About Dr. Wienecke
Robert J. Wienecke, M.D. is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Neuroscience Specialists with subspecialty expertise in scoliosis, complex spine reconstruction, and minimally invasive spine surgery. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, then pursued advanced spine fellowship training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Dr. Wienecke joined Neuroscience Specialists in 2008. His clinical practice includes scoliosis surgery, posterior cervical fusion, kyphoplasty, and complex spinal reconstruction. He has contributed to peer-reviewed publications in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Neurosurgical Focus, and multiple neurosurgical textbooks, and has presented internationally on sagittal balance restoration, thoracolumbar deformity, and posterior cervical fusion techniques.
Education & Training
Academic Background
1991–1994
University of Colorado, Boulder
Dean's Academic Scholarship
1994–1998
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
M.D. — Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
1998–1999
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Internship — Surgery, Oklahoma City, OK
1999–2004
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Residency — Neurosurgery, Oklahoma City, OK
2004
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Spine Fellowship — Chicago, Illinois
2008–Present
Neuroscience Specialists, P.C.
Attending Neurosurgeon — Oklahoma City, OK
Scholarship
Selected Publications
A Novel Approach to Sagittal Balance Restoration Following Iatrogenic Sacral Fracture
Hsieh P, Ondra S, Wienecke R, et al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 6(4):368–372, 2007
Surgical Strategies for Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Epidural Abscess
Hsieh P, Wienecke R, et al. Neurosurgical Focus 17(6):1–6, 2004
Arteriovenous Malformations in Pregnancy
Baron E, Bhattacharjee S, Wienecke R, Loftus C. Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Informa Healthcare, 2007
Surgical Strategies to Prevent Ischemic Stroke
Snell B, Wienecke R, Loftus C. Handbook of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Marcel Dekker, 2005
Spinal Meningiomas
Cooper P, Wienecke R, White B. Textbook of Neurological Surgery, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003
Speaking
Selected Presentations
2009
Spondylolisthesis — Worker's Compensation Seminar
2008
Kyphoplasty — Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses CME Seminar
2007
Posterolateral Approach for Thoracolumbar Anterior Column Failure — IMAST Annual Meeting, Hong Kong
2006
Posterior Cervical Fusion: New Techniques and Complication Avoidance — Insurance Commission Seminar
2005
The Surgical Management of Flat-Back Deformity — Insurance Commission Seminar
Affiliations
Professional Memberships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
AANS/CNS Joint Section on Spine and Peripheral Nerves
Scoliosis Research Society
OneSpine
SSM Oklahoma Spine Hospital — Physician Owner & Affiliated Surgeon
