Alan Moelleken, MD

Surgical and Non-Surgical Spine Treatment
Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery
Spine Fellowship Trained in Neurosurgery & Orthopedic Surgery

Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Orthopedic Surgeon Specializing in Surgeries of the Spine

Dr. Moelleken attended SUNY Albany as an undergraduate student. He graduated number one in his class with a Double Honors’ Degree and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as a junior.

He subsequently enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he received his medical training and graduated with an M. D. degree in 1987. He then performed a year of orthopedic surgery research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

He was then accepted into a prestigious orthopedic residency program at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

After completion of his residency, he attended New York University (NYU), New York, for special fellowship training in neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. His mentors included some of the most famous neurosurgeons, spine surgeons, and experts in scoliosis. While at NYU, he served as an assistant professor and an attending physician teaching neurosurgery and orthopedic residents at Bellevue Hospital Medical Center in New York and at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center in New York (affiliated with NYU Medical Center).

For the past 25 years, he has been the chairman of the Tri-County Spine and Orthopedic Conference. Dr. Moelleken is a member of a variety of academic and scientific organizations, such as the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the North American Spine Society (NASS), and the American Medical Association (AMA). He has authored numerous scientific publications and presentations. He maintains his cutting-edge knowledge and expertise as a spine surgeon by regularly attending national and international spine conferences and by constantly familiarizing himself with the latest research in the fields of orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery, especially as it pertains to disorders of the spine.

Education

1983-1987	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	Philadelphia, PA
1979-1983	University at Albany, State University of New York	Albany, NY

Board Certification and Licensure

• California Medical Board: License #G68712
• Board Certified, American Board, Orthopedic Surgery
• Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME)
• Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Professional Training

1993-1994	New York University Fellowship in Spinal Surgery Combined Neurological Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery	New York, NY
1989-1993	University of California, Los Angeles Residency in Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA
1988-1989	University of California, Los Angeles Internship in Surgery	Los Angeles, CA

Additional Professional Experience

1994-Present	The Spine and Orthopedic Center Spine and Orthopedic Surgeon	Santa Barbara,CA
1993-1994	Bellevue Hospital Medical Center Attending Physician in Orthopedic & Neurosurgery	New York, NY

Community Activities, Honors and Awards

1983	University at Albany, State University of New York Graduated First in Class of 2,338; 4.0 GPA	Albany, NY
1995-Present	Monthly Santa Barbara Spine Conference Chairman & Coordinator	Santa Barbara,CA
2010	Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review Rated as one of the 50 Best Spine Specialists in America
2011	Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review Rated as one of the 100 Best Spine Specialists in America
2011-2023	Castle Connolly Medical Ltd Included in list of Top Doctors: Southern California
2012	Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review Rated as one of 208 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know
2013	Becker’s Spine Review Spine Surgeon Leaders to Know
2014	Becker’s Spine Review Spine Surgeons to Know 2014
2017-2021	Alan Moelleken, MD was honored on the Southern California Super Doctors® list

Professional Memberships

• American Medical Association
• California Medical Association
• Santa Barbara County Medical Association
• North American Spine Society
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Attending Staff

• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
• Goleta Valley Community Hospital
• Carrillo Surgery Center
• Central Valley Surgery Center

CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Yakima, WA

Publications

Belfort M, Moelleken A, Maley F. Purification and Properties of the Phage T4 Thymidylate Synthetase Produced by the Cloned Gene in an Amplification Vector. J Biological Chemistry 1983; 258 (3): 2045-2051.

Amplification of the E. coli and Phage T4 Thymidylate Synthetase Genes and Characterization of their products. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual New York State Health Department Birth Defects Symposium, November 15-16, 1982. Albany, N.Y.

Moelleken A. in Recombinant DNA and Medical Genetics. Anne Messer, Ian H. Porter, ed. New York: Academic Press, 1983. p. 204f.

Howard M, Moelleken A, Dawson E. An Anterior Muscle Sparing approach to the Spine. Western Orthopedic Society. September 1991.

Cohen C, Cuckler J, Moelleken A, Nazar E, Ducheyne P. The Comparative Initial Stability of Cemented and Cementless Acetabular Prostheses. The Transactions of the 15th meeting of the Society for biomaterials. Orlando, Florida, 1989.

Moelleken A, Gokaslan Z, Cooper P. in The Practice of Neurosurgery. Iatrogenic Deformities of the Spine. Williams & Wilkins, 1996.

Sava J, Moelleken A, Waxman K. Cardiac Arrest Caused By Reperfusion Injury Following Lumbar Paraspinal Compartment Syndrome. Journal of Trauma 1998; 46:1.

