Sergio Mendoza, MD

Associate Professor

Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Medical School

• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Residency

• Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency-Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Specialist in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery-Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Honors and Awards

• November 1997: Award to the Best Clinical Research, XXXIII Chilean and II Trans-Andean Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Santiago, Chile.
• 08/07/02: Above & Beyond recognition for exemplary performance - UIHC.
• 02/12/04: Above & Beyond recognition for exemplary performance - UIHC.
• 04/23/04: Above & Beyond recognition for exemplary performance - UIHC.
• 10/2004: Cervical Spine Research Society Research Grant Award

Clinical and Research Interests

• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – 8 year survival and quality of life.
• Experimental Lumbar Spinal Stenosis model in rats
• Experimental Discogenic pain model
• Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion – 5 – 10 year quality of life.
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery – Assessment of safety for endoscopic thoraco-abdominal exposures.

Recent Publications

Martinez L., Vio CP, Valdés G., Mendoza S., Kychenthal: A.Time and Dose Relationship of Urinary Kallicrein Excretion in Renal Transplant Patients. Chilean Urology Monthly vol.53, 1990.

Martinez L., Vio CP, Valdés G., Kychenthal, Mendoza S.: A.Tubular Markers in Renal Transplant Patients under Cyclosporine A. IV Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, Barcelona, Spain, November 1989. Transplantation Proceedings, October 1990.

Martinez L., Vio CP, Valdés G., Mendoza S., Kychenthal A.: Decreased Kallikrein Excretion in Renal Transplant Patients Treated with Ciclosporine A. XII International Congress of the Transplantation Society, Sydney, Australia, August 1988. Transplantation Proceedings (Recent Advances in Transplantation), February 1990.

Gonzalez M., Rebolledo P., Galilea E., Mendoza S.: Early Clinical Impression as a Prognostic Factor in Low Back Pain. II Combined Meeting of the Spanish and Latin-American Spine Societies, Santiago, October 1993.

Munjin M., Mendoza S.: Editors of the Handbook “Compendia of Trauma Classifications”, published by the Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Santiago, July 1994.

Martinez R., Mendoza S.: Results of the Treatment of Median and Ulnar Nerve Injuries in the Forearm. IX Postgraduate Course, Hospital del Trabajador: “Advances in the Management of Hand Injuries”, Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Santiago, 1996.

Liendo C., Paulos J., Mendoza S., Camacho M.: Infections after Hip Replacement Surgery. ”. XVI Chilean Orthopaedic Meeting, La Serena, November 1995.

Zamudio E., Mendoza S.: Knee Dislocations. XVI Chilean Orthopaedic Meeting, La Serena, November 1995.

Marré B., Mendoza S., Urzúa A., Mendez M.: Lumbar Disc Surgery in Workmen’s Compensation Patients: 5 Years Later. XVI Latin-American Orthopaedic Society (SLAOT) Meeting, Cartagena, Colombia, October 1995.

Sanhueza R., Mendoza S., Florez G.: Microbiology of Open Fractures of the Leg. ”. XVI Chilean Orthopaedic Meeting, La Serena, November 1995.

Mendoza S., Paulós J.: Update on Biologic Arthroplasties. Journal of the Chilean Orthopaedic Society. 26(1): 32 - 50, 1995.

Mendoza S: Experimental Models in Cartilage Repair: Orthopaedic Residents’ Round Table: “Biological Treatment of Cartilage Injuries”. XVI Chilean Orthopaedic Meeting, La Serena, November 1995.

Martinez R., Mendoza S., San Martín A.: Clinical Evaluation and Prognostic Factors in Peripheral Nerve Injuries. IX Postgraduate Course, Hospital del Trabajador: “Advances in the Management of Hand Injuries”, Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Santiago, 1996.

Mendoza S.: Repair of Cartilage Defects through Periosteal Graft Neo-Chondrogenesis in the Rabbit. Journal of the Chilean Orthopaedic Society 37(1), 1996.

Marré B., Urzúa A., Mendoza S., et. al.: Universal Spinal System in Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma. IV Combined Meeting of the Spanish and Latin-American Spine Societies, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 1997.

Marré B., Mendoza S., Munjin M., Blanco C.: Epidural Methylprednisolone in Lumbar Radicular Pain. IV Combined Meeting of the Spanish and Latin-American Spine Societies, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 1997.

Marré B., Mendoza S., Hernández O., Munjín M.: CSLP in Cervical Spine Trauma. IV Combined Meeting of the Spanish and Latin-American Spine Societies, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 1997.

Larraguibel F., Mendoza S., Munjin M., et. al.: Are Wound Drains Necessary after Lumbar Diskectomy? IV Combined Meeting of the Spanish and Latin-American Spine Societies, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 1997.

