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913 E 26th StSte 600Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone+1 612-775-6200
Fax+1 612-775-6222
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Education & Training
Twin Cities Spine CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 1998 - 1999
University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 1998- University of Vermont Medical CenterInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1994
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
SD State Medical License Active through 2027
IA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
ND State Medical License 2025 - 2026
MN State Medical License 1998 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2025 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2025 - 2025
VT State Medical License 1993 - 1998
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- High Preoperative Expectations May Not Need to be Feared.Joseph Wick, Preston Jelen, Katherine Wick, John Dawson, Berit Swanberg
Spine. 2025-02-01 - Removal of Spinal Instrumentation Is Not Required to Successfully Treat Postoperative Wound Infections in Most Cases.Viral Patel, Ben Mueller, Amir A Mehbod, Manuel R Pinto, James D Schwender
Cureus. 2024-03-01 - Minimally Invasive Decompression With Noninstrumented Facet Fusion Versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Stenosis Associated With Grade ...Daniel C Kim, Nicholas Laskay, Christopher Alcala, James Schwender
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023-12-01
Press Mentions
Innovasis Hosts 8th Annual Spine SymposiumApril 18th, 2019
340 Spine Surgeons to Know — 2017 FeaturedApril 20th, 2017- Spine Surgeon Leader to Know: Dr. Robert Banco of the Boston Spine GroupFebruary 12th, 2016
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