William Dillin, M.D.

Kerlan-Jobe Clinic
6801 Park Terrace Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-665-7200

2400 East Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92806
714-937-1338

301 N. Lake Street
Suite 201
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-568-9030

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kerlanjobespine@earthlink.net

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William Dillin, M.D. completed the Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery Fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia in July 1985.

His practice is devoted exclusively to spine surgery.

Since, July 1985, he has served as a Spine Surgery Consultant at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic. He is the co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Spine Center, a multidisciplinary center of excellence dedicated to spine diseases.

Dr. Dillin performs the full range of surgical procedures in the spine and has a special interest in microsurgery and minimally invasive spine surgery techniques (microendoscopic and microsurgical cervical and lumbar spine operations).

• Spinal Surgery Consultant to:
  • Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers
  • The Los Angeles Lakers
  • The Los Angeles Kings
  • The California Angels
  • The Anaheim Mighty Ducks
  • The PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour
  • Loyola University
  • USC Sports.

• Secondary School:
  • The Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut 1966-1970
• College:
  • The University of Texas at Austin 1970 - 1974
    Major: Biology
    University Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
• Medical School:
  • The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio 1974 - 1978
• Post-Graduate Medical Education:
  • Year One: Surgical Internship, The University of California at San Diego 1978 - 1979
  • Year Two: Resident in General Surgery, The University of Texas at Houston 1979 - 1980
  • Year Three: Resident in General Surgery, The University of Texas at Houston 1980 - 1981
  • Year Four: Junior Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of California at San Francisco 1981 - 1982
  • Year Five: Junior Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of California at San Francisco 1982 - 1983
  • Year Six:
    • Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of California at San Francisco 1983 - 1984
    • Chief Resident at San Francisco General Hospital July, 1983 - December, 1983
    • Chief Resident at UC-Moffitt Hospital January, 1984 - July, 1984
  • Year Seven: Fellowship in Spinal Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1984 - 1985

• Co-Director Kerlan-Jobe Spine Center: Surgeon in Residence

• Abbott Orthopaedic Society
• North American Spine Association
• Spine Study Group
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• International Spinal Injection Society

