Dr. Christopher Battista

CURRENT POSITION

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EDUCATION

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ACTIVITIES & SPECIAL INTERESTS

Hobbies

• Car Restoration & Customization - National title, local and regional awards (2006-2010)
• Skilled in electronics / graphic artwork
• Athletics - actively involved in many sports
• Exercising / weight lifting
• Sport Shooting - Skeet, trap, sporting clays

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Community Outreach & Involvement

• 2017-2019       Lead Organizer - Orthopedic dept. golf fund raiser – Birdies and Bones
• 2013-2014      Community Clinic volunteer for the uninsured or underinsured
• 2012-2013       Walking Works Program volunteer for overweight children in Kentucky
• 2011-2012      Tour guide for prospective interviewing medical students
• 2010-2011        Coalition for the Homeless – Volunteer Street Count
• 2008-2009      The Rocking Horse Center volunteer (medical center for the underserved)    

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PROFESSIONALISM

Memberships       

• North American Spine Society Member (2016-present)
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (2014-present)
• Ohio Orthopaedic Society Resident Liason (2016-2017)
• Wright State University Resident House Staff Council Member (2016-2017)
• Kentucky Medical Association (2010-2014)
• American Medical Association (2010-2014)
• Greater Louisville Medical Society (2010-2014)
• Phi Delta Epsilon Member – International Medical Fraternity (2010-2012)
• Delta Omega Epsilon Community Service Fraternity member (2007-2010)    
• Chi Theta Pi Medical Fraternity Member (2006-2010)

Orthopedic Conferences

• North American Spine Society Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL 2019)
• North American Spine Society Annual Meeting (Los Angeles, CA 2018)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA 2018)
• British Scoliosis Research Foundation (Westminster, London 2017)
• Dr. Enneking Seminar in Musculoskeletal Pathology (Gainesville, FL 2016)
• Lower Extremity Amputations & Prosthetics Seminar (Dayton, OH 2016)
• DePuy Synthes Future Leaders: Intro. to Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (Chicago, IL 2015)
• ICJR 8th Annual Winter Hip and Knee Course (Vail, CO 2015)
• Akron General Orthopaedic Oncology OITE Review Course (Akron, OH 2015)
• AOTrauma Course – Basic Principles of Fracture Management (Columbus, OH 2014)

Leadership Positions

• Chief Resident of Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Curriculum Education (2018-2019)
• Financial Liaison Wright State University Orthopedic Alumni Fund (2017-present)
• Information Technology Director: Wright State Orthopaedic Surgery (2016-present)
• Class of 2014 fundraising leader  (2010-2014)
• Appointed mentor for first & second-year medical students (2011-2013)     
• Delta Omega Epsilon Community Service Fraternity President (2009-2010)
• Dormitory Resident Assistant (2008-2010)

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RESEARCH

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Venezia  M, Battista C, Steffensmeier A, Sirois Z, Albert M. The Use of Sublaminar Bands on the Treatment of Spinal Deformity: An Operative Technique. Current Orthopaedic Practice. Vol 30, No. 4, July/August 2019; DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0000000000000768.
2. Kreul S, Battista C, Froimson J, Albert M, Kayanja M. An Ethical Dilemma: How to Treat a Symptomatic Pediatric Vertebral Hemangioma? Current Orthopaedic Practice. May/June 2019. Vol 30. Issue 3. p 274-276. DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0000000000000742.
3. Battista C, Wild C, Kreul S, Albert M. Prevention of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis/Failure Using Sublaminar Bands in a Hybrid Construct in Pediatric Kyphosis Deformity. International Jounral of Spine Surgery. November 2018, 5080; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5080.
4. Battista C, Dorweiler M, Fisher M., Morrey B, Noyes M. Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy of Common Extensor Tendons for Recalcitrant Lateral Epicondylitis.
5. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery 2017; Nov 16. PMID 29189597.
6. Ojike N, Alla S, Battista C, Roberts C. A Single Volar Incision Fasciotomy will Decompress All Three Forearm Compartments: A Cadaver Study. Injury 2012; 43: 1949–1952.
7. Kanaan Z, Battista C, Vahrenhold C, Galandiuk S. The High Prevalence of Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Women Parallels that of Smoking and Cancer of the Uterine Cervix. Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association 2012; 110: 4: 140.
8. Roberts C, Battista C. Conflict of Interest vs. Competition of Interest in Orthopaedic Surgery. Injury 2011; 42: 615-616.
9. Qadan M, Battista C, Gardner SA, Anderson GA, Akca O, Polk HC Jr. Oxygen and Surgical Site Infection: A Study of Underlying Immunologic Mechanisms. Anesthesiology 2010; 113: 369-377.
10. Watkins JM, Qadan M, Battista C, Polk HC Jr. A Closer Look at Surgical Quality Measures Across Different Surgical Specialties. American Journal of Surgery 2010; 200: 90-96.

Podium Presentations

1. Battista C, Venezia M, Tarr R, Froehle A, Albert M. Comparative Analysis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Treated Surgically with High Implant Density Pedicle Screws (HIDPS) versus Hybrid Sublaminar Band (HSB) Technique. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting – New Orleans, LA. March 2018. Allegheny Health Neuroscience Institute - Pittsburgh Spine Summit. Pittsburgh, PA. August 2017.
2. Venezia  M, Battista C, Steffensmeier A, Albert M. The Use of Sublaminar Bands on the Treatment of Spinal Deformity: A Systematic Review of the Literature. British Scoliosis Research Foundation - 15th International Phillip Zorab Symposium. Westminster, London. June 2017.
3. Battista C, Wild C, Sullenbarger J, Albert M. Prevention of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis/Failure Using Sublaminar Bands in a Hybrid Construct in Pediatric Kyphosis Deformity. British Scoliosis Research Foundation - 15th International Phillip Zorab Symposium. Westminster, London. June 2017.

Poster Presentations

1. Battista C, Venezia M, Tarr R, Froehle A, Albert M. Comparative Analysis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Treated Surgically with High Implant Density Pedicle Screws (HIDPS) versus Hybrid Sublaminar Band (HSB) Technique. British Scoliosis Research Foundation - 15th International Phillip Zorab Symposium. Westminster, London. June 2017.
2. Battista C, Qadan M, Weller C, Gardner S, Polk HC Jr. The Reversibility of Detrimental Immunologic Effects of Hypothermia in the Surgical Patient. Research! Louisville. Louisville, KY. 2010.

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PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2019 - 2020 - Spine Institute of Arizona

  • Physician; Orthopedic Spine Fellow

  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Fellowship Director: Dr. Edward J. Dohring M.D.

• 2014 - 2019 - Wright State University Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Resident Physician; Chief Resident
  • Dayton, OH
  • Program Director: Dr. Anil Krishnamurthy M.D.

• 2017 - 2019 - M.D. Consulting

  • Medical Student & Resident Educator
  • Dayton, OH
  • Independent contractor for reviewing and revising personal statements, curriculum vitae’s, and secondary essay’s as they pertain to medical school and residency applications

• 2012 - current - Orthobullets (and sub-division: Medbullets)