Christopher P. Ames, MD

Peer-reviewed

1. Gejman PV; Martinez M; Cao Q; Friedman E; Berrettini WH; Goldin LR; Koroulakis
P; Ames C.P.; Lerman M; Gershon E: Linkage Analysis of Fifty-seven Microsatellite
Loci to Bipolar Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 1993 Aug; 9 (1) 31-40.

2. Bakshi N; Lawson J; Hanson R; Ames C.P.; Vinters HV. Fatal Mumps Meningoencephalitis
in a Child With Severe Combined Iimmunodeficiency After Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Journal of Child Neurology 1996 March; 11(2) 159-162.

3. Ames C.P., Cornwall GB, Crawford NR, Nottmeier E, Chamberlain RH, Sonntag
VK. Feasibility of a Resorbable Anterior Cervical Graft Containment Plate.
J Neurosurg. 2002 Nov;97(4 Suppl):440-6.

4. Cornwall GB, Ames C.P., Crawford NR, Chamberlain RH, Rubino AM, Seim HB
3rd, Turner AS. In Vivo Evaluation of Bioresorbable Polylactide Implants for
Cervical Graft Containment in an Ovine Spinal Fusion Model. Neurosurg Focus.
2004 Mar 15:16(3):E5 .

5. Parsa AT, Lee J, Parney IF, Weinstein P, McCormick PC, Ames C.P. Spinal
Cord and Intradural-extraparenchymal Spinal Tumors: Current Best Care Practices
and Strategies. J Neurooncol. 2004 Aug-Sep; 69 (1-3): 291-318.

6. Quinones-Hinojosa A, Lyon R, Ames C.P., Parsa AT Neuromonitoring During
Surgery for Metastatic Tumors to the Spine: Intraoperative Interpretation and
Management Strategies. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 2004 Oct; 15 (4):537-47.

7. Acosta FL Jr, Chin CT, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Ames C.P., Weinstein PR, Chou
D. Diagnosis and Management of Adult Pyogenic Osteomyelitis of the Cervical
Spine. Neurosurg Focus. 2004 Dec. 15;17(6):E2.

8. Ames C.P., Acosta F, NottmeierE. Novel Treatment of Basilar Invagination
Resulting From an Untreated C-1 Facture Associated with Transverse Ligament
Avulsion: Case Report and Description of Surgical Technique. J Neurosurg
Spine. 2005 Jan; 2(1):83-7.

9. Ames C.P., Crawford NR, Chamberlain RH, Deshmukh V, Sadikovic B, Sonntag
VK. Biomechanical Evaluation of a Bioresorbable Odontoid Screw. J Neurosurg
Spine. 2005 Feb; 2(2): 182-7.

10. Acosta FL, Aryan HE, Taylor WR, Ames C.P. Kyphoplasty-augmented Short-segment
Pedicle Screw Fixation for Burst Fractures of the Lumbar Spine. Neurosurg
Focus. 2005 Mar 15;18(3):E9.

11. Bozkus H, Ames C.P., Chamberlain RH, Nottmeier EW, Sonntag VK, Papadopoulos
SM, Crawford NR. Biomechanical Analysis of Rigid Stabilization Techniques for
Three-column Injury in the Lower Cervical Spine. Spine. 2005 Apr 15;30
(8): 915-22.

12. Acosta FL, Thompson TL, Campell S, Weinstein PR, Ames C.P. Use of Intraoperative
Isocentric C-arm 3D Fluoroscopy for Sextant Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement.
Spine J. 2005 May -June; 5 (3):339-43.

13. Ames C.P., Crawford NR, Chamberlain RH, Deshmukh V, Sadiovic B. Biomechanical
Analysis of a Resorbable Anterior Cervical Graft Containment Plate. Spine.
2005 May 1;30(9):1031-8.

14. Ames C.P., Bozkus MH, Chamberlain RH, Acosta FL, Papadopoulos SM, Sonntag
VKH, Crawford NR. Biomechanics of Stabilization after Cervicothoracic Compression-flexion
Injury. Spine. 2005 Jul 1;30(13):1505-12.

15. Acosta Jr. FL., J. Lotz, Ames C.P. The Potential Role of Mesenchymal Stem
Cell Therapy for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: a Critical Overview. Neurosurg
Focus. 2005 Sept.15;19(3):E4.

16. Acosta Jr. FL. & Ames C.P. Artificial Pedicle Screw Reconstruction of the
Cervical Spine after Lateral Paramedian Transpedicular Approach for Lesions
of the Ventral Cervical Spinal Canal. Neurosurgery. 2005 Oct;57(4Suppl):281-85.

