Todd Albert, MD

InVivo’s Scientific Advisory Board

Todd J. Albert, MD, is the James Edwards Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He is also the President of the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia.

Previously, he served as Co-director of Reconstructive Spine Surgery and the Spine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Albert graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College, received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (where he was named Outstanding Chief Resident) and a fellowship in spinal surgery at the Minnesota Spine Center.

Dr. Albert serves on the boards of several scholarly journals, including Spine, The Spine Journal, and The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, as well as medical associations, including American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cervical Spine Research Society, Scoliosis Research Society, International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, and North American Spine Society. He is Chair of Network Development for the National Spine Network, a consortium of centers of excellence for spine care throughout the United States.

Dr. Albert has published over 200 scientific articles, authored over 40 book chapters, and presented his research both nationally and internationally. He has published seven textbooks on spinal surgery, including Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade; Surgical Approaches to the Spine; Master Cases: Spine Surgery; Physical Examination of the Spine; and Spinal Deformities, the Essentials.