Our Neurosurgery Spine Team

Conditions affecting the spine are often complex. To help you manage pain and restore as much function as possible, we've gathered a group of experts who work together to ensure seamless continuity of care that addresses your total well-being. Our spine team includes world-renowned neurosurgeons, neurologists, pain specialists, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians and therapists, who collaborate to develop a unique treatment plan for each patient.

Director of the Neurosurgical Spine Center

Nicholas Theodore, M.D., M.S.

Director, Neurosurgical Spine Center
Donlin M. Long Professor
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise: Back Disorders, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation

Spine Neurosurgeons

Allan Belzberg, M.D.
- Director, Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- George J. Heuer Professor of Neurosurgery
- Co-Director, Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute
- Director, Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Professor of Neurosurgery
- Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Expertise: Benign Tumors, Benign Tumors of the Head and Neck, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cauda Equina Syndrome
Ali Bydon, M.D.
- Vice Chair of Strategic Planning
- Director of Spinal Outcomes and Biomechanics Laboratory
- Co-Director, Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
- Professor of Neurosurgery
Expertise: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Disorders, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Basilar Impression
Louis Chang, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Expertise: Back Pain, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy
David Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
- Chair, Department of Surgery, Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Division Chief of Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery, National Capital Region
- Chief of Neurosurgery, Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Expertise: Brain Metastases, Brain Tumors, Cervical Spine Disease, Endoscopic Brain Neurosurgery, Glioblastoma
Daniel Lubelski, M.D.
- Director of Spine Tumor Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery
- Assistant Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Assistant Professor of Oncology
Expertise: Brachial Plexus Injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation
Timothy Witham, M.D.
- Director, the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Spinal Fusion Laboratory
- Director, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's Spine Program
- Associate Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
- Professor of Neurosurgery
- Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Expertise: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Disorders, Back Pain, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cavernous Angioma

Advanced Practitioners

Laura Blanchfield, NP, CRNP

Rosemarie Hughes, PA-C MMS, CT (ASCP)

Dorothy Madarang, PA-C, MLS (ASCP)

Zain Saeed, MSPAS, PA-C

Other Neurosurgeons We Work With

William S Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.

Expertise: Deep Brain Stimulation, Dystonia, Epilepsy Surgery, Essential Tremor, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy
Chetan Bettegowda, M.D., Ph.D.

Expertise: Brain Tumors, CyberKnife and Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic Brain Tumors
Judy Huang, M.D.

Expertise: Acute Stroke Care, Aneurysm Repair, Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (ASH), Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), Brain Cancer
Jon Weingart, M.D.

Expertise: Acoustic Neuromas, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Chiari Malformations