
Kevin L Ju MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Spine Surgeon, Texas Back Institute
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3164 Horizon RdSte 100Rockwall, TX 75032
Phone+1 972-772-8780
Fax+1 972-772-8780
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Summary
- Dr. Kevin Ju is a board-certified spine surgeon with offices in Rockwall and Plano. He graduated at the top of his class from Stanford University with honors and distinction for his research in neuroscience. From there, he earned a perfect GPA from Harvard Medical School before pursuing extensive residency training at the multiple Harvard hospitals, including a chief residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He went on to complete additional specialized fellowship training with several world-renowned spine surgeons at Emory University. Dr. Ju currently practices as a spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute. He has expertise in low back conditions such as spinal stenosis, lumbar spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, radiculopathy, disc herniations, and scoliosis. Additionally, he is adept at treating cervical conditions including cervical stenosis, spondylosis, radiculopathy, myelopathy, disc herniations, and kyphosis. Dr. Ju can often treat his patients without resorting to surgery, but if surgery is needed is he trained in the latest minimally-invasive and motion preserving techniques to give patients the best outcome possible. He has published extensive peer-reviewed research on neck and low back conditions and surgical techniques and treatment, which have been cited extensively in the academic literature.
Education & Training
- Emory University HospitalSpinal Surgery, 2015 - 2016
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolChief Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2015
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2010 - 2015
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2010 - 2011
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2010, MD
- Stanford UniversityBS, Neurobiology, Departmental Honors, Academic Distinction, & JE Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement (Summa Cum Laude)
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2014 - 2017
- GA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsJapanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ) in mainland China: an investigation of reliability, validity, and responsiveness.Feifei Zhou, Shuyang Li, Yilong Zhang, Yanbin Zhao, Kevin L. Ju
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2020-10-22 - 7 citationsQuantitative analysis of the correlation between preoperative cervical degeneration and postoperative heterotopic ossification after cervical disc replacement: minimum...Feifei Zhou, Shuyang Li, Yanbin Zhao, Yilong Zhang, Kevin L. Ju
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2020-07-17 - 11 citationsThe Effect of Surgical Decompression on Functional Balance Testing in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.Ram Haddas, Kevin L. Ju, Akwasi Boah, Thomas Kosztowski, Peter B. Derman
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2019-11-01
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Cervical TreatmentJuly 28th, 2024
- Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion Complication Rates; Spine Care in 2017 & More — 8 Outpatient Spine Stories FeaturedMarch 6th, 2017
- Spine Care in 2017: 4 Spine Surgeons Make Predictions FeaturedJanuary 26th, 2017
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Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
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