• Board Certified, July, 1987 American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Re-certified (Board Re-certificaiton) by 1994 Oral Recertificaiton Examination American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Dillin, W., Vaughn, B., West, W.: "Bateman Bipolar
  Femoral Prosthesis: Clinical Biomechanics and
  Insertion Technique." I.O.I. AAOS, Anaheim, California,and AAOS Film Library, 1983.
• Dillin, W., Vaughn, B., Jensen, J., Jackson, W.: "Role of the Cell Saver in Total Hip Surgery." Presented at Abbott SocietyMeetings, San Francisco, California, May, 1983.
• Samilson, R., Dillin, W.: "Cavus, Cavovarus, and
  Calcaneocavus: An Update." Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, No. 177, July/August, 1983, pp. 125-132.
• Dillin, W., Samilson, R.: "Calcaneal Gait in Cerebral Palsy." Foot and Ankle, Vol. 4, No.3, 1983, pp. 167-170.
• Samilson, R., Dillin, W.: "Recurrent Posterior Shoulder Dislocations: Boyd-Sisk Repair." Shoulder and Elbow Meeting at Mayo Clinic. November, 1983.
• Harley, S., Lesko, P., Dillin, W., Bray, T.:"Traumatic
  Dislocations of the Hip." Highland General Hospital, Oakland, California, Fall, 1981.
• Dillin, W., Vaughn, B.: "Tibial Osteotomy vs.
  Unicompartmental Knee Replacement." Samuel Merrit Hospital, Oakland, California, Spring, 1982.
• Dillin, W., Shapiro, M.: "Triple Arthrodesis." Children's Hospital San Francisco, California, December, 1983.
• Dillin W., "Tibia Fractures: Indications for Internal and External Fixation." San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, October, 1983.
• Dodge, L., Dillin, W., Murray, W., "Infections in Total Joint Replacement." University of California, Moffitt Hospital, San Francisco, California, May, 1984.
• Dillin, W., Dodge, L., Murray, W.: "Segmental Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head: Traumatic and Idiopathic. Presented at Abbott Society Meetings, San Francisco, California, May, 1984.
• Pennsylvania Hospital Spine Course Lectures 1984 - 1985.
  Lumbar Disc Disease
  Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  Cervical Spine Trauma
  Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma #1 (Biomechanics + Fx. Patterns)
  Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma #2 (Instrumentation Techniques)
  Surgical Anatomy of the Spine
  Salvage Lumbar Spine Surgery
  Cervical Disc Disease: Cervical Stenosis and Myelopathy
  Cervical Disc Disease: Neck Pain and Radiculopathy
  Cervical Disc Disease: Surgical Techniques
  Lumbar Disc Pathologic Variants
• Dillin, W., Tadduni, G., Cuckler, J., and Rothman, R.:
  "Results of Lumbar Laminectomy for Herniated Nucleus Pulposus in Patients Selected According to a
  Rigorous Pre-Operative Algorithm." N.A.S.A. Meeting, Laguna Nigel, California. July, 1985.
• Dillin, W.: "Pharmacopia of Low Back Pain." The Spine Study Group. San Diego, California, October, 1985.
• Dillin, W.: "Low Back Pain in Athletes." International Sports Medicine Course, Inglewood, California. November 12-13, 1985.
• Dillin, W., Balderston, R., Cuckler, J., Booth, R.E., Simeone, F., Rothman, R.: "Cervical Radiculopathy." Spine, Vol. 11, No. 10, 1986, pp. 988-991.
• Simeone, F., Dillin, W.: "Selection of Operative Approach in Cervical Disc Disease." Contemporary Neurosurgery, Vol. 8, No. 14, 1986, pp. 1-6.
• Dillin, W.: "Spinal Problems." Lecture, Children's Hospital Physical Therapy Course, Los Angeles, California, May, 1986.
• Dillin, W.: "Aching Back." Medical Staff Education Seminars, Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, California, March 18, 1986.
• Dillin, W.: "Back Problems." L.A. Dance Clinic, Seminar, Los Angeles, California, March 15, 1986.
• Schneiderman, G., Watkins, R., Dillin, W.: "Magnetic
  Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Disc Degeneration: Correlation with Discography." North American Spine Society First Annual Meeting, Borton Landing, New York, 1986.
