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Juan Uribe, MD
Sonntag Chair of Spine Research
Vice Chair, Neurosurgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4485
President and Chair of AANS/CNS Spine Section
150 Minimally Invasive Thoracic Disc Surgeries Performed
Performed more than 1,850 minimally invasive XLIF spine procedures
More than 200 peer-reviewed publications, 50 book chapters authored, and 3 books edited
Featured seven times on the cover of JNS Spine
Has operated on every inhabited continent
Juan Uribe, MD, is Chief of the Division of Spinal Disorders, Volker K. H. Sonntag Chair for Spine Research, and Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He was named President and Chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of Spine and the Peripheral Nerves in 2024.
Dr. Uribe’s expertise includes the surgical treatment of scoliosis, spinal trauma, herniated thoracic disc, and spinal tumors, particularly with minimally invasive spine surgery. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Society of Lateral Access Surgery, and Scoliosis Research Society.
Dr. Uribe earned his medical degree from Instituto Superior de Ciencias de la Salud in Colombia, where he also completed a residency in neurosurgery at Hospital San Vicente de Paul. He also completed a neurosurgery residency at the University of South Florida and a spine surgery fellowship at the University of Miami.
His research interests include anatomical, biomechanical, and clinical studies of applying minimally invasive spine surgery to complex degenerative disease, traumatic injuries, and tumors.
For more information or to request an appointment, please call (602) 406-3181.
View Dr. Uribe’s curriculum vitae here.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, University of Miami, Department of Neurosurgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Complex Spine Surgery, 2000-2001
- Residency, University of South Florida, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, 2002-2007
- Internship, University of Miami, Department of Surgery, 2001-2002
- Residency, Universidad de Antioquia, Hospital de Vicente de Paul, 1993-1998
- Internship, Universidad de Antioquia, Hospital San Vicente de Paul, 1988-1989
- Internship, Clinica CES, Hospital General de Medellín, 1988-1989
- MD, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, 1988
- President, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- President, SOLAS
- Chair of Exhibits, Executive Committee, AANS
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Society of Lateral Access Surgery
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Southern Neurological Society
- Florida Medical Association
- Sociedad Colombiana de Neurocirugía
- Best Clinical Paper Award, Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Descriptive Analysis Lumbar Plexus Syndromes after Lateral Retroperitoneal Transpsoas Approach: Diagnostic standardization, 2012
- Best Research Abstract, Fifth Annual Society of Lateral Access Surgery Meeting, Anterior longitudinal ligament anatomy from the perspective of minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: a cadaveric anatomic study, 2012
- Best Research Abstract, Fourth Annual Society of Lateral Access Surgery Meeting, The anatomic relationship of the diaphragm to the thoracolumbar junction during the MIS lateral extracoelomic approach, 2011
- Platinum Annual Research Award, University of South Florida, 2010
Impact of multipoint pelvic fixation and multirod distal constructs on proximal junction biomechanics in cadaveric specimens
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Robert F. Rudy, Anna G. Sawa, Sarah McBryan, Luke A. Mugge, Katherine Thielen, Temesgen G. Assefa, Derek P. Lindsey, David W. Polly, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner
Clinical effect of occipitocervical and subaxial cervical fusion constructs on range of motion: comprehensive guide based on biomechanical cadaveric testing on 1009 motion segments
Date: 09/2025
Authors: S Harrison Farber, Luke A. Mugge, Anna G. Sawa, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Temesgen G. Assefa, Alexis C. Ratliff, Neil R. Crawford, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner
Optimization of 3D-printed titanium interbody cage design. Part 2: An in vivo study of spinal fusion in sheep
Date: 05/2025
Authors: Jeremy A. Lombardo, Dan Wills, Tian Wang, Matthew Pelletier, S Harrison Farber, Brian P. Kelly, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner, Frank Vizesi, William R. Walsh
Prediction of Postoperative Segmental Lordosis at L5 to S1 After Single-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Date: 04/2025
Authors: Gabriella P. Williams, Juan P. Giraldo, James J. Zhou, Anna G. Sawa, Jonathan J. Lee, Joseph M. Abbatematteo, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner, Laura A. Snyder, Juan S. Uribe
Obesity and Clinical, Radiographic, and Surgical Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Single-Level Transforaminal versus Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Date: 03/2025
Authors: Nafis B. Eghrari, Jonathan J. Lee, Juan P. Giraldo, Winward Choy, Gabriella P. Williams, Luke K. O'Neill, James J. Zhou, S Harrison Farber, Joseph M. Abbatematteo, Hovhannes M. Saribekyan, Jay D. Turner, Laura A. Snyder, Luis M. Tumialán, Juan S. Uribe
- English
- Spanish
Appointments with Dr. Uribe are on the 2nd floor in the Barrow Brain and Spine clinic.
Complimentary valet parking is available in front of the building. Additional parking is available by entering the parking structure across 3rd Avenue.
