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The Spinal Column Surgical Outcomes Laboratory aims to improve the neurological outcomes and functional capacity of patients undergoing spinal surgery.
The laboratory collects large-scale retrospective patient databases and prospective patient registries to report high-quality data relating to the outcomes of neurosurgical operations and participates in the National Neurosurgical Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD). This multi-institutional collaboration has set forth a three-year prospective study to benchmark quality and surgical outcomes measures across several academic institutions.
The Spinal Column Surgical Outcomes Laboratory specializes in:
We currently have positions available for highly qualified residents or postgraduate students interested in spinal surgical outcomes research. Positions are open to M.P.H. or Ph.D. students interested in application of biostatistical models to surgical outcomes research. Interested applicants should have a preexisting understanding of spinal pathologies, interpretation of CT and MR imaging, and a strong desire to participate in projects aimed at improving the understanding of complex spinal reconstruction for the treatment of spinal disorders.
We currently have positions available for medical students interested in spinal surgery clinical outcomes research. Ongoing research projects are available at the Spinal Column Surgical Outcomes Laboratory located in the Hunterian Neurosurgical Research Laboratory. Candidates should have a strong desire to participate in projects aimed at improving the understanding of complex spinal reconstruction for the treatment of spinal disorders.
Our research at the Spinal Column Surgical Outcomes Laboratory is supported by generous donors like you. If you are interested in supporting our research program, please contact Kim Metzger by email at kmetzge2@jhmi.edu.
To make a donation online, visit our online giving form.
Ali Bydon is the director of the Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratories within the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery. Along with his team of scientists and clinicians, Dr. Bydon conducts revolutionary applied and translational research in diseases of the spinal column. You can read his published abstracts through PubMed, a service provided by the United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
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