Kevin J. Triggs, M.D.Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Fellowship Trained in Spine Surgery

Education
- Undergraduate: Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305- Degree: B.S. Industrial Engineering 1978
- Honors: Tau Beta Phi Engineering Honor Society 1978
Intercollegiate Varsity Baseball 1974-1978
- Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California 90024- Degree: M.D, June 1984
- Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Post Graduation
- Internship: UCSD Department of Surgery
225 Dickinson Street
San Diego, California 91203
Completed: June 30, 1985 - Fellowship: Research/Clinical Fellowship Spinal Surgery
UCSD Division of Orthopedic Surgery
Steven R. Garfin, MD
Savio L-Y Woo, PhD
Completed: June 30, 1987 - Residency: OCSD Division of Orthopedic Surgery
225 Dickinson Street
San Diego, California 91203
Chairman: Wayne Akeson, MD
Completed: June 24, 1990 - Awards: Vernon P. Thompson 1989 Research Award
Western Orthopedic Association 53rd Annual
Meeting, Anaheim, California, 10/24/1989
Department of Surgery Chairman's Award 1990
CARE Award 2000, St. Joseph Hospital
Hospital
- St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, Ca. 92868
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California 92868
Appointments
- Primary subcontracted orthopedic surgeon for
St. Joseph's Heritage Medical Group (patient Population of >40,000) 1993-Current - Executive Committee, Department of Orthopedic
Surgery St. Joseph's Hospital 2005-current.
Board Member, St. Joseph's Orthopedic IPA 1994-1997 - Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee
St. Joseph's Orthopedic IPA 1994 - Member, Case Management Committee
St. Joseph Managed Care, 1994-1997 - Medical Director, Freedom Bowl & Disneyland
Pigskin Classic 1990-1994
Publications
- Triggs, K.J., Garfin, S.R., Marshall, L.F., Nickel, V.L.: Spinal Cord Injury: Advanced Treatment Concepts. Surgical Grand Rounds 11(7): 39-49, July 1988.
- Garfin, S.R., Bone, M.J., Triggs, K.J., Nickel, V.L.: Subdural Abscess Associated with Halo Pin Traction. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 70A: 1338-1340, Оctober 1988.
- Triggs, K.J., Ballock, R.T., Lee, T.Q., Woo, S. L-Ү., Garfin, S. R.: The Effect of Angled Insertion of Halo Pin Fixation. Spine 14 (8): 781-783, August 1989.
- Ballock, R.T., Lee, T. Q., Triggs, K.J. Woo, S. L-Y, Garfin, S.R.: The Effect of Pin Location on the Rigidity of the Halo Pin-Bone Interface. Neurosurgery 26(2): 238-241, February 1990.
- Rydevik, B. Triggs, K.J., et al: An In-Vitro Mechanical and Histological Study of Acute Stretching on Rabbit Tibial Nerve, Journal of Orthopedic Research (8 (5): 694-701, September 1990.
Presentations
- Triggs, K.J., Ballock, R.T., Byrne, T., Georgis, T., Woo, S. L-Y, Garfin, S.R.: Cervical Immobilization in Various Length Halo Jackets. Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting. West Palm Beach, Florida, December 12, 1986.
- Triggs, K.J., Garfin, S.R.: Rigidity of Halo Orthoses. Western Orthopedic Association 5Vt Annual Meeting. Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 5, 1987.
- Kwan, M., Rydevik, B., Brown, R., Triggs, K.J., Myers, R., Woo, S. L-Y., Garfin, S.R.: Selected Biomechanical Assessment of the Lumbosacral Spinal Nerve Roots. The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Mtg. Miami, Florida. April 13-17, 1988.
- Rydevik, B., Kwan, M., Brown, R., Triggs, K.J., Myers, R., Woo, S. L-Y., Garfin, S.R.: Biomechanical Properties of Human Lumbosacral Spine Nerves. Biomechanics Seminar, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gotenburg, Sweden, April 22, 1988.
- Rydevik, B., Kwan, M., Myers R., Garfin, S.R., Triggs, K.J., Woo, S. L-Y.: Effects of Stretching on Rabbit Tibial Nerve. Biomechanics Seminar, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gotenburg, Sweden, April 22, 1988.
- Triggs, K.J., Ballock, R.T.: Effects on Pin Location and Angle of Insertion on Halo Fixation. Western Orthopedic Association 53" Mtg., Anaheim, California, October 24, 1989.
Revised October 2017