About Dr. Lebl
Dr. Darren R. Lebl is Associate Professor at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Research Service Chief of Spine Surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted spine surgery, cervical spine disorders, deformity reconstruction, lumbar degenerative spine, and motion-preserving procedures such as disc replacement. His practice at HSS involves a customized approach to each individual patient to help maximize quality of life and musculoskeletal health. He incorporates biological healing agents and newer and minimally invasive surgery techniques to improve patient performance.
Dr. Lebl is a recognized leader in the field of spine surgery. At the forefront of innovation, he has made contributions to the advancement of minimally invasive robotics in spine surgery and the use of augmented reality. His research has also explored artificial intelligence in clinical decision-making and patient education. He holds USA and European patents for new surgical techniques and he works with leading medical device companies on next-generation technologies.
Dr. Lebl graduated from The University of Chicago with a triple major in biochemistry & molecular biology, chemistry, and economics with honors in each. He then attended medical school on scholarship to Stanford where he was involved in stem cell research and early studies using robotic assisted surgery. His surgical residency was at Harvard, and subspecialty surgical fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He also holds an MBA from The Wharton School. He pursued additional advanced spine surgery training in cervical spine disorders, minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopy, and spinal deformity surgery with international leaders in the USA, China, Japan, Spain, and Germany.
Dr. Lebl was the Editor-in-Chief of the Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School. He received the honor of serving as the Academic Chief Resident at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was later recognized as an 'emerging leader' by the world’s oldest and most distinguished orthopedic association, the American Orthopaedic Association, for his contributions to education and research.
He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on complication avoidance in spinal surgery, cervical spine disorders, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and motion preserving spine procedures. Dr. Lebl has also participated in medical missions to the Gambia and Ghana in West Africa.
Dr. Lebl has directed a Complex Cervical Spine Symposium and Spine Motion Preservation courses at HSS that brings leading international spine surgeons to New York for surgeon-training courses. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. His active memberships include distinguished societies such as the Cervical Spine Research Society, the North American Spine Society, and the Scoliosis Research Society.
Dr. Lebl has operated on and cared for spine patients on four different continents and he has been an invited lecturer at many academic meetings around the world. His private patients at HSS have included elite professional athletes, international patients, musicians, doctors, and other high-performance individuals.
Special Expertise
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Atlantoaxial Subluxation (C1-C2)
Cervical Arthritis / Cervical Spondylosis
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Myelopathy
Congenital cervical spine anomalies
Craniovertebral Junction
Disk Herniation
Forestier’s Disease / DISH
High Cervical Spine Disorders
Klippel-Feil
Kyphosis
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Motion Preservation
Myelopathy
Occipitocervical Junction Disorders
Os Odontoideum
Pediatric Spinal Disorders
Radiculopathy, Cervical
Radiculopathy, Lumbar
Rheumatoid Cervical Spine
Scoliosis
Spinal Deformity
Spinal Stenosis
Spondylolysis
Spondylolisthesis
Procedures
Customized treatment plans for each individual patient may include:
Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion (ACDF)
Atlantoaxial fusion (C1-C2)
Cervical corpectomy / cervical vertebrectomy
Cervical decompression
Cervical laminectomy
Cervical laminoplasty
Cervical foraminotomy
Cervical fusion
Lateral Transpoas Interbody Fusion (LLIF / XLIF)
Lumbar laminectomy
Lumbar fusion
Microdiskectomy
Microsurgery
Minimally invasive cervical decompression
Minimally invasive cervical disk replacement
Minimally invasive lumbar decompression
Occipitocervical / craniovertebral junction fusion
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
Ponte Osteotomy
Scoliosis correction
Spinal osteotomy
Smith Petersen Osteotomy
Three Column Osteotomy
Veterbral Column Resection / Vertebrectomy
Videos
Insurance
If your insurance is not listed, please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out-of-network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit.