17. Aryan HE, Acosta Jr. FL., Ames C.P. The Charite Artificial Disc: Insertion
Technique. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):637-50.

18. Ames C.P., Acosta FL Jr, Chi J, Iyengar J, Muiru W, Acaroglu E, Puttlitz
CM. Biomechanical Comparison of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Transforaminal
Lumbar Interbody Fusion Performed at 1 and 2 Levels. Spine. 2005 Oct
1;30(19):E562-6.

19. Acosta FL, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Gadkary CA, Schmidt MH, Chin CT, Ames C.P.,
Rosenberg WS, Weinstein PR Frameless Sterotactic Image-guided C1-C2 Transarticular
Screw Fixation for Atlanto-axial Instability: Review of 20 Patients. J Spinal
Disord Tech. 2005 Oct;18(5):385-91.

20. Aryan HE, Acosta Jr. FL., Ames C.P. The ProDisc Artificial Disc: Insertion
Technique. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):651-6.

21. Acosta Jr. FL., Aryan HE, Ames C.P. Emerging Directions in Motion Preservation
Spinal Surgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):665-9.

22. Acosta Jr. FL., Ames C.P. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: General Introduction.
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):603-7.

23. Chi JH, Ames C.P., Tay B. General Considerations for Cervical Arthroplasty
with Technique for ProDisc-C. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):609-19,
vi. Review.

24. A.T. Parsa, J. Chi, Acosta Jr. FL., Ames C.P., P.C. McCormick. Intramedullary
Spinal Cord Tumors: Molecular Insights and Surgical Innovation. Clin Neurosurg.
2005;52:76-84.

25. Ames C.P., Acosta Jr. FL., R.H. Chamberlain, A.E. Larios, N.R. Crawford.
Biomechanical Analysis of a Newly Designed Bioabsorbable Anterior Cervical Plate.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Dec;3(6):465-70.

26. Ames C.P., Smith JS, Preul MC, Crawford NR, Kim GE, Nottmeier E, Chamberlain
R, Speiser B, Sonntag VK, Dickman CA. Effect of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic
Protein-2 in an Experimental Model of Spinal Fusion in a Radiated Area. Spine.
2005 Dec 1;30(23):2585-92.

27. Lee J, Parsa AT, Ames C.P., McCormick PC. Clinical Management of Intramedullary
Spinal Ependymomas in Adults. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2006 Jan;17(1):21-7.

28. Tihan T, Chi JH, McCormick PC, Ames C.P., Parsa AT. Pathologic and Epidemiologic
Findings of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2006
Jan;17(1):7-11.

29. Acosta Jr. FL., C. Dowd, C. Chin, T. Tihan, Ames C.P., P.R. Weinstein.
Current Treatment Strategies and Outcomes in the Management of Symptomatic Vertebral
Hemangiomas. Neurosurgery. 2006 Feb;58(2):287-95.

30. Aryan HE, Ames C.P., Szandera B, Nguyen AD, Acosta, Jr. FL , Taylor WR.
Coblation of Spinal Endplates in Preparation for Interbody Spinal Fusion. J
Clin Neurosci. 2006 Apr;13(3):349-52.

31. Auguste KI, Chin C Acosta, Jr., FL, Ames C.P. Expandable Cylindrical Cages
in the Cervical Spine: A Review of 22 Cases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2006
Apr;4(4):285-91.

32. Acosta, Jr. FL, Aryan HE, Ames C.P. Successful Outcome of 6-level Cervicothoracic
Corpectomy and Circumferential Reconstruction: Case Report and Literature Review
on Multilevel Cervicothoracic Corpectomy. Eur Spine J. 2006 Aug 19.

33. F.L. Acosta, Jr., L. Galvez, C.P. Ames Recent Advances: Infections of the
Spine. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2006 Sep; 8(5):390-393.

34. Aryan HE, Acosta, Jr. FL, Ames C.P. Corpectomy Followed by Instrumentation
with Titanium Cages and rhBMP-2 for Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Neurosurgery
2007 Jan (1): 23-30.

35. Aryan, HE; Ames C.P.; Box KW; Ibrahim D; Desiraju U. Safety and Efficacy
of Dexmedetomidine in Neurosurgical Patients. Brain Injury 2006 Jul;20(8):791-8.

36. Aryan, HE; Acosta FL; Ames C.P. Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Discectomy
and Fusion (ALDF) with Plate: Initial Clinical Experience. Surgical Neurology
Surg Neurol. 2007 Jul;68(1):7-13.

37. Aryan HE, Acosta FL, Chi JH, Parsa AT, Ames C.P. Modified Paramedian Transpedicular
Approach and Spinal Reconstruction for Intradural Tumors of the Cervical and
Cervicothoracic Spine. Spine. 2007 Mar 15; 32(6):E203-10.

