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Dr. Gene Tekmyster USC Profile
Dr. Tekmyster is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine with subspecialty training in advanced interventional spine care, and sports medicine. He received his medical degree from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California and went on to complete an Internal Medicine Internship at Seton Hall University-School of Health and Medical Sciences, Newark, New Jersey. Thereafter, he completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York Medical College and State University of New York. Dr. Tekmyster then went on to complete a fellowship at OSS Health/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore which provided in-depth training in sports medicine with a focus on advanced interventional and minimally invasive spine care, under the direction of world renowned leader in spine care, Dr. Michael B Furman.
He has extensively published on multiple sports and spine medicine topics and presented both nationally and internationally. His special interests include the care and prevention of athletic injuries, and musculoskeletal ultrasound. Dr. Tekmyster is currently serving on the Membership Committee of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Patient Safety Committee of the North American Spine Society. He is a current member of the sports medicine team for USSA and serving as a team physician for the US Ski and Snowboard athletes as well as having been serving as a ringside physician for boxing and MMA events throughout the state of Connecticut prior to joining Keck Medicine of USC. His background and experience make him the optimal choice for being able to initiate care for sports and spine injuries and is able to develop individualized treatment plans that will allow his patients quickly return to normal activities while utilizing the latest medical research and technologies.
Publications
Tenforde AS, Alexander JJ, Alexander M, Annaswamy TM, Carr CJ, Chang P, Díaz M, Iaccarino MA, Lewis SB, Millett C, Pandit S, Ramirez CP, Rinaldi R, Roop M, Slocum CS, Tekmyster G, Venesy D, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Zorowitz RD, Rowland TR. Telehealth in PM&R: Past, present, and future in clinical practice and opportunities for translational research. PM R. 2023 Jun 24. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37354209. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37354209/
Buser Z, Tekmyster G, Licari H, Lantz JM, Wang JC. Team Approach: Management of an Acute L4-L5 Disc Herniation. JBJS Rev. 2021 Oct 12;9(10). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.21.00003. PMID: 34637405. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34637405/
Tekmyster G, Jonely H, Lee DW, Myerson J, Avery M, Moradian M, Desai MJ. Physical Therapy Considerations and Recommendations for Patients Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant Surgery. Neuromodulation. 2021 Apr 5. doi: 10.1111/ner.13391. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33819381. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33819381/
Chhatlani R, Oberle LM, Tekmyster G. Current non-operative treatments for adhesive capsulitis: A Review. JRPMS. 2020 Dec. Vol 4, No 4. https://www.jrpms.eu/Article.php?AID=jrpms_v04i04_130
Optimizing Telemedicine and Virtual Visits in Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: A Tool for Improving Quality and Care
Tekmyster G, Sayed D, Cairns K, Raso MD, Kim C, Block J. Interspinous Process Decompression with the Superion® Spacer for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Real World Experience from a Device Registry. Medical Devices: Evidence and Research. 2019 https://www.dovepress.com/interspinous-process-decompression-with-the-superionreg-spacer-for-lum-peer-reviewed-article-MDER
Tekmyster G. Barbaria V. Lee C. Diagnosis and Treatment of Spondylolysis in the Adolescent Athlete. Connecticut Medicine. October 2019. 83:9
https://ctmed.csms.org/publication/?m=52908&i=623737&p=28
Minaie A, Quinn CA, Tekmyster G. Transient Unilateral Ptosis in Collegiate Hockey Player Due to Concussion: A Case Report. Connecticut Medicine. October 2019. 83:9
https://ctmed.csms.org/publication/?m=52908&i=623737&p=38
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27672927/
Tekmyster G. Vallabhaneni S. Goodman B. Furman MB. Chapter: Spine Intervention References and Tables in: Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures. Furman MB, editor. Philadelphia PA, Elsevier-Saunders. 2017.
https://www.elsevier.com/books/atlas-of-image-guided-spinal-procedures/9780323401531
Furman MB, Tekmyster G, Davidoff S et al. Should Antiplatelet Medications Be Held Before Cervical Epidural Injections? Journal of PM&R. 2014; 6. PMID: 24863733
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24863733/
Furman MB, Tekmyster G, Puttlitz KP, Simon J, Falco FJE. Cervical Disc Disease. Medscape Reference. December 2012. Updated February 2014. Updated November 2016.
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/305720-overview
Tekmyster G. Shetreat-Klein A. Chapter 23: Preventative Screening in Adults with Neurologic Disability. In: Management of Medical Problems in Adults with Neurologic Disability. Cristian A, editor. New York, Demos Medical Publishing. 2009.
https://www.springerpub.com/medical-management-of-adults-with-neurologic-disabilities-9781933864457.html