Alan Sander Hilibrand MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Joseph and Marie Field Professor of Spinal Surgery, Jefferson Medical College Vice Chairman, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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3300 Tillman DrFl 2Bensalem, PA 19020
Phone+1 267-339-3558
Fax+1 215-503-0580

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Summary

Dr. Alan Hilibrand is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Philadelphia, PA, specializing in orthopedic spine surgery. He received his MD from Yale School of Medicine and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Michigan, followed by a fellowship in spine surgery at Case Western Reserve University. His expertise includes cervical radiculopathy, spondylolisthesis, cervical myelopathy, lumbar spinal stenosis, and motion-sparing procedures for the cervical spine including disc replacement and cervical laminoplasty. Dr. Hilibrand has over 500 peer-reviewed publications, including in The New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of the American Medical Association. He is The Joseph and Marie Field Professor of Spinal Surgery and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Rothman Orthopaedics. He has been consistently recognized as a top doctor by Philadelphia Magazine and America's Top Doctors, served as the 43rd President of the Cervical Spine Research Society, and will serve as the President of the North American Spine Society in 2028.

Education & Training

University of MichiganResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1943 - 1948
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1943, MD
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Life Sciences

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2027
OH State Medical License 1994 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
DE State Medical License 2002 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2018 - 2025
DC State Medical License 1998 - 2002
TN State Medical License 1996 - 2000
MI State Medical License 1992 - 1996
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2007-2026
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2026
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Inpatient national trends and aggregate costs of primary and revision lumbar fusion in the US from 2016 to 2022.
Mitchell K Ng, Leonidas E Mastrokostas, Paul G Mastrokostas, Yulia Lee, Sean Inzerillo
The Spine Journal. 2026-09-01
The Impact of Metformin on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lumbar Fusion.
Rachel Huang, Jonathan Dalton, Yasmine Eichbaum, Jeremy Heard, Teeto Ezeonu
Spine. 2026-09-01
Patient-reported outcomes decline after second revision lumbar fusion: a retrospective cohort study.
Mitchell K Ng, Joydeep Baidya, Joshua Mathew, Jonathan Dalton, Gregorio Baek
The Spine Journal. 2026-08-01

Journal Articles

Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Weinstein JN, Tosteson TD, Lurie JD, Tosteson AN, Blood EA, Hanscom B, Herkowitz HN, Cammisa FP, Albert TJ, Boden SD, Hilibrand AS, Goldberg H, Berven S, An H, The New England Journal of Medicine, 1/1/2008
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis
Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Hanscom B, Tosteson AN, Blood EA, Birkmeyer NJ, Hilibrand AS, Herkowitz HN, Cammisa FP, Albert TJ, Emery LG, Abdu WA, Longley M, E..., The New England Journal of Medicine, 1/1/2007
Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial
Weinstein JN, Tosteson TD, Lurie JD, Tosteson AN, Hanscom BS, Skinner J, Abdu WA, Hilibrand AS, Boden SD, Deyo RA, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1/22/2006

Books/Book Chapters

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine
Chapter: Lumbar Mirodiscectomy
Harrod CC, Trimba R, Hilibrand ASEditors: Zdeblick TA and Albert TA.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins / Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA2014
Surgical Anatomy and Techniques of the Spine
Chapter: Ankylosing Spondylitis: Posterior Approaches (Osteotomy) to the Cervical and Lumbar Spine in the Treatment of Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformity
Hilibrand AS, Goins M, Kepler CEditors: Kim et al.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2013
The Cervical Spine
Chapter: Management of Adjacent Segment Disease Associated with Prior Cervical Fusion
Shimer AL, Hohl JB, Hilibrand ASEditors: Benzel EC.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins / Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5th,2012

Lectures

Cervical Spine Surgery in America: Is It always Evidence-Based?
London, UK - 1/28/2015
Revision Cervical Spine Surgery
Incheon, Korea - 1/25/2014
Adjacent Segment Disease of the Cervical Spine
Incheon, Korea - 1/25/2014

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