38. Leung JM, Sands LP, Rico M, Petersen KL, Rowbotham MC, Dahl JB, Ames C.P.,
Chou D, Weinstein P. Pilot Clinical Trial of Gabapentin to Decrease Postoperative
Delirium in Older Patients. Neurology. 2006 Oct 10;67(7):1251-3. Epub
2006 Aug 16.

39. H.E. Aryan, D. Lu, F.L. Acosta, Jr., R. Hartl, P.W. McCormick, C.P. Ames.
Bioabsorbable Anterior Cervical Plating: Initial Multicenter Clinical and Radiographic
Experience. Spine. 2007 May 1;32(10):1084-8.

40. F.L. Acosta, Jr., C.P. Ames D. Chou. Operative Management of Adult High-grade
Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2007 Apr;18(2):249-54.

41. Espinoza-Larios A, Ames C.P., Chamberlain RH, Sonntag VK, Dickman CA, Crawford
NR.Biomechanical Comparison of Two-level Cervical Locking Posterior Screw/rod
and Hook/rod Techniques. Spine J. 2007 Mar-Apr;7(2):194-204.

42. A. Sahgal, D. Chou, C.P. Ames, L. Ma, K. Lamborn, K. Huang, C. Chuang,
A595-604. Aiken, P. Petti, P. Weinstein and D. Larson. Image-guided Robotic
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Benign Spinal Tumors: The University of California
San Francisco Preliminary Experience. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2007.
6(6).

43. F. L. Acosta, Jr., N. Sanai, J. H. Chi, C. F. Dowd, C. Chin, T. Tihan,
D. Chou, P. R. Weinstein and C.P. Ames Comprehensive Management of Symptomatic
and Aggressive Vertebral Hemangiomas. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2008 Jan.(1):17-29.

44. Aryan, HE, Acosta FL, Ames C.P. Two-level Total en bloc Lumbar Spondylectomy
with Dural Resection for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Clin Neurosci.
2008 Jan; 15(1): 70-2.

45. H. E. Aryan, F. L. Acosta and C.P. Ames. Partial Spondylectomy: Modification
for Lateralized Malignant Spinal Colomn Tumors of the Cervical or Lumbosacral
Spine. J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Jan; 15(1): 43-8.

46. F.L. Acosta, Jr., H.E. Aryan, D. Chou, C.P. Ames. Long-term Biomechanical
Stability and Clinical Improvement after Multilevel Corpectomy and Circumferential
Reconstruction of the Cervical Spine Using Titanium Mesh Cages. J Spinal
Disord Tech. 2008 3 (21) 165-74.

47. Frank L. Acosta, Jr., Finn Bjarke Christensen, Jeffrey D. Coe, Tae-Ahn
Jahng, Scott H. Kitchel, Hans Jörg Meisel, Mark Schnöring, Charles H. Wingo,
Christopher P. Ames Early Clinical & Radiographic Results of NFix II Posterior
Dynamic Stabilization System SAS Journal-Biomechanics, Spring 2008 Volume
2 Issue 02.

48. Aryan HE, Acosta FL, Chou D, Nottmeier E., Ames C.P. C1-C2 Fusion in 102
Patients and Report of Technique Modification. Journal of Neurosurgery:Spine
2008 Mar 8 (3) 222-9.

49. Acosta FL, Buckley J, Lotz, J, Ames C.P. Biomechanical Analysis of Extended
Anterior Fixation vs Circumferential Fixation in Unstable Lumbar Burst Fracture.
Journal of Neurosurgery:Spine April 2008 8(4) 341-6.

50. V. Y. Wang, H. Aryan and C.P. Ames A Novel Anterior Technique for Simultaneous
Single-stage Anterior and Posterior Cervical Release for Fixed Kyphosis. Journal
of Neurosurgery:Spine 2008 Jun 8(6) 594-9.

51. D. Chou, D. C. Lu, P. Weinstein and C.P. Ames Adjacent-level Vertebral
Body Fractures after Expandable Cage Reconstruction. 2008 Journal of Neurosurgery
Spine Jun 8(6) 584-88.

52. J. M. Cloyd, F. L. Acosta, Jr. and C.P. Ames Complications and Outcomes
of Lumbar Spine Surgery in Elderly People: A Review of the Literature J Am
Geriatr Soc 2008 May22 1532-38.

53. R. Jandial, I. Singec, C.P. Ames and E. Y. Snyder. Genetic Modification
of Neural Stem Cells. Mol Ther 2008 16(3) 450-457.

