMID: 33034889
  • Boachie-Adjei O, Sackeyfio A, Duah HO, Lenke LG, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Samdani AF, Newton PO, Shah SA, Erickson MA, Wulff I, Sides BA, Gupta MC. Does thoracoplasty adversely affect lung function in complex pediatric spine deformity? A 2-year follow-up review. Spine Deform. 2021 Jan;9(1):105-111. PubMed PMID: 32812164
  • Cerpa M, Zuckerman SL, Lenke LG, Kelly MP, Yaszay B, Newton P, Sponseller P, Erickson M, Garg S, Pahys J, Samdani A, Cahill P, McCarthy R, Bumpass D, Sucato D, Boachie-Adjei O, Shah S, Gupta M. Myelopathic Patients Undergoing Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Can Improve Neurologic Function to That of Non-Myelopathic Patients by 1-Year Postoperative. Global Spine J. 2021 Aug 19;:21925682211034837. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34409864
  • Rogers N, Selberg C, LaMotta C, Beebe C, Bloch N, Erickson M, Donaldson NJ. Treatment of Kyphosis Arising Secondary to Laminectomy and Irradiation in the Pediatric Population. Orthopedics. 2021 Jul-Aug;44(4):e563-e569. PubMed PMID: 34292816
  • Garg S, Thomas J, Darland H, Kim E, Kittelson J, Erickson M, Carry P. Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel (USBS) Does Not Reduce Blood Loss During Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): Randomized Clinical Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Jul 1;46(13):845-851. PubMed PMID: 34100838
  • Boachie-Adjei O, Sackeyfio A, Duah HO, Lenke LG, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Samdani AF, Newton PO, Shah SA, Erickson MA, Wulff I, Sides BA, Gupta MC. Does thoracoplasty adversely affect lung function in complex pediatric spine deformity? A 2-year follow-up review. Spine Deform. 2021 Jan;9(1):105-111. PubMed PMID: 32812164
  • Boachie-Adjei O, Duah HO, Yankey KP, Lenke LG, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Samdani AF, Newton PO, Shah SA, Erickson MA, Akoto H, Sides BA, Gupta MC. New neurologic deficit and recovery rates in the treatment of complex pediatric spine deformities exceeding 100 degrees or treated by vertebral column resection (VCR). Spine Deform. 2021 Mar;9(2):427-433. PubMed PMID: 33034889
  • Zuckerman SL, Lenke LG, Cerpa M, Kelly MP, Yaszay B, Sponseller P, Erickson M, Garg S, Pahys J, Cahill P, Sides B, Gupta M. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of determining the deformity angular ratio in severe pediatric deformity curves. Spine Deform. 2021 Mar;9(2):435-440. PubMed PMID: 33201497
  • Navigation and Robotics in Pediatric Spine Surgery. D. Hedequist, MD, A. N. Larson, MD, Mark Erickson, MD, MMM. JPOSNA Volume 2, Number 2, May 2020
  • Severe pediatric deformity surgery had frequent IOM alerts but a low rate of permanent deficits at two years. Munish C. Gupta, MD1, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD2, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD3, David B. Bumpass, MD4, Mark A. Erickson, MD5, Sumeet Garg, MD6, Richard E. McCarthy, MD7, Joshua M. Pahys, MD8, Suken A. Shah, MD9, Harry L. Shufflebarger, MD10, Daniel J. Sucato, MD11, Brenda Sides, MS1, Michael P. Kelly, MD12, B. Sides. The Spine Journal:19(9): S154-155
  • Presentation and Management of Displaced Lateral Condylar Mass Fractures With Ipsilateral Displaced Olecranon Fractures in Two Pediatric Cases. NicoleLookaMarkEricksonabSarah E.Sibbelab. Journal of Trauma, Case reports: 25, Feb 2020
  • Delay to Surgery Greater Than 6 Months Leads to Substantial Deformity Progression and Increased Intervention in Immature Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Brandon Ramo MD, Dong-Phuong Tran MS, Anil Reddy BS, Kaitlyn Brown BS, Cameron Niswander BA, Mark Erickson MD, Sumeet Garg MD Spine Deformity volume 7, pages428–435
  • Look N, Erickson M, Sibbel SE. Presentation and Management of Displaced Lateral Condylar Mass Fractures With Ipsilateral Displaced Olecranon Fractures in Two Pediatric Cases. Trauma Case Rep. 2020 Feb;25:100278. PubMed PMID: 31956687
  • Larson AN, Floccari LV, Garg S, Erickson MA, Sponseller PD, Brito JP, Aubin CE, Polly DW Jr. Willingness to enroll in a surgical randomized controlled trial: patient and parent preferences regarding implant density for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis fusion. Spine Deform. 2020 Oct;8(5):957-963. PubMed PMID: 32495208
  • Ramo B, Tran DP, Reddy A, Brown K, Niswander C, Erickson M, Garg S. Delay to Surgery Greater Than 6 Months Leads to Substantial Deformity Progression and Increased Intervention in Immature Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Spine Deform. 2019 May;7(3):428-435. PubMed PMID: 31053313
  • Polly DW Jr, Ledonio CGT, Diamond B, Labelle H, Sucato DJ, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Vitale MG, Erickson MA, Larson AN. What Are the Indications for Spinal Fusion Surgery in Scheuermann Kyphosis?. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 May Jun;39(5):217-221. PubMed PMID: 30969249
  • Garg S, Quick HD, Kim EB, Erickson MA. Use of Activity Trackers in Orthopaedics. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Oct 1;27(19):e859-e866. PubMed PMID: 30829985
  • Michael N, Carry P, Erickson M, Bloch N, Gibbons S, O'Donnell C, Garg S. Spine and Thoracic Height Measurements Have Excellent Interrater and Intrarater Reliability in Patients With Early Onset Scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Feb 15;43(4):270-274. PubMed PMID: 28665821
  • Garg S, Bloch N, Potter M, Quick H, Palmer C, Michael N, O'Donnell C, Erickson M. Topical Vancomycin in Pediatric Spine Surgery Does Not Reduce Surgical Site Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Spine Deform. 2018 Sep - Oct;6(5):523-528. PubMed PMID: 30122387
  • O'Donnell C, Michael N, Pan X, Emans J, Garg S, Erickson M. Anterior Spinal Fusion and Posterior Spinal Fusion Both Effectively Treat Lenke Type 5 Curves in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Multicenter Study. Spine Deform. 2018 May - Jun;6(3):231-240. PubMed PMID: 29735131
  • Michael N, Carry P, Erickson M, Bloch N, Gibbons S, O'Donnell C, Garg S. Spine and Thoracic Height Measurements Have Excellent Interrater and Intrarater Reliability in Patients With Early Onset Scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Feb 15;43(4):270-274. PubMed PMID: 28665821
  • Vandenberg C, Niswander C, Carry P, Bloch N, Pan Z, Erickson M, Garg S. Compliance With a Comprehensive Antibiotic Protocol Improves Infection Incidence in Pediatric Spine Surgery. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 May Jun;38(5):287-292. PubMed PMID: 27280896
