David Gendelberg, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address2540 23rd Street, #3908
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone628-206-8812
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University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco07/2022Orthopaedic Trauma
The Anand Spine Group and DOCS Spine + Orthopaedics, Los Angeles, CA07/2021Comprehensive Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA07/2018Spinal Surgery
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA06/2017Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJMD05/2012Medicine
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Dr. Gendelberg is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in complex spinal surgery and trauma. His expertise in spinal conditions includes care for degenerative spine conditions, scoliosis, minimally invasive techniques and spinal fractures.

Dr. Gendelberg’s research focuses on management of spinal injuries, delivering care to the underserved, minimally invasive techniques and bone health.

After earning his medical degree at Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson, Dr. Gendelberg completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He completed fellowships in spine surgery at the University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center as well as in minimally invasive spinal surgery under Neel Anand MD at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. Dr. Gendelberg also speaks Hebrew.

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  1. Segmental Interbody, Muscle-Preserving, Ligamentotaxis-Enabled Reduction: "SIMPLER" Technique for cMIS Correction of ASD. Int J Spine Surg. 2025 Feb 24; 19(S1):S37-S54. Robinson J, Gendelberg D, Chung A, Jimenez-Almonte JH, Khandehroo B, Anand N. PMID: 39794136; PMCID: PMC12053241.
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  2. Percutaneous spinopelvic fixation technique using external fixation for focal kyphosis reduction in U-type sacral fractures: a case report. J Spine Surg. 2025 Mar 24; 11(1):178-190. Khela M, Agha O, Bonsignore-Opp L, Xu M, Gendelberg D, El Naga AN. PMID: 40242828; PMCID: PMC11998045.
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  3. Empowering Self-Management for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Human-Centered Design Study of Spanish- and Cantonese-Preferring Patients in the United States. medRxiv. 2024 Dec 03. Zheng P, De Marchis E, Yeager J, Del Rosario K, Nagao M, Belaye T, Gallegos-Castillo A, Fung LC, Vallejo A, Kuang A, Gendelberg D, Lotz J, O'Neill C, REACH investigators. PMID: 39677457; PMCID: PMC11643171.
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  4. CORR Insights®: Is Ocular Safety in Orthopaedics Overlooked? A Systematic Review of Annual Ocular Radiation Exposure and Protective Measures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Nov 01; 482(11):1968-1970. Gendelberg D. PMID: 39162662; PMCID: PMC11469863.
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  5. Association between opioid utilization and patient-reported outcome measures following lumbar spine surgery. Spine J. 2024 Jul; 24(7):1183-1191. Wague A, O'Donnell JM, Stroud S, Filley A, Rangwalla K, Baldwin A, El Naga AN, Gendelberg D, Berven S. PMID: 38365008.
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  6. Return to Play Criteria After Adult Lumbar Spinal Fractures: A Review of Current Literature and Expert Recommendations. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2024 Apr; 17(4):83-92. Bonsignore-Opp L, Galivanche A, El Naga AN, Gendelberg D. PMID: 38300472; PMCID: PMC10917715.
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  7. Classifications In Brief: The Allen and Ferguson Classification. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Jan 25. Bunzel EW, Gendelberg D. PMID: 38271118; PMCID: PMC11219176.
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  8. Correction: Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: review of current classifications and proposal of a novel classification system. Eur Spine J. 2024 Jan; 33(1):366. Rangwalla K, Filley A, El Naga A, Gendelberg D, Baldwin A, Maziad A, Arora A, Wague A, O'Donnell J, Chryssikos T, Kasir R, Shah J, Theologis A, Tan L, Mummaneni P, Alamin T, Berven SH. PMID: 37917207.
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  9. Correction: Do peri‑operative parathyroid hormone (PTH) analogues improve bone density and decrease mechanical complications in spinal deformity correction?-a minimum 2‑year radiological study measuring Hounsfield units. Eur Spine J. 2024 Jan; 33(1):367. Chung A, Robinson J, Gendelberg D, Jimenez J, Anand A, Rao A, Khandehroo B, Khandehroo B, Kahwaty S, Anand N. PMID: 37889330.
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  10. Obturator inlet and iliac oblique technique for safe, convenient, and reliable iliac screw placement. N Am Spine Soc J. 2024 Mar; 17:100298. El Naga AN, Gendelberg D. PMID: 38179105; PMCID: PMC10765288.
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  11. Thoracic costotransversectomy characteristics and 90-day complications vary based on underlying diagnosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 12 01; 39(6):831-838. El Naga AN, Gendelberg D, Tavolaro C, Zhou H, Bellabarba C, Bransford RJ. PMID: 37724834.
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  12. Selective thoracolumbar fusion in adult spinal deformity double curves with circumferential minimally invasive surgery: 2-year minimum follow-up. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 11 01; 39(5):636-642. Anand N, Robinson J, Chung A, Gendelberg D, Jiménez-Almonte JH, Kahwaty S, Khandehroo B, Walker C. PMID: 37728379.
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  13. Do peri-operative parathyroid hormone (PTH) analogues improve bone density and decrease mechanical complications in spinal deformity correction?-a minimum 2-year radiological study measuring Hounsfield units. Eur Spine J. 2023 10; 32(10):3651-3658. Chung A, Robinson J, Gendelberg D, Jimenez J, Anand A, Rao A, Khandehroo B, Khandehroo B, Kahwaty S, Anand N. PMID: 37553471.
