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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161
Summary
- Laurence D. Rhines, M.D., is a professor and director of the Spine Tumor Program in the Department of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson. Dr. Rhines received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a fellowship in neurosurgical oncology at MD Anderson. Dr. Rhines is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Best Doctors in America, Texas Super Doctors, Regional Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Charles Kuntz Scholar Award and The Alumni Achievement Award at Johns Hopkins.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 2000- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 2001 - 2025
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2003- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 2021 Top Performer 2021
- Best Doctors in America® 2019 - 2020 List 2019-2020
- Charles Kuntz Scholar Award, Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves 2016
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Clinical Trials
- Primary Tumor Research and Outcomes Network Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 01
Roles: Contact
- Metastatic Tumor Research and Outcomes Network Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 15
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Validation of the prognostic index for spine metastasis (PRISM) for stratifying survival in patients treated with spinal stereotactic body radiation.Marcus A Florez, Brian De, Roman Kowalchuk, Chad Tang, Andrew J Bishop
Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2024-12-01 - Canadian Spine Society: 24th Annual Scientific Conference, Wednesday, February 28 - Saturday, March 2, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, B.C., Canada.Antoine Dionne, Majeed Al-Zakri, Hubert Labelle, Julie Joncas, Stefan Parent
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie. 2024-11-13 - Spinal laser interstitial thermal therapy and radiotherapy for thoracic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression.Martin C Tom, Suraj Komatineni, Chenyang Wang, Romulo A Andrade de Almeida, Amol J Ghia
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2024-11-01
Press Mentions
Chordoma Survivor: How a Spine Tumor Changed My PerspectiveDecember 3rd, 2018
Young Desmoid Tumor Survivor Gets Life Back with 17-Hour SurgeryJune 6th, 2017- Spine Surgery Innovations Stem from New TechnologyAugust 2nd, 2016
Grant Support
- Anatomic, Physiologic and Transcriptomic Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain in Human DRGNIH/NINDS2020–Present
- MTRON: Metastatic Tumor Research and Outcomes Network: A multicenter prospective registry for the management and outcome of metastatic spine tumorsAOSpine International2018–Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- AOSpine North American Spine Education Commission,Executive Committee
- Spine Oncology Study GroupExecutive Committee
- AOSpine North American Spine Education CommissionChairman
- AOSpine Knowledge Forum TumorSteering Committee
- SpineNet Oncology Knowledge ForumExecutive Committee
- AANS/CNS Section on TumorsExecutive Committee
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterWilliam P. and Ivy Lim Chu Chair
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