Paul C. McAfee, MD, MBA, is an Outstanding Spine Surgeon and Director of the Scoliosis and Spine Center at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD

Paul C. McAfee, MD, MBA, is a top spine surgeon who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients as Director of the Scoliosis and Spine Center at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Established in 1991 by Dr. McAfee, the Center specializes in treating spine problems, such as spinal stenosis, disk herniations, injuries, and chronic diseases, and is affiliated with Towson Orthopaedic Associates in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. McAfee additionally can be found on staff at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD, which he joined in February 2021. With thirty-seven years of experience as a spine surgeon, he specializes in all facets of spinal reconstructive surgery to correct spine deformities and neurological deficits. Dr. McAfee maintains a traveling fellowship, which allows him to teach other spine surgeons around the world on minimally invasive spine surgery. He further participates in the Spine Training Programs at Johns Hopkins, Sinai Lifebridge, and University of Maryland Systems. Dr. McAfee invented cervical disc replacement and he performs an average of 400 spinal reconstructive surgery procedures annually. For more information about Dr. Paul C. McAfee, please visit https://www.drmcafee.net/about-us/ or https://www.medstarortho.org/doctor-profile/1033136866/.

Dr. McAfee has been recognized as “one of Baltimore’s Top Doctors and is among U.S. News & World Report’s Top 1% of spine experts worldwide for his expertise and contributions to the field of spine surgery”, according to his website. The Medical Library at University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center was dedicated and named after Paul C McAfee, MD, MBA. He has performed more than 200 innovative motion-preserving surgeries in 10 countries and has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications. Having invented and developed over 20 major spinal products ranging from pedicle screws to cervical fixation devices and motion preserving arthroplasties, Dr. McAfee holds over 20 US patents on spinal devices. He has authored 6 full-length textbooks and surgical atlases, including Atlas of Spinal Surgery, Motion Preservation Surgery of the Spine: Advanced Techniques and Controversies, and Atlas of Endoscopic Spine Surgery. As per his website, “his early pioneering work on CT scans for burst fractures led to a better understanding of implant behavior first with pedicle screw-based instrumentation and, subsequently, with many other devices. He and his lab have set the standard for biomechanical testing of implant and construct performance. More recently, they have done pioneering work on disk endplate interface behavior and the effects of wear debris around the spine.” For more information about Dr. Paul C. McAfee, please visit https://www.medstarortho.org/doctor-profile/1033136866/.

Paul C. McAfee, MD, MBA, is a 1978-graduate of The Syracuse Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. His postgraduate training includes his internship at the University of Virginia School of Medicine (1978-1979), followed by his orthopedic surgery residency served at SUNY Upstate Medical University (1979-1983), as well as his reconstructive surgery and spinal cord injury fellowship performed at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1984). Dr. McAfee completed his undergraduate education, i.e., his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, at the University of Rochester in 1974. In 2010, he obtained his Master of Business Administration degree from Fordham Gabelli School of Business.  He attained board certification in orthopedic surgery with the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Furthermore, he maintains professional memberships with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, the Orthopedic Research Society, the Scoliosis Research Society, the International Cervical Spine Research Society, and the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. For more information about Paul C. McAfee, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3517919-Paul-McAfee-Orthopedist.