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Shane Burch, M.D.

Orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Shane Burch is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of spine cancer, spinal deformity and degenerative spine conditions. He developed a technique of treating spinal metastases with photodynamic therapy (PDT) and his work on the subject has earned him awards, such as the Canadian Back Institute Award and International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine Best Paper Award. His research interests include image-guided surgery, neurophysiology of spinal nerve roots, biophotonics and the role of vascular mechanisms in scoliosis.

Burch earned a medical degree at the University of Toronto and completed a residency in the division of orthopedics at the University of Toronto, followed by a spine fellowship at UCSF. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and member of the Canadian Medical Association. Burch is an assistant professor in residence in the department of orthopedic surgery at UCSF.

Conditions & Treatments

Clinics

Spine Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0332
Phone: (866) 81-SPINE or Neuro-spine Fax: (415) 353-2339
Ortho-spine Fax: (415) 353-4047

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

More about Shane Burch

Additional Languages

French

Education

University of Toronto School of Medicine 1998

Residencies

University of Toronto Medical Center, 2004

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Fourney DR, Frangou EM, Ryken TC, Dipaola CP, Shaffrey CI, Berven SH, Bilsky MH, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Boriani S, Chou D, Schmidt MH, Polly DW, Biagini R, Burch S, Dekutoski MB, Ganju A, Gerszten PC, Gokaslan ZL, Groff MW, Liebsch NJ, Mendel E, Okuno SH, Patel S, Rhines LD, Rose PS, Sciubba DM, Sundaresan N, Tomita K, Varga PP, Vialle LR, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Fisher CG. Spinal instability neoplastic score: an analysis of reliability and validity from the spine oncology study group. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Aug 1; 29(22):3072-7.
  2. Wustrack R, Seeman E, Bucci-Rechtweg C, Burch S, Palermo L, Black DM. Predictors of new and severe vertebral fractures: results from the HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial. Osteoporos Int. 2012 Jan; 23(1):53-8.
  3. Lyon R, Gibson A, Burch S, Lieberman J. Increases in voltage may produce false-negatives when using transcranial motor evoked potentials to detect an isolated nerve root injury. J Clin Monit Comput. 2010 Dec; 24(6):441-8.
  4. Fisher CG, DiPaola CP, Ryken TC, Bilsky MH, Shaffrey CI, Berven SH, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Boriani S, Chou D, Schmidt MH, Polly DW, Biagini R, Burch S, Dekutoski MB, Ganju A, Gerszten PC, Gokaslan ZL, Groff MW, Liebsch NJ, Mendel E, Okuno SH, Patel S, Rhines LD, Rose PS, Sciubba DM, Sundaresan N, Tomita K, Varga PP, Vialle LR, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Fourney DR. A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Oct 15; 35(22):E1221-9.
  5. Won E, Akens MK, Hardisty MR, Burch S, Bisland SK, Yee AJ, Wilson BC, Whyne CM. Effects of photodynamic therapy on the structural integrity of vertebral bone. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Feb 1; 35(3):272-7.
  6. Won E, Wise-Milestone L, Akens MK, Burch S, Yee AJ, Wilson BC, Whyne CM. Beyond bisphosphonates: photodynamic therapy structurally augments metastatically involved vertebrae and destroys tumor tissue. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Nov; 124(1):111-9.
  7. Lyon R, Burch S, Lieberman J. Mixed-muscle electrode placement ("jumping" muscles) may produce false-negative results when using transcranial motor evoked potentials to detect an isolated nerve root injury in a porcine model. J Clin Monit Comput. 2009 Dec; 23(6):403-8.
  8. Bilsky MH, Laufer I, Burch S. Shifting paradigms in the treatment of metastatic spine disease. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Oct 15; 34(22 Suppl):S101-7.
  9. Lyon R, Lieberman JA, Feiner J, Burch S. Relative efficacy of transcranial motor evoked potentials, mechanically-elicited electromyography, and evoked EMG to assess nerve root function during sustained retraction in a porcine model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 15; 34(16):E558-64.
  10. Akens MK, Hardisty MR, Wilson BC, Schwock J, Whyne CM, Burch S, Yee AJ. Defining the therapeutic window of vertebral photodynamic therapy in a murine pre-clinical model of breast cancer metastasis using the photosensitizer BPD-MA (Verteporfin). Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Jan; 119(2):325-33.
  11. Burch S, London C, Seguin B, Rodriguez C, Wilson BC, Bisland SK. Treatment of canine osseous tumors with photodynamic therapy: a pilot study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Apr; 467(4):1028-34.
  12. Mok JM, Durrani SK, Piper SL, Hu SS, Deviren V, Berven SH, Burch S. Extravasation of rhBMP-2 with use of postoperative drains after posterolateral spinal fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Jul 1; 33(15):1668-74.
  13. Mok JM, Lyon R, Lieberman JA, Cloyd JM, Burch S. Monitoring of nerve root injury using transcranial motor-evoked potentials in a pig model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Jun 15; 33(14):E465-73.
  14. Metz LN, Burch S. Computer-assisted surgical planning and image-guided surgical navigation in refractory adult scoliosis surgery: case report and review of the literature. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Apr 20; 33(9):E287-92.
  15. Mok JM, Pekmezci M, Piper SL, Boyd E, Berven SH, Burch S, Deviren V, Tay B, Hu SS. Use of C-reactive protein after spinal surgery: comparison with erythrocyte sedimentation rate as predictor of early postoperative infectious complications. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Feb 15; 33(4):415-21.
  16. Burch S, Hu S, Berven S. Aneurysmal bone cysts of the spine. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2008 Jan; 19(1):41-7.
  17. Akens MK, Yee AJ, Wilson BC, Burch S, Johnson CL, Lilge L, Bisland SK. Photodynamic therapy of vertebral metastases: evaluating tumor-to-neural tissue uptake of BPD-MA and ALA-PpIX in a murine model of metastatic human breast carcinoma. Photochem Photobiol. 2007 Sep-Oct; 83(5):1034-9.
  18. Bisland SK, Johnson C, Diab M, Wilson BC, Burch S. A new technique for physiodesis using photodynamic therapy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Aug; 461:153-61.
  19. Burch S. Surgical complications of spinal deformity surgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2007 Apr; 18(2):385-92.
  20. Burch S, Bisland SK, Wilson BC, Whyne C, Yee AJ. Multimodality imaging for vertebral metastases in a rat osteolytic model. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Jan; 454:230-6.

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