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    Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS

    Chief, Spine Division
    Duke University Medical Center

    Dr. Christopher Shaffrey is the chief of Duke Health's Spine Division, a joint effort between the Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery departments. Established in 2018, the division has enhanced the integration of clinical, educational, and research endeavors in spine care. Through this collaboration, patients receive exceptional interdisciplinary spine care from a team of skilled surgical and non-surgical professionals within a well-coordinated care framework.

    Shaffrey is board-certified in the fields of neurosurgery and orthopaedic Surgery. He is a world-renowned physician-scientist who has an active research interest in spinal surgery, particularly in multicenter research studies of pediatric and adult scoliosis, spinal cord injury, spinal trauma, spinal degenerative conditions, and tumors involving the spinal column.

    He is currently a deputy editor for both the journals Spine and Spine Deformity. He has over 800 publications and over 1250 national and international presentations, and he has served as editor for several textbooks on spinal surgery. Dr. Shaffrey has served as the chair of the Joint Spine Section, chair of the International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, president of the Scoliosis Research Society, president-elect of Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), former director and chair for the American Board of Neurological Surgery and vice chair of the ACGME Neurosurgery Residency Review Committee.

    Dr. Shaffrey received his medical degree from the University of Virginia in 1986 and completed his general surgical internship at Naval Hospital San Diego. He completed his neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgery residencies, followed by a spine fellowship in pediatric and adult reconstructive spine surgery at the University of Virginia.


    Disclosure(s): Department of Defense: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); International Spine Study Group ISSG: Research Grant (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing), Royalty Recipient (Ongoing); Nuvasive: Consultant (Ongoing), Royalty Recipient (Ongoing), Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing); Proprio: Consultant (Ongoing), Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing); SI-BONE: Consultant (Ongoing)

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