Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
BIO
Education
Medical School: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2008)
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2008-2013)
Fellowship: Combined Orthopaedic/Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship, Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA (2013-2014)
Expertise
Surgical treatment of adults with degenerative, traumatic or tumor related conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Special interest and training in the treatment of complex cervical spine pathology.
Awards and Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Fellowship (2007)
Gold Humanism Honor Society (2007)
Raven Leadership Society, University of Virginia (2007)
Dean Robert M. Carey Leadership Award, UVA School of Medicine (2006)
Skeleton Teaching Award, UVA School of Medicine Department of Pathology (2006)
Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society (2006)
Publications
Lunardini DJ, Mauser NS, Krag MH, Lee JY, Donaldson WH, Kang JD. Cervical bracing practices after degenerative cervical surgery: a survey of Cervical Spine Research Society members. Spine J. 2018;18(10):1950-1955.
Lunardini D, Arington R, Canacari EG, Gamboa K, Wagner K, McGuire KJ. Lean principles to optimize instrument utilization for spine surgery in an academic medical center: an opportunity to standardize, cut costs, and build a culture of improvement. Spine. 2014;Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]
Lunardini DJ, Eskander MS, Even JL, Dunlap JT, Chen AF, Lee JY, Ward TW, Kang JD, Donaldson WF. Vertebral artery injuries in cervical spine surgery. Spine J. 2014;14(8);1520-5.
Jacobs LJ, Woods BI, Chen AF, Lunardini DJ, Hohl JB, Lee JY. Safety of thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis in spinal trauma patients requiring surgical stabilization. Spine. 2013;38(16):E1041-7.
Braley BA, Lunardini D, Cornett C, Donaldson WF. Operative treatment of cervical myelopathy: cervical laminoplasty. Adv Orthop. 2012;2012:508534.
Lunardini DJ, Hensler D, Illingworth KD, Musahl V. Single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Tech Knee Surg. 2011;10(2):108-115.
Bio
Education
Medical School: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2008)
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2008-2013)
Fellowship: Combined Orthopaedic/Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship, Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA (2013-2014)
Expertise
Surgical treatment of adults with degenerative, traumatic or tumor related conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Special interest and training in the treatment of complex cervical spine pathology.
Awards and Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Fellowship (2007)
Gold Humanism Honor Society (2007)
Raven Leadership Society, University of Virginia (2007)
Dean Robert M. Carey Leadership Award, UVA School of Medicine (2006)
Skeleton Teaching Award, UVA School of Medicine Department of Pathology (2006)
Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society (2006)
Publications
Lunardini DJ, Mauser NS, Krag MH, Lee JY, Donaldson WH, Kang JD. Cervical bracing practices after degenerative cervical surgery: a survey of Cervical Spine Research Society members. Spine J. 2018;18(10):1950-1955.
Lunardini D, Arington R, Canacari EG, Gamboa K, Wagner K, McGuire KJ. Lean principles to optimize instrument utilization for spine surgery in an academic medical center: an opportunity to standardize, cut costs, and build a culture of improvement. Spine. 2014;Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]
Lunardini DJ, Eskander MS, Even JL, Dunlap JT, Chen AF, Lee JY, Ward TW, Kang JD, Donaldson WF. Vertebral artery injuries in cervical spine surgery. Spine J. 2014;14(8);1520-5.
Jacobs LJ, Woods BI, Chen AF, Lunardini DJ, Hohl JB, Lee JY. Safety of thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis in spinal trauma patients requiring surgical stabilization. Spine. 2013;38(16):E1041-7.
Braley BA, Lunardini D, Cornett C, Donaldson WF. Operative treatment of cervical myelopathy: cervical laminoplasty. Adv Orthop. 2012;2012:508534.
Lunardini DJ, Hensler D, Illingworth KD, Musahl V. Single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Tech Knee Surg. 2011;10(2):108-115.