Moelleken A. Implantable Direct Current Stimulation of Cervical Spine Fusion in a Patient with Hadju -Cheney Syndrome. 9th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Montreux, Switzerland. May 23-25, 2002.

Moelleken A, Nazar E, Cuckler J, Ducheyne P. Optimization of the Effect of Centrifugation on the Strength of PMMA: Comparison of the Effects of Fracture Toughness and Fatigue Resistance. 35^th Annual Meeting, Orthopedic Research Society.

Articles & Citations

Feb 2011
Harrison (2011, February 24). Top Surgeons – Sponsored List. ADR Support: Five Levels of Decision Support for ADR Seekers. Retrieved September 15, 2011, from http://www.adrsupport.org/forums/f50/top-surgeons-sponsored-list-11011.

Coureses

May 2008	Synthes Spine ProDisc-C Forum	Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2011	Synthes Spine ProDisc-L Forum	San Francisco, CA

Studies

Oct 2008- Sept 2003
Participant in multi-center FDA-controlled study (Synthes Spine: Clinical Study of the SynCage) comparing Synthes “Syncage” to BAK cages in lumbar fusion surgery

Lectures, Presentations and Exhibits

Feb 2024	CERVICAL MYELOPATHY AND SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. Cottage Spine Conference. Alan Moelleken, MD (Chairman), Nicholas Davis, Sonja Moelleken MD, Christa Moelleken.
Oct 2023	LUMBAR SPINE TRAUMA AND BIOMECHANICS OF THE SPINE. Cottage Spine Conference. Jaime Klefeker, PA-C, Rebecca Gonzalez, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, MD (Chairman).
Jan 2023	TREATMENT OF ACUTE SPINE FRACTURES: KYPHOPLASTY VERSUS VERTEBROPLASTY. Cottage Spine Conference. Sheila Azhand, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, MD (Chairman).
Sep 2022	LUMBAR FUSIONS, TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION, AND ADJACENT SEGMENT DISEASE. Cottage Spine Conference. Alan Moelleken, MD (Chairman).
May 2022	SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN. Cottage Spine Conference. Timothy Busher, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, MD (Chairman).
July 2022	INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CERVICAL FACET JOINT PAIN. Cottage Spine Conference. Rebecca Gonzalez, PA-C, R. Jason Hartman, DO, Alan Moelleken, MD (Chairman).
Mar 1993	COMPRESSION NEUROPATHY. UCLA Medical Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 1995	TREATMENTS FOR COMMON SPINE PROBLEMS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 1996	SCOLIOSIS FOR THE PEDIATRICIAN. Santa Barbara County Pediatric Society. Alan Moelleken, M.D. (by invitation).
Apr 1995	SPINE & DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING OF THE SPINE. Channel Cities District Radiology Society. Alan Moelleken, M.D. (by invitation).
May 1995	NECK PAIN. Santa Barbara Continuing Education Course for Primary Care Physicians. Alan Moelleken, M.D. (by invitation)
May 1995	THE SPINE: ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF SPINE X-RAYS. Channel Cities District Radiology Society. Alan Moelleken, M.D. (by invitation)
Jun 1996	SPINE TRAUMA: NON-SURGICAL & SURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D. (by invitation)
Mar 1997	INSTRUCTOR, SYNTHES SPINE INSTRUMENTATION COURSE. Marina Del Rey. Alan Moelleken, M.D. (by invitation)
Mar 1997	TECHNIQUES IN ANTERIOR SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION. Marina Del Rey, California. Alan Moelleken, M.D. (by invitation)
Feb 1997	SCOLIOSIS. UC Santa Barbara Continuing Education Program. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jan 2002	UPPER MOTOR NEURON LESIONS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Andrew Duncan, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 1992	ACROOSTEOLYSIS. UCLA Medical Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2002	INTRADISCAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE. St. Francis Medical Center. Kathleen Abbott, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2002	CERVICAL STENOSIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2002	SPINE TUMORS. St. Francis Medical Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2002	SCHEUERMANN’S KYPHOSIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2002	SPINE INJECTIONS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2002	SPINE INJECTIONS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2002	COCCYX/SACRAL FRACTURES. St. Francis Medical Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2002	CONSERVATIVE BACK & NECK TREATMENT/SPINE PHYSICAL THERAPY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Tara Sweeney, P.T., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2002	FAILED LUMBAR REHABILITATION & CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN. St. Francis Medical Center. Ryan Nakasane, D.C., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Aug 2002	SCOLIOSIS, PHYSICAL THERAPY OF SPINE DISORDERS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Marc Reisman, P.T., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Aug 2002	NEUROFIBRAMATOSIS & KYPHOSCOLIOSIS. St. Francis Medical Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2002	REVISION CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2002	SPINE FUSIONS. St. Francis Medical Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2002	MICROSURGERY/LUMBAR REHABILITATION. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Richard Berkman, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2002	SCOLIOSIS: DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT. National Scoliosis Foundation, Santa Barbara. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2002	PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR SPINE PATHOLOGY. St. Francis Medical Center. Christi Erickson, P.T., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2002	SPINE INJECTIONS. St. Francis Medical Center. Heather Horgan, R.N., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2002	NEUROLOGIC INVOLVEMENT IN SPINE DISORDERS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Tom Kennedy, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 2003	PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR SPINAL SURGERY. St. Francis Medical Center. Marsha McIntyre, P.T., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2003	FAILED SPINE SURGERY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2003	SPINE FRACTURES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2003	ACUPUNCTURE FOR SPINE PROBLEMS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Mary Thigold, L-Ac, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2003	CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS. Santa Barbara Surgery Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Aug 2003	APPLICATION OF LASER TECHNOLOGY IN SPINAL PATHOLOGY. Santa Barbara Surgery Center. Meghan Meliziano, P.T., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2003	DEGENERATIVE SPINE CONDITIONS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2003	HERNIATED LUMBAR DISCS: SURGICAL INDICATIONS. