About Howard S. An, MD
Dr. Howard An has been a tenured professor and The Morton International Endowed Chair for Spine Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush Medical College since 1997. He is Director of the Rush Spine Center and Director of Spine Fellowships, where he has trained clinical spine fellows and numerous international research spine fellows. He holds hospital appointments at Rush University Medical Center and Oak Park Hospital.
Dr. An earned a Medical Degree at the Medical College of Ohio followed by an internship and orthopaedic residency at the same college. His spine fellowship was at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Pennsylvania Hospital's Rothman Institute from 1988 to 1989. Dr. An is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He served on the faculty of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee from 1989 to 1997.
Dr. An is a recipient of various awards and honors such as the North American Traveling Fellowship from the American Orthopaedic Association, Teacher of the Year from the Medical College of Wisconsin and from Rush University Medical Center, the North American Spine Society Research Award, and a Traveling Fellowship from the Scoliosis Research Society.
Many professional societies count Dr. An among their members including: the American Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedic Research Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Academic Orthopaedic Society, Cervical Spine Research Society, American Spinal Injury Association, North American Spine Society, Scoliosis Research Society, and International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine. Dr. An served on several research, editorial, and educational committees of these societies, and he is President of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine for 2010 to 2011.
On issues of spine and orthopaedics, Dr. An has authored or edited 20 medical books and has contributed 100 chapters to additional books. Dr. An has published 250 original papers in professional journals and 300 abstracts of scientific research. He has given over 300 scientific presentations at national and international meetings. In addition to publishing and presenting original research, Dr. An is an Associate Editor for the journals Spine and the American Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, as well as an Editorial Board member of Contemporary Spine Surgery.
Dr. An has extensive interest in basic science research on the spine, and he has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, other federal institutions, foundations, and industry for the past 2 decades.
