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Walter Sassard, MD
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Language(s): English
Berthelsen Main Campus
2727 W. Holcombe Blvd.,
Houston,
TX
77025
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About the Provider
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Education & Board Certification
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Professional Associations
Dr. Walter Sassard earned his Bachelor of Science in pharmacy in 1963 and his Doctor of Medicine in 1967 from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He completed an internship in 1968 and his Orthopedic Surgery residency in 1974 at Charlotte Memorial Hospital. For more than 50 years, Dr. Sassard has been helping his patients achieve active lifestyles. He joined Kelsey-Seybold in April 2022.
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: April 2022
Awards & Publications
- Golden Bone Excellence in Teaching Award, 2016. Annual resident award given by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery based on nominations from rotating medical students.
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Annual Meeting 2016 Resident Scholarship Recipient. Meeting Dates: Sept 28 – Oct 1, 2016.
Publications Presentations
- Sassard WR, Heinig CF, Pitts WR: Posterior atlanto axial dislocation without fracture. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 56-A(3): 625-628, 1974.
- Brodsky AE, Denis MD, Sassard WR: Alveolar soft-part sarcoma. A case report. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 65-A(6): 841-842, 1983.
- Brodsky AE, Khalil MA, Sassard WR, Newman BP: Repair of symptomatic pseudarthrosis of anterior cervical fusion: posterior vs. anterior repair. Spine, 17(10): 1137-1143, 1992.
- Sassard WR, Kaestner GR, Khalil MA, Gray PM, Jr.: Circumferential lumbar spine fusion through a posterior approach. Ortho Transactions, 18(2), 1994.
- Sassard WR, Eidman DK, Gray Jr., PM, Block JE, Russo R, Russell JL, Taboada EM: Augmenting local bone with grafton demineralized bone matrix for posterolateral lumbar spine fusion: avoiding second site autologous bone harvest. Orthopedics, 23(10), October 2000.
- Cammisa, Jr., F.P., Lowery, G., Garfin, S.R., Geisler, F.H., Klara, P.M., McGuire, R.A., Sassard, W.R., Stubbs, H., Block, J.E. Two-Year Fusion Rate Equivalency Between Grafton® DBM Gel and Autograft in Posterolateral Spine Fusion. Spine, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp 660-666, 2004.
- Reitman, C.A., Watters, W.C., Sassard, W.R. The Cell Saver in Adult Lumbar Fusion Surgery. Spine, Vol. 29, No.14, pp1580-1584. 2004.
Presentations
- Sassard WR: The painful shoulder. Presented at Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, Houston Chapter, Houston, Texas, October 5, 1987.
- Sassard, WR: Internal fixation of the lumbar spine with pedicle screws. Presented at National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Workshop, Houston, Texas, October 19, 1990.
- Sassard WR: Surgical applications of pedicle screw spine instrumentation for fusions. Presented at VSP & ISOLA In-service for St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Orthopaedic Nursing Staff, Houston, Texas, February 15, 1992.
- Kaestner GR, Sassard WR, Brodsky AE, Watters WC III, Khalil MA: Four-year experience with pedicle screw fixation in lumbar spine fusion. Presented at Texas Orthopaedic Association, San Antonio, Texas, May 15, 1992.
- Sassard WR: Circumferential lumbar fusion. Presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, May 29, 1992.
- Brodsky AE, Khalil MA, Sassard WR, Newman BP: Comparison of posterior vs. anterior repair for symptomatic pseudarthrosis of anterior interbody fusions of the cervical spine. Presented at 7th Annual North American Spine Society, Boston, Massachusetts, July 10, 1992.
- Sassard WR: Surgical treatment of disorders of the cervical spine. Presented at concurrent nursing program of 29th Annual St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Orthopaedic Symposium, Houston, Texas, April 22, 1992.
- Sassard WR, Kaestner GR, Khalil MA, Gray, Jr. PM: Circumferential lumbar fusion through a posterior approach. Presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association, Vienna, Austria, August 12, 1993.
- Sassard WR, Kaestner GR, Khalil MA, Gray, Jr. PM: Circumferential lumbar fusion through a posterior approach. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association, Long Beach, California, August 15, 1994.
- Watters WC, Sassard WR, Siff SJ: The cell-saver in complex lumbar spine surgery: a cost-benefit outcomes study. Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 66th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, February, 4, 1999.
- Sassard WR: Making Sense of Spine Surgery. Presented at National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Meeting, Houston, Texas, 2010.
- Sassard WR: Head and Neck Trauma. Presented at National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Meeting, Houston, Texas, 2011.
Medical School
- The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 1967
Internship/Residency
- The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 1974
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Sassard is a member of the Harris County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Texas Orthopaedic Association, and the North American Spine Society.
