John M. Hicks, M.D.

FELLOWSHIP: University of Virginia, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charlottesville, VA. Fellowship in Spine Surgery. 2008-2009.

RESIDENCY: Campbell Clinic - University of Tennessee Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Memphis, TN. Orthopaedic Surgery. 2004-2008.

INTERNSHIP: University of Tennessee, Department of Surgery, Memphis, TN. General Surgery. 2003-2004.

MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. MD, Cum Laude. 1999-2003.

UNDERGRADUATE: Davidson College, Davidson, NC. BS, Chemistry. 1995-1999.

Hicks JM, Singla A, Shen FH, Arlet V. Complications of Pedicle Screw Fixation in Scoliosis Surgery: A Systematic Review. Spine 2010 May 15;35(11):E465-70.
 

Arlet V, Ouellet JA, Shilt J, Shen FH, Wood K, Chan D, Hicks J, Bersusky E, Reddi V. Subjective evaluation of treatment outcomes of instrumentation with pedicle screws or hybrid constructs in Lenke Type 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: what happens when judges are blinded to the instrumentation? Eur Spine J. 2009 Dec;18(12):1927-35.
 

Crockarell JR Jr, Hicks JM, et al. Total Knee Arthroplasty with Asymmetric Femoral Condyles and Tibial Tray: Minimum Five Year Follow-up. J Arthroplasty 2009 Jan 14.
 

Sawyer JR, Hicks J, Beaty JH, Canale ST, Warner Jr. WC, Beaty JH (2009) The Hammerlock Position for Treatment of Medial Epicondyle Fractures”. Current Orthopaedic Practice 20(5):572-4 .
 

Cho HS, Robertson JT, Hicks, JM, Hasty KA. Comparison of the Efficacy of BMP 6 and TGF beta-1 to Downregulate MMP 1 in Intervertebral Disc Tissues. Poster presented at Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2007.
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

North American Spine Society

AO Spine International

North Carolina Orthopaedic Association

North Carolina Medical Society

Henderson and Buncombe County Medical Societies

Last Year Dr. Hicks Presented his research on Pedicle Screw Complications in Scoliosis Surgery at the National Meeting of the North American Spine Society.

Pardee Hospital, Mission Hospitals Health System, Park Ridge Hospital

SPECIALTY FOCUS

Dr. Hicks specializes in the treatment of disease and injury of the neck and back.  He has special interest in lumbar and cervical stenosis, disc disease, minimally invasive care and fracture management.   His practice includes the evaluation and management of adult and pediatric deformity (scoliosis), tumors of the spinal column, and degenerative conditions.  He has additional training in artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive techniques and other cutting edge surgical techniques.

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic, Asheville and Hendersonville, NC