Abstracts, Presentations & Media Appearances

1. Schlichting, J.L., Massotti, M., Antonacci, M.D., and Guidotti, A.: Differences in the Pharmacological Profiles of Benzodiazepine Recognition Site Ligands Reflect Interactions with Heterogenous Population of GABA_A Receptors. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 1989.
2. Antonacci, M.D., Noble, P.C., and Tullos, H.S.: Sub-regional Cancellous Bone Loss in the Proximal Femur as a Predictor of Fracture Risk. The American Orthopaedic Association's 27^th Annual Residents' Conference, March 23-26, 1994, Atlanta, Georgia.
3. Antonacci, M.D., Mody, D.R., Hanson, D.S., and Heggeness, M.H.: Age-related Changes in Vertebral Bone Density and Trabecular Architecture are Influenced by Degenerative Change and Osteoporosis. Grand Rounds Presentation for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx., Aug., 1994.
4. Antonacci, M.D., Joshi, A.B., Hanson, D., and Tullos, H.S.: The Trabecular Architecture of the Patella: Implications for Design and Fixation. The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons 4^th Annual Fall Meeting, September 24-26, 1994, Washington, D.C.
5. Antonacci, M.D., Mody, D.R., and Heggeness, M.H.: A Histologic Study of the Human Vertebral Body. North American Spine Society 9^th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October, 1994.
6. Antonacci, M.D., Mody, D.R. and Heggeness, M.H.: A Histologic Study of the Vertebral Endplate. North American Spine Society 9^th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October, 1994.
7. Antonacci, M.D., Mody, D.R., Hanson, D.S., and Heggeness, M.H.: Age-related Changes in Vertebral Bone Density and Trabecular Architecture are Influenced by Degenerative Change. (Poster Exhibit). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 62^nd Annual Meeting, February 16-21, 1995, Orlando, Florida.
8. Antonacci, M.D., Hanson, D.S., and Heggeness, M.H. Pitfalls in the Use of Bone Mineral Density Measurements by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry. (Poster Exhibit). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 62^nd Annual Meeting, February 16-21, 1995, Orlando, Florida.
9. Antonacci, M.D., Biology of Fracture Repair, A Symposium, Wyeth-Ayerst Orthopaedic Resident Reporter Program, AAOS, February 16-21, 1995, Orlando, Florida.
10. Antonacci, M.D., Mody, D.R., Hanson, D.S., and Heggeness, M.H.: Age-related Changes in Vertebral Bone Density and Trabecular Architecture are Influenced by Degenerative Changes. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Thirteenth Annual Meeting, April 19-23, 1995, Palm Beach, Florida.
11. Antonacci, M.D., Mody, D.R., and Heggeness, M.H.: A Histologic Study of the Effects of Degenerative Change and Osteoporosis on the Vertebral Body. Grand Rounds Presentation for the Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, August 14, 1995.
12. Antonacci, M.D., Feinstein, W.K., Diliberti, T.C., and Landon, G.C. : Hip Dislocation Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. Grand Rounds Presentation for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, February, 1996.
13. Antonacci, M.D., and Tullos, H.S.: The Effect of Osteoporosis on the Cancellous Bone Distribution of the Proximal Tibia. The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons 6^th Annual Fall Meeting, November 10, 1996, Dallas, Tx.
14. Rutz, K., Mody, D.R., Weilbacher, D.G., and Heggeness, M.H.: A Histologic Study of Fractured Human Vertebral Bodies. North American Spine Society 11^th Annual Conference, October 23-26, 1996, Vancouver, Canada.
15. Antonacci, M.D., Hanson, D.S., and Heggeness, M.H.: Regional Variation in Vertebral Bone Density and Trabecular Architecture are Influenced by Degenerative Change and Osteoporosis. North American Spine Society, 12^th Annual Meeting, October, 1997, New York City, New York.
16. Antonacci, M.D., Mody, D.R., and Heggeness, M.H.: Histology of Human Vertebrae: Documentation of Intraosseous Nerves. North American Spine Society, 13^th Annual Meeting, Oct. 28-31, 1998, San Francisco, CA.
17. Antonacci, M.D., and Heggeness, M.H.,: Osteonecrosis and Osteoporotic Compression Fractures. North American Spine Society, 13^th Annual Meeting, Oct. 28-31, 1998, San Francisco, CA.
18. Antonacci, M.D. Lumbar Radiculopathy, Medicine Grand Rounds, MCPHU, Dec., 1999
19. Antonacci, M.D. Update on Lumbar Disorders, Neurology Grand Rounds, MCPHU, Dec., 1999
20. Antonacci, M.D. Program Director: Update on the Management of Spinal Disorders, Jan. 29^th, 2000. Speakers: Joseph Torg, M.D., Peter Pizzutillo, M.D., Darryl Antonacci, M.D., Robert Corba, D.O, and Steve Yokum, D.O.