• Schneiderman, G., Dillin, W.: "Spinal Instruments." Chapter in Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery. Watkins, R.G., Aspen Systems, Baltimore, Maryland, 1987.
• Dillin, W., Watkins, R.: "Back Pain." Health Matters, Channel 9, KHJ-TV. Los Angeles, California, November 9, 1986.
• Dillin, W.: "Lumbar Spine Surgery, Injury Prevention and Treatment Techniques." Centinela Hospital, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Inglewood, California, January 17-18, 1987.
• Dillin, W.: "Current Surgical Treatment of the Lumbar Disc.”Automated Percutaneous Discectomy Workshop, Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, California, February 21- 13,1987.
• Dillin, W.: "Lumbar Spine Problems in Athletes." Football Injuries Workshop, Centinela Hospital and Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Inglewood, California, May 2-3, 1987.
• Dillin, W.: "Non-Operative Treatment of the Herniated Lumbar Disc - What Works?" The Spine: Advanced Concept of Diagnosis and Treatment. Kiawah, South Carolina, May 16, 1987.
• Dillin, W.: "Spinal Problems." Lecture, Children's Hospital Physical Therapy Course, Los Angeles, California, May, 1987.
• Dillin, W.: "Common Surgical Procedures in Lumbar Spine." Nursing Seminar at Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, California, August 17, 1987.
• Dillin, W.: "Back Injuries and Spondylolisthesis in Athletes." Lecture at Aggressive Rehabilitation of Back and Neck Pain in Athletes, Centinela Hospital and Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Inglewood, California, September 19-20, 1987.
• Schneiderman, G., Flannigan, B., Kingston, S., Thomas, J., Dillin, W., and Watkins, R.: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Disc Degeneration: Correlation with Discography." Spine, Vol. 12, No. 3, April, 1987, pp. 276.
• Dillin, W.: "Putting Your Best Back Forward." Southern California Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Los Angeles, California, March 16, 1988.
• Dillin, W.: "Back Injuries and Spondylolisthesis in Athletes." Centinela Hospital Sponsored Course: Aggressive Rehabilitation of Back and Neck Pain in Athletes, Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, California, August 20-21, 1988.
• Dillin, W.: "Mechanical and Anatomic Correlates of Low Back Pain: Surgical and Conservative Considerations." City of Los Angeles Workmens' Compensation Division, City Hall September 14, 1988.
• Dillin, W.: "Conservative Treatment of Herniated Lumbar Disc." The Spine: Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment, 6th Symposium, Palm Springs, California, November 10-14, 1988.
• Schnebel, B., Kingston, S., Watkins, R., Dillin, W.:
  "Comparison of MRI to Contrast CT in Diagnosis of Spinal Stenosis." Spine, 1989. 14 (3): p.332-7
• Dennis, S., Watkins, R., Landaker, S., Dillin, W., Springer, D.: "Comparison of Disc Space Heights After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion." Spine, 1989. 14(8): p. 876-8.
• Watkins,R.G. Dennis,S. Dillin,W.H. et al.: Dynamic
  EMG analysis of torque transfer in professional baseball pitchers Spine. 1989 Apr. 14(4). P 404-8.
• Dillin, W.: "Conservative Management of Acute Back Pain and Sciatica." Seminars in Spine Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 1 (March) 1989, pp. 18-27.
• Dillin, W., Watkins, R.: "Cervical Myelopathy and Cervical Radiculopathy." Seminars in Spine Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 4 (December) 1989, pp. 200-208.
• Dillin, W.: "Cervical Spine Injuries and Cervical Disc
  Disease." Medical Legal Institute Lecture Series, U.S.C. School of Medicine, Attorney's Lecture, Los Angeles, California, March 30, 1989.
• Dillin, W.: "Lumbar Spinal Pathology: Surgical and
  Conservative Treatments." Medical Legal Institute Lecture Series, U.S.C. School of Medicine, Attorney's Lecture, Los Angeles, California, April 6, 1989.
• Dillin, W.: "Management of the Arthritic Neck and Back Pain." Lecture at The Challenge of Arthritis Treatment: The Primary Care Perspective, Los Angeles, California, May 13, 1989.
