Robert M. Havey, M.S.

Contact Information

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Loyola University Chicago

2160 S. First Avenue Maywood, IL 60153

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

5000 S. Fifth Avenue

P.O. Box 5000 (151)

Hines, IL 60141

Phone: 708-202-3781

Fax: 708-202-7938

E-mail: Robert.Havey@va.gov

Education

BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, June, 1989
MS in Engineering Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2014

Research and Professional Activities

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1996-Present
North American Spine Society, 2009-Present
Spine Arthroplasty Society 2009-Present

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE:

Scientific Committee, Spine Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans April 27 – April 30, 2010
CME Committee, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS)
Scientific Committee, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas April 26 – April 30, 2011
Scientific Committee, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, March 20-23, 2012

HONORS/AWARDS:

Special Contribution Award by Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs, September 1990
Best Paper Synthes Spine Award of the American Spinal Injury Association, Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, May 2003
Winner of the 2005 Outstanding Paper Award, presented by the North American Spine Society, September 2005
Second place award of the CSRS 34th Annual Meeting, November – December 2006
Basic Science Best Poster Award of the CSRS 35th Annual Meeting, “Effect of Retained Annular Fibers on the Kinematics of Cervical Arthroplasty”. November – December 2007
Best Scientific Paper Award “Kinematics of Facet Arthroplasty: A Comparison of L5-S1 and L3-L4 Levels” Spine Arthroplasty Society Global Symposium, May 6-9, 2008, Miami Beach, Florida
Research Employee-of-the-Quarter Award by Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs, September 2009
First place Poster Award of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society 26th Annual Summer Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, July 7-10, 2010

