Daryll C. Dykes, PhD, MD, JD

Pediatric and Adult Spine Reconstruction / Care

Orthopedics and Spine Surgery

Education and Training

Undergraduate: AA, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY 1983
BS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1988
Graduate: PhD, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 1992
Medical School: MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 1995
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1995-2000
Fellowships: Orthopedic Trauma Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 2000-2001
Spine Surgery, Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, MN 2001-2002
Law School: William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Hospital Privileges

Upstate University Hospital
Upstate University Hospital - Community Campus
Upstate Orthopedics Ambulatory Surgery Center
Crouse Hospital

Faculty and Other Appointments

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Assistant Professor, 2018-Present
Medical and Surgical Spine Consultants of Minnesota, President and CEO, 2012-2018
Twin Cities Spine Center, Vice President for Operations, 2008-2012; Chief Financial Officer, 2006-2008; Vice President for Research, 2004-2006
University of Minnesota Medical School, Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, 2003-2008

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
AAOS Leadership Development Committee, Chairman, 2010-2014
Scoliosis Research Society
Interurban Orthopedic Society
North American Spine Society
Cervical Spine Research Society
Lumbar Spine Research Society
American Spinal Injury Association
Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society

Publications

Dykes, D.C. Health Injustice and Justice in Health: The Role of Law and Public Policy in Generating, Perpetuating, and Responding to Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Before and After the Affordable Care Act. William Mitchell Law Review, Vol. 41(3):1129-87 (2015).
MacWilliams, B.A., Rozumalski, A., Swanson, A.N., Wervey, R.A., Dykes, D.C., Novacheck, T.F., Schwartz, M.H. Assessment of Three-Dimensional Lumbar Spine Vertebral Motion During Gait with Use of Indwelling Bone Pins. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am.), 95(23): 1841-8 (2013).
MacWilliams, B.A., Rozumalski, A., Swanson, A.N., Wervey, R.A., Dykes, D.C., Novacheck, T.F., Schwartz, M.H. Assessment of Three-Dimensional Lumbar Spine Vertebral Motion During Running with Use of Indwelling Bone Pins. Spine, 39(26): E1560-5 (2014).
Dykes, D.C. and White, A.A. Getting to Equal: Strategies to Understand and Eliminate General and Orthopaedic Healthcare Disparities. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 467(10): 2598-2605 (2009).
Rozumalski, A., Schwartz, M.H., Wervey, R., Swanson, A., Dykes, D.C., Novacheck, T. The in Vivo Three-Dimensional Motion of the Human Lumbar Spine During Dait. Gait and Posture, 28(3): 378-84 (2008).

Abstracts and Presentations

National Academy of Medicine, Washington, D.C., Regulation of Drugs and Medical Devices: The Evolving Roles of Regulators, Legislators and the Courts. May 19, 2017.
Mayo Clinic, Spine Division Visiting Professor, July 24, 2014.
University of Virginia, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Visiting Professor, 2012.
Spine Master’s Institute, North American Spine Society, Chicago, IL. 1. The Aging Spine; 2. Advanced Techniques for Management of Complex Adult Spinal Deformity. April 9, 2008.
Scoliosis Research Society, Edinburgh, Scotland. Visualizing and Quantifying the in Vivo Three-Dimensional Motion of the Human Lumbar Spine: A Novel Technique. September 5-8, 2007.

More About Dr. Dykes

Dr. Dykes is an internationally recognized leader in adult and pediatric spine surgery, offering the full spectrum of care – from the most recent advances in minimally invasive techniques to complex reconstructive procedures for spinal deformities, tumors, infections, injuries, and degenerative conditions.

Also trained in law, Dr. Dykes has served as a health policy fellow in the U.S. Congress and U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He continues to work at the local, national, and international levels to research and promote quality, safety, value, and equity in health care for all people.

To learn more about Dr. Dykes, click here.

