CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Steven S. Yocom, DO Date of Birth: 02/16/1967 Home Address: 11 Conshohocken State Road Place of Birth: Pottstown,PA Gladwyne, PA 19035 Office Address: Citizenship: Cooper Neurological Institute Department of Neurosurgery Three Cooper Plaza, Suite 104 Camden, NJ 08103 USA Undergraduate Education: Graduate/Professional School: Albright College 1985-89 Reading, PA Bachelor of Science, Biology Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1989-93 4150 City Avenue 19131 Doctor of Osteopathy Internship: Residency: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1993 94 4150 City Avenue 19131 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1994 99 4150 City Avenue, 19131 Allegheny University Hospital MCP Division 3300 Henry Avenue 1996 97 19129 (Affiliate Hospital of PCOM) Loma Linda University Medical Center 1997 98 Loma Linda, California Neurosurgery Elective
Residency (continued): Academic Appointments: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 1998 98 Queen s Square London, England Neurology Rotation Clinical Professor of Surgery/Neurosurgery Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Adjunct Assistant Professor, Coterminous Department of Surgery UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 2013-Present 2013-Present 2011-Present 2012-Present Hospital Appointments: Assistant Professor of Surgery 2004-2012 UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Assistant Professor Associate Chief, Spine Section 2002-2004 Department of Neurosurgery Drexel University College of Medicine Instructor 1999-2002 Department of Neurosurgery MCP Hospital 19129 The Cooper Health System One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103 2004 Present Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital 1999-2004 3300 Henry Avenue, Phila., PA 19129 Hahnemann University Hospital 1999-2004 Broad and Vine Streets, Phila., PA 19102
Hospital Appointments (continued): Montgomery Hospital 2001-2004 1330 Powell Street, Norristown, PA 19401 Chestnut Hill Hospital 2001-2004 8835 Germantown Avenue, Phila., PA 19118 St. Christopher s Hospital for Children 2003 2004 Erie Avenue & Front Street, Phil., PA 19134 St. Agnes Medical Center 2003 2004 1900 South Broad Street, Phil., PA 19145 Medical License: New Jersey Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Certificate #: 25MB07774500 2004 - Present Pennsylvania 1994-2013 Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Certificate #: OS-008543-L DEA: CDS: New Jersey on file New Jersey Registration # D08576100 Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Surgery 2002 - Present Professional Organizations: Service to the Community: American Osteopathic Association Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association American College of Osteopathic Surgeons American Board of Neurological Surgeons American Board of Osteopathic Surgeons Community Lecture How to deal with back pain
Teaching Responsibilities: Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Jan. 29, 2000 Seminar for Therapists and Primary Care Physicians Update on Spinal Disorders for Primary Care Physicians and Allied Health Professionals Hahnemann University Hospital Alterations of Consciousness Mar. 29, 2000 Physician Assistant students Clinical Medicine Course Hahnemann University Hospital, Surgical Stabilization of the Spine May 16, 2000 Surgery Grand Rounds Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital, Seminar Nights for Specialists July 6, 2000 National Youth Leadership Forum for Medicine Villanova University, Rosemont, PA Spinal Cord Injury Aug. 30, 2000 Multidisciplinary Critical Care Conference Hahnemann University Hospital, Cervical Myelopathy Jan. 10, 2001 Chestnut Hill Family Practice Grand Rounds Chestnut Hill Hospital, Degenerative Disease of the Spine June 13, 2001 Family Medicine Grand Rounds Montgomery Hospital, Norristown, PA Neuro Sports Injury Jan. 25, 2002 Chestnut Hill Hospital Medical Grand Rounds Relief for Your Aching Back Mar. 13, 2002 Chestnut Hill Community Lecture Chestnut Hill Hospital, Kyphoplasty May 22, 2002 Primary Care Physician Symposium Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
Teaching Responsibilities (continued): Advances in Cervical Spine Instrumentation Nov. 06, 2002 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Cherry Hill, NJ Neurological Exam Nov. 15, 2002 Drexel University College of Medicine CNS Malignancies Mar. 25, 2003 Chestnut Hill Hospital Medical Grand Rounds 2 nd Annual Spine Symposium May 5, 2006 Temple University School of Medicine Comprehensive Neurological Sciences May 12, 2006 For the Non-Neurosurgeon Regency Palace, Mount Laurel, NJ Spine Injury and Concussion Mar 25, 2009 Temple University School of Medicine Oct. 22, 2009 Spinal Trauma Mar 5, 2010 UMDNJ School of Medicine Nov 23, 2011 Stratford, NJ Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Spinal Fusion April 27, 2010 Trinity Evolution Lecture Union Trust Utilization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in May 6, 2010 Spinal Fusion Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Meeting Princeton, NJ Image-guided Spinal Surgery Oct. 21, 2010 AANN Neuroscience Symposium Temple University