• Dillin, W.: "Surgical Treatment of Spinal Disorders." Tarzana Medical Center, Tarzana, California, June 27, 1989.
• Dillin, W.: "A Fellow's Education." Contemporary
  Orthopaedics, 19(6): 616-622,1989
• Schnebel, B., Watkins, R., Dillin, W.: "The Role of Spinal Flexion and Extension in Changing Nerve Root Compression in Disc Herniations." Spine, Vol. 14, No. 8, August, 1989, pp. 835-837.
• Dillin, W.: Techniques in Cervical Spine
  Reconstruction. Orthopaedic Surgery Conference,
  Centinella Hospital.12/13/89.
• Watkins, R., Dillin, W.: "Sacral Fractures." Chapter for Management of Posttraumatic Spinal Instability- P. Cooper, ed., published by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1990.
• Odor, J., Watkins, R., Dillin, W., Saberi: "Incidence of
  Cervical Spinal Stenosis in Professional and Rookie Football Players." presented at the Abbott Society Meeting May 1990 and published in the Proceedings of the Abbott Society, 1990.
• Dillin, W.: "Decision Making and Patient Selection in
  the Surgical Management of Lumbar Root Compression" presented at the Spine 7th Symposium April 1990, Orlando, Fla.
• Watkins, R., Dillin, W.: "Lumbar Spine Injury in the
  Athlete" in Clinics in Sports Medicine, Elliott Hershman ed., April 1990 W.B. Saunders.
• Odor,J.M., Watkins, R.G. Dillin, W.H., et al: Incidence
  of cervical spinal stenosis in professional and rookie
  football players. Am. J. Sports Med. 1990 Sep-Oct. 18(5). P 507-9.
• Watkins, R., Dillin, W., Maxwell, J.: " Cervical Spine
  Injuries in Football Players" in Spine: State of the
  Art Reviews, May 1990 Vol.4 No. 2 Hanley and Belfus
• Watkins, R., Dillin, W., Maxwell, J.: " Cervical Spine Injuries in Football Players" in the Spine in Sports, MosbyYear book, Stephen Hochschuler, ed. 1990
• Dillin, W.,: "Cervical Spine Injuries." Medical Legal
  Institute Lecture series, U.S.C. School of Medicine,
  Attorney's Lecture, Los Angeles, California- June 4,
  1991.
• Dillin, W.: Moderator of Session II- Lumbar Disc Disease. October 18, 1991 8th Symposium The Spine
  Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment Oct. 18-21, 1991 Scottsdale, Arizona
• Dillin, W.: Panelist: Lumbar Disc Disease. 8th SymposiumThe Spine Current Concepts of Diagnosis and TreatmentOct. 18-21, 1991 Scottsdale, Arizona
• Dillin, W.: Decision Making and Patient Selection in
  the Surgical Management of Lumbar Root Compression. 8th Symposium The Spine Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment Oct. 18-21, 1991 Scottsdale, Arizona
• Dillin, W.: Decisions in Lumbar Spine Treatment:
  Conservative and Surgical Treatment. October 29,
  1991 Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Pomona, California.
• Dillin, W.: Primary Care Descisions in Sciatica. April
  29, 1992 Torrance Memorial Hospital, Torrance California. General Medicine Conference.
• Watkins, R.G., Dillin, W.: Surgical Approaches to the
  Cervical Spine. p371-380 in disorders of the Cervical
  Spine edited by M.B. Camins and P.F. O'Leary Williams and Wilkins 1992.
• Dillin, W.: Algorithm Based Decisions in the
  Evaluation of Sciatica presented Aug. 11, 1992 at
  Orthopaedic Grand Rounds at Loma Linda University, San Bernadino, Calif.
• Dillin, W., Uppal, G.: Analysis of Medications Used In the Treatment of Cervical Disc Degeneration Ortho
  Clin. North Am. Vol 23, no.3 July 1992 p421-433
• Dillin, W., Watkins, R.G.: Back Pain in Children and
  Adolescents, chapter 9 p.231-260. Rothman and Simeone The Spine Third Edition W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia
  1992
• Dillin, W., Watkins, R.G.: Clinical Syndromes in Cervical Myelopathy, chapter 19 p.560-569 Rothman and Simeone The Spine Third Edition W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia 1992
• Simeone, F.A, Dillin, W.: Surgical Management of Cervical Myelopathy: Laminectomy. P.625-630 Rothman and Simeone The Spine Third Edition W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia 1992
