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CURRICULUM VITAE
Justin Paquette , MD

444 S. San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-423-9716 FAX: 310-423-9767
Email: paquettej@cshs.org
Website: www.eSpine.com
www.NeckPainExplained.com

EDUCATION:
Undergraduate: Bachelor of the Science in Biology/Psychology, 1989-1993
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Graduate: Masters of Neuroscience/Neurology, 1994-1996
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Masters Thesis: Volumetric MRI, 99 M-TC HMPAO SPECT, neuropsychologic and neurologic assessment of asymptomatic gene positive Huntington’s disease patients. 1998

Medical School: Doctor of Medicine, 1996-2000
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY


POST GRADUATE TRAINING:
Internship: Internship, General Surgery, 2000-2001
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard University
Boston, MA

Residency: Neurosurgery Residency, 2001-2005
Tuffs/New England Medical Center
Boston, MA
Fellowship: Spine Surgery Fellowship, 2005-2006
Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
APPOINTMENTS:
  Attending Physician
Cedars Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders
Los Angeles, California

2006 -present

CLINICAL INVESTIGATION PROTOCOLS::
 

Investigator: Frontal Lobe Function in Subhuman Primates with Dr. Goldman-Rakic, Yale University, New Haven, CT 1993-1994

 
  Investigator: Comparison of interater reliability on PACS scoliosis imaging and the impact on diagnosis in operative planning. Cedars Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders, 2005-present.

 
  Investigator: Comparison of biomechanical parameters of biological cervical plate as compared to standard anterior cervical plates. Cedars Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders, 2005-present.

 
HONORS:
  Woodstock Academy Valedictorian

1989

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
  California Medical License, A91868

2005-Current
  Drug Enforcement Agency  
  Massachusetts Medical License, 2000-2005
  ACLS

4/10

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Kimelberg HK, Feustel PJ, Jin Y, Paquette J, Boulos A, Keller RW, Tranmer B: Acute treatment with tamoxifen reduces ischemic damage following middle cerebral artery occlusion. Neuroreport 11(12):2675-2679, August 2000

ABSTRACTS:

1. Boulos A, Rutledge E, Paquette J, Yi Qiang J, Feustel P, Kimelberg HK, Tranmer B, Popp JA: Tamoxifen blocks excitatory amino acid release in vitro and provides neuroprotections in vivo. January 31, 1999.

2. Boulos A, Rutledge E, Paquette J, Yi Qiang J, Feustel P, Kimelberg HK, Tranmer B, Popp JA: Tamoxifen blocks excitatory amino acid release in vitro and provides neuroprotection in vivo. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, new Orleans, LA 1999.

3. David CA, Riesenberger R, Zerris V, Paquette J: relationship between plasma brain natriuretic peptide and cerebral vasospasm after aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Feburay 1, 2005.

PRESS:
Los Angeles Man Working to Beat Comeback Odds After Spinal Cord Injury Leads to Paralysis.

INVITED SPEAKER:
Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders Back Pain Conference (Community Lecture), Los Angeles, CA, August, 2005.

Fifth Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, Las Vegas , NV , February 3-4, 2006 .

Neck Pain Explained: Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders Neck Pain Conference February 3, 2007

"Surgical Indications for Interventional Injections", Sixth Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, Las Vegas, NV, March 1-3, 2007.

  "Surgical Workup of Lumbar Deformity: A Case Illustration", Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders Ankylosing Spondylitis Conference March 17, 2007





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