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: 617-726-5252
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.
Surgical Leadership Program, Havard Medical School , 2022.
Strategy for Healthcare Delivery, Harvard Business 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.
Surgical Leadership Program, Havard Medical School , 2022.
Strategy for Healthcare Delivery, Harvard Business School, 2022.
Selected Publications
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.Syed I Khalid, Elie Massaad, Joanna Mary Roy, Kyle Thomson, Pranav Mirpuri, Ali Kiapour, John H Shin: An Appraisal of the Quality of Development and Reporting of Predictive Models in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review. Neurosurgery 96(2): 269-275, Feb 2025.
Goodwin CR, De la Garza Ramos R, Bettegowda C, Barzilai O, Shreyaskumar P, Fehlings MG, Laufer I, Sahgal A, Rhines LD, Reynolds JJ, Lazary A, Gasbarrini A, Dea N, Verlaan JJ, Sullivan PZ, Gokaslan ZL, Fisher CG, Boriani S, Shin JH, Hornicek FJ, Weber MH, Goodwin ML, Charest-Morin R; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor: Overview of Molecular Prognostication for Common Solid Tumor Histologies - What the Surgeon Should Know Global Spine J 15(1_suppl): 6S-15S, Jan 2025.
Aladine A Elsamadicy, Paul Serrato, Sina Sadeghzadeh, Sumaiya Sayeed, Astrid C Hengartner, Syed I Khalid, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, John H Shin, Ehud Mendel, Daniel M Sciubba: Assessing a revised-risk analysis index for morbidity and mortality after spine surgery for metastatic spinal tumors. J Neurooncol 171(1): 213-228, Jan 2025.
Kwan WC, Zuckerman SL, Fisher CG, Laufer I, Chou D, O'Toole JE, Schultheiss M, Weber MH, Sciubba DM, Pahuta M, Shin JH, Fehlings MG, Versteeg A, Goodwin ML, Boriani S, Bettegowda C, Lazary A, Gasbarrini A, Reynolds JJ, Verlaan JJ, Sahgal A, Gokaslan ZL, Rhines LD, Dea N.: What is the Optimal Management of Metastatic Spine Patients With Intermediate Spinal Instability Neoplastic Scores: To Operate or Not to Operate? Global Spine J 15(1_suppl): 132S-142S, Jan 2025.
Leary OP, Setty A, Gong JH, Ali R, Fridley JS, Fisher CG, Sahgal A, Rhines LD, Reynolds JJ, Lazáry Á, Laufer I, Gasbarrini A, Dea N, Verlaan JJ, Bettegowda C, Boriani S, Mesfin A, Luzzati A, Shin JH, Cecchinato R, Hornicek FJ, Goodwin ML, Gokaslan ZL.: Prevention and Management of Posterior Wound Complications Following Oncologic Spine Surgery: Narrative Review of Available Evidence and Proposed Clinical Decision-Making Algorithm Global Spine J 15(1_suppl): 143S-156S, Jan 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, Jan 2025.
De la Garza Ramos R, Charest-Morin R, Goodwin CR, Zuckerman SL, Laufer I, Dea N, Sahgal A, Rhines LD, Gokaslan ZL, Bettegowda C, Versteeg AL, Chen H, Cordula N, Sciubba DM, O'Toole JE, Fehlings MG, Kumar N, Disch AC, Stephens B, Goldschlager T, Weber MH, Shin JH; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor: Malnutrition in Spine Oncology: Where Are We and What Are We Measuring? Global Spine J 15(1_suppl): 29S-46S, Jan 2025.
Khalid SI, Massaad E, Shin JH: Assessing the prognostic impact of body composition phenotypes on surgical outcomes and survival in patients with spinal metastasis: a deep learning approach to preoperative CT analysis J Neurosurg Spine 42(3): 356-365, Dec 2024.
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) Nov 2024 Notes: [Online ahead of print]; doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005207