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2003	SPINE INJECTIONS, RHIZOTOMY & CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2003	IMPLANTS IN SPINE SURGERY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2003	CONSERVATIVE CARE OF THE SPINE FOR SPONDYLOLISTHESIS. Santa Barbara Surgery Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2004	ADDICTION MEDICINE AND SPINE DISORDERS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Joseph Frawley, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2004	FOOT DROP AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. St. Francis Medical Center. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2004	CONSERVATIVE CARE FOR HERNIATED CERVIAL DISCS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2004	SPINE FUSIONS AND KYPHOPLASTY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2004	OSTEOPEROSIS: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2005	DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE OF THE LUMBAR SPINE. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2005	SPINE FUSIONS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2005	CERVICAL STENOSIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2005	PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY & SPINAL STENOSIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2005	SPINE TUMORS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2005	RADIOLOGY OF SPINE: DIAGNOSIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Sonja Moelleken, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2005	PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS; ROLE OF NEW DISC REPLACEMENT SURGERY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2006	DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF FACET DISEASE IN THE CERVICAL SPINE. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2006	AUTOFUSION & SPONTANEOUS FUSIONS IN SPINE TRAUMA AND DOD. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jan 2007	DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF RADIATING LEG PAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 2007	NONSURGICAL SPINE CARE: NEW TECHNOLOGY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2007	PROGRESSIVE SCOLIOSIS IN ADULTHOOD. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2007	LUMBAR SPONDYLOLISTHESIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. David Davis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2007	MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND THE SPINE. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2007	MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE TREATMENT. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Robert Wood, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2007	CERVICAL MYELOPATHY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2007	RADIOLOGY OF COMMON SPINE DISORDERS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Sonja Moelleken, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2007	CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF LOWER BACK PAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ryan Nakasone. D.C., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jan 2008	NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING OF SPINE PROBLEMS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Philip Delio, M.D., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2008	LUMBAR SPRAIN/STRAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Boris Tapia, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2008	SAFETY OF LUMBAR FUSION OF THE ELDERLY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. David Davis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2008	POLYTRAUMA & CAUDA EQUINA. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2008	NEUROPATHIC PAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. David Davis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Aug 2008	CONTRADICTIONS TO SPINAL MANIPULATION. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. John Michalak, D.C., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2008	POST SURGICAL BRACING-CERVICAL. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. David Davis, PA-C., Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jan 2009	THORACIC OUTLOOK SYNDROME. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 2009	DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2009	DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. David Davis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2009	PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SPINAL CORD INJURIES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jessica Habeck, PA-C. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2009	THORACIC/LUMBAR FRACTURES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2009	PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Lisa Mendez, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2009	VERTEBROPLASTY VS KYPHOPLASTY., Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2009	FACET HYPERTROPHY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jessica Habeck, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 2010	DISKITIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2010	FRACTURES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dave Davis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2010	SPRAINS/STRAINS OF CERVICAL & LUMBAR SPINES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2010	THORACIC DISC HERNIATION. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jessica Habeck, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2010	ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT MODALITIES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dave Davis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2010	SPONDYLOLYSIS & SPONDYLOLITHES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jennifer Lewis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2010	OUTPATIENT SPINE SURGERY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jessica Habeck, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2011	ADVERSE EFFECTS & COMPLICATIONS OF COMMON MEDICATIONS USED IN SPINE/ORTHOPEDICS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Darren Richards, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2011	EVALUATION & TREATMENT OF BULLETS IN THE SPINE. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2011	ADJACENT SEGMENT DISEASE. