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
Cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive surgery for grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis: a 5-year Quality Outcomes Database study.
Cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive surgery for grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis: a 5-year Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Sep 04; 1-10.
PMID: 42696762
Do outcomes diverge over time? A 5-year Spine CORe™ Quality Outcomes Database study comparing patient-reported outcomes after minimally invasive versus open surgery for degenerative grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Do outcomes diverge over time? A 5-year Spine CORe™ Quality Outcomes Database study comparing patient-reported outcomes after minimally invasive versus open surgery for degenerative grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Aug 28; 1-11.
PMID: 42664520
What predicts prolonged length of stay after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A QOD CSM study.
What predicts prolonged length of stay after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A QOD CSM study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Aug 14; 1-10.
PMID: 42600185
Author Correction: Clinically-guided models or foundation models? predicting cervical spondylotic myelopathy from electronic health records.
Author Correction: Clinically-guided models or foundation models? predicting cervical spondylotic myelopathy from electronic health records. NPJ Digit Med. 2026 Aug 08; 9(1).
PMID: 42570947
Postoperative wound complications and revisions in high-risk patients undergoing spine surgery with prophylactic muscle flap reconstruction: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Postoperative wound complications and revisions in high-risk patients undergoing spine surgery with prophylactic muscle flap reconstruction: systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2026 Jul 29.
PMID: 42525259
Novel Therapeutic Approaches and Alternatives to Antibiotic Therapy for Drug-Resistant Intra-Abdominal Infections.
Novel Therapeutic Approaches and Alternatives to Antibiotic Therapy for Drug-Resistant Intra-Abdominal Infections. Antibiotics (Basel). 2026 Jul 27; 15(8).
PMID: 42650652
Comparing those Most Satisfied Versus Least Satisfied Following Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Are there Differences in Baseline Characteristics?
Comparing those Most Satisfied Versus Least Satisfied Following Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Are there Differences in Baseline Characteristics? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Aug 01; 51(15):1093-1100.
PMID: 42398026
What is the Prevalence and Prognosis of Sleep Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis?: A Quality Outcomes Database Spine CORe® Study.
What is the Prevalence and Prognosis of Sleep Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis?: A Quality Outcomes Database Spine CORe® Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2026 Jul 07.
PMID: 42523051
National patterns and variation in regional anesthesia use for shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle arthroplasty: a National Inpatient Sample analysis.
National patterns and variation in regional anesthesia use for shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle arthroplasty: a National Inpatient Sample analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Jun 10.
PMID: 42270151
Predictors of a Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of an Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study.
Predictors of a Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of an Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study. World Neurosurg. 2026 Aug; 212:125100.
PMID: 42248544
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Top poster award
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Stewart B. Dunsker, MD Award for Best Clinical Spine Abstract
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AANS Milestone Award Spine CoRE - Spine Collaborative for Research
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Editor’s Choice Article for March 2024
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Albert Scholar for Top 30 Abstracts
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Kuntz Scholar Award for Top Abstracts
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Thomas Whitecloud Award for Best Clinical Research Paper
Scoliosis Research Society IMAST (International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques)
2023
Kuntz Scholar Award for Top Abstracts
39th Annual Meeting of the Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Miami, Florida
2023
Stewart Dunsker Award for Best Clinical Spine Abstract
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2022
Best Oral Presentation
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2022
CNS paper of the year
Spine - Neurosurgery
2021
Editor's choice
World Neurosurgery
2021
Stewart Dunsker Award for Best Clinical Spine
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2021
Sanford Larson Award for Best Research Award
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2021
Rosenblum-Mahaley Clinical Research Award
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2021
2020 Top Performing Provider in Experience
Mayo Clinic Experience, Rochester, Minnesota
2021
Kuntz Scholar Award for Top Abstracts
37th Annual Meeting of the Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
2021
Editor’s Choice Paper for the July issue
World Neurosurgery
2021