Credentials
Appointments
Research Director, HSS Spine, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Scientist, Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Diplomate
American Orthopaedic Association – Emerging Leader
AO Spine - Associate Member
Cervical Spine Research Society
North American Spine Society
Scoliosis Research Society
Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards
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2025 |
Jon Mader Best Paper Award 2025 Winner, Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Prevalence of Occult Infections in Primary Posterior Instrumented Spinal Fusion. |
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2025 |
Maurice E. Müller Prize Research Prize 2025 Winner, Annual Congress of Swiss Orthopaedics. Zurich, Switzerland. The Emperor's New Clothes Generative Artificial Intelligence for Medical Guidance Leads Back to Eminence-Based Medicine. |
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2024 |
Best Clinical Research Podium Presentation Honorable Mention Award Winner, Hospital for Special Surgery 2nd Annual Research Day – Intravenous Acetaminophen Improves Patient Outcomes and Decreases Opioid Use in Lumbar Fusion |
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2024 |
Best Clinical Research Podium Presentation 3rd Place Award Winner, Hospital for Special Surgery 2nd Annual Research Day – The Clinical Survivorship of Bacteria Positive Culture Patients at Time of Index Lumbar Fusion Surgery. Hospital for Special Surgery 2nd Annual Research Day |
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2023 |
Best Poster Presentation Award, Philadelphia Spine Research Society Symposium –The Comparative Review of Lumbar Circumferential Fusion: Pedicle Screw Fixation vs. Interlaminar Fusion Stabilization |
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2023 |
Best Poster Award (GSC) – Effects on Clinical Outcomes of Culture Positive Patients Who Underwent Primary Lumbar Fusion (co-author) |
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2023 |
Best Clinical Fellow Study (AO Spine North America Fellow Forum) – Are Biplanar Projection Radiographs Sufficient to Confirm Intra-operative Pedicle Screw Placement? (Principal Investigator) |
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2023 |
Best Diagnostic Paper Award (ASNR). Postoperative Complications Are Associated with Lumbar Fusion Bone Morphogenic Protein-Related Epidural Fluid Collections (co-author) |
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2022-2023 |
HSS Surgeon‐in‐Chief Grant Application Award – Biomechanical Effects of Cervical Spine Fusion and Spinal Alignment on the Adjacent Segments (Principal Investigator) |
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2020 |
HSS Surgeon‐in‐Chief Grant Application Award – Utilizing 3dMD Surface Topography Scanner to Quantify Cervical Spine Range of Motion (Principal Investigator) |
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2020 |
Charles D. Ray Award for Best Clinical Paper (ISASS) The Incidence of Occult Infections in Primary Spine Fusions (co-author |
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2020 |
Leon Wiltse Award for Best Overall Paper (ISASS) The Incidence of Occult Infections in Primary Spine Fusions (co-author) |
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2019 |
Best Paper Award – Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Effect of Topical Steroid on Swallowing Following ACDF: Results of a Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial (RCT) (co- author) |
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2019 |
Whitecloud Award Winner in Clinical Sciences, co-author |
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2013 |
Cervical Spine Research Society Best Podium Award, AP Division |
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2013 |
Spine 'Young Investigator Award'/NASS 'Outstanding Paper Award', co-author |
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2013 |
Spine 'Young Investigator Award'/NASS 'Outstanding Paper Award', co-author |
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2011 |
Thomas S. Whitecloud MD III Award Nominee for Best Basic Science Paper, IMAST |
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2011 |
Orthopaedic Research Society, Board of Specialty Societies Best Poster Presentation |
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2010 |
Cervical Spine Research Society Resident/Fellow Poster Award |
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2003-2004 |
Frances N. Goodrich Scholarship, Stanford School of Medicine |
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2000-2003 |
Edward & Clara Wilkens Scholarship Stanford School of Medicine |
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2001 |
Baxter Stanford Medical Scholars |
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1998 |
Howard Hughes Summer Research Fellowship |
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1997-2000 |
Robert & Ruth Halperin Scholarship for Academic Excellence in the Physical Sciences |
Education
Stanford M.D.
Wharton M.B.A
University of Chicago B.S., B.A.
Internship: Harvard
Residency: Harvard
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery
State Licensure
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida
Languages
EnglishFor My Patients
Publications by Dr. Lebl
Patient Education
Editorial Appointments
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS)
The Spine Journal
Global Spine Journal
Clinical Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School - Associate Editor (2006-2009)
Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School - Editor in Chief (2009-2010)
Selected Journal Articles
Altorfer FCS, Loggia G, Avrumova F, Lebl DR. Artificial Intelligence: The Prevalent Coauthor Among Early-Career Surgeons. Int J Spine Surg. 2025 Jul 14:8778. doi: 10.14444/8778. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40659532.