54. Dean Chou, Frank Acosta, Jr., Jordon M. Cloyd, and Christopher P. Ames
Parasagittal for en bloc Resection of Multilevel Cervical Chordomas. J Neurosurg
Spine 2009, 10:397-403.

55. Smith JS, Able MF, Shaffrey CI, Ames CP Decision Making in Pediatric Spinal
Deformity. Neurosurgery. 2008 Sep; 63(3 Suppl):54-68. PMID: 18812934
[PubMed-in process].

56. Smith JS, Wang VY, Ames CP Vertebral Colomn Resection for Rigid Spinal
Deformity. Neurosurgery. 2008 Sep; 63 (3 Suppl): 177-82. PMID: 18812922
[PubMed-in process].

57. Aryan HE, Newman CB, Gold JJ, Acosta FL Jr, Coover C, Ames CP Percutaneous
Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion (AxiaLIF) of the L5-S1 Segment: Initial Clinical
and Radiographic Experience. Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2008 Aug;51(4):225-30.
PMID: 18683115 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].

58. Acosta FL, Cloyd JM, Aryan HE, Ames CP Perioperative Complications and
Clinical Outcomes of Multilevel Circumferential Lumbar Spinal Fusion in the
Elderly. J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Jan;16(1):69-73. Epub 2008 Nov 18. PMID:
19019682 [PubMed - in process].

59. Cloyd JM, Acosta FL Jr, Ames CP Effect of Age on the Perioperative and
Radiographic Complications of Multilevel Cervicothoracic Spinal Fusions. Spine.
2008 Dec 15;33(26):E977-82. PMID: 19092608 [PubMed - in process].

60. Barnes AH, Eguizabal JA, Acosta FL Jr, Lotz JC, Buckley JM, Ames CP Biomechanical
Pullout Strength and Stability of the Cervical Artificial Pedicle Screw. Spine.
2009 Jan 1;34(1):E16-20. PMID: 19127143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].

61. Ames CP, Wang VY, Deviren V, Vrionis FD Posterior Transpedicular Corpectomy
and Reconstruction of the Axial Vertebra for Metastatic Tumor. J Neurosurg
Spine. 2009 Feb;10(2):111-6. PMID: 19278323 [PubMed - in process].

62. Wang VY, Deviren V, Ames CP Reconstruction of C-1 Lateral Mass with Titanium
Mesh Cage after Resection of an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Atlas. J Neurosurg
Spine. 2009 Feb;10(2):117-21. PMID: 19278324 [PubMed - in process].

63. Aryan HE, Newman CB, Lu DC, Hu SS, Tay BK, Bradford DS, Puttlitz CM, Ames
CP. Relaxation of Forces Needed to Distract Cervical Vertebrae after Discectomy:
a Biomechanical Study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Apr;22(2):100-4. PMID:
19342931 [PubMed - in process].

64. Buckley JM, Kuo CC, Cheng LC, Loo K, Motherway J, Slyfield C, Deviren V,
Ames C. Relative Strength of Thoracic Vertebrae in Axial Compression Versus
Flexion. Spine J. 2009 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19364678.

65. Buckley JM, Deviren V, Parmeshwar R, Ames CP. An Improved Metric for Quantifying
the Stiffnesses of Intact Human Vertebrae. Proc. IMechE, Part H: J. Engineering
in Medicine, 2009, 223(H5), 537-543. DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM524 .

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

1. Jenni M. Buckley, Rina Parmeshwar, Vedat Deviren, Christopher P. Ames New
Method for Quantifying Stifness of Intact Human Vertebra. Journal of Biomechanics.

2. Cloyd, J, Acosta F, Polley, M, Ames C.P. En Bloc Spondylectomy for Primary
and Metastatic Tumors: A Meta-analysis Journal of Neurosurgery Spine.

3. Rodriguez, J.P., Scheer, J.K., Eguizabal, J., McClellan, R.T., Buckley,
J.M., Ames, C.P. In Preparation. Posterior Cervical 3.5 mm Titanium Rods Undergo
Substantial Bending Deformations During Common Postural Changes of Daily Living,
Spine.

4. Nguyen T.Q., Buckley J.M., Ames C.P., Deviren V., In Review, Fatigue Life
of Contoured Vitallium Posterior Spinal Fusion Rods is Comparable to Stainless
Steel. Spine Journal.

5. Eguizabal J., Tufaga M., Ames C.P., Lotz J.C., Buckley J.M. In Review. Validation
of the Novel Sliding Ring Cable-pulley Pure Moment Apparatus. J Biomech.

