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Brief Bio
A nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury, Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, is the chair of the college's Department of Neurosurgery at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix.
Dr. Theodore is a leader in minimally invasive spine surgeries and robotics; he arrives in Phoenix after serving as the director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgical Spine Center in Baltimore.
A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., Dr. Theodore completed both a residency in neurosurgery and a fellowship in spinal surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix in 2001. Following his fellowship training, he served in the U.S. Navy. He returned to Barrow and ultimately became director of the neurotrauma and spine programs. He left Phoenix after being recruited to Johns Hopkins in 2016 as a professor of neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery and biomedical engineering.
Dr. Theodore has treated patients with a variety of spinal disorders — including trauma, Chiari malformations, spinal deformities, degenerative spine conditions, and spinal cord tumors. He has written or co-authored 75 book chapters and more than 400 peer-reviewed journal articles and is a co-holder of over 30 patents for medical devices and procedures.
He has served in numerous capacities at Johns Hopkins, including as director of the Neurosurgical Spine Center and founder of the HEPIUS Innovation Lab, which was funded by DARPA. In addition, he has worked with several professional sports teams and leagues, including serving as chairman of the National Football League’s Head, Neck & Spine Committee. He has also served as a neurosurgeon for both the Arizona Cardinals and the Phoenix Coyotes.
In addition to his work with the college, Dr. Theodore serves as physician executive of the Neurosciences Service Line at Banner.