Publications

Paci, J.M., Scuderi, M.G., Werner, F.W., Sutton, L.G., Rosenbaum, P.F., Cannizzaro, J.P., “Knee medial compartment contact pressure rises with release of type I anterior intermeniscal ligament,” American J Sports Medicine, 2009 Jul;37(7):1412-6. Epub Mar 13 2009.
Greis, P.E., Scuderi, M.G., Mohr, R.A., Bachus, K.N., Burks, R.T., “Glenohumeral articular contact areas and pressures following labral and osseous injury to the anterior-inferior quadrant of the glenoid,” J Shoulder Elbow Surg., 2002 Sept-Oct; 11(5): 442-451.
Scuderi, M.G., Mayor, M.B., “The value of post-mortem retrievals. An analysis of long-term well functioning femoral stems,” American J Orthopedics, 1997; 26(12): 826-836.
Paci, J.M., Scuderi, M.G., "What are the indications for open reduction and internal fixation, and indications for hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of proximal humerus fractures?" Ch. 17 in Curbside Consultation in Shoulder Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions, Eds., Nicholson, G.P., Provencher, M.T., Slack Inc., 2008.
Choi, J.Y., Scuderi, M.G., "What are the indications for surgery in a symptomatic surgical neck nonunion, and which option (open reduction and internal fixation or arthroplasty) would you choose?" Ch. 18 in Curbside Consultation in Shoulder Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions, Eds., Nicholson, G.P., Provencher, M.T., Slack Inc., 2008.
Choi, J.Y., Scuderi, M.G., "What are the indications for glenoid resurfacing in young patients with glenohumeral degenerative joint disease?" Ch. 19 Curbside Consultation in Shoulder Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions, Eds., Nicholson, G.P., Provencher, M.T., Slack Inc., 2008.

Presentations

National Presentations

Paci, J.M., Cannizzaro, J.P., Scuderi, M.G., Werner, F.W., Sutton, L.G., “The effect of release of the anterior intermeniscal ligament of the knee on medial compartment contact pressure,”

Podium Presentation, Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Apr 2009.
Podium Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada Feb 2009.
Podium Presentation, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Jul 2008.

Schweizer, S.K., Werner, F.W., Sutton, L.G., Taormina, J.L., Scuderi, M.G., “Comparison of contact pressure change following medial and lateral osteochondral allograft harvest,”

Podium Presentation, Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Apr 2009.
Podium Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada Feb 2009.
Podium Presentation, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Jul 2008.'

Provencher, M.T., Scuderi, M.G., Bach, B.R., McCarty, E., Romeo, A.A., “A survey of the AOSSM, AANA, and ISAKOS membership regarding the general and disease-specific use of outcomes scores for the shoulder,” Podium Presentation, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS), Vail, CO, Dec 2007.

Greis, P.E., Scuderi, M,G., Mohr, R.A., Bachus, K.N., Burks, R.T., “Glenohumeral articular contact areas and pressures following labral and osseous injury to the anterior-inferior quadrant of the glenoid,” J Shoulder Elbow Surg., 2002 Sept-Oct; 11(5): 442-451,

Podium Presentation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Feb 2001.
Podium Presentation, Western Orthopaedic Association 65th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Sep 2001.
Poster Presentation, Orthopaedic Research Society 47th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Feb 2001.

Regional Presentations

Scuderi, M.G., “Evaluation of hip pain in the young adult, and the differential diagnosis,” Podium Presentation, Moderator, Cornell University Hip Symposium, Ithaca, NY, May 2009.
Scuderi, M.G., “A comprehensive review of shoulder instability - the simple and the complex,” Podium Presentation, Panel Discussion, Upstate Medical University Sports Medicine Symposium, Skaneateles, NY, Feb 2009.
Scuderi, M.G., “From the sidelines to the operating room: the evaluation of shoulder instability in the athlete,” Podium Presentation, Syracuse University Athletic Department, Syracuse, NY, Sep 2008.
Scuderi, M.G., “Current concepts: Evaluation & management of shoulder pain,” Podium Presentation, Cornell University Gannett Health System and Dept. of Sports Medicine, Ithaca, NY, Apr 2008.
Scuderi, M.G., “SUNY Upstate Medical University Health-link Community Radio: Current issues in cartilage restoration,” Podium Presentation, Upstate Medical University Community Education Program, Syracuse, NY, Oct 2007.
Scuderi, M.G., “Knee injuries in the young athlete: The role for injury prevention,” Podium Presentation, SUNY at Cortland Sports Injury Symposium, Cortland, NY, Mar 2007; Podium Presentation, Panel Discussion, Upstate Medical University Sports Medicine Symposium, Syracuse, NY, Apr 2007.