Loggia G, Avrumova F, Lebl DR. Visuohaptic Feedback in Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery for Pedicle Screw Placement. J Clin Med. 2025 May 29;14(11):3804. doi: 10.3390/jcm14113804. PMID: 40507566; PMCID: PMC12156144.
Loggia G, Altorfer FCS, Avrumova F, Lebl DR. Identification of Potential Pitfalls and Complication Avoidance in Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Jun 5. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-25-00031. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40499166.
Altorfer FCS, Kelly MJ, Avrumova F, Rohatgi V, Zhu J, Bono CM, Lebl DR. The double-edged sword of generative AI: surpassing an expert or a deceptive "false friend"? Spine J. 2025 Aug;25(8):1635-1643. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2025.02.010. Epub 2025 Mar 4. PMID: 40049450.
Altorfer FCS, Avrumova F, Lebl DR. Robotic-Assisted Decompression, Decortication, and Instrumentation for Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2024 Dec 6;14(4):e23.00080. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.ST.23.00080. PMID: 39650794; PMCID: PMC11617349
Altorfer FCS, Kelly MJ, Avrumova F, Burkhard MD, Sneag DB, Campbell G, Chazen JL, Tan ET, Lebl DR. Robotic pedicle screw placement with 3D MRI registration: moving towards radiation free robotic spine surgery. Spine J. 2025 May;25(5):1035-1041. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.10.020. Epub 2024 Nov 2. PMID: 39491752.
Altorfer FCS, Avrumova F, Paschal G, Burkhard MD, Lebl DR. Surgical technique of 3D computer-assisted navigated posterior fixation of the upper cervical spine: illustration of three cases. J Spine Surg. 2024 Sep 23;10(3):521-539. doi: 10.21037/jss-24-26. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PMID: 39399079; PMCID: PMC11467279.
Altorfer FCS, Lebl DR. Robotic-navigated spinal decompression procedures: the next frontier. Bone Jt Open. 2024 Sep 27;5(9):806-808. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.59.BJO-2024-0065. PMID: 39326878; PMCID: PMC11427109.
Altorfer FCS, Kelly MJ, Avrumova F, Burkhard MD, Sneag DB, Chazen JL, Tan ET, Lebl DR. Minimally invasive robotic-assisted lumbar laminectomy. Bone Jt Open. 2024 Sep 27;5(9):809-817. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.59.BJO-2024-0066.R1. PMID: 39326874; PMCID: PMC11427110.
Altorfer FCS, Kelly MJ, Avrumova F, Burkhard MD, Zhu J, Abel F, Cammisa FP, Sama A, Farshad M, Lebl DR. Pedicle Screw Placement With Augmented Reality Versus Robotic-Assisted Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2025 Aug 1;50(15):1058-1064. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005147. Epub 2024 Sep 4. PMID: 39231739.
Altorfer FCS, Avrumova F, Abjornson C, Lebl DR. Cervical Disk Arthroplasty: Updated Considerations of an Evolving Technology. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Dec 1;32(23):e1205-e1213. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00127. Epub 2024 Jul 18. PMID: 39029103.
Altorfer FCS, Kelly MJ, Avrumova F, Zhu J, Abjornson C, Lebl DR. Reasons for Revision Surgery After Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Based on Medical Device Reports Maintained by the US Food and Drug Administration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Oct 15;49(20):1417-1425. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005060. Epub 2024 Jun 3. PMID: 38819199.
Altorfer FCS, Burkhard MD, Kelly MJ, Avrumova F, Sneag DB, Chazen JL, Tan ET, Lebl DR. Robot-Assisted Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Based on 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Global Spine J. 2025 Mar;15(2):1243-1250. doi: 10.1177/21925682241232328. Epub 2024 Feb 7. PMID: 38324511; PMCID: PMC11571642.
Lebl DR, Meyers KN, Altorfer FCS, Jahandar H, Pazionis TJC, Nguyen J, O'Leary PF, Wright TM. Biomechanical Motion Changes in Adjacent and Noncontiguous Segments Following Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Computed Tomography-Based 3D Motion Capture Study. Int J Spine Surg. 2024 Jul 4;18(3):249-257. doi: 10.14444/8605. PMID: 38866587; PMCID: PMC11535768.
