John H Shin, MD, MBA
Guggenheim Family Thomas W. Langfitt, M.D. Professor
Director, Penn Medicine Spine Center, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Division Head, Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery,, Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Director, Penn Spine AiM (Artificial Intelligence and Mechanobiology) Research Laboratory, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
Pennsylvania Hospital
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Neurosurgery
801 Spruce Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Neurosurgery
801 Spruce Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Office: 215-662-3487
Publications
Education:
BA (Biology)
Brown University, 1997.
MD (Medicine)
Chicago Medical School , 2003.
MBA (Business Administration)
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2024.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Brown University, 1997.
MD (Medicine)
Chicago Medical School , 2003.
MBA (Business Administration)
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2024.
Description of Clinical Expertise
complex spine reconstruction surgery, spine tumor surgery, adult scoliosis surgery, adult spine deformity surgery, spine revision and reconstruction surgery, spine fusion surgery, chordoma, sarcoma, schwannoma, meningioma, ependymoma, nerve sheath tumor, bone tumor, giant cell tumor, primary spinal column tumor, primary spinal cord tumor, metastatic spine tumor, cervical stenosis, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy, cervical kyphosis, cervical spine deformity, chin-on-chest deformity, thoracic myelopathy, thoracic stenosis, thoracic disc, lumbar stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis, flat back deformity, high-grade spondylolisthesis, kyphosis, sacral tumor, intradural tumor, spinal cord compressionDescription of Research Expertise
frailty, sarcopenia, body composition, spine surgery outcomes, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, spine biomechanics, fine element analysis (FEA), spine tumor research, scoliosis research, patient reported outcomes research (PROMS), enhanced recovery after surgery research (ERAS), surgery complications and avoidance research, chordoma, sarcomaSelected Publications
Versteeg AL, Charest-Morin R, De La Garza Ramos R, Laufer I, Teixeira WGJ, Barzilai O, Gasbarrini A, Fehlings MG, Chou D, Gokaslan ZL, Netzer C, Luzatti A, Verlaan JJ, Goldschlager T, Shin JH, O'Toole JE, Sciubba DM, Bettegowda C, Clarke MJ, Weber MH, Mesfin A, Kawahara N, Patel SS, Goodwin CR, Disch AC, Reynolds JJ, Lazary A, Boriani S, Dea N, Sahgal A, Rhines LD, Fisher CG; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor.: Association Between Nutritional Status and Survival in Patients Requiring Treatment for Spinal Metastases. Neurosurgery Nov 2025.Siraj L, Duvall JB, Massaad E, Fourman MS, Shin JH: Preoperative Function, Previous SERM Treatment, and Triple-Negative Tumor Status are Independently Associated With 3-Month Postoperative Function After Surgical Decompression of Metastatic Breast Cancer. HSS J Nov 2025.
Khalid SI, Wang R, Abou-Mrad T, Massaad E, Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Golubovsky JL, Ozturk AK, Shin JH.: Association of Osteoporosis and Bone-Strengthening Medications with Postoperative Outcomes Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. World Neurosurg Oct 2025.
Laflamme M, Gasbarrini A, Rhines LD, Lazary A, Gokaslan ZL, Reynolds JJ, Luzzati A, Disch AC, Chou D, Clarke MJ, Wei F, Bettegowda C, Rampersaud YR, Boriani S, Shin JH, Lord E, Sciubba DM, Laufer I, Sahgal A, Fisher CG, Dea N; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor.: Surgical Adverse Events for Primary Tumors of the Spine and Their Impact on Outcomes: An Observational Study From the Primary Tumors Research and Outcomes Network: Corrigendum. Neurosurgery Oct 2025.
Karsalia R, Xu E, Malhotra RD, Gor A, Arena JD, Kost J, McClintock SD, Yoon J, Ozturk AK, Judy B, Marcotte P, Shin JH, Schuster J, Malhotra NR.: Markers of preoperative depression and anxiety as predictors of increased short-term healthcare utilization after lumbar fusion surgery. J Neurosurg Spine Oct 2025.
Cho C, Hills J, Anderson P, Annaswamy T, Cassidy RC, Craig C, DeMicco R, Easa J, Kreiner S, Mazanec D, O'Toole J, Rappard G, Ravinsky R, Schoenfeld A, Shin J, Whitcomb G, Reitman C.: Appropriate Use Criteria for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures. Spine J. 4:S1529-9430(25)00100-7., August 2025.
Joshua L Golubovsky, John H Shin: Editorial. Back pain catastrophizing: evaluating expectations for patients with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. J Neurosurg Spine Aug 2025.
O'Callaghan E, Andrade K, Rivera N, Rowe D, Blasingame M, Reitz K, Dalton T, Crowell KA, Herndon J, Kaplan S, Applegate KL, Garcia ME, De la Garza Ramos R, Shin JH, Erickson M, Goodwin CR.: ASO Visual Abstract: Perioperative Depressive Symptoms in Surgical Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. Aug 2025.
De la Garza Ramos R, Goodwin CR, Weber MH, Pahuta M, Patel SS, MacLean M, Sahgal A, Rhines LD, Sciubba DM, Netzer C, Dea N, Verlaan JJ, Gasbarrini A, Reynolds J, Barzilai O, Bettegowda C, Boriani S, Fisher CG, Gokaslan ZL, Lazary A, Laufer I, Shin JH, Charest-Morin R; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor.: An International Delphi Consensus on Defining the Optimal Surgical Composite Outcome in Metastatic Spine Disease (OSCO-M). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Aug 2025.
Cho CH, Hills JM, Anderson PA, Annaswamy TM, Cassidy RC, Craig CM, DeMicco RC, Easa JE, Kreiner DS, Mazanec DJ, O'Toole JE, Rappard G, Ravinsky RA, Schoenfeld AJ, Shin JH, Whitcomb GL, Reitman CA.: Appropriate Use Criteria for Neoplastic Compression Fractures. Spine J 13: S1529-9430(25)00018-X, July 2025.