21. Antonacci, M.D.: Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy, General Surgery Grand Rounds, March 14^th, 2000; MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine.
22. Antonacci, M.D.: Cervical Myelopathy and Surgical Approaches, Dept. of Neuroanatomy- Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine, April 7^th, 2000.
23. Antonacci, M.D.: Role of Transplanted Grafts in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery, Symposium: Spine in the New Millenium, May 5^th, 2000. Program Director: Parvis Kambin, M.D., Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
24. Antonacci, M.D.: Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy, MCP-Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Dept. of Neurology Grand Rounds, June 23^rd, 2000. Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
25. Antonacci, M.D.: Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy, Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds, Oct 28, 2000. Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
26. Antonacci, M.D.: Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy, MCP-Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Dept. of Surgery Trauma Grand Rounds, Nov 2^nd , 2000. Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
27. Antonacci, M.D., Jean-Manuel Nothias, Catherine Humphreys, Alan Tessler, M.D., Itzhak Fisher, Ph.D., and Marion Murray, Ph.D.: Regeneration of Mammalian CNS axons across complete spinal cord transection using transplants of fibroblasts genetically modified to secrete neurotrophic factors. Cervical Spine Research Society, Charleston, SC, Nov 29-Dec3, 2000
28. Antonacci, M.D., Jean-Manuel Nothias, Catherine Humphreys, Alan Tessler, M.D., Itzhak Fisher, Ph.D., and Marion Murray, Ph.D.: Axonal Regeneration Using Transplants of Genetically Engineered Fibroblasts in Spinal Cord Injury. Scoliosis Research Society, Cleveland OH, Sept, 2001; Winner: Russell Hibbs Basic Science Award.
29. Antonacci, M.D., Rutz, K., Mody, D.R., Weilbacher, D.G., and Heggeness, M.H.: A Histologic Study of Fractured Human Vertebral Bodies. Scoliosis Research Society, Cleveland OH, Sept, 2001
30. Antonacci, M.D., Jean-Manuel Nothias, Catherine Humphreys, Alan Tessler, M.D., Itzhak Fisher, Ph.D., and Marion Murray, Ph.D.: Grant Update on: Regeneration of Mammalian CNS axons across complete spinal cord transection using transplants of fibroblasts genetically modified to secrete neurotrophic factors. Cervical Spine Research Society, Monterray, CA, Nov-Dec, 2001.
31. Antonacci, M.D., Jean-Manuel Nothias, Catherine Humphreys, Alan Tessler, M.D., Itzhak Fisher, Ph.D., and Marion Murray, Ph.D.: Regeneration of Mammalian CNS axons across complete spinal cord transection using transplants of fibroblasts genetically modified to secrete neurotrophic factors. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dallas, Tx, February, 2002.
32. Antonacci, M.D., Jean-Manuel Nothias, Tom Parks, Chris Cawley, Marion Murray, Ph.D., Axonal Regeneration Using Transplants of Genetically Engineered Cells in SCI, American Spinal Injury Association. May 2-6, 2002, Vancouver, CA. Winner: First Place Paper.
33. Antonacci, M.D., Jean-Manuel Nothias, Tom Parks, Chris Cawley, Marion Murray, Ph.D. Transplants of Unmodified Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in a Collagen Matrix Support Brainstem-Spinal Axonal Regeneration Across Complete Spinal Cord Transections. Cervical Spine Research Society. Dec. 5-7, 2002, Miami, Florida.
34. Antonacci, M.D.: Strategies for Spinal Cord Regeneration. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, FOSA, Specialty Day, Feb. 7^th, 2003.
35. Antonacci, M.D., Jean-Manuel Nothias, Tom Parks, Chris Cawley, Marion Murray, Ph.D. "Human Marrow Stromal Cell Transplants In a Collagen Matrix Support Axonal Regeneration of Descending Pathways Across Complete Spinal Cord Transections. Scoliosis Research Society, Sept. 2003, Quebec: Winner Russell Hibbs Basic Science Award.
36. Antonacci, M.D. Howard H. Steele Conference: Injuries and Dysfunction of the Spinal Cord in Children, Invited Lecturer: Strategies in Spinal Cord Regeneration, Dec. 7-9^th, 2003, Shriners Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida.
37. Antonacci, M.D. SDEG Visiting Fellowship Lecture, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas Texas, Dec: 14-18, 2003; Strategies for Spinal Cord Regeneration.
