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Mark E. Oppenlander, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Oppenlander’s expertise includes the surgical treatment of complex spinal disorders and deformities, spinal tumors, and spinal trauma. He is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), the AANS/CNS Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, the North American Spine Society, and the Scoliosis Research Society.
Dr. Oppenlander earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow, a fellowship in complex spine and spinal deformity at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and a fellowship in craniovertebral junction and spinal oncology at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London.
Dr. Oppenlander’s research interests include adult spinal deformity, the role of spinal surgery in reducing pain and opioid use, robotics in neurosurgery, optimal approaches and instrumentation techniques for thoracic disc disease, and sports-related brain and spine injuries.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
19636 North 27th Avenue, Suite 203
Phoenix, AZ 85027
To request an appointment with Dr. Oppenlander, please call (623) 562-5050.
- Fellowship, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Craniovertebral Junction and Spinal Oncology, 2014
- Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University, Complex Spine and Spinal Deformity, 2013
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2008-2015
- MD, University of Michigan Medical School, 2008
- BS, University of Michigan, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2004
- Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- AANS/CNS Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
- North American Spine Society
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Julian T. Hoff Teaching Award, University of Michigan, Department of Neurosurgery, 2022
- Kuntz Scholar Top Abstract, Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2018
- Overseas Trainee Sponsorship, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2014
Management of Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Medication and Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Elective Spine Surgery: Concise Clinical Recommendations Based on a Modified Delphi Process
Date: 03/2023
Authors: Scott L. Zuckerman, Sigurd Berven, Michael B. Streiff, Mena Kerolus, Ian A. Buchanan, Alex Ha, Christopher M. Bonfield, Avery L. Buchholz, Jacob M. Buchowski, Shane Burch, Clinton J. Devin, John R. Dimar, Jeffrey L. Gum, Christopher Good, Han Jo Kim, Jun S. Kim, Joseph M. Lombardi, Christopher E. Mandigo, Mohamad Bydon, Mark E. Oppenlander, David W. Polly, Gregory Poulter, Suken A. Shah, Kern Singh, Khoi D. Than, Alex C. Spyropoulos, Scott Kaatz, Amit Jain, Richard W. Schutzer, Tina Z. Wang, Derek C. Mazique, Lawrence G. Lenke
Bone metastasis from glioblastoma: a systematic review
Date: 07/2022
Authors: Michael J. Strong, Sravanthi Koduri, Jodi A. Allison, Cecilia M. Pesavento, Sebele Ogunsola, Oludotun Ogunsola, Timothy J. Yee, Siri Sahib Khalsa, Yamaan S. Saadeh, Jacob R. Joseph, Osama N. Kashlan, Paul Park, Mark E. Oppenlander, Nicholas J. Szerlip
Neurosurgery subspecialty practice during a pandemic: a multicenter analysis of operative practice in 7 U.S. neurosurgery departments during COVID-19
Date: 06/2022
Authors: Dimitri Benner, Benjamin K. Hendricks, Cyrus Elahi, Michael D. White, Gary Kocharian, Leonardo E. Albertini Sanchez, Kyle E. Zappi, Andrew L. Garton, Joseph A. Carnevale, Theodore H. Schwartz, Ehsan Dowlati, Daniel R. Felbaum, Kenneth D. Sack, Walter C. Jean, Andrew K. Chan, John F. Burke, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Michael J. Strong, Timothy J. Yee, Mark E. Oppenlander, Mariam Ishaque, Mark E. Shaffrey, Hasan R. Syed, Michael T. Lawton
Commentary: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Double Cages: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 02/2022
Authors: Sravanthi Koduri, Yamaan S. Saadeh, Michael J. Strong, Whitney E. Muhlestein, Mark E. Oppenlander
Pre- and intraoperative thoracic spine localization techniques: a systematic review
Date: 11/2021
Authors: Michael J. Strong, Julianne Santarosa, Timothy P. Sullivan, Noojan Kazemi, Jacob R. Joseph, Osama N. Kashlan, Mark E. Oppenlander, Nicholas J. Szerlip, Paul Park, Clay M. Elswick
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Mark E. Oppenlander, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Oppenlander’s expertise includes the surgical treatment of complex spinal disorders and deformities, spinal tumors, and spinal trauma. He is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), the AANS/CNS Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, the North American Spine Society, and the Scoliosis Research Society.
