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Dr. Richard Hostin: Curriculum Vitae

Business Address

Baylor Scoliosis Center:
4708 Alliance Blvd.
Pavillion I, Suite 800
Plano, Texas 75093-5323
Work Phone: (972) 985-2794

Educational Background

2005-2006 Fellowship, Spine Surgery
Twin Cities Spine Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2000-2005 Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California at Davis
Davis, California

1996-2000 Doctorate of Medicine
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1990-1994 Bachelors of Arts, Psychology
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Licensure and Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008
Texas State Medical Lisence, 2006
Minnesota State Medical License, 2005
California State Medical License, 2001

Honors and Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha
1997 Excellence in Research Award
1997 Honors Research Scholar

Memberships

AAOS, Texas Orthopaedic Association, Collin-Fannin County Medical Society, AMA, Scoliosis Research Society, NASS, Alpha Omega Alpha

Professional Experience

2006 – Present Consulting Orthopedists, PA
2006 – Present Medical Director of Research
The Baylor Scoliosis Center

Research

Presentations / Posters

2008 - Mechanical DVT Prophylaxis and Ultrasound Screening Is Not Effective in Preventing Pulmonary Embolism in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery (NASS Podium / IMAST e-poster)
2008 - Increasing Pain and Disability, Rather Than Deformity, Determine Treatment Modality for Older Patients with Adult Scoliosis (SRS podium / NASS podium)
2008 - Efficacy of Posterior-Only Approach and Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Extension of Previous Long Fusion to the Sacro-pelvis; Preliminary Data (IMAST podium)
2008 - Does vertebral level of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy correlate with degree of spino-pelvic parameter correction? (SRS podium / NASS poster IMAST poster)
2008 - Validating predictive models of spino-pelvic alignment: pre- and post-operative analysis of 70 adults suffering from sagittal plane malalignment(IMAST e-poster)
2007 - Outcomes of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Fixed Sagittal Imabalance (IMAST e-poster)
2007 - Outcomes of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Fixed Sagittal Imabalance (NASS e-poster)
2007 - Complications of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (NASS podium)
2007 - Revision Screw Strategies for Cervical Spine Fixation (IMAST podium)

Publications

2008 - A biomechanical evaluation of three revision screw strategies for failed lateral mass fixation.Spine. 2008 Oct 15;33(22):2415-21. 2005 - Importance of the peridural membrane in percutaneous vertebroplasty. Hostin R, Carr J, Gupta M, Hazelwood S, Dublin A. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2005 Feb;18(1):34-9.
2003 - Hostin R, James M. Reconstruction of the hypoplastic thumb. JASSH. 2004 Nov; 4(4):275-290.

Additional Research

1997 - Honors Research Raymond Papka, Ph.D., Department of Anatomical Sciences. Examined alterations in neuronal activity in the paracervical ganglia and spinal cord associated with pregnancy and parturition.
1995-1996 - Clinical Research Assistant Amgen, The Normal Hematocrit Cardiac Study.