Ricky J. Placide, MD, PT

CJW Chippenham
Medical Center Campus

500 Hioaks Road
Suite B
Richmond, VA 23225

804.320.1339 (Office)
804.330.5829 (Fax)

Disease and Injury of the Spine


Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education and Training:

Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Spine Surgery, 2003
Residency: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002
Internship: University of Pennsylvania, Department of General Surgery
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1996
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 1989, B.S. in P.T.


Professional Organizations:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
North American Spine Society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Richmond Academy of Medicine
The Medical Society of Virginia
Virgnia Orthopaedic Society

Academic and Professional Appointments

Assistant Clinical Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University,
          Department of Physical Medicine
Spine Consultant, University of Richmond Spiders

Recent Publications

Placide RJ, Benzel EC: Biomechanical Role of the Osseous, Ligamentous and Muscular Structures or the Spine.  In: Perez-Cruet MJ, Khoo LT, Fessler RG, eds. An Anatomical Approach to Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery.  St. Louis, Missouri: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., pp 55-75, 2006.

Placide RJ, Lewandrowski K, McLain RF: Surveillance and screening During Disease-Free Survival.  In: Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care, Totowa, NJ: Humana Press Inc., pp 361-364, 2006.

Placide RJ, Steinmetz M, Krishnaney , Benzel EC: The Surgical Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. In: Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgery: Indications, Methods and Results, 5th ed., Philadelphia, PA: W B Saunders, pp 1865-1878, 2006.

Placide RJ, Mazenac DJ: Spinal Masqueraders: Nonspinal Conditions Mimicking Spine Pathology. In: Benzel EC, ed. Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication, Avoidance and Management, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA" Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, pp 144-159, 2005.