• Dillin, W.: Complications and their Treatment for
  Laminectomy. April 30, 1993. The 9th Symposium of the Spine Study Group. The Spine Current Concepts of Diagnosis & Treatment April 29- May 2, 1993 Naples, Florida.
• Dillin, W., Watkins, R.G.: Natural History of Lumbar
  Spinal Stenosis: Clinical Features. Seminars in Spine
  Surgery vol. 6 no.2 p. 84-90 June 1994
• Dillin, W.: Conservative Management of Sciatica and Low Back Pain. Seminars in Spine Surgery, Vol. 6 No. 3 (Sept),1994: p. 196-215
• Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries by Robert
  Watkins, M.D. and William Dillin, M.D. P. 853-876. in
  Sports Injuries, Mechanisms, Prevention, Treatment.
  edited by Freddie Fu, M.D. and David Stone, M.D.
  Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, Penn 1994
• Lumbar Spine Injuries by Robert Watkins, M.D. and
  William Dillin, M.D. P. 877-893 in Sports Injuries,
  Mechanisms, Prevention, Treatment. edited by
  Freddie Fu, M.D. and David Stone, M.D. Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, Penn 1994
• Dillin, W. Lecture on Low Back Pain; Considerations of Disability, Algorithmic Models and Disease States on March 15, 1995 Inracorp Disability Case Managers in Anaheim, California.
• Dillin, W. Low Back Pain; Decision Making Analysis at
  Medical Conference at Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Anaheim, California April 18, 1995
• Dillin, W. Medical Alternatives in Treatment of Low
  Back Pain. The Spine Study Group presents: Managing the Spine: Emphasis Toward Primary Care. May 18, 1995 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Palm Desert, California.
• Dillin, W. Differential Diagnosis of Patient with Neck Pain.The Spine Study Group presents: Managing the Spine: Emphasis Toward Primary Care. May 19, 1995 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Palm Desert, California.
• Dillin, W. Symposium on Improving Function of the Patient with Spinal Disorders with Vert Mooney M.D. and Tom Mayer, M.D. The Spine Study Group presents: Managing the Spine: Emphasis Toward Primary Care. May 19, 1995 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Palm Desert, California.
• Dillin, W. Sports Medicine in Low Back Pain. Grand    
  Rounds at Tarzana-Encino Regional Medical Center.
  Tarzana, California May 23, 1995
• Dillin, W. Decision Analysis in Low Back Pain. Internal
  Medicine Conference at Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, Calif Oct. 9, 1995
• Dillin, W., Uppal, G.: Aerobic Conditioning. The Spine in Sports. C.V. Mosby, St. Louis 1996
• Campbell, D., Dillin, W.: Microscopic Posterior Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy in Athletes.
  The Spine in Sports. C.V. Mosby, St. Louis 1996
• Uppal, G., Dillin, W.: Running. The Spine in Sports.
  C.V. Mosby, St. Louis 1996
• Odor, J., Watkins, R.G., Dillin, W.: Degenerative
  Disorders of the Cervical Spine. The Spine in Sports.
  C.V. Mosby, St. Louis 1996
• Dillin, W.: Decisions in Spinal Surgery, Special Features in Workman's Compensation. April 29, 1996 lecture to Health Net Nurses at Warner Center, West San Fernando Valley, California.
• Dillin, W.: Decisions in Low Back Pain, Liberty Mutual
  Insurance Co. and Helmansmen Management Glendale, Ca May 20, 1996
• Dillin, W.: Decision Making in Low Back Pain and Sciatica. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds at University of California Irvine August 14, 1996
• Dillin, W.: Seminars in Spine Surgery: The Multiply Operated Spine Vol 8 NO 3 September 1996 Guest Editor.
• Spitzer, A., Dillin, W., Carden, E., Vince, K., and Berkowitz, R: Surgical management of piriformis syndrome. Annual Meeting of the California Orthopaedic Association, San Francisco, CA, 1996.
• Spitzer, A., Dillin, W., Carden, E., Vince, K. and Berkowitz, R.: Surgical management of piriformis syndrome. 60th Annual Meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association, Kauai, Hawaii, 1996.
• Dillin, W.: Failed Surgery: What to do with the Patient
