BEST ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS
&
SPECIALISTS IN COLORADO
Providing the highest quality of Orthopedic care
Department of Orthopedics
Official Team Orthopedic Care Provider
Evalina Burger, MD
Professor and Chair
Robert D’Ambrosia Endowed Chair of Orthopedics
Department of Orthopedics School of Medicine
Welcome from the Chair
The University of Colorado partners with UCHealth, Veteran's Affairs, and Children's Hospital of Colorado providing you with some of the best Orthopedic surgeons & Orthopedic specialists in Colorado.
We are committed to providing the highest quality, professional, and ethical care for all our patients through the integration of comprehensive education and exceptional musculoskeletal research. We are dedicated to educating the next generation of orthopedic surgeons, and changing the landscape of our field with breakthrough discoveries in new treatment options and groundbreaking research.
Our clinical services are available throughout the front range in partnership with UCHealth, Veteran’s Affairs, and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Our team is comprised of nationally renowned orthopedic surgeons in the most comprehensive and complete network of care.
Our residents and fellows work alongside some of the best surgeons in the field of orthopedics. They learn the newest surgical techniques and the latest treatment options from amazing teachers and mentors.
Our research continues to advance the field of orthopedics in our discoveries of the newest treatment options and technological advances in orthopedic care. Here at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, our surgeons and researchers have access to the most extensive research resources and world-class surgical facilities available in Colorado and the nation.
This is Breakthrough.
News
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University of Colorado Medicine Expands Partnership with PatientIQ to Enhance Quality Across SpecialtiesOpens in a new window
Apr 18, 2022University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine), the region’s largest and most comprehensive multi-specialty physician group practice, has expanded its partnership with PatientIQ to prioritize quality improvement across multiple clinical specialties. With more than 3,500 physicians and advance practice providers, CU Medicine first partnered with PatientIQ in 2019 to collect and measure patient-reported outcomes specific to its orthopedic practice. Today, CU Medicine utilizes the PatientIQ platform to leverage outcomes data within its integrated spine center, orthopedics, sports medicine, plastic surgery, and physical and occupational therapy. The expansion enables CU Medicine to comprehensively measure the quality of its clinical care.Opens in a new window Full story -
-copy.jpg?sfvrsn=f8d485ba_0 "Orthopedics associate professor Omer Mei-Dan, MD, leads the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress next month in Boulder")
Conference Brings Physicians to Colorado to Learn How to Treat Extreme Sports Athletes
Apr 17, 2022With session titles like “Commando and Military Injuries: Late Night Stories,” “Surfing in the Olympics,” and “Cave Diving: The Deadliest Extreme Sport on Earth, or Not?,” you can tell this isn’t your average medical conference. It’s the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress presented by the Division of Sports Medicine in the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Orthopedics, and it brings together physicians and health care professionals who work with extreme sports athletes — as well as some of the athletes themselves — for two days of learning and outdoor adventures. Scheduled for May 20 and 21 at the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder, the conference is the brainchild of Omer Mei-Dan, MD, associate professor of orthopedics.Full story -
Surgical complications have implications for patients, physiciansOpens in a new window
Mar 16, 2022Complications occur in patients even when we perform surgical tasks with the highest level of skill. As orthopedic surgeons, the only way to avoid surgical complications is not to operate.Opens in a new window Full story -
Chronic Lactate Exposure Leads to Cellular Disruptions Implicated in Cancer and Possibly T2 Diabetes
Mar 9, 2022Study shows the accumulation of chronic cellular lactate can pose health risks over time. Acute amounts of lactate like those generated during exercise are probably required for healthy cells, but chronic exposure causes cellular disruption which can lead to cancer, heart failure and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.Full story -
Multidisciplinary Approach Makes CU Sports Medicine Program a Winner
Feb 28, 2022A Q&A with CU Sports Medicine providers Eric McCarty, MD, Rachel Brakke Holman, MD, and Sherrie Ballantine-Talmadge, DO. CU Sports Medicine — a multidisciplinary program involving the School of Medicine’s departments of orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics — serves a wide range of patients: from toddlers to seniors, elite athletes to weekend warriors. To help dispel some misconceptions about the field and highlight what sets CU’s program apart from the competition, we interviewed three experts to learn from the pros.Full story -
Acute paraspinal compartment syndrome following non-spinal orthopedic surgeryOpens in a new window
Dec 15, 2021A 29-year-old non-smoking man with a BMI of 37 kg/m2 and history of bipolar disease sustained a right subtrochanteric femur fracture and pseudoaneurysm of his right proximal femoral artery after a gunshot in December 2016.Opens in a new window Full story -
10 Spine surgeons to know
Nov 17, 2021Evalina Burger-Van der Walt, MD. University of Colorado Medicine (Aurora). Dr. Burger-Van der Walt treats adult patients and has a special interest in complex spine surgery, deformity and scoliosis. She also spends time as a mentor for orthopedic residents and spine fellows.Full story -
Biden salutes troops as ‘spine of America’ on Veterans Day
Nov 10, 2021WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden saluted the nation’s military veterans as “the spine of America” on Thursday as he marked his first Veterans Day as president in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. “There’s nothing low risk or low cost about war for the women and men who fight it,” said Biden, whose administration earlier in the day announced a federal effort to better understand, identify and treat medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic environments.Full story -
Dr. Jason Dragoo operates on Nuggets' Greg Whittington
Jan 19, 2021Jason Dragoo, MD, performed a knee arthroscopy on Denver Nuggets forward Greg Whittington, the team reported Jan. 19. Mr. Whittington was on a two-way contract with the team. He'll be evaluated in four to six weeks. Dr. Dragoo performed the procedure at the UCHealth Inverness Orthopedics and Spine Surgery Center in Englewood, Colo.Full story -
Teenager Is Pain Free Thanks To Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery
Sep 25, 2020AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Nineteen-year-old Katie Kingston suffered with back pain for seven years. When it caused her to walk with a limp, the teenager from Loveland consulted an orthopedic surgeon at Children’s Hospital Colorado.Full story -
Orthopedic surgeons join UCHealth Spine Center
Jan 27, 2020UCHealth Memorial is launching its newest service, complex spine reconstruction, in combination with University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty. Dr. Christina Goldstein, left, and Dr. Christopher Gallus recently joined the UCHealth Spine Center. UCHealth photo. Two new orthopedic spine surgery experts will perform a wide variety of spine surgeries including decompression and decompression and fusion procedures for spine arthritis, spine deformity correction and management of spine infections and tumors.Full story -
Explore the Science Behind Extreme Sports at This New Exhibit
Sep 11, 2019Test your affinity for adventure and learn how athletes achieve feats that non-athletes might consider crazy at Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits, a new exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.Full story
Events
Orthopedic Research Symposium & D'Ambrosia Diversity Lectureship
We are excited to announce the 4th Annual CU Orthopedic Research Symposium and D’Ambrosia Diversity Lectureship, scheduled for Wednesday, October 5th, 2022.
Awards
CJ Kleck, MD
Chief, Spine Surgery
Associate Professor