  • O'Donnell C, Michael N, Bloch N, Erickson M, Garg S. Strategies to Minimize Blood Loss and Transfusion in Pediatric Spine Surgery. JBJS Rev. 2017 May;5(5):e1. PubMed PMID: 28471775
  • Cohen M, Zuk J, McKay N, Erickson M, Pan Z, Galinkin J. Intrathecal Morphine Versus Extended-Release Epidural Morphine for Postoperative Pain Control in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion. Anesth Analg. 2017 Jun;124(6):2030-2037. PubMed PMID: 28448398
  • Spruiell MD, Searns JB, Heare TC, Roberts JL, Wylie E, Pyle L, Donaldson N, Stewart JR, Heizer H, Reese J, Scott HF, Pearce K, Anderson CJ, Erickson M, Parker SK. Clinical Care Guideline for Improving Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infection Outcomes. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Sep 1;6(3):e86-e93. PubMed PMID: 28419275
  • Polly DW Jr, Ledonio CG, Diamond B, Labelle H, Sucato DJ, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Vitale MG, Erickson MA, Larson AN. What are the Indications for Spinal Fusion Surgery in Scheuermann Kyphosis?. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Jan 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28141687
  • Garg S, LaGreca J, Hotchkiss M, Erickson M. Management of Late (>1 y) Deep Infection After Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Apr-May;35(3):266-70. PubMed PMID: 25025743
  • Garg S, Kipper E, LaGreca J, Carry P, Erickson M. Are routine postoperative radiographs necessary during the first year after posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis? A retrospective cohort analysis of implant failure and surgery revision rates. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Jan;35(1):33-8. PubMed PMID: 24840654
  • Barsi J, Caprio B, Garg S, Baulesh D, Erickson M. Do Intraoperative LIV-Tilt and Disc Angle Remain Stable at 2 Year Follow-Up Compared to Upright Radiographs in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24662284
  • Barsi J, Caprio B, Garg S, Baulesh D, Erickson M. Do Intraoperative LIV-Tilt and Disc Angle Remain Stable at 2 Year Follow-Up Compared to Upright Radiographs in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24662284
  • Mansour A, Ballard R, Garg S, Baulesh D, Erickson M. The use of barbed sutures during scoliosis fusion wound closure: a quality improvement analysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Dec;33(8):786-90. PubMed PMID: 24213622
  • Glotzbecker MP, Riedel MD, Vitale MG, Matsumoto H, Roye DP, Erickson M, Flynn JM, Saiman L. What's the evidence? Systematic literature review of risk factors and preventive strategies for surgical site infection following pediatric spine surgery. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jul-Aug;33(5):479-87. PubMed PMID: 23752143
  • Vitale MG, Riedel MD, Glotzbecker MP, Matsumoto H, Roye DP, Akbarnia BA, Anderson RC, Brockmeyer DL, Emans JB, Erickson M, Flynn JM, Lenke LG, Lewis SJ, Luhmann SJ, McLeod LM, Newton PO, Nyquist AC, Richards BS 3rd, Shah SA, Skaggs DL, Smith JT, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Zeller RD, Saiman L. Building consensus: development of a Best Practice Guideline (BPG) for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention in high-risk pediatric spine surgery. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jul-Aug;33(5):471-8. PubMed PMID: 23752142
  • Barnard JG, Albright K, Morrato EH, Nowels CT, Benefield EM, Hadley-Miller NA, Kempe A, Erickson MA. Paediatric spinal fusion surgery and the transition to home-based care: provider expectations and carer experiences. Health Soc Care Community. 2013 Nov;21(6):634-43. PubMed PMID: 23647700
  • Crawford CH 3rd, Lenke LG, Sucato DJ, Richards BS 3rd, Emans JB, Vitale MG, Erickson MA, Sanders JO. Selective thoracic fusion in Lenke 1C curves: prevalence and criteria. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Jul 15;38(16):1380-5. PubMed PMID: 23632336
  • Mueller TL, Miller NH, Baulesh DM, Hastings LH, Chang FM, Georgopoulos G, Benefield EM, Pan Z, Erickson MA. The safety of spinal pedicle screws in children ages 1 to 12. Spine J. 2013 Aug;13(8):894-901. PubMed PMID: 23523435
  • "Treatment of Kyphosis Arising Secondary to Laminectomy and Irradiation in the Pediatric Population.," (ORTHO-2020-056R1), has been accepted for publication in Orthopedics. Rogers, N; Donaldson, N; O'Donnell, C; Erickson, M
  • Title Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of determining the deformity angular ratio in severe pediatric deformity curves Image removed by sender. Journal Spine Deformity, (), 1-6 DOI 10.1007/s43390-020-00239-6
  • We are pleased to inform you that your manuscript, "Willingness to Enroll in a Surgical Randomized Controlled Trial: Patient and Parent Preferences Regarding Implant Density for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Fusion", has been accepted for publication in Spine Deformity.
  • RE: Submission of "Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel (USBS) Does Not Reduce Blood Loss During Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): Randomized Clinical Trial" (the "Work"), by Dr. Sumeet Garg, to Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
  • Re: "Preoperative Halo-Gravity Traction for Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity: Can it Replace a Vertebral Column Resection?" Full author list: Scott M. LaValva, BA; Joshua M Pahys, MD; Sumeet Garg, MD; David B Bumpass, MD; Daniel J Sucato, MD; Amer Samdani, MD; John B Emans, MD; Mark A Erickson, MD; Michael P Kelly, MD; Lawrence G Lenke, MD; Munish C Gupta, MD; Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD; Paul D Sponseller, MD; Peter O Newton, MD; Richard E McCarthy, MD; Suken A Shah, MD; Harry L Shufflebarger, MD; Burt Yaszay, MD; Fox PSDS; Patrick Cahill, M.D.
  • Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of Determining the Deformity Angular Ratio in Severe Pediatric Deformity Curves Scott L. Zuckerman, MD, MPH1; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD1; Meghan Cerpa, MPH1; Michael Kelly, MD2; Burt Yaszay, MD3; Paul Sponseller, MD4; Mark Erickson, MD5; Sumeet Garg, MD5; Joshua Pahys, MD6; Patrick Cahill, MD7; Brenda Sides, MA2; Munish Gupta, MD2; Fox Pediatric Spinal Deformity Study Group
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Professional Memberships

