Dr. Gil Tepper, M.D., F.A.C.S., Medical Director
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, QME
Gil Tepper M.D., F.A.C.S., founded the Valley/Santa Monica
Spine Centers in 1998 and is currently the Director. Dr. Tepper graduated
from the Chicago Medical School in 1986, with honors.
Dr. Tepper was inducted into the National Medical Honor
Society Alpha Omega Alpha, in 1985 and began his orthopedic training at
Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center in New
York. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and
a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. In 1992, Dr.
Tepper completed a one year spinal fellowship in lumbar spine surgery
with the internationally renowned spinal specialist Leon Wiltse, M.D.
at the Long Beach Memorial Center. In 1993, he went on to complete a cervical
spinal surgery fellowship at the UC Irvine Medical Center and the Long
Beach VA. He currently collaborates with the surgeons in the Department
of Neurosurgery at UCLA and performs spinal reconstruction surgeries at
Harbor UCLA Medical Center, as well as holds a clinical teaching position
in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
Dr. Tepper has been a princial clinical investigator
in numerous FDA investigations and is a member of the North American Spine
Society. He has published numerous scientific papers and textbook chapters
in the orthopedic literature. Dr. Tepper is a dynamic speaker who has
lectured both nationally and internationally to spinal surgeons on the
current surgical and non-surgical management techniques for cervical and
lumbar conditions. Dr. Tepper maintains operating privileges at Encino/Tarzana
Medical Center, Santa Monica/UCLA Medical Center, Sherman Oaks Hospital
and Valley Presbyterian Hosptial.
LICENSURE
New York State - 170748B; DEA BT 2906622
California - G068053
CERTIFICATIONS
Qualified Medical Examiner
Agreed Medical Examiner
Industrial Medical Examiner
HONOR SOCIETIES
Alpha Omega Alpha
Honor Medical Society
Sigma Xi
National Research Honor Society
Psi Chi
National Honor Society Psychology
LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
Hebrew
EDUCATION
1982 - 1986
University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School
3333 Green Bay Road
North Chicago, Illinois 60064
M.D. - June 1986
1978 - 1982
Claremont Men's College
Claremont, California 91711
B.A. Psychobiology - May 1982
1976 - 1978
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills, California 90212
MEDICAL TRAINING
1993 - 1994
Cervical Spine Fellowship
Under the supervision of Jon White MD
University of California, Irvine/Long Beach VA Medical Center,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Section
5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822
1992
Spine Fellowship
Under the supervision of the world renowned Leon Wiltse M.D.
Wiltse Spine Institute/University of California, Irvine
2888 Long Beach Blvd. #400, Long Beach, California 90806
1987 - 1991
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Under the supervision of Dr. Edward Habermann
The Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
Montefiore Med. Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
111 East 210th Street, Bronx, New York 10467
1986 - 1987
Internship in General Surgery
Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
East 210th Street, Bronx, New York 10467
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1994
Clinical Assistant Attending
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Department of Orthopaedics, Section of Spine Surgery
1000 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90509-2910
1992
Clinical Assistant Attending
University of California, Irvine/Long Beach VA Medical Center,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Section
5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
2004
Chief of Staff, Miracle Mile Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Surgical Advisory Board, K2 Medical
2001
Chief of Outpatient Spine Surgery, OSSC
Santa Monica, CA
2000
Medical Director, OSSC
Santa Monica, CA
1998
Vice Chairman, Centinela Hospital Medical Center,
Department of Orthopaedic,
Inglewood, CA
1992
Editorial Board, Spine Section,
Orthopaedic Special Edition McMahon Medical News,
New York, NY
AWARDS AND HONORS
1997
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
1996
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1995
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
1991
Richard Selznick Memorial Lecture Award
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York
1986
Graduated with Distinction
University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Ill.
Student of the Year Award, Surgery/Trauma Clerkship
Cook County Medical Center,
Chicago Illinois
1985
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society
University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Ill
1982
Graduated Cum Laude
Claremont Men's College
Claremont, California
Science Departmental Prize Recipient
Claremont Men's College
Claremont, California
Distinguished Scholar Award
Claremont Men's College - Claremont, California
1977
Roy Crocker Fellowship Award
Claremont Men's College
Claremont, California
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
2003
California Applicant Attorneys Association
2001
Los Angeles Valley Applicants Attorney
Association
2000
California Society of Industrial Medicine
1997
Western Orthopaedic Association
1995
California Orthopaedic Association
1993
North American Spine Society
1982
Sigma Xi, National Research Honor Society
Joint Science Center
Claremont, California
1980
Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
Claremont Men's College
Claremont, California
FDA CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
"A prospective, controlled clinical investigations of the Novus CT
for anterior cervical interbody fusion in patients with symptomatic cervical
disc disease"
Sofamor Danek, USA, Memphis, Tennessee.
