HAIM D. BLECHER, M.D. Board Certified Fellowship Trained Spine Surgeon UNIVERSITY SPINE ASSOCIATES, P.A. 256 Bunn Drive Suite 3B Princeton, NJ 08540 TEL (609) 924-8060 FAX (609) 924-9212

Clinical Assistant Professor:
Robert Wood Johnson Medical school- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Department of Orthopedic Surgery

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons:
Spine Subspecialty- 2006

SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Fellow

North American Spine Society - Member

Spine Arthroplasty Society - Member

Scoliosis Research Society - Candidate member

Spine Institute of New York-Beth Israel Medical Center
Spine Surgery Fellowship
New York, New York, August 2003-July 2004

UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
New Brunswick, New Jersey, July 1999-June 2003

Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
Orthopaedic Oncology
New York, New York, May-June 2002

UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Surgical Internship, Department of General Surgery
New Brunswick, New Jersey, July 1998- June 1999

State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Medical Doctor Degree, May 1998
Honors: Academic Excellence Scholarship, 1997

New Jersey Young Lions-Acquired Spondylolisthesis - New Brunswick 2008.
Meeting Director and Lecturer

Young Lions Symposia - Las Vegas, NV- 2008
Faculty Instructor for spine surgeons in evolving techniques and trends in spinal surgery

National Oral Board Review Course - Las Vegas, NV- 2008
Lecturer and Examiner for young Spine Surgeons preparing to take their Oral Board examination in spinal surgery

Charite Artificial Disc Replacement - Frequent Clinical Instructor for the charite artificial disc replacement course in Cincinnati - 2005

Thoracic Pedicle Screws Instructional Course - September 2003, NJ
Instructed on thoracic pedicle screw placement and biomechanics

PUBLISHED PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Blecher HD, Neuwirth MG
Ahead of the Curve: Treating Adults with scoliosis challenges the spine care team to explore non operative treatment. An article reviewing the difficult task of managing adult scoliosis. Organizes a formulated treatment plan from presentation to long term post operative period.
Published in ADVANCE FOR DIRECTORS IN REHABILITATION May 2004, Vol 13 No 5

Blecher HD , Bitan FD, Kahn SB, Lipp MI , Panagos A, Casden AM, Kuflik PL and Neuwirth MG
Correlation of Discogram Findings With Surgical Outcomes Following Total Disc Replacement: Outcomes of the FDA trial disc replacement as they relate to discogram findings, a prospective study.
Presented at the 4th Annual Spine Arthroplasy Society, Vienna 2004

Blecher HD, Bitan F, Kuflik PL, Casden AM, Neuwirth MG
Radiographic Parameters Following Total Disc Replacement; 2 year follow up: Radiographic follow up at 2 years following the FDA trial disc replacements.
Presented at the 4th Annual Spine Arthroplasy Society, Vienna 2004

Metastatic Disease To The Spine – Surgical options and outcomes,     University Medical Center at Princeton Tumor Board, July 2006

Cervical Myelopathy – Diagnosis and Surgical Management, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Neurosurgical/Orthopaedic Spine grand rounds, June 2006

Vertebral Body Reconstruction Using Expandable Cages,  Spine Institute of New York National Spine Fellows Meeting, May 2006

Low Back Pain-Diagnosis and management, University Medical Center at Princeton Medical Grand Rounds, March 2006

Traumatic and Oncologic Conditions of the Spine, Stryker Instructional Course Lecture, March 2006

Spine Surgery In 2006- Advances and Evolution, University Medical Center at Princeton Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Conference, February 2006

Subaxial Cervical Spinal Trauma- Diagnosis and Management, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Neurosurgical/Orthopaedic Spine grand rounds, March 2005

Flat Back Deformity – Consideration of Sagittal balance in spine patients, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Neurosurgical/Orthopaedic Spine grand rounds, May 2005

Metastatic Spine Tumors, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Neurosurgical/Orthopaedic Spine grand rounds, September 2004

Correlation of Discogram Findings With Surgical Outcomes Following Total Disc Replacement, International Spine Arthroplasty Society Conference,  Vienna, Austria- 2004

Radiographic Parameters Following Total Disc Replacement; 2 year follow up, International Spine Arthroplasty Society Conference,  Vienna, Austria- 2004

Radial Tunnel Syndrome, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, February 2001

Sternoclavicular Joint Pathology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, September 2000

Supracondylar Humerus Fractures, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, May 1999

Spine Universe Editorial Board – 2005 till present