This special series on “Advances in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery” is edited by Dr. Mitchell S. Fourman, from Montefiore Einstein, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.

Mitchell S. Fourman, MD, M.Phil
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Montefiore Einstein, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

Mitchell S. Fourman is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Fourman’s clinical focus is the spine, with particular interests in adult spinal deformity, adult degenerative spine pathology, spine oncology, and minimally invasive spine surgery. He is also the Director of Orthopaedic Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement.

Dr. Fourman earned his Bachelor of Science at Stony Brook University in 2008, where he was a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar and a SUNY Chancellor’s Award winner. Dr. Fourman attended the University of Cambridge to earn a Masters of Philosophy in Sociology in 2009 prior to completing his Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in Research and the Humanities in 2014 at Stony Brook University. Dr. Fourman pursued his postdoctoral training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, completing an internship in general surgery in 2015 followed by a residency in orthopedic surgery in 2020. He then went on to complete a clinical fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Harvard in 2021 followed by a clinical fellowship in Adult Spine and Scoliosis Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery in 2022.

Dr. Fourman’s research focuses include the impact of socioeconomic disparities on surgical outcomes, the management of metastatic spine disease, the incidence and pathogenesis of nerve inflammation following spinal decompression surgery, and minimally invasive spine surgery techniques. He has won several awards for his research, including the Philip D. Wilson Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery Research at Hospital for Special Surgery during his fellowship. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and surgical textbooks and has delivered multiple podium presentations at national and international conferences.

Series outline:

1. Durotomy / Complication Management in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
2. Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion in Morbidly Obese Patients
3. Minimally Invasive Approach to Oncologic Spine Surgery
4. Minimally Invasive Techniques to Deformity Correction
5. Prone vs. Lateral Positioning for LLIF - Outcomes and Complications
6. Open vs. MIS TLIF Surgery - Outcomes and Indications
7. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients
8. Endoscopic vs. Tube-Based Decompressive Surgery - Contrasting Indications

Disclosure:
The series “Advances in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, AME Surgical Journal without any sponsorship or funding. Mitchell S. Fourman is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.