JAMES W. HARDACKER, M.D.
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
AAOS  Board Certified
Director St Vincent Carmel Spine Center

OFFICE The Spine Institute
13431 Old Meridian St. Suite 200
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 573-7733  Fax (317) 573-7739
HOSPITAL
AFFILIATIONS
St. Vincent’s Hospital  Carmel/Indianapolis, IN
Riverview Hospital Noblesville, IN
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel IN
EDUCATION University of Kansas Kansas City
KS Rae Jacobs Spine Fellowship with Marc Asher, M.D. and Roger Jackson, M.D. August, 1992-July, 1993
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Buffalo, NY
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery July, 1988-June, 1992 Internship: General Surgery July, 1987- June, 1988 Millard Fillmore Hospital
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Buffalo, NY
M.D. Degree May, 1987 Academic Honors: Gibson Anatomical Honor Society
University of Colorado Boulder, CO
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction May, 1983 First in Class Major: Chemistry/Biochemistry Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Dean’s List 1979-1983, National Dean’s List, Phi Lambda Epsilon Chemical Honor Society
Lake Shore High School Angola, NY
All Western New York Bass Player All League Football Player and Team Captain Class Valedictorian June, 1979
CERTIFICATION
& LICENSURE
National Board of Medical Examiners 1988
Board Certified American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 1995
Indiana State License 1993 Missouri State License 1992
New York State License 1988
Recertification in Orthopaedic Surgery July, 2003
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
Department of Molecular Biology SUNY at Buffalo
Research fellowship with Morton Rothstein, Ph.D. involving the development of a method for lysosomal extraction from Nematodes for enzyme kinetic studies of aging. Summer, 1980.
Department of Chemistry University of Colorado
Honors organic chemistry research with David Walba, Ph.D. Research included crown ring ether synthesis. Spring, 1981.
Department of Chemistry University of Colorado
Independent study with Thomas and Carol Cech, Ph.D. Project dealt with the kinetics of RNP-2 in Escherichia coli, including promoter studies. 1982. Dr. Cech won the 1989 Nobel Prize for this work with self polymerization of RNP.
Employed by the University of Colorado School of Medicine Burn Trauma Skin Bank.
Summer, 1983. Responsibilities entailed harvest and care of cadaver skin for burn grafts.
Department of Surgery University of Colorado School of Medicine
Research fellowship with John Hansbrough, M.D. Studied suppressor T cell inhibition following burn injury. Presented at the American Burn Association Meeting in New Orleans, LA March, 1983. Final study published in Surgery 95 (3) 290-6. March, 1984.
Department of Molecular Biology SUNY at Buffalo
Research fellowship with Morton Rothstein, Ph.D. involving the development of a method for lysosomal extraction from Nematodes for enzyme kinetic galactosidase. Summer, 1983.
Department of Physiology SUNY at Buffalo
Research fellow with David Pendergast studying alcohol effects on muscle tissues in a rat model. Final study published in Alcohol Vol 4 pp 485-91. Summer, 1987.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Kansas
Spine fellowship 1992-1993. Clinical and animal research including lumbar fusion studies in a canine model assessing effects of implant stiffness on lumbar fusion stiffness and adjacent and periadjacent disc biomechanics.
Indiana Site Investigator
FDA sponsored multicenter national study of Bone Morphogenic Protein Efficacy in Posterolateral Lumbar Fusions 2002-2007
INSTRUCTOR G.I.C.D. Intrasacral Spinal Fixation Workshop/Course
Kansas City, MO October, 1992
G.I.C.D. Intrasacral Spinal Fixation Workshop/Course
Kansas City, MO November, 1992
G.I.C.D. Intrasacral Spinal Fixation Workshop/Course
Kansas City, MO January, 1993
ISOLA Instrumentation Techniques Course
Kansas City, MO February, 1993
Scoliosis research Society Tutorial for ISOLA Instrumentation Techniques
Kansas City, KS March, 1993
ISOLA Instrumentation Techniques Course
Kansas City, MO May, 1993
G.I.C.D. Intrasacral Spinal Fixation Workshop/Course
Kansas City, MO June, 1993 BMP-2 Outcomes Research Seattle ,WA 2007
PUBLICATIONS Edmonds Brian, Pendergast David, Arabajis Peter, Hardacker James
Muscle Fiber Composition and Length Tension in a Rat Chronically Exposed to Alcohol. Alcohol Vol 4 pp 485-91, 1987.
