Lionel Metz | UCSF Profiles

Lionel Metz, MD

Title	Assistant Professor
Institution	University of California San Francisco
Department	Orthopaedic Surgery
Phone	415-476-1167
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Biography

Education and Training

University of California, Davis, Davis, Ca	BS	2002	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Ca	MD	2008	Doctor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Ca	Orthopaedic Surgery Residency	2014	Orthopaedic Residency
Washington University School of Medicine , St Louis, MO	Spine Surgery Fellowship	2015	Orthopaedic Spine

Overview

Interests

Spine Research, Spine surgery, Medical Education, Spine deformity, complications of surgery, disc degeneration and repair, Surgical outcomes, Surgical Risk Stratification, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spondylolysis; spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine, Spine Biomechanics

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Publications

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Yerneni K, Burke JF, Tuchman A, Li XJ, Metz LN, Lehman RA, Lenke LG, Tan LA. Topical tranexamic acid in spinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Nov 03. PMID: 30401569.

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Pandya NK, Wustrack R, Metz L, Ward D. Current Concepts in Orthopaedic Care Disparities. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2018 Aug 31. PMID: 30180094.

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Karikari IO, Metz LN. Preventing Pseudoarthrosis and Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: How to Deal with the Osteoporotic Spine. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2018 Jul; 29(3):365-374. PMID: 29933804.

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Khanna K, Yi PH, Sing DC, Geiger E, Metz LN. Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated With Septic Revisions After Primary Surgery and Postoperative Infection After Revision Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Mar 15; 43(6):454-460. PMID: 29016434.

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Acevedo C, Sylvia M, Schaible E, Graham JL, Stanhope KL, Metz LN, Gludovatz B, Schwartz AV, Ritchie RO, Alliston TN, Havel PJ, Fields AJ. Contributions of Material Properties and Structure to Increased Bone Fragility for a Given Bone Mass in the UCD-T2DM Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes. J Bone Miner Res. 2018 Jan 17. PMID: 29342321.

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Yue JK, Sing DC, Sharma S, Upadhyayula PS, Winkler EA, Shaw JD, Metz LN. Spine deformity surgery in the elderly: risk factors and 30-day outcomes are comparable in posterior versus combined approaches. Neurol Res. 2017 Dec; 39(12):1066-1072. PMID: 28925332.

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Sing DC, Metz LN, Dudli S. Machine Learning-Based Classification of 38 Years of Spine-Related Literature Into 100 Research Topics. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Jun 01; 42(11):863-870. PMID: 28125523.

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Iyer S, Lenke LG, Nemani VM, Fu M, Shifflett GD, Albert TJ, Sides BA, Metz LN, Cunningham ME, Kim HJ. Variations in Occipitocervical and Cervicothoracic Alignment Parameters Based on Age: A Prospective Study of Asymptomatic Volunteers Using Full-Body Radiographs. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Dec 01; 41(23):1837-1844. PMID: 27116113.

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Iyer S, Lenke LG, Nemani VM, Albert TJ, Sides BA, Metz LN, Cunningham ME, Kim HJ. Variations in Sagittal Alignment Parameters Based on Age: A Prospective Study of Asymptomatic Volunteers Using Full-Body Radiographs. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Dec 01; 41(23):1826-1836. PMID: 27111763.

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Sing DC, Berven SH, Burch S, Metz LN. Increase in spinal deformity surgery in patients age 60 and older is not associated with increased complications. Spine J. 2017 05; 17(5):627-635. PMID: 27884745.

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Chapman TM, Baldus CR, Lurie JD, Glassman SD, Schwab FJ, Shaffrey CI, Lafage V, Boachie-Adjei O, Kim HJ, Smith JS, Crawford CH, Lenke LG, Buchowski JM, Edwards C, Koski T, Parent S, Lewis S, Kang DG, McClendon J, Metz L, Zebala LP, Kelly MP, Spratt KF, Bridwell KH. Baseline Patient-Reported Outcomes Correlate Weakly With Radiographic Parameters: A Multicenter, Prospective NIH Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis Study of 286 Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Nov 15; 41(22):1701-1708. PMID: 27831984.

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Sing DC, Khanna R, Shaw JD, Metz LN, Burch S, Berven SH. Increasing Rates of Surgical Management of Multilevel Spinal Curvature in Elderly Patients. Spine Deform. 2016 Sep; 4(5):365-372. PMID: 27927494.

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Sing DC, Yue JK, Metz LN, Winkler EA, Zhang WR, Burch S, Berven SH. Obesity Is an Independent Risk Factor of Early Complications After Revision Spine Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 May; 41(10):E632-40. PMID: 26641848.

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Ward DT, Metz LN, Horst PK, Kim HT, Kuo AC. Complications of Morbid Obesity in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Risk Stratification Based on BMI. J Arthroplasty. 2015 Sep; 30(9 Suppl):42-6. PMID: 26117070.

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Fields AJ, Berg-Johansen B, Metz LN, Miller S, La B, Liebenberg EC, Coughlin DG, Graham JL, Stanhope KL, Havel PJ, Lotz JC. Alterations in intervertebral disc composition, matrix homeostasis and biomechanical behavior in the UCD-T2DM rat model of type 2 diabetes. J Orthop Res. 2015 May; 33(5):738-46. PMID: 25641259; PMCID: PMC4408867.

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Metz LN, Wustrack R, Lovell AF, Sawyer AJ. Infectious, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases affecting the athlete's spine. Clin Sports Med. 2012 Jul; 31(3):535-67. PMID: 22658001.

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Acosta FL, Metz L, Adkisson HD, Liu J, Carruthers-Liebenberg E, Milliman C, Maloney M, Lotz JC. Porcine intervertebral disc repair using allogeneic juvenile articular chondrocytes or mesenchymal stem cells. Tissue Eng Part A. 2011 Dec; 17(23-24):3045-55. PMID: 21910592; PMCID: PMC3226053.

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Deviren V, Patel VV, Metz LN, Berven SH, Hu SH, Bradford DS. Anterior arthrodesis with instrumentation for thoracolumbar scoliosis: comparison of efficacy in adults and adolescents. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 May 15; 33(11):1219-23. PMID: 18469695.

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Metz LN, Burch S. Computer-assisted surgical planning and image-guided surgical navigation in refractory adult scoliosis surgery: case report and review of the literature. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Apr 20; 33(9):E287-92. PMID: 18427309.

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Deviren V, Metz LN. Anterior instrumented arthrodesis for adult idiopathic scoliosis. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2007 Apr; 18(2):273-80. PMID: 17556128.

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Metz LN, Deviren V. Low-grade spondylolisthesis. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2007 Apr; 18(2):237-48. PMID: 17556124.

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Metz LN, Martin RB, Turner AS. Histomorphometric analysis of the effects of osteocyte density on osteonal morphology and remodeling. Bone. 2003 Nov; 33(5):753-9. PMID: 14623050.

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