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Physician Profile

Wellington K. Hsu, M.D.

Dr. Hsu is an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of Neurological Surgery.  He has been recognized as an international leader in the operative treatment of cervical and lumbar degenerative disorders, motion-sparing technology, and spinal cord injury by portals such as: 

    The Wall Street Journal

    USA Today

    Family Circle

    United Press International

    Yahoo News

Dr. Hsu leads a number of programs within the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine including:

   - Laboratory for Regenerative Technologies of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.  His research interests focus on regenerative technologies as bone graft substitutes for spine fusion such as stem cell therapy, nanotechnology, and osteoinductive growth factors.

   - The Professional Athlete Spine Initiative (PASI), which retrospectively studies clinical outcomes in elite professional athletes after spine surgery.  He has been widely interviewed for his expertise in outcomes of high-performance athletes.  

     Noted doctor explains the NFL...

    Cervical Surgery not a Career-Ender in NFL players

    “Getting Professional Athletes Back in the Game”

    After Back Surgery, NFL Lineman Can Return

    Disc Herniations in NFL Athletes: Interview

   - The Northwestern Orthopaedic Spine Project, providing immediate spine care to patients within 48 hours of request.

Dr. Hsu was recently chosen as one of the American Orthopaedic Association North American Traveling Fellows in 2009, a prestigious honor bestowed upon a select group of orthopaedic surgeons.

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Specialty

• Degenerative Spine Surgery
• Cervical Spine Surgery
• Spine Trauma/Spinal Cord Injury
• Spine Tumors
• Spine Infections

Education

• B.S. Music Performance - Violin, University of Wisconsin
• M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency

• Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship

• Basic Science Fellowship, UCLA Medical Center
• Spine Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Certification

  American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Membership

• Cervical Spine Research Society
• North American Spine Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine
• AO Spine Foundation
• Lumbar Spine Research Society

Consultant

Major League Baseball - Chicago Cubs franchise

For a list of selected published journal articles, please click here

For Dr. Hsu’s practice philosophy, click PLAY button

For Dr. Hsu’s recent interview on Patient Power Podcast click below: