Stephen Shelby Burks Jr. MD
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma, Peripheral Nerve
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery Fellowship Trained in Spine and Peripheral Nerve
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1095 NW 14th TerraceD4-6Miami, FL 33136
Phone+1 305-243-6751
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Summary
- Dr. Shelby Burks grew up in Orlando, Florida. He attended Rollins College graduating with magna cum laude distinction in Biology. After college he was offered a scholarship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine where he subsequently graduated with AOA honors distinction.
As a first year medical student he developed an early interest in Neurosurgery.
His research interests include peripheral nerve repair, degenerative spinal column disease, minimally invasive spine surgery, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and stem cell transplantation techniques, among others. He has three articles featured on the covers of the Journal of Neurosurgery and over 50 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters. Dr. Burks has several grants from federal, industry, and charitable funding sources. He actively participates in translational and clinical studies. During training Dr. Burks completed fellowship in complex spine and peripheral nerve surgery.
His interests outside of medicine include interests include film, Miami cultural events, healthcare policy, and travel.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2014 - 2021- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2017 - 2019
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2014
Rollins CollegeBA, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 2006 - 2010
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - 2027
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsImpact of Upper Limb Motor Recovery on Functional Independence After Traumatic Low Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Saad Javeed, Justin K Zhang, Jacob K Greenberg, Kathleen Botterbush, Braeden Benedict
Journal of Neurotrauma. 2024-05-01 - 7 citationsAssociation of upper-limb neurological recovery with functional outcomes in high cervical spinal cord injury.Saad Javeed, Jacob K Greenberg, Justin K Zhang, Benjamin Plog, Christopher F Dibble
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2023-09-01 - 1 citationsRecurrent Peroneal Intraneural Ganglion Cyst: Management and Review of the Literature.Joseph Yunga Tigre, Krisna Maddy, Emily L Errante, Meredith C Costello, Steven Steinlauf
Cureus. 2023-05-01
Press Mentions
Trucks Carry First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Hospitals Across the USDecember 15th, 2020
Right Now, Truck Stops Are Some of America's Most 'Essential Businesses'March 21st, 2020
Director Emerita of the University of Michigan Transportation ResearchAugust 15th, 2003
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