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  14. Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: review of current classifications and proposal of a novel classification system. Eur Spine J. 2024 May; 33(5):1762-1772. Rangwalla K, Filley A, El Naga A, Gendelberg D, Baldwin A, Maziad A, Arora A, Wague A, O'Donnell J, Chryssikos T, Kasir R, Shah J, Theologis A, Tan L, Mummaneni P, Alamin T, Berven SH. PMID: 37543967.
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  15. Impact of social determinants of health on perioperative opioid utilization in patients with lumbar degeneration. N Am Spine Soc J. 2023 Jun; 14:100221. Wague A, O'Donnell JM, Rangwalla K, El Naga AN, Gendelberg D, Berven S. PMID: 37214265; PMCID: PMC10196848.
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  16. Does the Global Alignment and Proportion score predict mechanical complications in circumferential minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity? Neurosurg Focus. 2023 01; 54(1):E11. Gendelberg D, Rao A, Chung A, Jimenez-Almonte JH, Anand A, Robinson J, Khandehroo B, Khandehroo B, Kahwaty S, Anand N. PMID: 36587408.
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  17. Prevalence and Modes of Posterior Hardware Failure With a Staged Protocol for Circumferential Minimally Invasive Surgical Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity: A 13-Year Experience. Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Jun; 16(3):481-489. Anand N, Chung A, Kong C, Alayan A, Khandehroo B, Kahwaty S, Gendelberg D. PMID: 35710725; PMCID: PMC9650186.
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  18. Management of severe adult spinal deformity with circumferential minimally invasive surgical strategies without posterior column osteotomies: a 13-year experience. Spine Deform. 2022 09; 10(5):1157-1168. Anand N, Alayan A, Kong C, Kahwaty S, Khandehroo B, Gendelberg D, Chung A. PMID: 35334105.
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  19. Guidelines on How to Perform a Systematic Review in Spine Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 04 01; 34(3):107-108. Koslosky E, Gendelberg D, Zhu J. PMID: 33003048.
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  20. Classification in Brief: The Meyerding Classification System of Spondylolisthesis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 05; 478(5):1125-1130. Koslosky E, Gendelberg D. PMID: 32282463; PMCID: PMC7170696.
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  21. Classifications in Brief: AO Thoracolumbar Classification System. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 02; 478(2):434-440. Vu C, Gendelberg D. PMID: 32022766; PMCID: PMC7438146.
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  22. Guidelines on How to Perform a Meta-Analysis in Spine Surgery: Strengths and Weaknesses of Design. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 02; 32(1):30-31. Gendelberg D, Slattery CA, Verma K. PMID: 30222619.
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  23. Utility of a long arm extension cast in management of pediatric fractures: A technique revisited. Trauma Case Rep. 2018 Oct; 17:14-17. Reynolds AW, Hennrikus WL, Adebayo T, Winthrop Z, Gendelberg D. PMID: 30310841; PMCID: PMC6178488.
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  24. Lyme Arthritis of the Pediatric Elbow: A Case Series. Orthopedics. 2018 Jul 01; 41(4):e511-e515. Gendelberg D, Hennrikus WL. PMID: 29771396.
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  25. Decreased Radiation Exposure Among Orthopedic Residents Is Maintained When Using the Mini C-Arm After Undergoing Radiation Safety Training. Orthopedics. 2017 Sep 01; 40(5):e788-e792. Gendelberg D, Hennrikus WL, Sawyer C, Armstrong D, King S. PMID: 28598494.
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  26. Restoring Volar Tilt in AO Type C2 Fractures of the Distal Radius With Unilateral External Fixation. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Jul; 42(7):511-516. Taylor KF, Gendelberg D, Lustik MB, Drake ML. PMID: 28412187.
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  27. Self-Reported Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Revision Carpal Tunnel Surgery With or Without Hypothenar Fat Pad Transposition. Hand (N Y). 2018 05; 13(3):292-295. Pace GI, Zale CL, Gendelberg D, Taylor KF. PMID: 28347173; PMCID: PMC5987973.
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  28. Distinguishing Pseudomeningocele, Epidural Hematoma, and Postoperative Infection on Postoperative MRI. Clin Spine Surg. 2016 11; 29(9):E471-E474. Radcliff K, Morrison WB, Kepler C, Moore J, Sidhu GS, Gendelberg D, Miller L, Sonagli MA, Vaccaro AR. PMID: 27755204.
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  29. Management of Simple Clavicle Fractures by Primary Care Physicians. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 May; 56(5):467-471. Stepanyan H, Gendelberg D, Hennrikus W. PMID: 27496001.
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  30. A Radiation Safety Training Program Results in Reduced Radiation Exposure for Orthopaedic Residents Using the Mini C-arm. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Feb; 474(2):580-4. Gendelberg D, Hennrikus W, Slough J, Armstrong D, King S. PMID: 26566977; PMCID: PMC4709301.
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  31. The Effect of Closed Reduction of Small Finger Metacarpal Neck Fractures on the Ultimate Angular Deformity. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Aug; 40(8):1582-5. Pace GI, Gendelberg D, Taylor KF. PMID: 26143966.
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  32. Operative and nonoperative treatment approaches for lumbar degenerative disc disease have similar long-term clinical outcomes among patients with positive discography. World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov; 82(5):872-8. Smith JS, Sidhu G, Bode K, Gendelberg D, Maltenfort M, Ibrahimi D, Shaffrey CI, Vaccaro AR. PMID: 24047821.
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  33. Management of cervical spine trauma: can a prognostic classification of injury determine clinical outcomes? Orthop Clin North Am. 2012 Jan; 43(1):89-96, ix. Helgeson MD, Gendelberg D, Sidhu GS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR. PMID: 22082632.
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