Hardacker James, Mindell Eugene
Synovial Chondromatosis with Secondary Hip Subluxation. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 73A No9 pp 1405-7 October, 1991.
Hardacker James, Shuford R F, Capicotto P N, Pryor Philip
Standing Total and Segmental Cervical Alignment in Symptomatic Volunteers. Published in Spine Vol. 22 #13 July 1, 1997 pp1472-80
Yazici Muharrem, Asher Marc, Hardacker James
The Safety and Efficacy of ISOLA-Galveston Instrumentation and Arthodesis in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Spinal Deformities. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 82-A No 4 pp 524-544 April 2000.
Glassman Steven, Dimar John, Burkus Kenneth , Hardacker James, Pryor Philip, Boden Scott and Carreon, Leah
The Efficacy of rhBMP-2 for Posterolateral Lumbar Fusions in Smokers Spine Journal Vol 32 No 15 pp 1693-98 2007
Asher Marc, Carson William, Hardacker James, Lark Richard, Lai Sue
The Effect of Arthrodesis, Implant Stiffness, and Time on Canine Lumbar Spine J Spinal Disord Tech Vol 20, No 8 pp549-559 Dec 2007
Dimar John, Glassman Stevem, Burkus J Kenneth, Pryor Philip, Hardacker James, Carreon Leah
Clinical and Radiographic analysis of an Optimiezed rhBMP-2 formulation as an Autograft Replacement in Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Arthrodesis The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery Vol 91-A Number 6, June 2009, pp 1377-86
PRESENTATIONS Hansbrough John, Peterson B, Hardacker James
Suppressor T Cell Inhibition Following Burn Injury. Presented at the American Burn Association Meeting. New Orleans. March, 1983.
Hardacker James, Kristinicz Thomas, Mindell Eugene
Primary Malignant Bone Tumors. Presented at the Hungarian Medical Society, Sarasota, FL. November, 1989.
Hardacker James, Jackson Roger
Traditional Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Course Manual Lumbar Spine Fusion Course AAOS Los Angeles, CA. September, 1992.
Hardacker James, Jackson Roger
Segmental Lumbar Lordosis Change in Uninstrumented and Instrumented Solid Lumbar Fusions. Presented at G.I.C.D. Intrasacral Course Kansas City, MO. November, 1992.
Hardacker James, Bone Lawrence
Immediate Fixation of the Traumatized Burn Patient. Poster presentation at the AAOS Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA 1993. Orthopaedic Transactions, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1993.
Hardacker James, Jackson Roger
Segmental Loss of Lumbar Lordosis in Uninstrumented and Instrumented Solid Lumbar Fusions. Paper presented at the G.I.C.D. Meeting. Miami, FL February, 1993.
Jackson Roger, Hardacker James
G.I.C.D. Video Presentation of Intrasacral Rod Fixation Technique. February, 1993.
Asher Marc, Orrick Janice, Hardacker James
Improved Technique for Correction of Pelvic Obliquity in the Cerebral Palsy Population. Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Meeting. Greenbrier, WV May 1993.
Hardacker James, Jackson Roger
Loss of Segmental Lumbar Lordosis in Solid Lumbosacral Fusions. Paper Presentation.
Hardacker James, Jackson Roger
Segmental Lumbar Lordosis Change in Uninstrumented and Instrumented Solid Lumbar Fusions. Poster at the International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine Meeting. Marseilles, France. June, 1993.