  for Whom Surgery is not Indicated. The Spine Study Group 11th Symposium September 18-21, 1997 Four Seasons Resort at Palm Beach, Florida.
• Dillin, W.: Complications of Disc and Stenosis Surgery:
  Avoidance and Treatment. The Spine Study Group 11th Symposium September 18-21, 1997 Four Seasons Resort at Palm Beach, Florida.
• Public Lecture Sponsored by Tenet Hospital at the Manhattan Beach, Marriott Hotel Nov 18, 1997: New Technologies in Spinal Surgery. Manhattan Beach, California
• Chapter: Air Drill Cervical Laminectomy by Fred Simeone and William Dillin and Martin Dodge published in Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Lippincott-Raven Publishers. Philadelphia, New York. 1997
• Chapter: Posterior Nerve Root Decompression:
  Posterolateral Foraminotomy by Fredrick A. Simeone,
  Martin Dodge and William Dillin published in Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
  Philadelphia, New York. 1997
• Co-editor Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery Lippincott-Raven Publishers. Philadelphia, New York. Dec 6 publication 1997
• Controversies in Cervical Spine Surgery: Anterior vs. Posterior Approach for the clincial spectrum of Cervical Disc Disease. Feb 11, 1998 Orthopaedic Grand Rounds University of California at Irvine.
• Spitzer, A., Dillin, W., Carden, E., Vince, K. and Berkowitz, R: Extrapelvic compression of the sciatic nerve: Surgical Movement. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA
• Dillin, W.: Current Trends in Surgical Decision Making
  in Lumbar Spinal Surgery MedPoint Management-Annual Dinner July 22, 1988 Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center Hawthorne, California
• August 12, 1998 Public Lecture: New
  Technologies in Spine Surgery: Application to Common
  Spinal Problems. Torrance Hilton Hotel. Torrance,
  California. Sponsored by Tenet Hospital Systems
• Monday Sept. 14, 1998 Orthopaedic Conference at Tenet Centinela Hospital Medical Center: Technical Strategies for Cervical SpineReconstruction: Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Foraminotomy,Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion.
• Monday Oct 12, 1998 Primary Care Conference Conference at Tenet Centinela Hospital Medical Center: Decisions in Low Back Pain and Sciatica: Parameters for Conservative and Surgical Considerations
• Oct 29, 1998 Moderator General Session: Lumbar
  Disc Herniation, 13th Annual Meeting of the North
  American Spine Society, San Francisco, CA
• Nov 4, 1998 Public Lecture: Understanding Technology in Spine Surgery: Application to Common Spinal Problems.Wyndam Hotel. Sponsored by Tenet Hospital Systems
• Decision Making in Lumbar Spine Disease: Formatted
  Approach Dec 17, 1998 Orthopaedic Grand Rounds
  University of California at Irvine.
• Back Pain in Children and Adolescents Ch 10 p. 187-220 Anthony Guanciale, M.D., William Dillin, M.D., Robert Watkins,M.D.in Rothman-Simeone The Spine Fourth Edition W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia 1999
• Clinical Syndromes in Cervical Myelopathy Ch 20 p. 465-474 with John Small, M.D., William Dillin, M.D., Robert Watkins, M.D. in Rothman-Simeone The Spine Fourth Edition W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia 1999
• Surgical Management of Cervical Disc Disease: Surgical Management of Cervical Radiculopathy: Posterior Approach Ch21 P. 511-515 William Dillin, M.D. and Fred Simeone, M.D. in Rothman-Simeone The Spine Fourth Edition W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia 1999
• Surgical Management of Cervical Disc Disease: Surgical Management of Cervical Myelopathy: Laminectomy Ch21 P. 529-532 William Dillin, M.D. and Fred Simeone, M.D. in Rothman-Simeone The Spine Fourth Edition W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia 1999
• Jan 13, 1999 Public Lecture: Understanding Technology in Spine Surgery: Application to Common Spinal Problems. Wyndam Hotel. Sponsored by Tenet Hospital Systems