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jessica Habeck, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Aug 2011	HAND TRAUMA. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dave Davis, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2011	SI JOINT DYSFUNCTION. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Matthew Ebling, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2011	DISC HERNIATIONS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jan 2012	DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN SHOULDER VERSUS NECK PATHOLOGY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Darren Richards, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2012	NAME THAT LESION: LOWER LIMB INJURIES MASQUERADING AS LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Parish Vaidya, M.D., James Kinchsular, D.P.M., Jessica Habeck, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Apr 2012	DISCOGENIC PAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2012	COMPARTMENT SYNDROME. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Mitchell Fallon, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2012	50-YEAR-OLD MALE WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT OF NECK AND BILATERAL UPPER EXTREMITIES TIMES 20 YEARS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Matthew Ebling, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jul 2012	64-YEAR-OLD MALE WITH LOW BACK AND BILATERAL HIP PAIN FOR 10 MONTHS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Josie Kozloff, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Sep 2012	50-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT OF LOW BACK PAIN AND BILATERAL LEG SYMPTOMS TIMES 19 YEARS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Kenneth Nisbet, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2012	66-YEAR-OLD MALE WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT OF FEVER, CONFUSION, AND GENERAL WEAKNESS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Darren Richards, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Nov 2012	56-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AND AN ACUTE COMPRESSION FRACTURE. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2012	77-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH NECK PAIN FOLLOWING SLIP AND FALL. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Matthew Ebling, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Feb 2013	COMMON SPINE AND ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES IN ELITE ATHLETES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2013	55-YEAR-OLD-MALE WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT OF LEFT LEG PAIN FOR 3 YEARS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2013	46-YEAR- OLD MALE WITH LOW BACK PAIN TIMES MULTIPLE YEARS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Darren Richards, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Aug 2013	18-YEAR- OLD FEMALE WITH NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2013	65-YEAR-OLD MALE WITH PROGRESSIVE WEAKNESS INTO THE POWER EXTREMITIES. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Ken Nisbet, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jan 2014	COMPARISON OF SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR 42 -YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH CERVICAL DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Mar 2014	69-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH LOW BACK PAIN AND BILATERAL LEG SYMPTOMS FOR FOUR MONTHS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Jun 2014	63-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH ACUTE ONSET OF BILATERAL PARAPARESIS. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Victoria Lindsay, PA-C, MMS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Oct 2014	46-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH LOW BACK PAIN AND LEFT BUTTOCK PAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Greg Stevens, PA-C, MPA, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2015	PRESENTATION OF LUMBAR FUSION WITH AND WITHOUT INSTRUMENTATION. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Nathan, Allen, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken. M.D.
Dec 2015	OPERATIVE VERSUS NON- OPERATIVE TREATMENT FOR LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY FOCUS ON SPORT STUDY. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2016	MANAGEMENT OF FLATBACK AND RELATED KYPHOTIC DECOMPENSATION SYNDROMES / SPINAL CORD STIMULATION VERSUS REPEATED LUMBOSACRAL SPINE SURGERY FOR CHRONIC PAIN: A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIAL. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Victoria Lindsay, PA-C, MMS, Jesse Jacobs, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2016	EXPANDING APPLICATIONS OF THE SUBCHONDRALPLASTY PROCEDURE FOR THE TREATMENT OF BONE MARROW. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alexandra DeWulf, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2017	ONE-LEVEL LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS AND POSTERIOR APPROACH: IS TRANSFORAMINAL LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION MANDATORY?. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Johanna Rooijakkers, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2018	SACROILIAC PAIN: NON-SURGICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2018	CERVICAL ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Joseph Carter, PA-C, MPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2019	USE OF OPIOIDS FOR MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL PAIN. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Hannah Goodman, PA-C, MSPA, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
Dec 2019	HIP ARTHROSCOPY/ FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT IN ATHLETES/ DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS: SPINE PAIN VERSUS HIP PAIN/ LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS: AN UPDATE ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Emily Walwood, PA-C, MSPAS, Stephanie Thiriot, PA-C, MSPAS, Alan Moelleken, M.D.
May 2021	CERVICAL ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT. Cottage Multidisciplinary Spine Conference. Raquel Loustau, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D. (Chairman).
Jan 2022	DECOMPRESSION VERSUS DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION FOR LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS. Cottage Spine Conference. Kasey Haseley, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, M.D. (Chairman).
Mar 2022	SURGICAL VERSUS NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION. Cottage Spine Conference. Timothy Busher, PA-C, Alan Moelleken, MD (Chairman).