Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director of Spine Research
Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Appointment Phone:
410-955-4424
Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Expertise:
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Basilar Impression, Basilar Invagination, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cavernous Angioma, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Chiari Malformations, Chondrosarcoma, Chordomas, Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Disc Pain, Endoscopy, Giant Cell Tumor, Hemangioblastoma, Hemangiomas, Kyphosis, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Myxopapillary Ependymoma, Neck Cancer, Neck Masses, Neck Pain, Nerve Sheath Tumor, Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Oncology, Osteoblastoma, Osteoid Osteoma, Radiculopathy, Sacral Tumors, Sarcoma, Schwannoma, Sciatica, Scoliosis, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Malformation, Spinal Cord Trauma, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Deformities, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Dural Fistula, Spinal Ependymoma, Spinal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Infection, Spinal Instability, Spinal Meningioma, Spinal Metastases, Spinal Neurofibroma, Spinal Pain, Spinal Reconstruction, Spinal Schwannoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Tumors, Spine and Spinal Deformities, Spine Surgery, Spine Tumors, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylosis, Cervical, Spondyloysis, Thoracic Disc Herniation
Education and Experience
Training
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York NY)/ (2002)
Residencies
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Neurosurgery (2009)
Fellowships
- Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children (Philadelp (Philadelphia PA)/ Pediatric Deformity/Complex Spine (2008)
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Complex Spine Surgery (2007)
Locations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Meyer Room 7-109
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-4424
Appointment Phone: 410-955-4424
Fax: 410-502-3399
Location Map
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-4424
Appointment Phone: 410-955-4424
Location Map
Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station
10755 Falls Road
Pavilion I
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone: 410-955-4424
Appointment Phone: 410-955-4424
Location Map
Department / Division
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Neurosurgery - Spine
Centers/Institutes
Centers / Institutes
- Spine Center
Bio
Biography
Dr. Daniel Sciubba treats all aspects of spine disease with a focus on surgical treatment of complex spinal reconstructions and spinal tumors. His goal is to treat all categories of spine pathology (degenerative, trauma, tumor, deformity) with the most minimally invasive approaches possible, techniques in which he specializes.
Dr. Daniel Sciubba received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S). He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in neurological surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. During his residency training, Dr. Sciubba completed an infolded complex spine fellowship under Dr. Ziya Gokaslan. He also conducted a traveling orthopaedic spine fellowship in pediatric spine deformity under Drs. Randall Betz and Amer Samdani.
Dr. Sciubba currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center on Thursdays and at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Tuesdays.
Dr. Daniel Sciubba received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S). He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in neurological surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. During his residency training, Dr. Sciubba completed an infolded complex spine fellowship under Dr. Ziya Gokaslan. He also conducted a traveling orthopaedic spine fellowship in pediatric spine deformity under Drs. Randall Betz and Amer Samdani.
Dr. Sciubba currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center on Thursdays and at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Tuesdays.