• Feb 3 1999 Low Back Pain in Worker’s Compensation:Current Management, Fremont Compensation Insurance Company, Glendale, California
• April 14, 1999 Public Lecture at Torrance Hilton: Technologies, and Biology in Spinal Surgery: the Clinical Interface. Sponsored by Centinela Hospital Medical Center and Tenet Health Systems
• April 15, 1999 Integrated Heatlh Delivery Systems: Decision Making in Spinal Surgery with Special Emphasis on Worker’s Compensation Patients. Upland, California  
• April 21, 1999 Decision Making in Spinal Surgery with
  Special Emphasis on Worker’s Compensation Patients. Occupational Nurses Chapter Meeting sponsored by TRW. El Segundo, California
• May 11, 1999 Garden Grove Hospital Grand Rounds:
  Decision Making in Lumbar Spine Surgery.
  General Medical Staff Conference at Garden Grove Hospital, Garden Grove, California
• June 1, 1999 Hoag Hospital Grand Rounds: Decision Making in Lumbar Spine Surgery. Family Practice Conference at Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, California
• June 8, 1999 Anaheim Memorial Hospital: Decision Making in Lumbar Spine Surgery. General Medical Staff Conference at Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Anaheim, California
• June 10, 1999 The Next Millenium Spine Surgery for Low Back Pain. CMSA SCC Annual Conference. Case Management Society of America SCC. Pasadena Convention Center
• July 28, 1999 Public Lecture at Crown Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles: New Technologies in Spinal Surgery: the Clinical Interface between Decisions, Technology and Biology. Sponsored by Tenet Health Systems
• Dillin, William: Spinal Stenosis Surgery Outcome. Seminars in Spine Surgery, Vol. 11, No.3 (September), 1999: p. 297-303
• Nov. 4, 1999 Decisions in Lumbar Spine Surgery. Workers’Compensation and Case Management for the Year 2000.Co-sponsor: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and Health South. Regency Club. West Los Angeles, California.
• Nov. 10, 1999 Decision Making in Lumbar Spinal Surgery for Case Managers at Universal City Hilton, Universal City. Sponsored by Frontier Medical Inc.
• December 8, 1999 New Techniques for Common Back Problems. Lecture for the Public at Marina Beach Marriott in Marina Del Rey, California, sponsored by Centinela-Tenet Hospital.
• February 3, 2000 Moderator for Session Disc Herniation. The Spine Study Group 12th Symposium, The Spine: Current Concepts and Treatments, Naples, Florida.
• February 3, 2000 Surgical Management of Cervical Radiculopathy: Posterior Approach. The Spine Study Group 12th Symposium, The Spine: Current Concepts and Treatments, Naples, Florida.
• February 6, 2000 Co-moderator for Symposium: Sports Spine Injuries and lecture on Spondylolisthesis in the Athlete. The Spine Study Group 12th Symposium, The Spine: Current Concepts and Treatments, Naples, Florida.
• February 22, 2000 Lecture: Spinal Injuries in the Work Comp Setting: Resolution Strategies. Resolution Strategies Class for Travelers Property Casualty Claim University. Diamond Bar, California
• April 12, 2000 Lecture: Decision Making in Lumbar Spinal Surgery. Mount St. Mary’s College Physical Therapy Department. Chalon Campus, Los Angeles, California
• Nov 9, 2000 Lecture: Decision Making in Lumbar Spine Surgery in a Worker’s Compensation Population at the Worker’s Compensation Symposium at the Beverly Hills Country Club, Los Angeles, California. Sponsored by Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and Health South, Inc.
• Feb 7, 2001 Lecture: Decision Analysis: Rationale and what is Rational in Lumbar Spinal Surgery. Mount St. Mary’s College Physical Therapy Department. Chalon Campus, Los Angeles, California
• Mar 30, 2001 Lecture:Decision Making in Lumbar Spine Surgery in a Worker’s Compensation Population at the Worker’s Compensation Symposium at Health South Inc, Anaehim, California. Sponsored by Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and Health South, Inc.

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