Dr. Oppenlander earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow, a fellowship in complex spine and spinal deformity at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and a fellowship in craniovertebral junction and spinal oncology at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London.
Dr. Oppenlander’s research interests include adult spinal deformity, the role of spinal surgery in reducing pain and opioid use, robotics in neurosurgery, optimal approaches and instrumentation techniques for thoracic disc disease, and sports-related brain and spine injuries.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
19636 North 27th Avenue, Suite 203
Phoenix, AZ 85027
To request an appointment with Dr. Oppenlander, please call (623) 562-5050.
- Fellowship, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Craniovertebral Junction and Spinal Oncology, 2014
- Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University, Complex Spine and Spinal Deformity, 2013
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2008-2015
- MD, University of Michigan Medical School, 2008
- BS, University of Michigan, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2004
- Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- AANS/CNS Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
- North American Spine Society
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Julian T. Hoff Teaching Award, University of Michigan, Department of Neurosurgery, 2022
- Kuntz Scholar Top Abstract, Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2018
- Overseas Trainee Sponsorship, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2014
Management of Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Medication and Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Elective Spine Surgery: Concise Clinical Recommendations Based on a Modified Delphi Process
Date: 03/2023
Authors: Scott L. Zuckerman, Sigurd Berven, Michael B. Streiff, Mena Kerolus, Ian A. Buchanan, Alex Ha, Christopher M. Bonfield, Avery L. Buchholz, Jacob M. Buchowski, Shane Burch, Clinton J. Devin, John R. Dimar, Jeffrey L. Gum, Christopher Good, Han Jo Kim, Jun S. Kim, Joseph M. Lombardi, Christopher E. Mandigo, Mohamad Bydon, Mark E. Oppenlander, David W. Polly, Gregory Poulter, Suken A. Shah, Kern Singh, Khoi D. Than, Alex C. Spyropoulos, Scott Kaatz, Amit Jain, Richard W. Schutzer, Tina Z. Wang, Derek C. Mazique, Lawrence G. Lenke
Bone metastasis from glioblastoma: a systematic review
Date: 07/2022
Authors: Michael J. Strong, Sravanthi Koduri, Jodi A. Allison, Cecilia M. Pesavento, Sebele Ogunsola, Oludotun Ogunsola, Timothy J. Yee, Siri Sahib Khalsa, Yamaan S. Saadeh, Jacob R. Joseph, Osama N. Kashlan, Paul Park, Mark E. Oppenlander, Nicholas J. Szerlip
Neurosurgery subspecialty practice during a pandemic: a multicenter analysis of operative practice in 7 U.S. neurosurgery departments during COVID-19
Date: 06/2022
Authors: Dimitri Benner, Benjamin K. Hendricks, Cyrus Elahi, Michael D. White, Gary Kocharian, Leonardo E. Albertini Sanchez, Kyle E. Zappi, Andrew L. Garton, Joseph A. Carnevale, Theodore H. Schwartz, Ehsan Dowlati, Daniel R. Felbaum, Kenneth D. Sack, Walter C. Jean, Andrew K. Chan, John F. Burke, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Michael J. Strong, Timothy J. Yee, Mark E. Oppenlander, Mariam Ishaque, Mark E. Shaffrey, Hasan R. Syed, Michael T. Lawton
Commentary: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Double Cages: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 02/2022
Authors: Sravanthi Koduri, Yamaan S. Saadeh, Michael J. Strong, Whitney E. Muhlestein, Mark E. Oppenlander
Pre- and intraoperative thoracic spine localization techniques: a systematic review
Date: 11/2021
Authors: Michael J. Strong, Julianne Santarosa, Timothy P. Sullivan, Noojan Kazemi, Jacob R. Joseph, Osama N. Kashlan, Mark E. Oppenlander, Nicholas J. Szerlip, Paul Park, Clay M. Elswick
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