Selected Publications

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Havey RM, Voronov LI, Tsitsopoulos PP, Carandang G, Ghanayem AJ, Lorenz MA, Zindrick MR, Patwardhan AG. Relaxation Response of Lumbar Segments Undergoing Disc Space Distraction: Implications to the Stability of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Implants. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Sep 8. [Epub ahead of print].
Renner SM, Tsitsopoulos PP, Dimitriadis AT, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Carandang G, McIntosh B, Carson C, Ty D, Ringelstein JG, Patwardhan AG. Restoration of spinal alignment and disk mechanics following polyetheretherketone wafer kyphoplasty with StaXx FX. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Aug;32(7):1295-300.
Martin S, Ghanayem A, Tzermiadianos M, Voronov L, Havey R, Renner S, Carandang G, Abjornson C, Patwardhan AG. Kinematics of Cervical Total Disc Replacement Adjacent to a Two-Level, Straight vs. Lordotic Fusion. Spine 2011 Aug 1;36(17):1359-66.
Lee M, Dumonski M, Phillips F, Voronov L, Renner S, Carandang G, Havey R, Patwardhan AG. Disc Replacement adjacent to Cervical Fusion: A Biomechanical Comparison of Hybrid Construct vs. Two-Level Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Gocke SP, Rottier FJ, Havey RM, Renner SM, Patwardhan AG, Carandang G. Quantitative Analysis of the Long- and Short-arm Crescentic Shelf Bunionectomy Osteotomies in Fresh Cadaveric Matched Pair Specimens. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 Mar-Apr;50(2):158-64.
Paxinos O, Tsitsopoulos PP, Zindrick MR, Voronov LI, Lorenz MA, Havey RM, Patwardhan AG. Evaluation of pullout strength and failure mechanism of posterior instrumentation in normal and osteopenic thoracic vertebrae. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Oct;13(4):469-76.
Patwardhan AG, Tzermiadianos MN, Tsitsopoulos PP, Voronov LI, Renner SM, Reo ML, Carandang G, Ritter-Lang K, Havey RM. Primary and coupled motions after cervical total disc replacement using a compressible six-degree-of-freedom prosthesis. Eur Spine J. 2010 Sep 24.
Gaffey JL, Ghanayem AJ, Voronov ML, Havey RM, Carandang G, Abjornson C, Patwardhan AG. Effect of Increasing Implant Height on Lumbar Spine Kinematics and Foraminal Size Using the ProDisc-L Prosthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 35(19):1777-82.
Voronov ML, Pinzur MS, Hoffman HH, Havey RM, Carandang G, Patwardhan AG. Static measure of foot loading. Foot Ankle Spec. 2009 Dec;2(6):267-70.
Nassos JT, Ghanayem AJ, Sasso RC, Tzermiadianos MN, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Rinella AS, Carandang G, Patwardhan AG. Biomechanical evaluation of segmental occipitoatlantoaxial stabilization techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Dec 1;34(25):2740-4.
Voronov M, Pinzur M, Hoffman H, Havey R, Carandang G, Patwardhan A. Static Measure of Foot Loading. Foot Ankle Spec, October 6, 2009. Phillips FM, Tzermiadianos MN, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Carandang G, Dooris A, Patwardhan AG. Effect of two-level total disc replacement on cervical spine kinematics. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Oct 15;34(22):E794-9.
Voronov L, Havey R, Rosler D, Sjovold S, Rogers S, Carandang G, Ochoa J, Yuan H, Webb S, Patwardhan AG. L5-S1 Segmental Kinematics after Facet Arthroplasty. Spine Arthroplasty Society Journal 2009 June 3(2):50-8. Voronov L, Havey R, Sjovold S, Funk M, Carandang G, Zindrick D, Rosler D, Patwardhan AG. Kinematics of Total Facet Replacement (TFAS-TL™) with Total Disc Replacement. Spine Arthroplasty Society Journal 2009 September 3(3):85–90.
Paxinos O, Ghanayem AJ, Zindrick MR, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Carandang G, Hadjipavlou A, Patwardhan AG. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a locked plate and wedged graft effectively stabilizes flexion-distraction stage-3 injury in the lower cervical spine: a biomechanical study. Spine. 2009 Jan 1;34(1):E9-15.
Phillips FM, Tzermiadianos MN, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Carandang G, Renner SM, Rosler DM, Ochoa JA, Patwardhan AG. Effect of the Total Facet Arthroplasty System after complete laminectomy-facetectomy on the biomechanics of implanted and adjacent segments. Spine J. 2009 Jan;9(1):96-102.
Tzermiadianos MN, Mekhail A, Voronov LI, Zook J, Havey RM, Renner SM, Carandang G, Abjornson C, Patwardhan AG. Enhancing the stability of anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a biomechanical comparison of anterior plate versus posterior transpedicular instrumentation. Spine. 2008 Jan 15;33(2):E38-43.
Snyder J, Tzermiadianos M, Ghanayem AJ, Voronov LI, Rinella A, Dooris A, Carandang G, Renner S, Havey R, Patwardhan AG. Effect of Uncovertebral Joint Excision on the Motion Response of the Cervical Spine after Total Disc Replacement",Spine 2007, ec 15;32(26):2965-9.
Phillips FM, Voronov LI, Gaitanis IN, Carandang G, Havey RM, Patwardhan AG. Biomechanics of posterior dynamic stabilizing device (DIAM) after facetectomy and discectomy. Spine J. 2006 Nov-Dec;6(6):714-22.
Renner SM, Natarajan RN, Patwardhan AG, Havey RM, Voronov LI, Guo BY, Andersson GB, An HS. Novel model to analyze the effect of a large compressive follower pre-load on range of motions in a lumbar spine. J Biomech. 2006 Jul 13.
Oakey JW, Stover MD, Summers HD, Sartori M, Havey RM, Patwardhan AG. Does screw configuration affect subtrochanteric fracture after femoral neck fixation? Clin Orthop Rel Res 2006;443:302-6.
O’Leary P, Lorenz M, Nicolakis M, Voronov L, Zindrick M, Ghanayem A, Havey R, Carandang G, Sartori M, Gaitanis I, Fronczak S, Patwardhan A. Response of Charité Total Disc Replacement under Physiologic Loads: Prosthesis Component Motion Patterns. Spine J 2005 Nov-Dec;5(6):590-9. Winner 2005 Outstanding Paper Award - North American Spine Society.
