Tim O’Connor, MD attended the University of Florida for his undergraduate education, where he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Neurobiological Sciences. He received his medical degree from the University of Florida, where he graduated with Honors in Research and Academic Excellence.
During medical school he was invited to join the University of Florida Medical School admissions committee and elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. In his free time, he volunteered with the local fire rescue team and joined the Jacksonville Beach Police SWAT team to provide medical assistance during high risk missions. After graduating from the SWAT Team Operations Course, he returned to Camp Blanding to help train officers in tactical combat casualty care. He was an instructor for programs in the private sector that provided medical training to law enforcement, military personnel, and the US Department of Homeland Security. At his medical school graduation, he was presented with the C. Craig Tisher Faculty Award for his academic and research achievements, and received the Excellence in Neurosurgery Award at the UF College Of Medicine Awards banquet.
Dr. O’Connor completed his Chief Year of Neurosurgery residency at the University at Buffalo, and completed his CAST accredited complex spine fellowship in 2019. During his spine fellowship, he was awarded the AO Discovery and Innovation Young Investigator grant by the AO Spine Foundation for his biomechanical research in junctional tethers. He was invited to join the AO Knowledge Forum, and presented his work at multiple national and international conferences. During residency, he received the Resident of the Year award and Highest Neurosurgery Board Score award at University of Buffalo Neurosurgery.
He is currently a Neurosurgeon at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute and the Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Surgery. He sees patients at Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Bethesda Hospital.
University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2017 - 2021
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 2014, Honors in Research, Honors in Academic Excellence
University of FloridaBachelor's of Science in IDS Neurobiological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 2010
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License2020 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
AO Discovery and Innovation AwardAO Spine Foundation, 2019
Highest Board ScoreUniversity at Buffalo Neurosurgery, 2018
Resident of the YearUniversity at Buffalo Neurosurgery, 2018
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor SocietyUniversity of Florida, School of Medicine, 2013
C. Craig Tisher Faculty AwardUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, 2014
Honors in Academic ExcellenceUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, 2014
Honors in ResearchUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, 2014
Excellence in Neurosurgery AwardUniversity of Florida Department of Neurosurgery. UF College of Medicine Senior Awards Banquet, 2014
Elected into the UF Medical School Admissions CommitteeUniversity of Florida, 2013-2014
Abstract awarded the Sam Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon AwardCongress of Neurological Surgeons. An Observational Study of Hospital Paging Practices and Workflow Interruption Among On-Call Junior Neurological Surgery. Fargen, O'Connor, Raymond, Sporrer, Friedman, 2012
NIH T35 Training GrantMedical Student Research Program, 2011
University of Florida COM RepresentativeAMSA Medical College Student Panel, 2011
PresidentMedical Honors Program Ambassadors, 2011
FounderMedical Honors Program Ambassador, 2010
Honors Medical ProgramUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, 2010
Charles Vincent & Heidi Cole McLaughlin Scholar RecipientUF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2009
First Place Undergraduate PresenterSouth East Biomechanics Conference, 2009
Howards Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) ScholarshipScience for Life Program, 2008
Asham Khan, Joshua E Meyers, Paul Blasio, Jennifer Z Mao, Timothy E O'Connor, Justice O. Agyei, Evan Winograd, Kenneth V. Snyder, Jeffrey P. Mullin, Elad I. Levy, John...> ;Spine. 2021 May 15
Jennifer Z. Mao, Alexander G. Fritz, Jean-Marc P. Lucas, Asham Khan, Daniel O. Popoola, Alexander B. Becker, Bennett R. Levy, Justice O. Agyei, Timothy E O'Connor, Joh...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 Feb 1
Jennifer Z. Mao, Patrick S. Laird, Nicholas S. Imperato, Kurt D. Knepley, Asham Khan, Justice O. Agyei, Timothy E O'Connor, John Pollina, Jeffrey P. Mullin> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 Jan 1
Timothy E O'Connor, Mary Margaret O’Hehir, Asham Khan, Jennifer Z. Mao, Lauren C. Levy, Jeffrey P. Mullin, John Pollina> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 Jan 1
Asham Khan, Kyungduk Rho, Jennifer Z. Mao, Timothy E O'Connor, Justice O. Agyei, Joshua E Meyers, Jeffrey P. Mullin, John Pollina> ;World Neurosurgery. 2020 Jun 6
Justice O. Agyei, Asham Khan, Patrick K. Jowdy, Timothy E O'Connor, Joshua E Meyers, Jeffrey P. Mullin, John Pollina> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 May 1