  • Spinal Deformity Study Group (SDSG), Member
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Member
  • Colorado Orthopaedic Society (COS), Member
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), Board of Directors
  • Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), Safety and Practice Improvement Committee
  • Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA), Member
  • American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Member
  • American College of Physician Leadership, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus
1811 Plaza Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-478-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Orthopedics, Board Certification (1997, 2017)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles
  • Surgery
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Scoliosis
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Spine Injuries
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Fractures
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include treatment of children and young adults with spinal disorders including: idiopathic scoliosis, congenital scoliosis, early onset scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, spinal trauma, as well as general pediatric orthopedic conditions.

Care Philosophy
I am committed to providing the highest quality, professional, and ethical care to all patients. My care philosophy is that the entire family, including the patient, should be involved in the decision making and care. At Children's Hospital Colorado we have amazing resources at our disposal specifically geared towards treating the pediatric and young adult patient. Our team concept of treating the patient involves not only the physician but a multidisciplinary approach from a team of pediatric specialty trained experts including: anesthesiologists, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, nutritionists, and child life specialists. The spine team at Children's Colorado is one of the top pediatric spine care teams in the country. Our surgeons, including myself, perform more than 200 pediatric spine procedures each year – that's more than anyone else in the Rocky Mountain Region.

Personal Interests
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my wife and two sons. We like to spend our free time hiking, fishing, golfing, and camping. I'm also an avid sports fan and enjoy cheering on my favorite teams!

Public Speaking
Yes

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (1989)
Graduate Schools:
  • MMM, University of Southern California (2010)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BA, Miami University of Ohio (OH) (1984)
Internships:
  • Wright State University Program (1990)
Residency Programs:
  • Wright State University Program, Orthopedics (1994)
Fellowships:
  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Pediatric Orthopedics (1995)
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Department: Orthopedics
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