Reynold Rimoldi, M.D.

Reynold L. Rimoldi, MD, joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 1995 and sees patients at the practice's office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Rimoldi specializes in the fields of spinal surgery, sports medicine, general orthopedics, and trauma. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Board of Spine Surgery in the field of spinal disc replacement and spinal fusions. He is also accomplished in performing ligament and cartilage repairs in the knee and shoulder utilizing arthroscopic techniques.

Dr. Rimoldi was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He received his Doctor of Medicine with honors at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1984. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, in 1989. Dr. Rimoldi completed a fellowship in spine surgery at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Downey, California. He then completed a second fellowship in sports medicine at the Hughston Clinic for Sports Medicine in Columbus, Georgia.

Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Internship

University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Residency

University of Texas Medical Branch

Fellowship

Spine surgery at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, CA

Sports medicine at Hughston Clinic for Sports Medicine, Columbus, GA

Board Certifications

Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Board Certified, American Board of Spine Surgery

Specialties

Spine

Spine Surgery

Sports Medicine

Trauma

Publications

Rimoldi, R. L. “Transoral Atlantoaxial Reduction and Plate Fixation.” Surgical Technique and Considerations, 2013.

Rimoldi, R.L. “Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Vertebral Factures To the Upper Thoracic Spine.” Comprehensive Management of Spine Trauma, Chapter 11 pages 2-198.

Rimoldi, R.L., Zigler, J.E., “Immediate Postoperative Care.” Spine Trauma, Chapter 33, Pages 562-566.

Rimoldi, R.L., “Cervical Injuries.” The Hughston Clinic, Sports Medicine Book, Chapter 35, 1995.

R.T. Greenfield II, D.A. Capen, J.C. Thomas, R.W. Nelson, S. Nagelberg, R.L. Rimoldi, W. Haye “Pedicle Screw Fixation for Arthrodesis of the Lumbosacral Spine in the Elderly: and outcome study.” Spine Vol. 23, No. 13, pages 1470-1475, 1998.

G.M. Yoshida, R.W. Nelson, D.A. Capen, S. Nagelberg, J.C. Thomas Jr., R.L. Rimoldi, W. Haye, “Evaluation of Continuous Intraspinal Narcotic Analgesia for Chronic Pain from Benign Causes.” American Journal of Orthopedics, October 1996, Vol. 15, No. 10, pages 693-694.

J.M. Larsen, R.L. Rimoldi, D.A. Capen, R.W. Nelson, S. Nagelberg, J.C. Thomas, “Assessment of Pseudarthrosis in Pedicle Screw Fusion: A Prospective Study Comparing Plain Radiographs, Flexion/Extension, Radiographs, CT Scanning and Bone Scintigraphy with Operative Findings.” J. Spinal Disorders Vol 9, No. 2, April 1996, pages 117-120.

R.L. Rimoldi, W. Haye, “The Use of Antibiotics for Wound Prophylaxis in Spinal Surgery” Orthopedic Clinics of North American, January 1996, Volume 27, No. 1, pages 47-52.

D.A. Capen, R.W. Nelson, S. Nagelberg, J.C. Thomas Jr., R.L. Rimoldi, “Etiology of Spinal Cord Injuries: Significant Changes Over Ten Years” Orthopedic Transactions, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1993-1994, page 83.

R.L. Rimoldi, J.E. Zigler, D.A. Capen, S.S. Hu, Discussion in Orthopedic Special Edition, Vol. 2.,No. 8, 1993, “The Effect of Surgical Intervention on Rehabilitation Time in Patients with Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spinal Cord Injuries” BY Gil Tepper, M.D. Published in Spine, Vol. 17, No. 12, 1992, pages 1443-1449.

S.S. Hu, D.A. Capen, R.L. Rimoldi, J.E. Zigler, “The Effect of Surgical Decompression on Neurologic Outcome After Lumbar Fractures,” CORR, No. 288, March 1993, pages 166-173.

R.L. Rimoldi, J.E. Zigler, D.A. Capen, S.S. Hu, “The Effect of Surgical Intervention on Rehabilitation Time in Patients with Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spinal Cord Injuries” Spine, Vol. 17, No. 12, pages 1443-1449.

R.L. Rimoldi, D.A. Capen, R.W. Nelson, S. Nagelberg, J.C. Thomas Jr., “Bone Quality and Its Relationship to Tobacco Use: Abstract, Journal of the American Paraplegia Society, April 1992, vol. 15, No. 2, page 83.

Rimoldi, M.D., Savory, C., Waldrop, J., “Ligament and Mednniscal Injuries in Skeletally Immature Patients” Southern Medical Journal, Vol. 84, No 9, September 1991.

S.S. Hu, R.L. Rimoldi, D.A. Capen, R.W. Nelson, S. Nagelberg, J.C. Thomas Jr., “The effect of Surgical Decompression on Neurologic Outcome After Lumbar Fractures” Abstract, Le Roy C. Abbott Orthopedic Society, Proceedings, May 1991, Vol. 22.

R.L. Rimoldi, S.S. Hu, J.E. Zigler, D.A. Capen, “The Effect of Surgical Intervention on Rehabilitation Time in Patients with Thoracolubar and Lumbar Spine Cord Injuries” American Paraplegia Society Journal, April 1991, vol 14, No. 2.

Rimoldi, R.L., Gogan W.J., “Pseudomonas Osteomyelitis of the Medical Sesamoid” Southern Medical Journal, July, 1991 800-802.

Rimoldi, R.L. “Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Vertebral Fractures to the Upper Thoracic Spin” in Capen, Haye ed. Comprehensive Management of Spine Trauma, Mosby-Yearbook, Philadelphia, 1998.