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JOHN E. LANKENAU, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

"My family is the most important thing
to me outside of medicine.  Initially, I worked as engineer and manager of finance for an oil and gas company. I felt something was missing and  I went back to school at 29."  Graduated Cum Laude,

University of Colorado School of Medicine

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LOCATIONS

799 E. Hampden Avenue
Suite 400
Englewood, CO 80113
(303) 789-2663
(303) 788-4871 Fax

950 E. Harvard Avenue
Suite 140
Denver, CO 80210
(303) 789-2663
(303) 788-4871 Fax

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Insurance

Presentations & Publications

 

 

EDUCATION TranSqr.gif (830 bytes) BS, University of Colorado, 1980

Graduate Degree:  MBA University of Denver, 1983

Medical Degree:  University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1990 (Cum Laude)

Residency: University of Colorado, 1995


Fellowship, Spinal Surgery, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, 1996

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HONORS &
APPOINTMENTS
Medical Degree, University of Colorado School of Medicine, May 1990
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SPECIALTY Spinal surgery with special interest in spinal trauma, deformity and degenerative condition of the spine. 
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HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Swedish Medical Center

Porter Hospital/Denver


Littleton Adventist Hospital


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BOARD CERTIFICATION
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1998 Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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Tennis, flying, hiking and skiing
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PUBLICATIONS  PRESENTATIONS

"Characteristics of Dynamic Postural Reactions in the Locust Hindleg."  Zill  S.N., Fraxier S.F., Lankenau, J.E., J. Comp. Physiol, (A), July 1992

"Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Autofusions After Extensive Burns," Hoffer, M., Lankenau, J.,  Wellisz, T., J. Orthopaedic Trauma, October, 1994

"Three-dose Cefazolin for Infection Prophylaxis in Primary and Revision and Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery."  Lankenau J., Evans R., Nelson J.   Presented at Musculoskeletal Infectious Society Annual Meeting, August, 1992 and at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Western Orthopedic Society, August 1994.
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Research: 

Non-contiguous Spinal Fractures

Spinal Trauma in the Elderly

Gun Shot Wounds to the Spine

Effect of Systemic IGF-1 on Bone Formation
(CIBA GEIGY Grant)

Neuroanatomy of Invertebrates
(NIH Grant, 1986-1987)

Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Total Joint Replacement

Cervical and Lumbar interbody instrumentation