Avrumova F, Goldman SN, Altorfer F, Paschal GK, Lebl DR. Anterior cervical osteotomy of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis lesions with computer-assisted navigation surgery: A case report. Clin Case Rep. 2024 Jan 8;12(1):e8427. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8427. PMID: 38197064; PMCID: PMC10774538.
Avrumova F, Abel F, Zelenty WD, Goldman SN, Lebl DR. Prospective Comparison of Two Robotically Navigated Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Techniques. J Robot Surg. 2023 Dec;17(6):2711-2719. doi: 10.1007/s11701-023-01694-9. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37606872.
Tang K, Goldman S, Avrumova F, Lebl DR. Background, techniques, applications, current trends, and future directions of minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery: A review of literature. World J Orthop. 2023 Apr 18;14(4):197-206. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i4.197. PMID: 37155511; PMCID: PMC10122780.
Abel F, Avrumova F, Goldman SN, Abjornson C, Lebl DR. Robotic-navigated assistance in spine surgery. Bone Joint J. 2023 May 1;105-B(5):543-550. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B5.BJJ-2022-0810.R3. PMID: 37121590.
Avrumova F, Lebl DR. Augmented reality for minimally invasive spinal surgery. Front Surg. 2023 Jan 27;9:1086988. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1086988. PMID: 36776471; PMCID: PMC9914175.
Abel F, Lebl DR, Gorgy G, Dalton D, Chazen JL, Lim E, Li Q, Sneag DB, Tan ET. Deep-learning reconstructed lumbar spine 3D MRI for surgical planning: pedicle screw placement and geometric measurements compared to CT. Eur Spine J. 2024 Nov;33(11):4144-4154. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-08123-3. Epub 2024 Mar 12. PMID: 38472429.
Mourad R, Kolisnyk S, Baiun Y, Falk A, Yuriy T, Valerii F, Kopeev A, Suldina O, Pospelov A, Kim J, Rusakov A, Lebl DR. Performance of hybrid artificial intelligence in determining candidacy for lumbar stenosis surgery. Eur Spine J. 2022 Aug;31(8):2149-2155. doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07307-7. Epub 2022 Jul 8. PMID: 35802195.
Lebl DR, Avrumova F, Abjornson C, Cammisa FP. Cervical Spine Navigation and Enabled Robotics: A New Frontier in Minimally Invasive Surgery. HSS J. 2021 Oct;17(3):333-343. doi: 10.1177/15563316211026652. Epub 2021 Jul 1. PMID: 34539275; PMCID: PMC8436338.
Avrumova F, Sivaganesan A, Alluri RK, Vaishnav A, Qureshi S, Lebl DR. Workflow and Efficiency of Robotic-Assisted Navigation in Spine Surgery. HSS J. 2021 Oct;17(3):302-307. doi: 10.1177/15563316211026658. Epub 2021 Jun 29. PMID: 34539271; PMCID: PMC8436346.
Lebl DR, Qureshi SA. Robotics and Enabling Technologies in Musculoskeletal Surgery. HSS J. 2021 Oct;17(3):258-260. doi: 10.1177/15563316211029525. Epub 2021 Jul 14. PMID: 34539264; PMCID: PMC8436339.
Avrumova F, Morse KW, Heath M, Widmann RF, Lebl DR. Evaluation of K-wireless robotic and navigation assisted pedicle screw placement in adult degenerative spinal surgery: learning curve and technical notes. J Spine Surg. 2021 Jun;7(2):141-154. doi: 10.21037/jss-20-687. Erratum in: J Spine Surg. 2022 Sep;8(3):405. doi: 10.21037/jss-2022-01. PMID: 34296026; PMCID: PMC8261565.
Lebl DR. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2017 Sep;10(3):407-408.
Lebl DR, Bono CM. Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015. Nov;23(11):648-60
Carrier C, Bono CM, Lebl DR. Evidence Based Analysis of Adjacent Segment Degeneration and Disease Following ACDF: A Systematic Review Spine J. 2013 Oct;13(10):1370-8.
Lebl DR, Bono CM, Velmahos G, Metkar U, Nguyen J, Harris MB. Vertebral Artery Injury Associated with Blunt Cervical Spine Trauma – A Multivariate Regression Analysis. Spine 2013 Jul 15;38(16):1352-61.
