Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Clinical Scholar)

Co-Director of the USC Spine Center

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Overview

Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, is a recognized expert in the surgical treatment of all neck and back disorders. As a world-renowned leader in spine care, Dr. Wang is continuously writing and presenting professional articles, publications, and speaking engagements to national and international audiences. Dr. Wang’s reputation for consistently providing excellent patient care, outstanding qualifications and experience has earned him immense respect from patients and physicians alike. He assumes numerous leadership roles in nationally respected medical organizations, including serving as president of the North American Spine Society, the Cervical Spine Research Society and Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics.

His research interests include gene therapy for the treatment of spinal disorders, minimally invasive surgery for spinal disorders, bone growth biological proteins and biomedical engineering of noninvasive spine surgery using high intensity focused ultrasonic waves. Dr. Wang has received numerous research grants and is currently involved in many clinical trials in the treatment of spine problems.

Awards

  • American Orthopaedic Association (AOA): Executive Board
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS): Writing Task Force
  • AOSpine International: Past Chairman
  • The Global Spine Journal: Editor in Chief
  • The 5th Annual Global Spine Congress, Dubai, UAE: Program Chair, 2016
  • Orthopedics This Week: Top 26 Spine Surgeons, 2016
  • Pasadena Magazine: Top Doctor, 2016
     – 2017
  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctors, 2016
     – 2017
  • North American Spine Society: President, 2019
  • Cervical Spine Research Society: Past President, 2018
  • Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics: Past President

Publications

  • Evaluating the Prevalence of Motion Abnormalities at Treatment Levels and Nontreatment Levels in Lumbar Stenosis and Spondylolisthesis Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 10 01; 48(19):1405-1407.. View in PubMed
  • Secreted phosphoprotein 24 kD (Spp24) inhibits the growth of human osteosarcoma through the BMP-2/Smad signaling pathway. J Orthop Res. 2023 08; 41(8):1803-1814.. View in PubMed
  • Do the Choice of Fusion Construct With and Without Autograft Influence the Fusion and Complication Rates in Patients Undergoing 1 or 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery? A PRISMA-Compliant Network Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J. 2024 Feb; 14(2_suppl):59S-69S.. View in PubMed
  • The potential reversibility of Cutibacterium acnes-related disc degeneration: a rabbit model. Spine J. 2023 05; 23(5):780-782.. View in PubMed
  • The Role of Sex Hormones in Degenerative Disc Disease. Global Spine J. 2023 Sep; 13(7):2096-2099.. View in PubMed
  • The Magic of Meeting in Person. Global Spine J. 2023 Jan; 13(1):7.. View in PubMed
  • Specialist-Beliefs Often Prevent a Genuinely Effective Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain. Global Spine J. 2023 Mar; 13(2):267.. View in PubMed
  • Evaluating Changes to the Modified K-Line Using Kinematic MRIs. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Jun 15; 48(12):859-866.. View in PubMed
  • Incidence of complications associated with cervical spine surgery and post-operative physical therapy and implications for timing of initiation of post-operative physical therapy: a retrospective database study. Eur Spine J. 2023 01; 32(1):382-388.. View in PubMed
  • SPINE20 recommendations 2022: spine care-working together to recover stronger. Eur Spine J. 2022 Dec; 31(12):3262-3273.. View in PubMed