Hardacker James, Asher Marc
New Method for Correction of Severe Spinal Deformity in a Cerebral Palsy Population. Poster at the Scoliosis Research Society. Dublin, Ireland 1993. Poster at the North American Spine Society. San Diego, CA. 1993.
Hardacker James, Jackson Roger
Loss of Segmental Lumbar Lordosis in Solid Lumbosacral Fusions. Poster exhibit a the North American Spine Society. Hawaii. 1994.
Hardacker James
Operative Care of Spinal Deformity. St. Vincent’s Hospital. July, 1994.
Hardacker James
Adult Scoliosis Care. St. Francis Hospital Resident Lecture. November, 1994.
Hardacker James
Scoliosis Screening and Education. St. Francis Hospital Health Fair. May, 1995.
Hardacker James
Etiology and Care in Adolescent Scoliosis Patient. Woodfield Community Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. May, 1995.
Hardacker James
Low Back Pain and Sciatica. Lecture for the Butler University Physicians Assistant Course. Methodist Hospital Indianapolis, IN. May, 1995.
Hardacker James
Sagittal Plane Decisions in the Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds at Indiana University. May, 1995.
Nelson Lynn, Hardacker James, Ebelke David, Jackson Roger
Loss of Segmental Lordosis in Uninstrumented Solid Posterior Lumbosacral Fusions. Paper at the 1995 Scoliosis Research Society, the 1995 North American Spine Society and the 1996 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Yazici M, Asher Marc, Hardacker James
Efficacy and Safety of ISOLA-Galveston Instrumentation and Fusion in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Spinal Deformity. Paper at the Scoliosis Research Society Meeting. Asheville, NC. September, 1995.
Yazici M, Asher Marc, Hardacker James
Efficacy and Safety of ISOLA-Galveston Instrumentation and Fusion in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Spinal Deformity. Paper at the Scoliosis Research Society Meeting. Asheville, NC. September, 1995.
Hardacker James, Shuford Robert, Capicotto Peter, Pryor Phillip
Standing Total and Segmental Cervical Alignment in 100 Asymptomatic Volunteers. Paper at the 1995 North American Spine Society, 1995 Cervical research Society, 1995 Indiana University Garceau Wray Scientific Lectures, Simmons Surgical Society Meeting, May, 1996. Poster at the Scoliosis Research Society 1996 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Hardacker James
Lumbar Fusions in the Workman’s Compensation Patient. Presented at the Indiana Workman’s Institute. Indianapolis, IN. February, 1996.
Hardacker James
The Merits of Being a Physician and Surgeon. Presented to the Indianapolis Scout Explorers. Indianapolis, IN. March, 1996.
Hardacker James The Effects of Thoracic Deformity on Cervical and Global Sagittal Alignment. Presented at the Scoliosis Research Society St Louis MO 1997, 1997 poster presentation at the North American Spine Society
Hardacker James
The Effects of Thoracic Deformity on Cervical and Global Sagittal Alignment. Presented at the Scoliosis Research Society St Louis MO 1997, 1997 poster presentation at the North American Spine Society
Hardacker James
Surgical Outcomes in Fit vs Unfit Spondylolithesis Patients Poster presentation at the Scoliosis Research Society, Cairns Australia 2000
Hardacker, James
Update in Scoliosis and Screening Carmel Clay (Indiana) School System November, 2003
Dimar John, Glassman Steven, Burkus, Kenneth, Pryor Philip, Hardacker James
A Large-Scale, Level 1, Clinical And Radiographic Analysis of an Optimized rhBMP-2 Formulation as an Autograft Replacement in Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion 2006 Winner Best Evidence Based Medicine Award SRS Annual Meeting Monterey, CA Sept 2006 Presented North American Spine Society Seattle,WA Oct 2006 Presented Congress of Neurologic Surgeons Chicago IL 2006 Presented American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Chicago, IL Feb 2007
Hardacker James, Glassman Steven , Dimar John, Burkus, Kenneth
The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Lumbar Fusion Rates with rhBMP-2 vs Iliac Crest Bone Graft IMAST Athens, Greece July 2006 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting Seattle, WA 2006 AAOS Annual Meeting Chicago 2007
Glassman Steven, Dimar John, Burkus Kenneth, Hardacker , James