6. Scheer J, Koch K, Mulkerin W, Nguyen TQ, Buckley J.M., Ames C.P., McClellan
R.T., Burch, S. In Review. AxiaLIF® versus ALIF as Supplemental Hardware in
Long Posterior Fusion Constructs, Spine.

7. Scheer J.K., Eguizabal J., Buckley J.M., McClellan R.T., Ames C., Submitted,
Optimal Fusion Hardware Configuration Following C2 Corpectomy, Spine.

8. Complete Intralesional Spondylectomy for Enneking Stage C Aggressive Hemangiomas:
Sanai NS, Chou D, Ames C.

Book Chapters

1. Nottmeier EW, Ames C.P., Sonntag VK. Spondylosis. In Aminoff M (ed.) Encyclopedia
of the Neurosciences. Academic Press, 2001.

2. Nottmeier EW, Ames C.P., Sonntag VK. Treatment of Spinal Cord Tumors. In
Aminoff M (ed.) Encyclopedia of the Neurosciences. Academic Press, 2001.

3. Ames C.P., Marshall LF The Differential Diagnosis of Altered States of Consciousness.
Neurological Surgery. Youmans, J ed. Fifth edition. 2004.

4. Acosta FL Jr, Aryan HE, Ames C.P. Emerging Directions in Motion Preservation
Spinal Surgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):665-9, vii. Review.

5. Aryan HE, Acosta FL Jr, Ames C.P. The ProDisc Artificial Disc: Insertion
Technique.Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):651-6, vii. Review.

6. Aryan HE, Acosta FL Jr, Ames C.P. The Charite Artificial Disc: Insertion
Technique. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):637-50, vii.

7. Chi JH, Ames C.P., Tay B. General Considerations for Cervical Arthroplasty
with Technique for ProDisc-C. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):609-19,
vi. Review.

8. Acosta FL Jr, Ames C.P. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: General Introduction.
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct;16(4):603-7, vi. Review.

9. Acosta FL, Galvez L, Aryan HE, Ames CP, Vertebral (Spinal) Infections in
Current Infectious Disease Reports (Gerald Mandell, Editor-in-Chief)
Skin, Soft Tissue, Bone, and Joint Infections (Volume 8, Issue 5) Edited by
James S. Tan, MD.

10. Acosta, Frank, Ames CP. Biomechanical Properties of a Newly-Designed Bioabsorbable
Anterior Cervical Plate. Innovations in Spinal Reconstruction: Clinical Examples
of Basic Science, Biomechanics, and Engineering.

11. F.L. Acosta, Jr., H.E. Aryan, Ames C.P. Reconstruction of the Cervical
Spine Using Artificial Pedicle Screws, in Innovations in Spinal Reconstruction:
Clinical Examples of Basic Science, Biomechanics, and Engineering. K.-U.
Lewandrowski, M.J. Yaszemski, I.H. Kalfas, P. Park, R.F. McLain and D.J. Trantolo
(eds.).

12. F.L. Acosta, Jr., C.J. Ledezma, H.E. Aryan, C.P. Ames Results of Extended
Corpectomy, Stabilization, and Fusion of the Cervical and Cervico-thoracic Spine,
in Spinal Reconstruction: Clinical Examples of Applied Basic Science, Biomechanics,
and Engineering. K.-U. Lewandrowski, M.J. Yaszemski, I.H. Kalfas, P. Park,
R.F. McLain and D.J. Trantolo (eds.).

13. C.P. Ames, F.L. Acosta, Jr., R.H. Chamberlain, A.E. Larios, N.R. Crawford.
Biomechanical Properties of a Newly Designed Bioabsorbable Anterior Cervical
Plate, in Spinal Reconstruction: Clinical Examples of Applied Basic Science,
Biomechanics, and Engineering. K.-U. Lewandrowski, M.J. Yaszemski, I.H.
Kalfas, P. Park, R.F. McLain and D.J. Trantolo (eds.).

14. Chi, J, Gokaslan Z, Ames C.P. Editors . Primary Tumors of the Spine Neurosurgery
Clinics of North America 2007.

15. Acosta F, Ames C.P. Adult Thoracolumbar Scoliosis Youmans 2009.

16. Acosta F. Ames C.P. Degenerative Disc Disease and Low Back Pain Youmans
2009.

17. Acosta F, Ames C.P. Transpedicular Corpectomy Neurosurgery Tricks of
the Trade 2009.

18. Acosta F, Ames C,P. Thoracolumbar Spondylectomy Neurosurgery Tricks
of the Trade 2009.

19. Ames, C.P., Bilsky M, Vrionis F, Boriani, S. Editors Advanced Techniques
in Spinal Tumor Surgery Quality Medical Publishers 2009.