Spine Universe Editorial Board

Jeffrey Kozak, MD is a specialist in spinal reconstructive surgery and a noted surgeon, inventor, and contributor to the body of spinal literature. His clinical practice emphasizes non-surgical conservative care and offers a complete spectrum of spinal surgical interventions from out-patient spine surgery to major spinal reconstruction.

Dr. Kozak's special interest is to help patients who obtained a poor result with prior spinal surgery. He is also keenly interested in training other spine surgeons in the anterior approach to spinal disorders. In addition, Dr. Kozak has participated in the design of several spinal implants and holds several patents for various spinal fixation devices and interbody constructs.

A native of West Texas, Dr. Kozak earned his Bachelor's Degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering with honors from Duke University. He completed his Medical Doctorate, internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. During his residency he received the Paul Harrington Award for Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery. He was awarded a spinal fellowship in England, France, and Germany, to study with many of the world's leading spinal specialists.

Dr. Kozak is the Founding Member and past President of the Texas Spine Society and has held many other prestigious appointments including The Texas Workers' Compensation Spine Task Force, North American Spine Society Outcome Committee, Charter Diplomat of the American Board of Spine Surgery, and Vice Chief of Staff, Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, TX.

He has completed more than 50 academic productions, including professional articles, book chapters, and symposium presentations. He has served as a faculty member in several spinal instrumentation courses. After being appointed to the Texas Workers' Compensation Task Force, Dr. Kozak was one of the leading contributors in the creation of an extensive guideline to improve the care of the Texas worker with spinal injuries.

Dr. Kozak is an active member of many professional societies including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Texas Spine Society, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Medical Foundation, American Back Society, Harris County Medical Society, and Houston Orthopedic Society.

Jeffrey A. Kozak, MD is on the Spine Universe Editorial Board.

SpineUniverse articles from Jeffrey A. Kozak, MD

• Clinical Series of Spondylolisthesis Reductions
  The outcomes of a clinical series of spondylolisthesis reductions utilizing the SOCON Spondylolisthesis Reduction System.
• Discussion: Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Reduction vs. In-Situ Fusion?
  A discussion of the SOCON Spondylolisthesis Reduction System.
• Evaluation of Neural Tension at the Time of Spondylolisthesis Reduction
  An illustrated discussion of the evaluation of neural tension by means of cadaveric study.
• Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Reduction vs. In-Situ Fusion?
  Isthmic spondylolisthesis is an extremely common cause of lumbar symptomatology and remains one of the most common indications for lumbar reconstruction.
• Surgical Treatment of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
  Most surgeons utilize pedicular fixation where arthrodesis of adult isthmic spondylolisthesis is undertaken.