Daniel A. Baluch, MD

CURRICULUM VITAE/Credentials

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Board Certified, 2019.
Spine Surgery Fellowship. OrthoCarolina Spine Center. Charlotte, NC., 2015-2016.
Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Loyola University Medical Center. Maywood, IL., 2010-2015.
MD. Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. Maywood, IL. Magna Cum Laude, 2006-2010.
BA. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology;
Minor: Spanish, 2002-2006.

Baluch DA, Nguyen NM, Patel AA. Use of Incisional Vancomycin in Spine Surgery.
Contemporary Spine Surgery. 2013;14(7): 1-4
Nguyen L, Baluch D, Patel A. Spinal MIS instrumentation – Retractor Systems. In: Kern Singh,
ed. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: An Algorithmic Approach. Jaypee Brothers, Medical
Publishers (Pvt) Ltd New Delhi. 2013.
Baluch DA, Patel AA, Lullo B, Havey R, Voronov LI, Nguyen NM, Carandang G, Ghanayem AJ,
Patwardhan A. Effect of Physiologic Loads on Cortical and Traditional Pedicle Screw Fixation.
Spine (Phila PA 1976). 2014 Oct 15;39(22):E1297-302.
Nguyen NM, Baluch DA, Patel AA. Cervical Sagittal Balance. Contemporary Spine Surgery;
2013.
Dixon D, Darden B 2nd, Casamitjana J, Weissmann KA, Cristobal S, Powell D, Baluch D.
Accuracy of a dynamic surgical guidance probe for screw insertion in the cervical spine: a
cadaveric study. Eur Spine J. 2017 Apr;26(4):1149-1153.

Excellence in Clinical Care, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society. Elected by Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
- Outstanding Performance in the Basic Science Curriculum I & II, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars, academic merit