Greg Poulter, M.D. joined Vail • Summit Orthopaedics in the summer of 2008. Dr. Poulter completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan and more recently, a fellowship in adult and pediatric spine surgery at the University of California San Francisco. He provides complete spine care for both children and adults, offering the most current minimally-invasive and fusion-sparing techniques.
Dr. Poulter says the active lifestyle of people living in the Colorado Mountains is part of what attracted him to the job. "People who love the outdoors are the best patients to take care of; they are truly vested in getting better so they can get right back out there doing whatever it is they like to do," Poulter said.
Vail • Summit Orthopaedics CEO Chip Webb said Dr. Poulter exemplifies his team's philosophy, which is to provide patients with a customized treatment plan tailored to their individual needs. "When possible, our first choice is always a non-operative treatment plan of physical therapy and medication," Webb said. "If surgery is necessary, however, we have a critical mass of surgeons who are among the most experienced in the country in their field. You don't have to go to Denver to find a spine specialist; we have the best there is to offer right here in Summit and Eagle counties."
Dr. Poulter is an avid hiker and skier and is excited that he can now call Colorado home.
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UNDERGRADUATE
- Trinity University, Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry, 1995
MEDICAL SCHOOL/TRAINING
- University of California San Francisco Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship, 2007
- University of Michigan Orthopaedic Surgical Residency, 2007
- MCP Hahnemann School Of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Magna Cum Laude, 2002
RESEARCH
- Investigation of the burden of disease looking at the impact of Adult Deformity on patients' health related quality of life. In progress.
- Case series of patients who underwent endoscopic laminoforaminoties of the cervical spine at two or more levels for cervical radiculopathy. In progress.
- Biomechanical investigation of the augmentation of lumbar interbody cages with supplementary anterior instrumentation. Presented at ORS Annual meeting 2008.
- Case review reporting the experience correcting hyperlordotic cervical spine deformities in pediatric patients. Submitted for publication.
- Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion in pediatric subaxial cervical spine fractures. Presented at the University of Michigan Badgley Day Conference 2007.
- Investigation comparing the efficacy of racemic epinephrine and albuterol in the treatment of bronchiolitis. Advisor: Colette Mull, M.D. Resulted in publication:
A randomized trial of nebulized epinephrine vs albuterol in the emergency departmenttreatment of bronchiolitis. Mull CC, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 Feb;158(2):113-8. St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Department of Emergency Medicine, 1998-2000.
- Organometalic chemistry research studying the interaction of chiral Nickel complexes with DNA. Advisor: Cynthia Burrows, Ph.D. University of Utah Department of Chemistry, 1995.
- Organometalic chemistry research developing and characterizing palladium reactions. Advisor: Peter Stang, Ph.D. University of Utah Department of Chemistry, 1993-1994.
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GRANTS
- Scoliosis Research Society 2008. Grant to investigate the impact of adult deformity on health related quality of life.
- Medtronic 2005. Industry sponsored grant to perform a Biomechanical investigation of the augmentation of lumbar interbody cages with supplementary anterior instrumentation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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