EMPLOYMENT
Physician
Central Jersey Spine Associates, P.A.
123 Franklin Corner Road, Suite 109
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
August 1995 - Present
Medical Director
Compsource Inc.
33 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3194
January 1997 – December 2002
Physician
Trenton Orthopaedic Group, P.A.
Trenton, New Jersey 08619
July 1990 - August 1995
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Fellowship - Spine Surgery
K.D. Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, KY
July 1989 - June 1990
Chief Resident - Orthopaedic Surgery
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY
July 1988 - June 1989
Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY
July 1985 - June 1988
Internship - General Surgery
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY
July 1984 - June 1985
EDUCATION
Medical School
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY M.D. 1984
Postgraduate
Columbia University, NY, NY School of General Studies 1979-1980
College
Union College, Schenectady, NY
B.S. Chemistry 1979
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
July, l992 Re-certified 10/2000 – 12/31/2022
MEDICAL LICENSES
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1983-1988 Albany Medical College
Drs. J. Lozman and L. Martino; Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, "Osteogenic Potential of Intramedullary Canal Bone Graft".
1980-1982 Rockefeller University
Drs. N. Nogueira and Z. Cohn; Department of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, "Surface Antigens of Trypanosoma cruzi".
AWARDS AND HONORS
Fellow of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 1994
Fellow of American College of Surgeons - 1994
Letter of Commendation - 1988 OITE Performance
General Surgery Resident Research day - First Prize 1985
Student Activities Award 1984
Dean's Research Award 1984
Student Council President Award 1984
NIH Summer Research Fellowship 1981, 1983
Jack M. Spitalny Memorial Fellowship 1981, 1983
Sigma Xi 1981
Dean's Certificate for Outstanding Research Endeavor 1981
Robert M. Fuller Medical Scholarship 1980
Regent's Medical Scholarship 1980
Delphic Society 1979
Certificate of Appreciation-AAFP Active Teacher 2003-2004
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Fellow)
North American Spine Society (Fellow)
American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
New Jersey Medical Society
Mercer County Medical Society
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
New Jersey Small Business and Industry Association
Orthopaedic Surgeons of New Jersey OSNJ MLIPA
PUBLICATIONS
Steinman, Nogueira, Witmer, Tydings, and Mellman, "Lymphokine Enhances the Expression and Synthesis of Ia Antigens on Cultured Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages:, Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1980, 152, pgs. 1248-1261.
Nogueira, Chaplan, Tydings, Unkeless, and Cohn, "Trypanosoma cruzi: Surface Antigens of Blood and Culture Forms", Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1980, 153, pgs. 629-639.
Nogueira, Chaplan, Reesink, Tydings, and Cohn, "Trypanosoma cruzi: Induction of Microbicidal Activity in Human Mononuclear Phagocytes", Journal of Immunology, 1982, 128, pgs. 2142-2146.
Alfred, Tydings, Martino, and Lozman, "Intramedullary Bone Reamings Augmenting Fracture Fixation", Surg Forum, 1984, 35, pgs. 523-525.
Martino, Lozman, Kircher, Alfred, and Tydings, "The Potential of Intramedullary Canal Bone Reamings as a Bone Graft", Anat Rec, 1985, 212, pg. 126a.
Tydings, Martino, Kircher, Alfred, and Lozman, "The Osteoinductive Potential of Intramedullary Canal Bone Reamings", Current Surgery, 1986, 43, pgs. 121-124.
Tydings, Martino, Kircher, Alfred, and Lozman, "The Viability of Intramedullary Canal Bone Reamings for Continued Calcification", American Journal of Surgery, 1987, 153, pgs. 306-309.
Tydings and Jacobs, "A Common Forefoot Deformity Associated with Hallux Valgus", Iowa Journal of Orthopaedics, 1989, 9, pgs. 86-88.
Tydings, John D., "Evaluation of the Patient with Spinal Trauma", Audio Digest of Orthopaedics, Feb. 1990.