Enter via the doors at 2910 N. 3rd Ave. beneath the Barrow Neurological Institute sign. If you park in the parking structure, take the enclosed pedestrian bridge across 3rd Avenue, then enter through the doors on the right side of the bridge.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4485
Juan Uribe, MD
Sonntag Chair of Spine Research
Vice Chair, Neurosurgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4485
President and Chair of AANS/CNS Spine Section
150 Minimally Invasive Thoracic Disc Surgeries Performed
Performed more than 1,850 minimally invasive XLIF spine procedures
More than 200 peer-reviewed publications, 50 book chapters authored, and 3 books edited
Featured seven times on the cover of JNS Spine
Has operated on every inhabited continent
Juan Uribe, MD, is Chief of the Division of Spinal Disorders, Volker K. H. Sonntag Chair for Spine Research, and Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He was named President and Chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of Spine and the Peripheral Nerves in 2024.
Dr. Uribe’s expertise includes the surgical treatment of scoliosis, spinal trauma, herniated thoracic disc, and spinal tumors, particularly with minimally invasive spine surgery. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Society of Lateral Access Surgery, and Scoliosis Research Society.
Dr. Uribe earned his medical degree from Instituto Superior de Ciencias de la Salud in Colombia, where he also completed a residency in neurosurgery at Hospital San Vicente de Paul. He also completed a neurosurgery residency at the University of South Florida and a spine surgery fellowship at the University of Miami.
His research interests include anatomical, biomechanical, and clinical studies of applying minimally invasive spine surgery to complex degenerative disease, traumatic injuries, and tumors.
For more information or to request an appointment, please call (602) 406-3181.
Appointments with Dr. Uribe are on the 2nd floor in the Barrow Brain and Spine clinic.
Complimentary valet parking is available in front of the building. Additional parking is available by entering the parking structure across 3rd Avenue.
Enter via the doors at 2910 N. 3rd Ave. beneath the Barrow Neurological Institute sign. If you park in the parking structure, take the enclosed pedestrian bridge across 3rd Avenue, then enter through the doors on the right side of the bridge.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4485
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, University of Miami, Department of Neurosurgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Complex Spine Surgery, 2000-2001
- Residency, University of South Florida, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, 2002-2007
- Internship, University of Miami, Department of Surgery, 2001-2002
- Residency, Universidad de Antioquia, Hospital de Vicente de Paul, 1993-1998
- Internship, Universidad de Antioquia, Hospital San Vicente de Paul, 1988-1989
- Internship, Clinica CES, Hospital General de Medellín, 1988-1989
- MD, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, 1988
- President, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- President, SOLAS
- Chair of Exhibits, Executive Committee, AANS
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Society of Lateral Access Surgery
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Southern Neurological Society
- Florida Medical Association
- Sociedad Colombiana de Neurocirugía
- Best Clinical Paper Award, Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Descriptive Analysis Lumbar Plexus Syndromes after Lateral Retroperitoneal Transpsoas Approach: Diagnostic standardization, 2012
- Best Research Abstract, Fifth Annual Society of Lateral Access Surgery Meeting, Anterior longitudinal ligament anatomy from the perspective of minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: a cadaveric anatomic study, 2012
- Best Research Abstract, Fourth Annual Society of Lateral Access Surgery Meeting, The anatomic relationship of the diaphragm to the thoracolumbar junction during the MIS lateral extracoelomic approach, 2011
- Platinum Annual Research Award, University of South Florida, 2010
Impact of multipoint pelvic fixation and multirod distal constructs on proximal junction biomechanics in cadaveric specimens
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Robert F. Rudy, Anna G. Sawa, Sarah McBryan, Luke A. Mugge, Katherine Thielen, Temesgen G. Assefa, Derek P. Lindsey, David W. Polly, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner
Clinical effect of occipitocervical and subaxial cervical fusion constructs on range of motion: comprehensive guide based on biomechanical cadaveric testing on 1009 motion segments
Date: 09/2025
Authors: S Harrison Farber, Luke A. Mugge, Anna G. Sawa, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Temesgen G. Assefa, Alexis C. Ratliff, Neil R. Crawford, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner
Optimization of 3D-printed titanium interbody cage design. Part 2: An in vivo study of spinal fusion in sheep
Date: 05/2025
Authors: Jeremy A. Lombardo, Dan Wills, Tian Wang, Matthew Pelletier, S Harrison Farber, Brian P. Kelly, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner, Frank Vizesi, William R. Walsh
Prediction of Postoperative Segmental Lordosis at L5 to S1 After Single-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Date: 04/2025
Authors: Gabriella P. Williams, Juan P. Giraldo, James J. Zhou, Anna G. Sawa, Jonathan J. Lee, Joseph M. Abbatematteo, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner, Laura A. Snyder, Juan S. Uribe
Obesity and Clinical, Radiographic, and Surgical Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Single-Level Transforaminal versus Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Date: 03/2025
Authors: Nafis B. Eghrari, Jonathan J. Lee, Juan P. Giraldo, Winward Choy, Gabriella P. Williams, Luke K. O'Neill, James J. Zhou, S Harrison Farber, Joseph M. Abbatematteo, Hovhannes M. Saribekyan, Jay D. Turner, Laura A. Snyder, Luis M. Tumialán, Juan S. Uribe
- English
- Spanish