Education:

• Medical School: Medical College of Ohio, 1985-1989
• Internship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1989-1990
• Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1989-1994
• Fellowship: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Spine Fellowship, August 1994-1995

Licensure or Certification:

• Ohio: 1996-Present
• California: 1996 - Present
• Kentucky: 1998-Present

Associations:

• Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Cincinnati Orthopaedic Club
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Society
• North American Spine Society
• Ohio Orthopaedic Society
• Ohio State Medical Association

Affiliations:

• University of Cincinnati
  Assistant Professor and Director , Division of Spine Surgery
• University of Cincinnati
  University Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine - Orthopaedic Surgeon

Partial List of Publications:

• Bark, H, Supinski, GS, Guanciale, AF, and Kelsen, SG
  Effect of Changes in the Magnitude and Timing of Diaphragmatic Muscle Contractions on Diaphragmatic Muscle Blood Flow (Abstract), Federation Proc. 44:1003,1985
• Supinski, GS, Bark, H, Guanciale, AF, and Kelsen, SG
  Effects of Alterations in Muscle Fiber Length on Diaphragm Blood Flow. J. Appl. Physiol. 60(5):1789-1796, 1986
• Guanciale, AF, Marks, KE, Andrish, JA, MCDevitt, C
  Septic Arthritis: A Long Term Biochemical and Histological Comparison of Antibiotic Treatment Alone vs Antibiotic Treatment Plus Arthroscopic Debridement in a Rabbit Animal Model.(Abstract) Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, April, 1994
• Guanciale, AF, Dinsay, JM, Watkins, RG
  Lumbar Lordosis in Spinal Fusion: A Comparison of Intraoperative Results of Patient Positioning on Two Differencr Operative Table Frame Types, Spine Suppl. 1995
• Guanciale, AF
  Interlaminar Decompression in Spinal Stenosis: A Quantitative Analysis of the Extent of Operative Decompression by Assessment of Preoperative vs Postoperative Canal Diameter via CT Scanning, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Spine Clinic, (Abstract) NASS 20th Annual Meeting, October, 1995
• Guanciale, AF, Dinsay, JM, Watkins, RG
  Lumbar Lordosis in Spinal Fusion: A Comparison of Intraoperative Results of Patient Positioning on Two Different Operative Table Frame Types, Spine 21(8):964-969, April, 1996
• Guanciale, AF
  Positioning for Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery, Techniques in Spine Surgery, Failed Back Syndrome Edition, Seminars in Spine Surgery, 5-16, 1998
• Guanciale, AF, Dillin, WH, Watkins, RG
  Back Pain in Children and Adolescents, The Spine, 4th Edition, 10:187-220, 1999

Research:

• An Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study to Confirm the Safety and Efficacy of PROCRIT (Epoetin alfa) Administered Perioperatively vs the Standard of Care in Blood Conservation in Subjects Undergoing Major Elective Spinal Surgery
  Study in progress, 1999-2000

Hospital Appointments:

Partial List of Presentations:

• Septic Arthritis: A Long Term Biochemical and Histological Comparison of Antibiotic Treatment Alone vs Antibiotic Treatment Plus Arthroscopic Debridement in a Rabbit Animal Model
  Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Conference, South Hampton, Bermuda, April, 1994
• Septic Arthritis: A Long Term Biochemical and Histological Comparison of Treatment Options in a Rabbit Animal Model
  Cleveland Clinic Research Day, Paper Presentation, June, 1994
• Lumbar Lordosis in Spinal Fusion
  International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Helsinki, Finland, June, 1995
• Interlaminar Decompression in the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Lateral Recess Stenosis: A Cadaveric Study Quantifying the Degree of Decompression Obtainable in This Selective Multiple Laminotomy Type Procedure
  North American Spine Society 10th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October, 1995
• Spinal Stabilization, Lecture to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents and Medical Students
  University of Cincinnati, December, 1996
• Low Back Pain in the Athlete
  Summa Health System's Second Annual Combined Sports Medicine Conference, Akron, Ohio, October, 1998
• Athletic Injuries Involving the Cervical Spine
  Summa Health System's Second Annual Combined Sports Medicine Conference, Akron, Ohio, October, 1998
• Grand Rounds, Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes
  St. Thomas Hospital, Summa Health System's Second Annual Combined Sports Medicine Conference, Akron, Ohio, October, 1998
• The Intervertebral Disc
  Basic Science presentation, University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, March, 1999
• Targeting of the Intervertebral Disc Space-A Comparison of Techniques
  Ohio Orthopaedic Society in Dayton, Ohio, May, 1999
• Targeting of the Intervertebral Disc Space-A Comparison of Techniques
  North American Spine Society in Chicago, Illinois, October, 1999