Dr. Chi is the Director of Neurosurgical Spinal Cancer in the Department of Neurosurgery and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He strives to approach each of his patients with individualized care to maximize positive recovery and surgical outcomes. Dr. Chi is motivated by seeing firsthand the increase in quality of life experienced by his patients through his efforts. He chose to pursue a medical career in Neurosurgery to help those in need and to improve the outcomes for patients with neurological disorders. His clinical practice is focused on personalizing comprehensive care for patients with spinal disorders and spinal tumors through the Brigham and Women’s Comprehensive Spine Center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and the Spinal Tumor Program located in the Hale Building for Transformative Medicine on the main campus. Within the Comprehensive Spine Center, Dr. Chi focuses on decompression, spinal fusion, and complex spinal reconstruction. He is an expert surgeon at performing minimally invasive spine surgery. View his neurosurgery research publications.
Contact
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road
1st Floor
Hale Building for Transformative Medicine
Boston,
MA
02115
Phone:
(617) 525-8016
Fax:
(617) 713-3050
About John H. Chi, MD, MPH
Gender
Male
Leadership Title
Director of Neurosurgical Spinal Cancer
Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Neurosurgery
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests
arthroplasty
artificial disc replacement
brachial plexus tumor
cervical radiculopathy
cervical stenosis
Chiari malformation
chondrosarcoma
chordoma
claudication
degenerative disc disease
disc herniation
endoscopic neurosurgery
ependymoma
lumbar radiculopathy
lumbar stenosis
meningiomas
minimally invasive surgery
muscle sparing spine surgery
myelopathy
osteosarcoma
scoliosis
spinal cord tumors
spinal deformity
spinal disorders
spinal fracture reconstruction
spinal fusion
spine treatment
spine tumors
spondylolisthesis
tethered cord
Bio
Internship
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center/Children's Hospital, 2001 - 2002
Medical School
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1996 - 2001
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery, 2012
Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2007 - 2008
