About Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD
Dr. Christopher Shaffrey is Chief of the Duke Spine Division, combining the departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Shaffrey is board certified in both neurological surgery and orthopaedic surgery in practice at the Duke Spine Center in Durham, NC.
Dr. Shaffrey received his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and completed his surgical internship at the Naval Hospital of San Diego, CA. His residencies in neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgery were at the University of Virginia Medical Center, where he completed a spine fellowship in pediatric and adult reconstructive spine surgery.
Known worldwide, Dr. Shaffrey has contributed to scientific scholarship by presenting research at national and international meetings, publishing chapters in medical books, and consistently contributing scientific papers to premier medical journals. He has an active interest in spinal surgery, pediatric and adult scoliosis, spinal cord injury, spinal trauma, and spinal tumors.
An active member of many prestigious neurosurgical and spinal societies, he currently serves as the Chair of the International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), President-Elect of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS).
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