Marré B., Fontboté C., Larraguibel F., Mendoza S.: Schmorl’s Herniation: Epiphyseal Disjunction of the Vertebral End-Plate. IV Combined Meeting of the Spanish and Latin-American Spine Societies, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 1997.

Mendoza S., Marré B., Nuñez J., E.U. García V.: C-Reactive Protein and ESR Profile in Lumbar Diskectomies. XXXIII Chilean and II Trans-Andean Orthopaedic Meeting, Santiago, Chile, November 1997.

Mendoza S., Marré B., Crispieri M.: Experimental Inter-transverse Lumbar Fusion with Bovine Heterograft and Osteoinductive Protein: Preliminary Results. XXXIII Chilean and II Trans-Andean Orthopaedic Meeting, Santiago, Chile, November 1997.

Mendoza S., Marré B., Munjin M., Blanco C.: What is the best prescription for Epidural Methylprednisolone in Lumbar Radicular Pain? XXXIII Chilean and II Trans-Andean Orthopaedic Meeting, Santiago, Chile, November 1997.

Marré B., Mendoza S., Mujin M., y cols.: Lower Cervical Spine Trauma – Experience with the Anterior Approach. XXXIV Chilean Congress and 1st. Euro-Chilean Orthopaedics Meeting, Nov. 1998, Santiago, CHILE.

Blanco C., Marré B., Mendoza S.: Work-related Low Back Pain. XXXIV Chilean Congress and 1st. Euro-Chilean Orthopaedics Meeting, Nov. 1998, Santiago, CHILE.

Mendoza S., Crispieri M., Marré B.: Bovine Xenograft T650 (Lubboc) in Experimental Lumbar Fusion. XXXIV Chilean Congress and 1st. Euro-Chilean Orthopaedics Meeting, Nov. 1998, Santiago, CHILE.

Marré B., Urzúa A., Mendoza S.: Management of Thoraco-Lumbar Trauma through the Posterior Approach. XXXIV Chilean Congress and 1st. Euro-Chilean Orthopaedics Meeting, Nov. 1998, Santiago, CHILE.

Mendoza S., Wagner E., Mardones R., Paulós J.: Purification and Property Analysis of Osteoinductive Protein Extract. XXXV Chilean Congress and 2nd Canadian-Chilean Orthopaedics Meeting, Nov. 1999, Pucón, CHILE.

Garrido J., Paulós J., Garrido P., Mendoza S.: Repair of Osteochondral Defects by Allogenic Cultured Chondrocytes. XXXV Chilean Congress and 2nd Canadian-Chilean Orthopaedics Meeting, Nov. 1999, Pucón, CHILE.

Mendoza S., Fuentes D., Cobb P.: Case of the Month: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Spine. Journal of the Chilean Orthopaedic Society 41(3), 2000.

Mendoza S., Fuentes D., Ferrer G., Cobb P.: Surgical Treatment of Solitary Plasmocytoma of the Spine. Journal of the Chilean Orthopaedic Society 41(4), 2000.

Mendoza S., Urrutia J.: Surgical Management of Vertebral Metastasis. Meeting of the Universidad Católica Cancer Center. Santiago, April, 2001.

Mendoza S., Ponseti IV: Spine Point of View - “Patient and Parental Perception of AIS Before and After Surgery, Comparison with Surface and Radiographic Measurements.” Spine 27(14): 1551 – 1552, 2002.

Nyunoya T., Gross T., Rooney C., Mendoza S., Kline J.: Massive Pleural Transudate following Thoracotomy in a 49-year-old Woman. Chest 123(4): 1280 – 1283, 2003.

Weinstein SL, Mendoza SA: Commentary and Perspectives on “The Characteristics of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Associated with Fused Ribs and Congenital Scoliosis”. JBJS, March 2003.

Mendoza SA, Weinstein SL: “Clinical Features of Neural Tube Defects. Physical Examination of the Spine”; in Neural Tube Defects: From Origin to Treatment. Diego Wyszynski, Ed., Oxford University Press (in print).

Mendoza SA, Boezaart A: Ch. 15: The Adult Spine in Boezaart (ed) “Orthopaedic Anesthesia”, McGraw-Hill, New York 2004 (submitted)

Haft GF, Mendoza SA, Weinstein SL, Nyunoya T, Smoker W: Use of beta-2-transferrin to diagnose CSF leakage following spinal surgery: A case report. Iowa Orthop. J. 24: 115 – 118, 2004.

Mendoza SA, Urrutia J, Fuentes D: Surgical treatment of solitary plasmocytoma of the spine: Case series. Iowa Orthop. J. 24: 86 – 89, 2004.