The Efficacy of rh BMP-2 for Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in Smokers AAOS Annual Meeting Feb 2007
Hardacker James, Richardson Jill, Pryor Philip
Radiographic Assessment of Enhanced vs Standard Dose rhBMP-2 as Iliac Crest Graft Replacements in Instrumented Lumbar Fusions Scoliosis Research Society Edinburgh, Scotland 2007 North American Spine Society Austin Texas 2007
Dimar John, Glassman Steven , Burkus Kenneth , Hardacker , James et al
Two Year Fusion and Clinical Outcomes in 224 Patients with ICGB Instrumented Posterolateral Fusions IMAST July 2007 Paradise Islands Bahamas Scoliosis Research Society Edinburgh , Scotland 2007 North American Spine Society Austin Texas 2007
Hardacker James, Hardacker Thomas Dilute Betadine Wound Lavage for Surgical Wound prophylaxis North American Spine Society, San Francisco, CA 2009
Hardacker James, Pryor Philip, Interim Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes in Two-Level Instrumented Posterolateral Fusions Using A New BMP-2 Matrix Formulation With Local Bone 12 Month Analysis North American Spine Society, San Francisco, CA 2009
Hardacker James Clinical Updates on Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Spine Surgery Indiana Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN 2010
Hardacker James Lead clinical presentation to FDA Orthopaedic Advisory Panel of: Large Prospective Randomized Trial of AMPLIFY rhBMP-2 vs. ICBG in Instrumented Lumbar Fusions. Washington, DC July 2010
SOCIETIES &
MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Society
Industry Relations Committee 1997-2001
Research Planning Committee 1999-2002
Legal Issues Committee 1997-1998
Scoliosis Research Society
Indiana Orthopaedic Society
Mid-America Orthopaedic Society
Indianapolis Orthopaedic Club
American Medical Association
Indiana State Medical Association
Indianapolis Medical Society
Carmel Council Member
Phi Beta Kappa
HOSPITAL
COMMITTEES

St. Vincent’s Carmel Hospital
Director Spine St Vincent Spine Center 2007-Present
Medical Staff President 2006-2007
Medical Staff President-Elect 2004-2006
St Vincent Board Member 2004- Present
Credentialing Committee Chairman 2004-2006, 2008-Present
Medical Executive Committee Member 2004-Present
Quality and Peer Review Committee 2004-Present ,Chair 2008-
Medical Executive Chairman 2006-2007
Ethics Committee 2004-Present
Carmel Council President 2006-2007

OR Advisory Committee 2010-

CONSULTANT

Medtronic Sofamor Danek
Spine Biologic Research and Bone Morphogenic Protein Applications 2005-present

CONTINUING
EDUCATION
Revision Concerns in Total Hip Replacement (Howmedica)
Buffalo, NY September, 1988
Regional Hand Review Course
Toronto, Ontario October, 1989
Comprehensive Spine Fixation Course
Buffalo, NY June, 1989
Enneking Musculoskeletal Tumor Course
St. Augustine, FL November, 1989
TSRH Spinal Fixation Symposium
Buffalo, NY November, 1990
Orthopaedic Research Society
Annaheim, CA February, 1991
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Annaheim, CA February, 1991
Chief Residents Comprehensive Orthopaedic Conference (Zimmer)
Baltimore, MD August, 1991
Total Hip Fixation Course (Biomet)
Buffalo, NY January, 1992
Orthopaedic Research Society
Washington, D.C. February, 1992
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C. February, 1992
AO Basic Fracture Fixation Course
Toronto, Ontario February, 1992
AO Advanced Fracture Fixation Course
Sun Valley, ID March, 1992
Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review Course
Philadelphia, PA April, 1992
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Spinal Fixation Course
Kansas City, MO September, 1992
Scoliosis Research Society Meeting
Kansas City, MO September, 1992
ISOLA Spinal Instrumentation Tutorial
Kansas City, MO October, 1992
5th Annual Rae Jacobs Memorial Lectures on Lumbar Back Pain
Kansas City, KS April, 1993
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Meeting
Marseilles, France June, 1993
North American Spine Society Meeting
San Diego, CA October 1993
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA February, 1994
Advanced Spinal Fixation Seminar
Breckenridge, CO March, 1994
6th Annual Rae Jacobs Lectures on Spinal Instrumentation
Kansas City, KS April, 1994