Physician Title
Director of Spine Research
Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Awards and Honors
2009 Walter Dandy Award for Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University
2009 Neurosurgery Chairmans Award for Improving Patient Safety, Johns Hopkins University
2008 Harvey Cushing Hunterian Research Award, Johns Hopkins University
2008 Neurosurgeon Research Education Foundation (NREF) Research Grant Award, AANS
2007 Neurosurgery Chairmans Award for Improving Patient Safety, Johns Hopkins University
2007 AOSpine North America (AOSNA) Clinical Spine Fellowship
2007 Elected to AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee
2006 North American Spine Society (NASS)
2006 Research Grant Award
2006 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Loan Repayment Program
2006 Ronald Apfelbaum Research Award, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine
2005 Dr. Irvin J. Sherwin Award for Resident Achievement, JHU Department of Neurosurgery
2002 Janeway Prize, Columbia University College of P&S Valedictorian award
2002 Alpha Omega Alpha, Columbia University College of P&S
2000 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Fellowship Award for the Continued Support for the Completion of Medical Studies
2000 Dr. Alfred Steiner Research Award, Columbia University Deans Day for Research 1999 The Lange Medical Publications Award
1997 Magna Cum Laude, Duke University
1994 Member of Golden Key National Honor Society, Duke University
2009 Neurosurgery Chairmans Award for Improving Patient Safety, Johns Hopkins University
2008 Harvey Cushing Hunterian Research Award, Johns Hopkins University
2008 Neurosurgeon Research Education Foundation (NREF) Research Grant Award, AANS
2007 Neurosurgery Chairmans Award for Improving Patient Safety, Johns Hopkins University
2007 AOSpine North America (AOSNA) Clinical Spine Fellowship
2007 Elected to AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee
2006 North American Spine Society (NASS)
2006 Research Grant Award
2006 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Loan Repayment Program
2006 Ronald Apfelbaum Research Award, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine
2005 Dr. Irvin J. Sherwin Award for Resident Achievement, JHU Department of Neurosurgery
2002 Janeway Prize, Columbia University College of P&S Valedictorian award
2002 Alpha Omega Alpha, Columbia University College of P&S
2000 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Fellowship Award for the Continued Support for the Completion of Medical Studies
2000 Dr. Alfred Steiner Research Award, Columbia University Deans Day for Research 1999 The Lange Medical Publications Award
1997 Magna Cum Laude, Duke University
1994 Member of Golden Key National Honor Society, Duke University
Expertise
- Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
- Back Injuries
- Back Pain
- Basilar Impression
- Basilar Invagination
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Angioma
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation
- Cervical Disc Herniation
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spondylosis
- Chiari Malformations
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordomas
- Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Disc Pain
- Endoscopy
- Giant Cell Tumor
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemangiomas
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Degenerative Disease
- Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Myxopapillary Ependymoma
- Neck Cancer
- Neck Masses
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgical Oncology
- Osteoblastoma
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Radiculopathy
- Sacral Tumors
- Sarcoma
- Schwannoma
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Column Tumors
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Malformation
- Spinal Cord Trauma
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal Deformities
- Spinal Deformity
- Spinal Dural Fistula
- Spinal Ependymoma
- Spinal Fixation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Instability
- Spinal Meningioma
- Spinal Metastases
- Spinal Neurofibroma
- Spinal Pain
- Spinal Reconstruction
- Spinal Schwannoma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Trauma
- Spinal Tumors
- Spine and Spinal Deformities
- Spine Surgery
- Spine Tumors
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis, Cervical
- Spondyloysis
- Thoracic Disc Herniation
Research
Research and Publications
1. Neurosurgeon Research Education Foundation (NREF) 2008 Research Grant Award. $40,000 Research: Effects of BMP-2 and BMP-7 on human breast cancer in a rat spine tumor model. Principle Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D. July 2008 June 2009.
2. BrainLAB Clinical Investigation Grant. $50,000
Research: Use of frameless navigation to optimize resection of sacral tumors. Principle Investigators: Jean Paul Wolinsky, M.D., Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D July 2007 June 2008.
3. North American Spine Society (NASS) 2006 Research Grant Award. $45,000
Research: Local Delivery of Small Inhibitory RNA (siRNA) and Radiation Therapy to Treat Metastatic Spine Tumors. Principal Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D. January December 2007.
4. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Loan Repayment Program. $40,000
Research: Local Delivery of Small Inhibitory RNA (siRNA) and Radiation Therapy to Treat Brainstem Tumors. Principal Investigators: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., George I. Jallo, M.D. July 2006 June 2008.
5. Ronald Apfelbaum Research Award. $15,000
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Research Grant, June 2006
Research: Local Delivery of Small Inhibitory RNA (siRNA) and Radiation Therapy to Treat Metastatic Spine Tumors. Principal Investigator: Ziya L. Gokaslan, M.D. June 2006 July 2007
6. Combined Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neuro-Oncology Research Training Program (NIH T32 grant, CA-09574). $120,000 The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Research: Local delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to tumors of the central nervous system Principle Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D. July 2006 June 2008
7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Fellowship Award for the Continued Support for the Completion of Medical Studies. $64,000. HHMI/Columbia University, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior Principal Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D. July 2000 May 2002
8. (HHMI) Research Training Fellowship for Medical Students. $30,000 HHMI/Columbia University, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior Principal Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., Steven A. Siegelbaum, Ph.D. Title: Identification of amino acids required for activation of cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels July 1999 June 2000.
