Dr. Bryce Basques - Spine Surgery Research

Medical research is one of the core missions of Brown University Orthopedics, and Dr. Basques is one of the most highly published and cited spine surgeons at Brown. He has authored over 100 original research papers and a leading spine surgery textbook. He has received multiple research grants and awards from organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), North American Spine Society (NASS), and the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association (MAOA). Dr. Basques maintains an active clinical research laboratory and mentors medical students, residents and fellows. Dr. Basques serves on the North American Spine Society (NASS) Research Funding Committee, for which he evaluates grant applications and directs research funding for the largest multispecialty spine society every year. He is also on the NASS Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, where he evaluates current literature to generate evidence-based recommendations that guide clinical practice worldwide. He is a peer-reviewer for multiple major academic journals.

A select group of Dr. Basques’ published spine research papers are highlighted below:


About the Author

Dr. Bryce Basques is a spine surgeon at Brown University (University Orthopedics) who specializes in spinal disorders such as disk herniations, degenerative cervical, thoracic, lumbar disease, spinal deformity, trauma, and tumors. He also specializes in correcting failed surgery and revision procedures. He has extensive experience with the latest advances in spine surgery, including robotic spine surgery, navigation, minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient spine surgery, and motion preservation (non-fusion surgery). Dr. Basques attended medical school at Yale, orthopaedic surgery residency at Rush, and spine surgery fellowship at the Rothman Institute. Dr. Basques has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and regularly presents his research nationally and internationally.

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