Mohamad Bydon, M.D., is Professor and inaugural Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of Chicago. He is the Stahl Professor of Neuroscience in the Wallman Society of Fellows. He serves as Co-Director of the Neuroscience Service Line at University of Chicago Medicine and Enterprise Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at the University of Chicago Health System.
Dr. Bydon earned his B.A. at Dartmouth College. He completed a post- baccalaureate program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine prior to a research fellowship at a Howard Hughes Medical Institute laboratory in stem cell biology. He earned his M.D. at Yale University School of Medicine. He continued his training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, completing an Internship and Residency in neurosurgery and a clinical Fellowship in Complex Spinal Surgery and Spinal Oncology. Prior to joining the University of Chicago, he practiced at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he was an Endowed Full Professor and had enterprise leadership roles in surgical outcomes, international, and development.
Dr. Bydon has a busy surgical practice and his expertise is complex spine surgery, spinal oncology and minimally invasive spine surgery. He launched one of the nation's first robotic and minimally invasive spine programs in 2015. He is Principal Investigator of a nationally-recognized laboratory focused on data analytics and surgical outcomes, as well as clinical trials for spinal cord injury. He is frequently invited to give presentations on his research both nationally and internationally and has authored over 600 peer-reviewed manuscripts in addition to numerous book chapters and abstracts. He is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Neuroscience. In addition, he serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, and holds leadership positions in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
B.A.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Baltimore
Post-Baccalaureate Program
Center for Stem Cell Biology
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Research Fellowship
Department of Neurosurgery
Yale University School of Medicine
Research Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine
Connecticut
M.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Internship, Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Residency, Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Research Fellowship, Surgical Outcomes and Spinal Column Biomechanics
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Clinical Fellowship, Complex Spine Surgery and Spinal Oncology Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Assistant Chief of Service in Neurosurgery
Predictors of maximizing the degree of listed interbody lordosis imparted during one- or two-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative pathology.
Predictors of maximizing the degree of listed interbody lordosis imparted during one- or two-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative pathology. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Sep 19; 44(1):80-89.
PMID: 40972048
A Neurosurgeon's Guide to Mobile Health Application Development With a Case Study for Cervical Myelopathy.
A Neurosurgeon's Guide to Mobile Health Application Development With a Case Study for Cervical Myelopathy. Neurosurgery. 2026 Apr 01; 98(4):726-736.
PMID: 40923792
Spinal fractures in patients with versus without ankylosing spinal disorders: a nationwide propensity score-matched study on survival and health-related quality of life.
Spinal fractures in patients with versus without ankylosing spinal disorders: a nationwide propensity score-matched study on survival and health-related quality of life. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Sep 05; 43(6):742-750.
PMID: 40911925
Five-year follow-up after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus decompression alone for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: are there any differences in outcomes?
Five-year follow-up after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus decompression alone for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: are there any differences in outcomes? J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Nov 01; 43(5):547-556.
PMID: 40882242
Randomized controlled trials comparing cervical disc arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion outcomes in degenerative spine disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Randomized controlled trials comparing cervical disc arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion outcomes in degenerative spine disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Aug 29; 43(6):703-716.
PMID: 40882232
Big Data in Neurosurgery: A Guideline on Data Structures, Machine Learning Models, and Ethical Considerations.
Big Data in Neurosurgery: A Guideline on Data Structures, Machine Learning Models, and Ethical Considerations. Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Aug 25.
PMID: 40853158
Can artificial intelligence write science? A comparative analysis of human-written and artificial intelligence-generated scientific writings.
Can artificial intelligence write science? A comparative analysis of human-written and artificial intelligence-generated scientific writings. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Aug 22; 43(6):767-772.
PMID: 40845390
Postoperative outcomes and complications after corpectomy for vertebral osteomyelitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Postoperative outcomes and complications after corpectomy for vertebral osteomyelitis: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Nov; 141:111565.
PMID: 40845467
Clinical Significance of Facet Cysts in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression for Degenerative Spine: A Propensity-score Matched Multicenter Analysis.
Clinical Significance of Facet Cysts in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression for Degenerative Spine: A Propensity-score Matched Multicenter Analysis. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 Aug 21.
PMID: 40838617
The superiority of endplate Hounsfield units relative to cervical vertebral Hounsfield units in predicting subsidence after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
The superiority of endplate Hounsfield units relative to cervical vertebral Hounsfield units in predicting subsidence after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Aug 08; 43(6):672-680.
PMID: 40779794
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