"A prospective, controlled, randomized clinical investigation of
the Threaded Interbody Fusion Device (TIBFD) in patients with symptomatic
degenerative disc disease,"
Sofamor Danek USA, Memphis, Tennessee
“FlexiCore Intervertebral Disc for the treatment of Discogenic
Pain Unresponsive to Conservative Treatment Associated with Degenerative
Disc Disease (DDD).
PUBLICATIONS
Tepper G, Wolf SB,
Feldman L, Secter M; Artificial Lumbar Disc Replacement vs.
Circumferential Fusion for the Treatment of Discogenic Pain: a Prospective
Randomized Study; Special Poster Session, EuroSpine 2006 Congress.
Tepper G, Richeimer S, Sugay J: Outpatient Surgery: Spinal Applications,
Orthopedic Special Edition, Vol. 7, No. 1of2, 2001
Tepper, G: Spinal Trauma, Section Review Editor Orthopaedic
Special Edition, Vol. 2, No.8, 1993.
Tepper, G: Spinal Fusion Today, Section Review Editor Orthopaedic
Special Edition, Vol. 1, No.8, 1992
Tepper G, Peek RD, Wiltse LL: The Wiltse System of Internal Fixation
of the Lumbar Spine. In "Internal Fixation of the Spine."
Ed. John S. Thalgott. Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Said JW, Tepper G, and Banks-Schlegel S: Keratin Proteins and
Carcino-Embryonic Antigen in Lung Carcinoma: An Immunoperxidase Study
of 54 Cases with Ultrastructural Correlation.
Tepper G: Kocher’s Fractures. Surgical Rounds For Orthopaedics.
October 1990.
PREVIOUS RESEARCH
Keratin Proteins and CEA in Lung Carcinoma: An munoperoxidase Study of
54 Case with Ultrastructural Correlation"
1982 Summer Research Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical, Center, Los Angeles,
California.
"Polymicrobial Septicemia - A New Screening Protocol" 1981,Summer
Research Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Tepper G, Lopez TA, Wiltse LL: A Comparison of Lumbar Prevertebral Vascular
Anatomy in Patients with and without Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae.
(Manuscript in preparation)
Tepper G, Lopez RA: Prevertebral Anatomy: A CT study delineating prevertebral
safe zones with respect to the great vessels. (Manuscript in preparation)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
1987 - 1990
Attending, Emergency Room, General Surgery – Trauma
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
Team Physician, Bronx High School Football Program
Center for Sports Trauma,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
1981
Chapter President, Psi Chi
Claremont Men’s College, Claremont, California
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
2004
Miracle Mile Medical Center
6000 San Vicente
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
2003
Sherman Oaks Hospital
4929 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
2000
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
1996
Encino/Tarzana Regional Medical Center
16237 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91436
1995
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
15107 Van Owen
Van Nuys, CA 91405
1994
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
1000 W. Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90509-2910
1992
Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital
4650 Lincoln Blvd
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Veteran's Administration Hospital of Long Beach
5901 East 7th Street
Long Beach, CA 90803
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES AND LECTURES
Sofamor Danek
"Technical Workshops Protocol Instrumentations Lumbar Instrumentations"
March 1999, Cancun Mexico
Sulzer Medica Spine-Tech "Management of Complications of
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Techniques"
February 3 1999, Anahiem, California
Sulzer Medica Spine-Tech "Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques
Using Bone Dowels and Cylindrical Cages"
October 23-25, 1998, Newport Beach, California
Sulzer Medica Spine-Tech "Anterior Lumbar Interbody
Surgical Exposure Techniques",
October 23-25, 1998, Newport Beach, California
Sulzer Medica Spine-Tech
"Anterior Lumbar Interbody Decompression Techniques",
October 23-25, 1998, Newport Beach, California
"Cervical Spine Instrumentation Techniques
Using Anterior Plate and Screws",
October 23-25, 1998, Newport Beach, California
Bi-lingual Lectures and Workshops
Cervical and Lumbar Instrumentation
Cancun Mexico, February 2 - 4 1997
MEETINGS AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Eurospine 2006
Congress, October 25-28, 2006, Istanbul Turkey.
North American Spine Society, 21st Annual
Meeting, September 26-30, 2006, Seattle, WA.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2006
Annual
Meeting March 22-26, 2006, Chicago, IL.
North American Spine Society, 20th Annual Meeting
September 27-October 1, 2005, Philadelphia,
PA.
North American Spine Society,
19th Annual Meeting
October 27-30, 2004, Chicago, IL
California Applicants’ Attorneys
Association
“Medical Treatment and How It Is Changing”
May, 1, 2004,
Los Angeles, CA
Seventy First Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Orthapedic Surgeons
March 10-14 2004, San Francisco, California
Seventieth Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Orthapedic Surgeons
February 5-7 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sixty Ninth Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Orthapedic Surgeons
February 13- 17 2002, Dallas, Texas
Sixty Eighth Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Orthapedic Surgeons
February 28- March 4 2001, San Francisco, Cailfornia
Sixty Seventh Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Orthapedic Surgeons
March 15-19 2000, Orlando, Florida
Sixty Sixth Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Orthapedic Surgeons
February 4 - 8 1999, Anaheim California
Sixty Fifth American Meeting of the
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
March 19-22, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana
Eighteenth Annual Meeting of
The North American Spine Society,
October 21-25, 2003, San Diego, California
Seventeenth Annual Meeting of
The North American Spine Society,
October 29- November 2, 2002, Montreal, Canada
Fifteenth Annual Meeting of
The North American Spine Society,
October 25- 28, 2000, New Orleans, Louisiana
Fourteenth Annual Meeting of
The North American Spine Society,
October 20-24, 1999, Chicago, Illinois
Thirteenth Annual Meeting of
The North American Spine Society,
October 29-31, 1998,
San Francisco, California
"Laparoscopic Anterior Lumber Interbody Fusion with Cage Fixation",
October 23-25, 1998, Newport Beach, California
Twelfth Annual Meeting of
The North American Spine Society
October 22-25, 1997,
New York, New York
"Ballon-assisted Endoscopic Retroperitoneal
Gasless Access to the Lumbar Spine"
February 28 & March 1, 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sixty Fourth American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
February 13-17, 1997, San Francisco, California
Eleventh Annual Meeting of
The North American Spine Society
October 23-26, 1996, Vancouver, B.C.
Trimecyne, Inc. Hands-On Workshop,
"Clinical use of the Holmium laser as it applies to
Disc Decompression/Spinal Endoscopy"
June 22, 1996, Los Angeles, California
Tenth Annual Meeting of The North American Spine Society
October 18-21, 1995, Washington, D.C
The Spine Study Group's 10th Symposium,
"The Spine: Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment"
May 18-21, 1995, Rancho Mirage, California
Ninth Annual Meeting of The North American Spine Society
October 19-22, 1994, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sixty Third American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
February 24-March 1, 1994,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Midas Rex Institute Hands-On Workshop
December 9-11, 1993
San Diego Spine Symposium and Workshop
November 18-20, 1993, San Diego, California
Eighth Annual Meeting of The North American Spine Society
October 14-16, 1993, San Diego, California
Sixty Second American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
February 18-23, 1993, San Francisco, CA
Seventh Annual Meeting of The North American Spine Society
July 8-12, 1992, Boston, Massachusetts
"Total Knee Replacement"
October 5, 1991,
Rothman Institute,
Pennsylvania Hospital
"Total Hip Replacement-Technique and Technology"
Department of Orthopaedics Implant Service,
University of Pennsylvania
June 24-25, 1988,
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Zimmer East Coast Residents Program
August 19-20, 1988, New York, New York
Regional Review Course in Hand Surgery,
American Society of the Hand,
October 1987, 1988, New York, New York
"Arthritic Knee-Surgical Treatment",
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
December 1-3, 1988, New York, New York
"New Approaches to Common Dilemmas in Sports Medicine"
Center for Sports Trauma,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
September 9, 1987, New York, New York
Dr. Gil Tepper, Medical Director.
Diplomate, American Board of
Orthopaedic Surgery, QME
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