Aichmair A, Herzog RJ, Perino G, Lebl DR. Recovery after Cervical Decompression Surgery for the Treatment of Crowned Dens Syndrome Causing Progressive Neurological Decline: A Case Report HSS J. 2014 Feb;10(1):83-7.
Lebl D. Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Complex Cervical Spine Surgery: A Safe Biologic Adjunct? World J Orthop. 2013 April 18;4(2):53-7.
Lebl DR, Girardi FP. Isolated Cervical Spine Facet Joint Tumoral Calcinosis. Spine J. 2013 Feb;13(2):208-9.
Lebl DR, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Wright TM, Abjornson C. The Mechanical Performace of Cervical Total Disc Replacements In Vivo – Prospective Retrieval Analysis of Prodisc-C Devices. Spine 2012 Dec 15;37(26):2151-60.
Lebl DR, Hughes A, Cammisa FP, O’Leary PF. Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment. HSS Journal 2011 7(2) 170-178.
Lebl DR, Bono CM, Metkar U, Grottkau B, Wood KB. Bioabsorbable Anterior Cervical Plate Fixation for Single Level Spondylosis – Early Clinical and Radiographic Experience. Spine J 2011 Nov; 11(11): 1002-8.
Lebl D, Sama AA, Pumberger M, Kotwal S, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP. Reamed Transacral Interbody Fusion for L5-S1 Pseudoarthrosis: A Novel Salvage Technique in 10 Patients. J Spinal Disord Tech, 2013 Aug;26(6):334-41.
Lebl DR, Cammisa FP, Sama AA, Mo F, Girardi FP. Posterior Transacral Transvertebral Reamed Lumbar Interbody Fusion for L5-S1 Arthrodesis. Techniques in Orthopaedics Sept 2012, 27(3): 219-221.
Lebl D, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Wright TM, Abjornson C. In Vivo Functional Performance of Failed Prodisc-L Devices – Retrieval Analysis of Lumbar Total Disc Replacements, Spine 2012 Sep 1;37(19):E1209-17.
Selected Books/Chapters
Lebl DR, Girardi FP, Hughes A, Cammisa FP. 'Chapter 28: Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty' Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery – The Spine 3rd Edition. Edited by Thomas Zdeblick & Todd Albert. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lebl DR, Girardi FP. 'Total Facet Replacement' – The Spine. Edited by Vaccaro, Su, Chiba, Dvorak, Mayer, Rajasekaran, Vialle, Wang, Youssef. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Lebl DR, Girardi FP, Hughes A, Cammisa FP. 'Lumbar Total Disc Replacement'- Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery – The Spine – 3rd Edition. Edited by Thomas Zdeblick & Todd Albert. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lebl DR, Sethi RK, Anderson PA Harris MB. 'Chapter 5 - Clearing the Cervical Spine' in Spine Trauma. 2nd Edition. Alan M. Levine MD, Frank J. Eismont MD, Steven R. Garfin MD, Alexander R. Vaccaro MD, PhD, and Jack E. Zigler MD. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Saunders (Baltimore) pp. 55-65.
Li W, Lebl DR, Wood KB. 'Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures' Controversies in Spine Surgery: Evidence-Based Treatment Recommendations, Ed: Vaccaro, Eck. Thieme Publishers, pp 59-68.
Schmitz M, Lebl D, Harris MB. 'Chapter 12: Imaging of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine During the Emergency Department Evaluation'. Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma: Evidence-Based Management. Ed: Vaccaro, Fehlings, Dvorak. Thieme Medical Publishers, Thieme Germany, 2010, pp95-108.
Schmitz M, Lebl D, Harris MB. 'Chapter 18: The Benefits of Early Stabilization of Spinal Fractures in the Trauma Patient.' Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma: Evidence-Based Management. Ed: Vaccaro, Fehlings, Dvorak. Thieme Medical Publishers, Thieme Germany, 2010, pp157-165.
Lebl DR, Urban M. 'Chapter 26: Perioperative Care of the Complex Spine Surgery Patient' Perioperative Care of the Orthopedic Patient Edited by MacKenzie, Cornell, Memtsoudis. Springer, New York, NY.