38. Antonacci, M.D. Visiting Lecturer, I Congresso Internacional de Cirugia de Columna Vertebral. Mexican Neurosurgery Congress, Leon, GTO, Mexcio, Sept 28-30, 2004
39. Antonacci, M.D., Lecturer. Contemporary Topics in Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury. Shriners Hospital For Children, Oct. 11, 12, 2004. Cell therapies for Spinal Cord Repair.
40. Nothias, M., Antonacci, M.D. et al. Passive cycling exercise in combination with serotonergic agonist therapy Improves motor recovery following experimental spinal cord injury, SRS Buenos Aires, Sept. 6-9, 2004.
41. Mehta, S., Betz, R.R., Mulcahey, M.J., MacDonald, C., Vogel, L, Anderson, C., D'Andrea, L., and Antonacci, M.D., The Effect of Bracing on Paralytic Scoliosis Secondary to Spinal Cord Injury. SRS Buenos Aires, Sept 6-9, 2004.
42. Antonacci, M.D. Rehabilitation after Spinal Cord Injuries. Spine Deformity Summit, Palm Beach Florida, June, 2005.
43. Antonacci, M.D., Invited Lecturer. Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Annual Conference. Shriners Hospital For Children, Oct. 10, 2005.
44. Hiroyuki Yoshihara, Jed S. Shumsky, Darryl Antonacci, Marion Murray and Itzhak Fischer. Combination therapy of rat bone marrow stromal cells and training. SRS, Miami, Oct 2005
45. Antonacci, M.D. Current Strategies for Spinal Cord Repair. Lecturer. Cervical Spine Research Society, Instructional Courses. San Diego, December 2005.
46. Nothias, M., Antonacci, M.D. et al. Repetitive Passive cycling exercise in combination with serotonergic agonist therapy Improves motor recovery following experimental spinal cord injury, CSRS San Diego, Dec. 2005.
47. Antonacci, M.D. Spinal Cord Injury Repair. Invited Guest Lecturer, European Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Berlin, May 2006.
48. Antonacci, M.D. Strategies of Repair in SCI. Invited Guest Lecturer, AO Spine Europe, Majorca, Spain, Sept, 2006.
49. Antonacci, M.D. Shriners Hospital for Children-Depuy Spine Tutorial. Advanced Spine Techniques. Oct. 12, 2006. Participant and invited faculty.
50. Antonacci, M.D. Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery. Invited Guest Lecturer, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, Nov 13, 2006
51. Antonacci, M.D. Repair Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury, Lecture. European Biospine II Congress, Leipzig, Germany, Sept., 2007
52. Antonacci, M.D., Cahill, P.J., Nydick, J., Asghar, J.G., Tantorski, M., Clements, D.H., Betz, R.R., Samdani, A.F., Harms Study Group, Cervical Sagittal Plane Decompensation After Pediatric AIS Surgery, Paper Presentation. The 14th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, China, June, 2008
53. Asghar, J.G., Samdani, A.F., Sciubba, D.M., Clements, D.H., Cahill, P.J., Antonacci, M.D., Betz, R.R., Harms Study Group, Surgical Trunk Rotation Correction in Patients with Moderate AIS(< 75 deg.): An All Pedicle Screw Construct with Derotation is Better than Thoracoplasty, ePoster. The 14th International Meeting On Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, China, 2008
54. Asghar, J.G., Sciubba, D.M., Samdani, A.F., Cahill, P.J., Clements, D.H., Antonacci, M.D., Betz, R.R., Harms Study Group, The Majority of Initial Coronal Imbalance Following Fusion Surgery for AIS Improves Within Six Months, ePoster. The 14th International Meeting On Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, China, 2008
55. Asghar, J.G., Sciubba, D.M., McCarthy, J.J., Samdani, A.F., Cahill, P.J., Clements, D.H., Antonacci, M.D., Betz, R.R., Harms Study Group, Are Triggered EMG Thresholds Reliable for Assessing Thoracic Pedicle Screw Breach in the Cerebral Palsy Population?, ePoster. The 14th International Meeting On Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, China, 2008
56. Asghar, J.G., Ranade, A., Cahill, P.J., Samdani, A.F., Clements, D.H., Antonacci, M.D., Betz, R.R., Harms Study Group, The Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of Assessing Thoracic Pedicle Screw Position Based on Computed Tomography, ePoster. The 14th International Meeting On Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, China, 2008
57. Asghar, J.G., Sciubba, D.M., McCarthy, J.J., Samdani, A.F., Cahill, P.J., Clements, D.H., Antonacci, M.D., Betz, R.R., Harms Study Group, Are Triggered EMG Thresholds Reliable for Assessing Thoracic Pedicle Screw Breach in the Cerebral Palsy Population?, Poster. Scoliosis Research Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept., 2008
