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Benjamin Elder, MD, Neurosurgery, Rochester, MN

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Neurosurgery Rochester, MN

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Professor of Neurosurgery

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  • Office

    200 1st Street SW
    Rochester, MN 55905

Summary

  • Dr. Benjamin Elder is a Professor of Neurosurgery in Rochester, MN and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and his residency and complex spine surgery fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and has been in practice 7 years. He is experienced in complex spine surgery and adult scoliosis and spinal deformity surgery, and neurosurgery.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2017
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2016
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2014 - 2018
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Original Article Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 at the C1-2 Lateral Articulation Without Posterior Structural Bone Graft in Posterior Atlantoaxi...  
    Benjamin D Elder, Nicholas Theodore, Yuanxuan Xia, Ali Bydon, Risheng Xu, Daniel M Sciubba, Timothy F Witham, Wataru Ishida, Ziya L Gokaslan, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

  • The Most Underutilized Spine Biologics
    The Most Underutilized Spine BiologicsSeptember 12th, 2024
  • Spine Surgery Tames Pain, Puts School Bus Driver Back Behind the Wheel
    Spine Surgery Tames Pain, Puts School Bus Driver Back Behind the WheelJuly 26th, 2019
  • Back to Pursuing Her Passions After Spine Surgery
    Back to Pursuing Her Passions After Spine SurgeryNovember 5th, 2018
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Grant Support

  • Metastatic Spine Tumors: Minimally Invasive Fracture Risk Analysis and TreatmentNational Institute of HealthPresent
  • Injectable and Moldable Composite Bone Scaffolds for Spinal FusionNational Institute of HealthPresent
  • Toward tissue engineering of facet cartilageNational Institute of HealthPresent

Professional Memberships

Industry Relationships

  • Consultant, SI Bone
  • Consultant, Johnson&Johnson, Depuy Synthes