Isador Lieberman, M.D.Staff |
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
(A41) Phone: 216/445-2743 |
1)Allograft Cancellous Bone Augmented with Bone Marrow Aspirate for Lumbar
Interbody Fusion; A Pilot Study. Lieberman IH, Kuzhupilly
R, Muschler G, Flemming J.
2)The thermal effects of polymethylmethacrylate on the primate vertebral column
after kyphoplasty. Lieberman IH, Kovacic J, Bauer T, Brodke
D.
3)Force Transmission Along the Normal and Osteoporotic Spine Following
an Index Vertebral Compression Fracture. Lieberman IH, Kayanja
M, Ferrara L.
4)Cortoss for Kyphoplasty. An FDA Multi-center Pilot Study.
Lieberman IH, Reinhardt MK, Schlenk R.
5)Surgical Robotics for Spine Surgery. Lieberman IH, Shoham
M.
6)Cervical Disc Replacement "PCM". An FDA Multi-center IDE Study.
Lieberman IH , Schlenk R, Reinhardt MK.
7)PMMA augmentation of Femoral necks. Diulis C, Kayanja M, Lieberman
IH.
Dr Lieberman is a fellowship trained Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon who was recruited to join the Cleveland Clinic in 1997. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and holds specialist certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He completed Medical school and residency at the University of Toronto . He completed Spine surgery and Trauma surgery fellowships at the Toronto Hospital in Canada and at Queen's Medical Center in Nottingham , England . He held a full time academic appointment at the University of Toronto and was on the Academic staff of the Toronto Hospital up to his recruitment to the Cleveland Clinic. He obtained his Masters degree in Business Administration from Cleveland State University . He was appointed to the faculty of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at the rank of Professor of Surgery.
Dr Lieberman specializes in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders. His clinical interests include; minimally invasive/endoscopic spinal surgery, adolescent and adult scoliosis, deformity reconstruction, cervical and lumbar degenerative disorders including herniated discs and stenosis, spinal tumors, infections and trauma. Dr Lieberman has a special interest in the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures ("Kyphoplasty") and also in the treatment of the musculoskeletal manifestations of Multiple Myeloma. Dr Lieberman's research interests include; clinical outcomes in spinal surgery, biomechanics of spinal implants, robotics for spinal surgery and disc replacement technologies. He has also conceived and developed a number of spinal surgery instruments and implants and has eight issued and eight pending U.S. patents.
Dr Lieberman is recognized nationally and internationally for his contributions to minimally invasive/endoscopic spinal surgery and for his contributions to the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Through research, clinical trials and surgical innovation he has been instrumental in advancing the use of minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques to treat herniated discs, lumbar degenerative disorders, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and scoliosis. He has over forty peer-reviewed publications and thirty-eight book chapters to his credit. He has presented over 140 invited lectures at universities, hospitals, national meetings and international meetings.
Dr Lieberman has edited a book, "MINIMAL ACCESS SPINAL SURGERY". He is senior editor for "ADVANCES IN OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURE MANAGEMENT", and is a member of the editorial review boards for "SPINE", "THE SPINE JOURNAL" and the "JOURNAL of SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES".
Dr Lieberman is also recognized nationally and internationally for his contributions to continuing medical education, teaching of medical students and residents, and the training of clinical as well as research spinal fellows. He has chaired over 40 hands on training courses teaching minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques to over 500 surgeons. He has chaired or co-chaired 4 CME courses for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (over 200 participants). He is the co-chair of the Cleveland Clinic Hands on Spine Review Course and also co-chaired the first combined Turkish Spine Society Hands on Review Course. From 1994 on he has trained 18 clinical spine fellows and currently is supervising two post-graduate research spine fellows.
Since his recruitment to the Cleveland Clinic Dr Lieberman has been instrumental in Cleveland Clinic related administrative and development projects. In January 2005 he was elected to the Board of Governors for a four year term. He is currently the director of the "MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY CENTER" and the director of the newly established "CENTER FOR ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING". He was selected to be a team leader for the World Class Service initiative. He chairs the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center operations committee, and sits on the Board of Trustees Marketing committee, the International Center Advisory Board committee and the Conflict of Interest committee. He was instrumental in establishing the "Combined Multiple Myeloma Clinic" and the "Multidisciplinary Vertebral Compression Fracture Clinic". He was also instrumental in establishing "Health Link Canada " as well as the "Cayman Island Referral Program".
Along with his Cleveland Clinic related responsibilities Dr Lieberman is chairman of the "Multidisciplinary Patient Care Committee" and vice chairman of the "Operative Coding Committee" for the North American Spine Society. He also serves on the scientific advisory board for a variety of prominent medical device manufacturers and start up spine companies.
ISADOR H .
L IEBERMAN BSc MD MBA FRCS(C)
Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon,
Professor of Surgery,
Director; Minimally Invasive Surgery Center
Director; Center for Advanced Skills Training
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine,
Primary appointment; Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute
Joint appointments; Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dept of Neurosurgery,
Taussig Cancer Center , Women's Health Center