58. Antonacci, M.D., Cahill, P.J., Nydick, J., Asghar, J.G., Tantorski, M., Clements, D.H., Betz, R.R., Samdani, A.F., Harms Study Group, Cervical Sagittal Plane Decompensation After Pediatric AIS Surgery, ePoster. Scoliosis Research Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept., 2008
59. Asghar, J.G., Sciubba, D.M., Samdani, A.F., Cahill, P.J., Clements, D.H., Antonacci, M.D., Betz, R.R., Harms Study Group, The Majority of Initial Coronal Imbalance Following Fusion Surgery for AIS Improves Within Six Months, Paper Presentation. Scoliosis Research Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept., 2008
60. Asghar, J.G., Samdani, A.F., Sciubba, D.M., Clements, D.H., Cahill, P.J., Antonacci, M.D., Betz, R.R., Harms Study Group, Surgical Trunk Rotation Correction in Patients with Moderate AIS(< 75 deg.): An All Pedicle Screw Construct with Derotation is Better than Thoracoplasty, Paper Presentation. 23nd Annual Meeting of North American Spine Society, Toronto, Canada, 2008
61. Antonacci, M.D., Cahill, P.J., Nydick, J., Asghar, J.G., Tantorski, M., Clements, D.H., Betz, R.R., Samdani, A.F., Harms Study Group, Cervical Sagittal Plane Decompensation After Pediatric AIS Surgery, Paper Presentation. 23nd Annual Meeting of North American Spine Society, Toronto, Canada, 2008
62. Darryl Antonacci, MD; Jason Nydick, DO; Thomas Klein; Amer Samdani, MD; Jahangir Asghar, MD, Randal Betz, MD, Growing Rod Instrumentation for Cervical Kyphosis in a Pediatric Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Study. 2nd International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis & Growing Spine (ICEOS), Montreal, Quebec, Nov., 7-8, 2008
63. Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Sean C. Marvil, BS; Corey Schutt, MD; Jocelyn R. Idema, DO; David H. Clements, MD; M. Darryl Antonacci, MD; Jahangir Asghar, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Randal R. Betz, MD, Auto-Fusion of the Skeletally Immature Spine After Growing Rod Instrumentation, Paper Presentation, 44th Annual Meeting & Course of Scoliosis Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 23-26, 2009
64. Patrick J.Cahill, MD; Jahangir Asghar, MD; Jason R. Smith, PA-C; Sean C. Marvil, BS; Mark E. Tantorski, DO; Amer Samdani, MD; David H. Clements, MD; M. Darryl Antonacci, MD; Randal R. Betz, MD, The Rate of Change in Spinopelvic Parameters Following Spondylolisthesis Surgery, E-Poster, LOUIS A. GOLDSTEIN AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST CLINICAL POSTER. 44th Annual Meeting & Course of Scoliosis Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, Sept., 23-26, 2009.
65. Jahangir Asghar, MD; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Amer Samdani, MD; M. Darryl Antonacci, MD; David H. Clements, MD; Randal R. Betz, MD, The Effect of Operative Position during Posterior Spinal Fusion for AIS: Does it Influence Sagittal and Axial Alignment of the Thoracic Spine?, E-Poster. 44th Annual Meeting & Course of Scoliosis Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, Sept., 23-26, 2009.
66. Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Ashish Ranade, MD; Amer Samdani, MD; Jahangir Asghar, MD: M. Darryl Antonacci, MD; David H. Clements, MD; Randal R. Betz, MD, What Does a Scoliometer Really Measure?, E-Poster. 44th Annual Meeting & Course of Scoliosis Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, Sept., 23-26, 2009.
67. M. Darryl Antonacci, MD; Randal R. Betz, MD; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Steven Hwang, MD; Amer Samdani, MD; Cervical sagittal plane decompensation after pediatric idiopathic scoliosis surgery: an effect imparted by post-operative thoracic hypokyphosis, "Journal of Neurosurgery"; in press.
68. Laury A. Cuddihy, MD, M. Darryl Antonacci, MD; Far-Lateral Interbody Fusion (FLIF): A less Invasive Muscle Sparing Technique for Revision Surgery and Junctional Failure. Converting a Revision into a Primary Operation. E-Poster. IMAST 18th Annual Meeting & Course on Advanced Spine Techniques, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 13-16, 2011

Media Appearances

1. Radio Talk Show: Medical Frontiers, hosted by Joel Posner, M.D., WWDB 96.5, Oct. 9^th, 1999 Topic: Spinal Disorders.
2. Radio Talk Show: Medical Frontiers, hosted by Joel Posner, M.D., WWDB 96.5, Feb. 5th, 2000 Topic: Cervical and Lumbar Stenosis and other surgical spine disorders.