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Laurence Rhines, MD, Neurosurgery, Houston, TX, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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Neurosurgery • Houston, TX

Professor - Director of Spine Tumor Program

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Summary

  • Laurence D. Rhines, M.D., is a professor and director of the Spine Tumor Program in the Department of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson. Dr. Rhines received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a fellowship in neurosurgical oncology at MD Anderson. Dr. Rhines is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Best Doctors in America, Texas Super Doctors, Regional Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Charles Kuntz Scholar Award and The Alumni Achievement Award at Johns Hopkins.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 2000
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2001 - 2025
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1998 - 2003
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 2021 Top Performer 2021
  • Best Doctors in America® 2019 - 2020 List 2019-2020
  • Charles Kuntz Scholar Award, Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Chordoma Survivor: How a Spine Tumor Changed My Perspective
    Chordoma Survivor: How a Spine Tumor Changed My PerspectiveDecember 3rd, 2018
  • Young Desmoid Tumor Survivor Gets Life Back with 17-Hour Surgery
    Young Desmoid Tumor Survivor Gets Life Back with 17-Hour SurgeryJune 6th, 2017
  • Spine Surgery Innovations Stem from New Technology
    Spine Surgery Innovations Stem from New TechnologyAugust 2nd, 2016

Grant Support

  • Anatomic, Physiologic and Transcriptomic Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain in Human DRGNIH/NINDS2020–Present
  • MTRON: Metastatic Tumor Research and Outcomes Network: A multicenter prospective registry for the management and outcome of metastatic spine tumorsAOSpine International2018–Present

Professional Memberships

  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
    Member
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
    Fellow
  • AOSpine North American Spine Education Commission,
    Executive Committee
  • Spine Oncology Study Group
    Executive Committee
  • AOSpine North American Spine Education Commission
    Chairman
  • AOSpine Knowledge Forum Tumor
    Steering Committee
  • SpineNet Oncology Knowledge Forum
    Executive Committee
  • AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
    Executive Committee
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    William P. and Ivy Lim Chu Chair

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Laurence Rhines, Dr. Laurence Rhines, MD, Dr. L Rhines, Dr. Laurence D. Rhines