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.
BA (Biology)
Brown University, 1997.
MD (Medicine)
Chicago Medical School , 2003.
MBA (Business Administration)
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2024.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003-2004.
Resident, Neurological Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004-2009.
Fellow, Neurological Surgery & Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2009-2011.
Fellow, Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2010-2011.
Intern, General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003-2004.
Resident, Neurological Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004-2009.
Fellow, Neurological Surgery & Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2009-2011.
Fellow, Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2010-2011.
Certifications
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2015.
North American Spine Society (NASS) Evidence-Based Medicine Training Program, 2020.
AO North America Chairperson Education Program, 2020.
Strategy for Healthcare Delivery, Harvard Business School, 2022.
Surgical Leadership Program, Havard Medical School , 2022.
Permanent linkBoard Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2015.
North American Spine Society (NASS) Evidence-Based Medicine Training Program, 2020.
AO North America Chairperson Education Program, 2020.
Strategy for Healthcare Delivery, Harvard Business School, 2022.
Surgical Leadership Program, Havard Medical School , 2022.
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
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.
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.
Myneni S, Tang L, Akbari H, Mayne R, Kazemi F, Xiong R, Redmond KJ, Bilsky MH, Charest-Morin R, Tobert DG, Chakravarthy V, Shankar GM, Lo SL, Shin JH, Wolinsky JP, Sciubba DM, Gokaslan ZL, Dea N, Lubelski D, Ahmed AK, Mukherjee D.: The Spinal Chordoma Patient Reported Outcome Survey (spCPROS): a patient-centered, disease-specific tool for assessing quality of life in spinal chordoma patients. J Neurooncol. July 2025.
Khalid SI, Mirpuri P, Massaad E, Wang R, Elsamadicy A, Shin JH, Adogwa O.: The impact of semaglutide use for weight loss on transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion outcomes. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. July 2025.
Barbanti Brodano G, Griffoni C, Salamanna F, Noli LE, Monetta A, Luzzati A, Disch AC, Lazary A, Barzilai O, Laufer I, Gokaslan ZL, Fehlings MG, Verlaan JJ, Chou D, Rhines LD, Shin JH, Teixeira WGJ, Sciubba DM, Bettegowda C, Charest-Morin R, Boriani S, Goldschlager T, Weber MH, Clarke MJ, O'Toole JE, Netzer C, Goodwin CR, Mesfin A, Mummaneni PV, Dea N, Reynolds JJ, Sahgal A, Fisher CG, Gasbarrini A; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor.: Evaluation of Adverse Events and the Impact on Health-Related Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Spine Tumors: Analysis of the Metastatic Tumor Research and Outcomes Network (MTRON) Registry Dataset. Global Spine J Jun 2025.
Jantijn Amelink, Robertus Pierik, Olivier Groot, John H Shin, Jorrit-Jan Verlaan, Daniel Tobert : Comparative Analysis of Surgical Outcomes in Separation Surgery vs. Anterior Reconstruction for Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) May 2025 Notes: [Online ahead of print]; doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005207
Khalid SI, Roy JM, Massaad E, Thomson K, Mirpuri P, Patel A, Mehta AI, Kiapour A, Shin JH.: An Appraisal of the Quality of Development and Reporting of Predictive Models in Spine Surgery. Global Spine J. May 2025.
Robertus Pierik, Jantijn Amelink , Olivier Groot, Avik Som, Bram T van Munster, Daniël C de Reus, Theresa L Chua, Hester Zijlstra, Jorrit-Jan Verlaan, John H Shin, James D Rabinov, Daniel G Tobert: Surgical Outcomes After Preoperative Embolization in Hypervascular Spinal Metastases: A Propensity Scored Study of 191 Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 50(7): 437-446, Apr 2025.