King D, Chase J, Havey RM, Voronov L, Sartori M, McEwen HA, Beamer WG, Patwardhan AG. Effects of Growth Hormone Transgene Expression on Vertebrae in a Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Spine 2005;30:1491-1495.
Noonan T, Paxinos O, Pinzur MS, Havey RM, Patwardhan AG. Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis with a Retrograde Intramedullary Nail: A Biomechanical Analysis of the Effect of Nail Length. Foot and Ankle International 2005; 26 (4):304-308.
Gaitanis IN, Carandang G, Phillips FM, Magovern B, Ghanayem AJ, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Zindrick MR, Hadjipavlou AG, Patwardhan AG. Restoring geometric and loading alignment of the thoracic spine with a vertebral compression fracture: effects of balloon (bone tamp) inflation and spinal extension. Spine J 2005;5(1):45-54.
Dooris A, Voronov L, Havey R, Patwardhan AG. The Effect of Fixed Center of Rotation Disc Implantation on Motion Segment Load Sharing: A Pilot Study. Roundtables in Spine Surgery. Spine Biomechanics, 2005; 1(1):31-37.
Phillips FM, Cunningham B, Carandang G, Ghanayem AJ, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Patwardhan AG. Effect of Supplemental Translaminar Facet Screw Fixation on the Stability of Stand-Alone ALIF Cages Under Physiologic Loads. Spine, 2004;29:1731-6.
Stanley SK, Ghanayem AJ, Voronov LI, Havey RM, Paxinos O, Carandang G, Zindrick MR, Patwardhan AG. Flexion-Extension Response of the Thoracolumbar Spine Under Compressive Follower Preload. Spine, 2004 November 15;29(22):E51-514.
Gavin TM, Carandang G, Havey RM, Flanagan P, Ghanayem AJ, Patwardhan AG. Biomechanical Analysis of Cervical Orthoses in Flexion and Extension: A Comparison of Cervical Collars and Cervical Thoracic Orthoses. J Rehabilitation Research and Development, 40 (6): 527-538, 2003.
Patwardhan AG, Carandang G, Ghanayem A, Havey R, et al. Compressive preload improves the stability of the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) cage construct. J Bone Joint Surg (Am), 2003.
Patwardhan A, Havey R, Carandang G, et al. Effect of Compressive Follower Preload on the Flexion-Extension Response of the Human Lumbar Spine. J Orthopaedic Research, 21(3):540-546, 2003.
Havey RM, Gavin TM, Patwardhan AG, Pawelczak SB, Ibrahim KN: A Reliable And Accurate Method of Measuring Orthosis-Wearing Compliance. Spine, 27(2):211-214, 2002.
Pinzur MS, Patwardhan AG, Havey RM: Healing of Partial Flap Necrosis in Ankle Disarticulation Amputation by Debridement and Continued Weight-Bearing. The American Journal of Orthopaedics, pp. 396-397, 2001.
Umehara S, Zindrick MR, Patwardhan AG, Havey RM, Vrbos LA, Knight GW, Miyano S, Kirincic M, Kaneda K, Lorenz M: The Biomechanical Effect of Postoperative Hypolordosis in Instrumented Lumbar Fusion on Instrumented and Adjacent Spinal Segments. Spine, 25 (13):1617-1624, 2000.
Patwardhan AG, Havey RM, Ghanayem AJ, Diener H, Meade KP, Dunlap, B, Hodges SD: Load Carrying Capacity of the Human Cervical Spine in Compression is Increased Under a Follower Load. Spine, 25 (12):1548-1554, 2000.
Khan T, Havey RM, Sayers ST, Patwardhan AG, King WW: Animal Models of Spinal Cord Injuries. Laboratory Animal Science, 49(2):161-172, 1999.
Patwardhan AG, Havey RM, Meade KP, Lee B, Dunlap B: A Follower Load Increases the Load Carrying Capacity of the Lumbar Spine in Compression. Spine, 24(10):1003-1009, 1999.
Steinke B, Patwardhan AG, Havey R, King D: Human Growth Hormone Transgene Expression Increases the Biomechanical Structural Properties of Mouse Vertebrae. Spine, 24(1):1-4, 1999.
Katagiri K, Tadano S, Ukai T, Patwardhan AG, Havey RM, Ghanayem AJ: Measurement of Intradiscal Pressure Response in Low-Frequency Cyclic Loading. Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, 64:2429-2434, 1998.
Pinzur Michael, Wolf Brian, Havey Robert: Walking Pattern of Midfoot and Ankle Disarticulation Amputees. Foot & Ankle International Vol. 18, No. 10, October 1997.
Saban J, Zussman MA, Havey R, Patwardhan AG, Schneider GB, and King D: Heterozygous OIM Mice Exhibit a Mild Form of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Bone, 19(6):575-579, 1996.
Havey RM, Gavin TM, Patwardhan AG, and Meade KP: Methodology-Measurements, Part II: Instrumentation and Apparatus. J Prosthetics and Orthotics, 8(2):50-64, 1996.
Slosar P, Patwardhan A, Lorenz M, Havey R, and Sartori M: Instability of the Lumbar Burst Fracture and Limitations of Transpedicular Instrumentation. Spine, 20:1452-1461, 1995.
Li S, Patwardhan A, Amirouche F, Havey R, and K. Meade: Limitations of the Standard Linear Solid Model of Intervertebral Discs Subject to Prolonged Loading and Low-Frequency Vibrations in Axial Compression. J Biomechanics, 28(7):779-790, 1995.
Rabinowitz R, Light T, Havey R, Gourineni P, Patwardhan A, Sartori M, and Vrbos L: The Role of the Interosseous Membrane and Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) in Forearm Stability. J Hand Surgery, 19A (3):385-393, May 1994.
Pinzur MS, Schumacher D, Reddy N, Osterman H, Havey R, and Patwardhan A: Preventing Heel Ulcers: A Comparison of Prophylactic Body-Support Systems. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 72:508-510, June 1991.
Pinzur MS, Perona P, Patwardhan AG, and Havey R: Loading of the Contralateral Foot in Peripheral Vascular Insufficiency Below-Knee Amputees. Foot and Ankle, 11(6):368-371, 1991.
Patwardhan AG, Gavin T, Lorenz M, Goel V, Sartori M, and Havey R: Orthotic Stabilization of Thorcolumbar Injuries. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 28:305, 1991.