9. Simon Rifkind Summer Fellowship. $2,000 Columbia University, Center for the Study of Society and Medicine Principal Investigators: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., Barron Lerner, M.D., Ph.D. Title: Evaluation of ethical cases with no formal ethical consults 6/98-12/98
10. Summer Scholar Fellowship of American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD). $2,000 Columbia University, Department of Molecular Urology Principal Investigators: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., Ralph Buttyan, Ph.D. Title: Detection of renal cell carcinoma using RT-PCR 6/98-9/98
For a complete list of research and publications, visit: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology_neurosurgery/cv/d_sciubba.pdf
2. BrainLAB Clinical Investigation Grant. $50,000
Research: Use of frameless navigation to optimize resection of sacral tumors. Principle Investigators: Jean Paul Wolinsky, M.D., Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D July 2007 June 2008.
3. North American Spine Society (NASS) 2006 Research Grant Award. $45,000
Research: Local Delivery of Small Inhibitory RNA (siRNA) and Radiation Therapy to Treat Metastatic Spine Tumors. Principal Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D. January December 2007.
4. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Loan Repayment Program. $40,000
Research: Local Delivery of Small Inhibitory RNA (siRNA) and Radiation Therapy to Treat Brainstem Tumors. Principal Investigators: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., George I. Jallo, M.D. July 2006 June 2008.
5. Ronald Apfelbaum Research Award. $15,000
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Research Grant, June 2006
Research: Local Delivery of Small Inhibitory RNA (siRNA) and Radiation Therapy to Treat Metastatic Spine Tumors. Principal Investigator: Ziya L. Gokaslan, M.D. June 2006 July 2007
6. Combined Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neuro-Oncology Research Training Program (NIH T32 grant, CA-09574). $120,000 The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Research: Local delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to tumors of the central nervous system Principle Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D. July 2006 June 2008
7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Fellowship Award for the Continued Support for the Completion of Medical Studies. $64,000. HHMI/Columbia University, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior Principal Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D. July 2000 May 2002
8. (HHMI) Research Training Fellowship for Medical Students. $30,000 HHMI/Columbia University, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior Principal Investigator: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., Steven A. Siegelbaum, Ph.D. Title: Identification of amino acids required for activation of cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels July 1999 June 2000.
9. Simon Rifkind Summer Fellowship. $2,000 Columbia University, Center for the Study of Society and Medicine Principal Investigators: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., Barron Lerner, M.D., Ph.D. Title: Evaluation of ethical cases with no formal ethical consults 6/98-12/98
10. Summer Scholar Fellowship of American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD). $2,000 Columbia University, Department of Molecular Urology Principal Investigators: Daniel M. Sciubba, M.D., Ralph Buttyan, Ph.D. Title: Detection of renal cell carcinoma using RT-PCR 6/98-9/98
For a complete list of research and publications, visit: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology_neurosurgery/cv/d_sciubba.pdf
Research Interests
- back pain
- degenerative spine disease
- spinal deformity
- spinal column tumor
- spinal cord tumor
- spine surgery
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Languages
- English
Memberships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
North American Spine Society (NASS)
Southern Medical Society (SMS)
AOSpine
Spinal Oncology Study Group (SOSG), Associate Member
Neuro Spinal Deformity Study Group (NSDSG), Member
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
North American Spine Society (NASS)
Southern Medical Society (SMS)
AOSpine
Spinal Oncology Study Group (SOSG), Associate Member
Neuro Spinal Deformity Study Group (NSDSG), Member
Clinical Trials
- spinal column tumor
- spinal cord tumor
- degenerative spine disease
- degenerative disc disease
- spinal deformity
- surgical treatment
- spine surgery
- spinal diseases
- spine
- low back pain
- back pain
- spinal cord
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