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After receiving his medical degree from the University of Oregon Health Science Center, Portland, Dr. Delamarter completed his surgical internship and orthopaedic residency at UCLA Medical Center. He also completed a spine fellowship at Case Western Reserve University and has received training at the Acute Spinal Cord Injury Unit of Cleveland Veteran's Hospital. He was awarded a visiting fellowship at Grouple Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere in Paris, France.

Currently, Dr. Delamarter is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Surgery at UCLA School of Medicine. He is an acknowledged expert on treatment for serious back and spine problems using advanced technologies, such as minimally invasive microsurgery and complex spinal reconstruction.

Dr. Delamarter has won national and international research awards, including the 1991 Volvo Award from International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, New Investigator Recognition Award in 1991 from the Orthopaedic Research Society and the Acromed Award in 1991 from the North American Spine Society. He is continuously involved in spine related research and has written over 200 articles, book chapters and abstracts.

SpineUniverse articles from Rick Delamarter, MD

• Can rhBMP-2 (InFuse) Enhance Fusion Rates in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Stand-alone Femoral Ring Allografts?**
  An abstract from the SRS 2004 Annual Meeting on whether the use of rhBMP-2 (InFuse) applied to an absorbable collagen sponge can enhance fusion rates in ALIF with stand-alone FRAs.
• Synovial Cysts in the Spine
  Synovial cysts are benign, fluid-filled sacs that develop in the facet joints of the lumbar spine as a result of degeneration.