James F. Zucherman
Expertise in
3
conditions

Dr. James F. Zucherman

Orthopedics
CommonSpirit Health
San Francisco Spine Surgeons
1 Shrader St, Ste 600, 
San Francisco, CA 
Accepting New Patients

Expertise in
3
conditions
CommonSpirit Health
San Francisco Spine Surgeons
1 Shrader St, Ste 600, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Overview

Spine problems range from simple to complex, surgical to non-surgical. Our practice applies apropriate levels of expertise from various world experts to the problems most responsive to those skills. I only treat patients who need surgical intervention and my associates treat non-surgical disease.

Dr. Zucherman is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Baylor College Of Medicine
Residency
Mt Zion Hospital
Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine in CA
Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
University of Hong Kong
Hospital Affiliations
St Mary's Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Kaiser Permanente
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Wellcare
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Locations

San Francisco Spine Surgeons
1 Shrader St, Ste 600, San Francisco, CA 94117
Call: 415-750-5570

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


7 Total Publications

Are all Cages Created Equal? Analysis of Cervical Cage Malfunctions Using FDA MAUDE Database.
Are all Cages Created Equal? Analysis of Cervical Cage Malfunctions Using FDA MAUDE Database.
Journal: Spine
Published: November 21, 2022
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