Tydings, John D., "Evaluation and Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis", Healthbeat; TKR Cable TV, April, 1991
Tydings, Vaccaro, and Minotti, “Case 17. Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: Axial Low Back Pain, Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Approach” in MasterCases: Spine Surgery. Edited by Vaccaro and Albert. 2001
Tydings and Vaccaro, “Anterior Lumbar Interbody Surgery – Open Approach” in Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade, Edited by Vaccaro and Albert, 2003
Tydings and Vaccaro, “Lumbar Interbody Procedures – Laparoscopic Approach” in Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade, Edited by Vaccaro and Albert, 2003
Tydings and Blecher, “Lumbar Laparoscopy”, in Decision Making in Spinal Care. Edited by Anderson and Vaccaro, 2006
CONFERENCES ATTENDED AS CONTRIBUTOR
2/1985 -
The Tripartite Society Meeting
Boston, MA
Speaker
5/1989 -
Orthopaedic Considerations for the Arthritic Knee
Lake George, NY
Speaker
10/1989 -
Spinal Deformities; Update 1989
Albany, NY
Speaker
1/1990 -
Spinal Instrumentation Tutorial
Louisville, KY
Co-Director, Speaker, and Instructor
1/1990 -
Spine Instrumentation Update
Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Research Center
Charlotte, NC
Speaker and Hands-On Instructor
5/1990 -
Orthopaedic Alumni Dinner, Albany Medical Center;
Albany, NY
Speaker and Reviewer
6/1990 -
Spinal Instrumentation Tutorial;
Louisville, KY
Speaker and Hands-On Instructor
5/1991 -
Orthopaedic Alumni Dinner, Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY
Speaker and Reviewer
11/1993 -
1993 K.D. Leatherman Spine Symposium;
Louisville, KY
Hands-On instructor
3/1996 -
"The Role of Electrical Stimulation in Spinal Fusion Surgery"
Parsippany, NJ
Speaker and Hands-On Instructor
1/1997 -
"Lumbar Interbody Fusion"
Philadelphia, PA
Speaker and Hands-On Instructor
3/1997 -
"BAK Lumbar Interbody Fusion System"
Baltimore, MD
Speaker and Hands-On Instructor
5/1997 -
“Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Disc Disease”
American Orthopaedic Academy of Osteopathy
Baltimore, MD
Speaker
9/1997 -
“BAK Lumbar Interbody Fusion System”
Philadelphia, PA
Speaker and Hands-On Instructor
11/1997 -
“Clinical Experience with Lumbar Interbody Fusion with BAK Cages”
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
Wilmington, DE
Speaker
4/1999 -
“New Techniques in Spinal Fusion Surgery”
Helene Fuld Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Speaker
11/1999 -
Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck Pain
Helene Fuld Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Speaker
6/2002 -
“Surgical Treatment of Low Back Pain”
American Society of Orthopaedic Physicians’ Assistants
Albany, NY
Speaker
6/2004 -
“Surgical Treatment of Low Back Pain in Worker’s Compensation Patients”
Capital Health System
Trenton, NJ
Speaker
6/2006 -
“Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain”
Hamilton, NJ
Speaker
6/2006 -
Evaluating Worker’s Compensation Patients with Low Back Pain”
Trenton, NJ
Speaker
8/2006 -
Orthopaedic Grand Rounds “Spinal Cord Stimulation: Indications and Techniques
Albany, NY
Speaker
3/2007 -
Capital Health Commuinity Forum
“Spinal Cord Stimualtion: Operative Indications and Techniques"
Hamilton, NJ
Speaker
2/2008 -
Capital Select Care; “Management of Low Back Pain
Hamilton, NJ
Speaker
6/2008 -
Princeton Community Education
“Surgical Treatment of Low Back Pain.”
Princeton, NJ
Speaker
10/2008 -
PIP Education Day
“Surgical Perspectives for Evaluating and Treating Low Back Pain.”
Trenton, NJ
Speaker
11/2008 -
US Spine Facet Fixation System Instructional Course
West Chester, PA
Evaluator
12/2008 -
CHN Inservice Program
“Evaluation and Management of Cervical Spine Problems.”
Speaker
1/2009 -
Prodisc Education Forum: Lumbar Disc Replacement
Eatontown, NJ
Speaker
4/2009 -
Spinal Bioskills Workshop
Princeton, NJ
Speaker and Hands-on Instructor
11/2010 -
“Surgical Evaluation and Treatment of Low Back Pain”
Physical Therapy Provider Network
Union, NJ
Speaker
4/2016 -
MD Advantage Mock Trial
East Windsor, NJ
Juror