Controversies in Spinal Instrumentation National Hospital
Washington, D.C. May, 1994
Scoliosis Research Society Meeting
Portland, OR September, 1994
Garceau Wray Orthopaedic Lectureship Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN March, 1994
Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting
Baltimore, MD November, 1994
Cervical Spine Disorders Instructional Course (CRS)
Baltimore, MD December, 1994
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL February, 1995
Biostatistics for Clinicians Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN March, 1995
Scoliosis Research Society Meeting
Asheville, NC September, 1995
North American Spine Society Meeting
Washington, DC October, 1995
Garceau Wray Orthopaedic Lectureship
Indiana University Indianapolis , IN November, 1995
Cervical Research Society Meeting
Santa Fe, NM November, 1995
Laparoscopic Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Cincinnati, OH September, 1995
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Ottawa, Canada September, 1996
BAK Anterior Fusion Course
Minneapolis, MN October, 1996
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA February, 1997
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
St. Louis, Mo September, 1997
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
New York, NY September, 1998
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA October, 1998
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA September, 1999
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL October, 1999
Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA December, 1999
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Cairns, Australia October 2000
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Cleveland, OH September, 2001
Essentials of Spinal Deformity
Cleveland, OH September, 2001
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA October, 2001
Cine-Med Continuing Medical Education
AMA Physician's Recognition Award of 2 hours of Category 1 credit toward the Human Participant Education for Research Teams Via Internet February, 2002
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA September, 2002
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
Montreal Canada October, 2002
Emerging Technologies in Spine
Vail, Colorado March, 2003
ISOLA Spine Study Meeting
Boston, MA August, 2003
Advancement of Spinal Instrumentation
Quebec City, Canada September, 2003
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Quebec City, Canada September, 2003
North American Spine Society
Chicago, IL October, 2004
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL February, 2005
Indianapolis Orthopaedic Society Meeting
Indianapolis, IN June, 2005
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Miami, FL October, 2005
Scoliosis Research Society Spinal Deformity
Meeting Miami, FL October, 2005
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL March, 2006
Scoliosis Updates Symposia
Monterey, CA 2006
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Monterey, CA Sept 2006
Clinical Research Doing it Legally, Ethically and Scientifically
Seattle WA Oct 2006
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
Seattle WA Oct 2006
rhBMP-2 Update Symposia
Seattle WA Oct 2006
Emerging Spine Technologies Meeting
Vail, CO Feb 2007
Prestige Cervical Disc Training
Memphis, TN Aug 2007
Congenital Scoliosis Update
Edinburgh, Scotland Sept 2006
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Edinburgh, Scotland Sept 2007
North American Spine Society
Austin, Texas Oct 2007
St. Vincent Leadership Forum
Cincinnati, Ohio Oct 2007
St Vincent Leadership Forum
Cincinnati, Ohio Apr 2008
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, Utah Sept 2008
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada Oct 2008
St Vincent Leadership Forum
Cincinnati, Ohio Oct 2008
Scoliosis Research Society’s Annual Meeting San Antonio, TX Sept 2009
Critical Concepts in Adult Scoliosis Surgery San Antonio, TX Sept 2009
Complications in Scoliosis Surgery San Antonio, TX Sept 2009
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA Nov 2009
Indianapolis Orthopaedic Society Meeting Indianapolis, IN April 2010
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting Orlando, FL Oct 2010