Teaching Responsibilities (continued): Hydrocephalus Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Annually 2002-Present Managing the Aging Spine: Diagnosis and May 24, 2011 Treatment of Spinal Problems in the Elderly Moderator McCormick & Schmick s, Cherry Hill, NJ Panel Discussion: Adult Degenerative Spine Sept. 17, 2011 Case Study 2011 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons Atlanta, GA Spine Trauma Panel Discussion Sept. 18, 2011 2011 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons Atlanta, GA Update on Spinal Trauma 2014 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons Boston, MA Invited Lectures with Associated Hands-on Cadaver Labs: Techniques of Posterior Spine Surgery North American Spine Society Spine Masters Institute Chicago, IL June 21-22, 2008 Posterior Cervical & Lumbar Applications of the Spine Grandview Medical Center Dayton, OH October 24th, 2008 Complex Spinal Surgery of the Cervical Spine Orthofix Spine Specialist Training (OST) Frisco, TX Friday, March 27th, 2009
Invited Lectures (continued): Clinical Presentation/Stem Cells in Spinal Surgery Overview Baltimore, MD June 12th, 2009 Technique: Posterior Lumbar Minimal Access TLIF Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting Medical Education Research Institute of Nevada October 9-12, 2009 Stand Alone Anterior Body Fusion or Minimally Invasive Surgery Comprehensive Spinal Innovations Course Las Vegas, NV October 10th, 2009 MIS techniques, Occipito-Cervical Stabilization NASS Spine Masters Institute Comprehensive Spine Solutions Burr Ridge, Illinois June 12, 2010 Surgical Options for Thoracolumbar Approached and Stabilization Odontoid Fracture Manangement Orthofix Residents and Spine Fellows Hands-on Course April 9-10, 2011 Challenges and Complications of Posterior Cervical Stabilization Orthofix Atlas Forum Dallas, TX December 2, 2011 Posterior Thoracolumbar Spinal Stabilization Techniques Posterior Cervical and Upper Thoracic Approaches Orthofix Residents and Spine Fellows Hands-On Course April 21-22, 2012 Publications: Turtz AR, Yocom SS: Contemporary approaches to the management of neurosurgical complications of infective endocarditis. Current Infectious Disease Reports. Cardiovascular Diseases Vol 3, No. 4: 2001.
Publications continued: Abstracts and Posters: Patel, Sundip MD, Turtz, Alan MD, Dixon Angela MD, Yocom, Steven DO: Neurologically Intact Lumbar Spine Displaced Fracture with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine.2011:12(1):142-143. Rivkin M, Yocom S. Thoracolumbar Instrumentation with CTguided Navigation (O-arm) in 270 Consecutive Patients: Accuracy Rates and Lessons Learned. Neurosurg Focus. 36(3):E7, 2014. Rivkin M, Okun J, Yocom S. Novel Free-Hand T1 Pedicle Screw Method: Review of 44 Consecutive Cases. Journal of Neuroscience in Rural Practice - Accepted Rivkin M, Bussey J, Yocom S. Obesity facilitates perioperative complications in elective degenerative lumbar fusion: a prospective study. Submitted to Neurosurgery journal Image Guided Surgery for the Treatment of Spinal Instability. Yocom S, Kralick FA, Turtz A, Goldman HW, Aita A. The Third Annual Drexel University Research Day. May 1, 2001 Yocom SS, Kralick F, Turtz A, Goldman HW: Image Guided Neurosurgery for Spinal Instability. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons Annual Clinical Assembly. Palm Desert, California. October 4-7, 2001. Use of Intra-Operative MRI for Brain Tumors. Kralick FA, Turtz A, Yocom S, Goldman HW. Drexel University College of Medicine,, October 9, 2002 Rivkin M, Bussey JD, Yocom, SS. Effects of BMI on Adverse Events Following Elective Lumbar Fusions. 29 th Annual Meeting of AANS/CNS Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Phoenix, AZ. March 2013 Short-term radiographic outcome of thoracolumbar burst fracture management. Rivkin M, Yocom S. Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting. Detroit, August 2013
Abstracts and Posters continued: Research: A novel method for T1 pedicle screw placement: A technical note and retrospective review of 37 consecutive cases. Rivkin M, Okun JF, Yocom S. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, October 2013 Kyphotic progression after thoracolumbar burst fractures treated conservatively, with MIS, or via open approach. Rivkin M, Eisenbrock H, Yocom S. American College of Osteopathic Surgery Annual Clinical Assembly. Las Vegas, NV November 2013 Atlantooccipital Dislocation and Comcomitant Resolution of Postoperative Quadriparesis. Svokos K, Roberts C, Yocom S. International Society for Advancement of Spine Conference. Miami, FL April 2014 Rivkin M, Yocom S. Novel method for T1 instrumentation: Technical note and review of 37 consecutive cases. Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. IRB approved. Study Title: "Clinical Trial Comparing the Blackstone Advent Cervical Disc to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) for the Treatment of One Level Degenerative Disc Disease" IRB Number: 08-067 Study Title: A Radiographic and Clinical Study Evaluating a Novel Allogeneic, Cancellous, Bone Matrix Containing Viable Stem and Osteoprogenitor Cells (Trinity Evolution Viable Cryopreserved Cellular Bone Matrix) in Posterior Lumbar or Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF or TLIF respectively). Rivkin M, Bussey J, Yocom S. Association of BMI to perioperative complications in lumbar fusions. Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. IRB approved, prospective trial. Rivkin M, Yocom S. Retrospective review of thoracolumbar pedicle screw placement using image guidance (O-Arm). IRB approved.