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Juan Uribe, MD
Sonntag Chair of Spine Research
Vice Chair, Neurosurgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4485
Juan Uribe, MD, is Chief of the Division of Spinal Disorders, Volker K. H. Sonntag Chair of Spine Research, and Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
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
- Arizona Foundation
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- 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
Biomechanical Effects of Facet Joint Violation after Single-level Lumbar Fusion with Transpedicular Screw and Rod Instrumentation
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Luke K. O'Neill, Jay D. Turner, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Biomechanical Assessment of a Novel Sharp-Tipped Screw for 1-Step Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Placement Under Navigation
Date: 04/2023
Authors: Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Luke K. O'Neill, Anna G. Sawa, James J. Zhou, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Jakub Godzik, Alton J. Oldham, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly, Juan S. Uribe
Rod Attachment Induces Significant Strain in Lumbosacral Fixation
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Anna G. Sawa, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Taylor Hostetler, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jakub Godzik, Randall J. Hlubek, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Influence of Spinal Deformity Construct Design on Adjacent-Segment Biomechanics
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Robert M. Koffie, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Jakub Godzik, Anna G. Sawa, Shashank V. Gandhi, Anup Gandhi, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner
Biomechanical Effects of Proximal Polyetheretherketone Rod Extension on the Upper Instrumented and Adjacent Levels in a Human Long-Segment Construct: A Cadaveric Model
Date: 09/2022
Authors: Bernardo de Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jakub Godzik, David S. Xu, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, Juan S. Uribe
- English
- Spanish
- (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
Juan Uribe, MD, is Chief of the Division of Spinal Disorders, Volker K. H. Sonntag Chair of Spine Research, and Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
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.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-4485
- Aetna
- Arizona Foundation
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- 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
Biomechanical Effects of Facet Joint Violation after Single-level Lumbar Fusion with Transpedicular Screw and Rod Instrumentation
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Luke K. O'Neill, Jay D. Turner, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Biomechanical Assessment of a Novel Sharp-Tipped Screw for 1-Step Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Placement Under Navigation
Date: 04/2023
Authors: Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Luke K. O'Neill, Anna G. Sawa, James J. Zhou, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Jakub Godzik, Alton J. Oldham, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly, Juan S. Uribe
Rod Attachment Induces Significant Strain in Lumbosacral Fixation
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Anna G. Sawa, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Taylor Hostetler, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jakub Godzik, Randall J. Hlubek, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Influence of Spinal Deformity Construct Design on Adjacent-Segment Biomechanics
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Robert M. Koffie, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Jakub Godzik, Anna G. Sawa, Shashank V. Gandhi, Anup Gandhi, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner
Biomechanical Effects of Proximal Polyetheretherketone Rod Extension on the Upper Instrumented and Adjacent Levels in a Human Long-Segment Construct: A Cadaveric Model
Date: 09/2022
Authors: Bernardo de Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jakub Godzik, David S. Xu, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, Juan S. Uribe
- English
- Spanish
