Board-certified fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Larry David Dodge earned his medical degree from UC San Francisco School of Medicine in 1980, completed his orthopaedic residency at UCSF, and finished his spine fellowship under Henry H. Bohlman at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, one of the foundational spine surgery training programs in North America. Cervical fusion, lumbar decompression, and spinal stenosis reconstruction form the core operative practice at 4060 Fourth Avenue in Hillcrest, with academic spine collaboration in the neighborhood anchored by figures such as Garfin Steven R MD at the UCSD spine program. Dodge has served twice as Chief of Orthopaedics at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego and maintains hospital affiliations with Scripps Green and Sharp Memorial for inpatient spine cases. Conservative pre-surgical management for chronic axial pain often involves interventional pain co-management at The Pain Center San Diego before operative planning for patients with mixed discogenic and facet-mediated pain. Published research covers rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine with long-term paralysis predictors, concurrent lumbar spinal stenosis with peripheral vascular disease, and congenital vertical talus treatment outcomes. The most demanding surgical work involves multi-level cervical reconstruction in rheumatoid patients with atlantoaxial instability and revision lumbar fusion for adjacent-segment disease.