Spine Universe Editorial Board

John J. Carbone, MD

Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
Harborview Reconstructive Spine and Orthopaedic Specialists
Baltimore, MD
(410) 350-8300
John J. Carbone, MD is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is the Director, Orthopaedic Spine Services at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Carbone specializes in the design and use of orthopaedic implants and surgical instruments as well as the biomechanics and clinical outcomes of spinal surgery. Currently, he holds several patents for orthopaedic prosthetic devices and implants and is a consulting surgeon to the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Carbone specializes in the treatment of all types of spinal pathology from degenerative cervical and lumbar disease to reconstructive deformity, failed spine surgery syndrome, and minimally invasive spinal surgery.

Dr. Carbone received a bachelor's degree iin engineering from The United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1983. He then served as a marine engineer for Military Sealift Command until 1988. He received an honorable discharge as a lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve in 1993. He received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1992. He completed his orthopaedic residency training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and his reconstructive spinal surgery fellowship under Dr. John Kostuik.

Dr. Carbone's combination of medical and engineering talents have led to a distinguished career in orthopeadics research and design. His primary research focuses on the biomechanical design and use of orthopaedic implants in spinal fusion.


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