Selected Presentations
Avrumova F, Loggia G, Altorfer F, Abjornson C, Zhu J, Lebl DR. The Impact of Device Fixation Strategies of Nine Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Design. CSRS. Washington D.C., MD. December 2025.
Loggia G, Altorfer F, Avrumova F, Abjornson C, Zhu J, Lebl DR. Complication Profiles Leading to Revision Surgery After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty. Eurospine. Copenhagen, Denmark October 2025
Loggia G, Avrumova F, Burkhard MD, Kelly MJ, Altorfer A, Zhu J, Chazen JL, Tan ET, Lebl DR. Robotic-Assisted Muscle-Preserving (RAMP) Decompression in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: A Cadaveric Validation. Eurospine. Copenhagen, Denmark October 2025.
Lebl DR. Robotics and Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery. Annual Congress of Swiss Orthopaedics. Zurich, Switzerland. June 2025
Loggia G, Avrumova F, Burkhard MD, Kelly M, Babrowicz J III, Lowe A, Tan ET, Chazen JL, Lebl DR. Mitigating Radiation in Robotic-Assisted Sacropelvic Screw Placement Using 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Annual Congress of Swiss Orthopaedics. Zurich, Switzerland. June 2025
Avrumova F, Loggia G, Soffin E, Burkhard MD, Kelly M, Singleton M, Chazen JL, Lebl DR. Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Level Identification in Spine Surgery: A Human Cadaver Feasibility Study. Annual Congress of Swiss Orthopaedics. Zurich, Switzerland. June 2025
Avrumova F, Loggia G, Altorfer F, Abjornson C, Zhu J, Lebl DR. Impact of Fixation Strategies in Revision Surgery of Nine Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Designs. Annual Congress of Swiss Orthopaedics. Zurich, Switzerland. June 2025
Altorfer F, Kelly M, Loggia G, Avrumova F, Chazen, JL, Tan ET, Lebl DR. Feasibility and Accuracy of Robotic-Assisted Navigation for Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement Using CT-like 3D-MRI. Annual Congress of Swiss Orthopaedics. Zurich, Switzerland. June 2025
Altorfer F, Kelly M, Loggia G, Avrumova F, Parides M, Farshad M, Bono CM, Lebl DR. The Emperor's New Clothes - Generative Artificial Intelligence for Medical Guidance Leads Back to Eminence-Based Medicine. Annual Congress of Swiss Orthopaedics. Zurich, Switzerland. June 2025
Loggia G, Altorfer F, Avrumova F, Abjornson C, Zhu J, Lebl DR. Identification of Potential Pitfalls and Complication Avoidance in Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery. ISASS. Miami, FL. April 2025
Avrumova F, Altorfer FCS, Kelly MJ, Burkhard MD, Sneag DB, Chazen JL, Tan ET, Lebl DR.Reasons for revision surgery after cervical disc arthroplasty based on medical device reports maintained by the United States Food and Drug Administration. CSRS, Chicago, IL. December 2024
Altorfer FCS, Kelly MJ, Avrumova F, Zhu J, Abjornson C, Lebl DR. Reasons for Revision Surgery after Cervical Disc Arthroplasty based on Medical Device Reports Maintained by the United States Food and Drug Administration. NASS Across the Sea. Kauai, HI. July 2024
Lebl DR 'Minimally Invasive Lateral Access Surgery' – Lingnan Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Meeting – Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, May 18, 2013 (keynote speaker).
* Lebl DR, Taher F, Cammisa FP, Wright T, Abjornson C. Topographic 3D Laser Surface Analysis of Wear and Deformation of Retrieved Total Disc Replacements Fourth Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society – Asia Pacific Section, 4th Annual Meeting, Seoul Korea, April 13, 2013. * Awarded Best Podium Presentation
Lebl DR, Boachie-Adjei O, Akbarnia BA, Gogia J, Krajbich IJ, Woo R, Rahm M, King A, Cunningham M. Treatment of Thoracolumbar / Lumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Curves (Lenke 5C): Anterior vs Posterior Approach with Modern Instrumentation. Complex Spine Study Group. Scoliosis Research Society – 47th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2012.
Lebl DR 'Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Degenerative Lumbar Spine', Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, September 6th, 2011.
Lebl DR, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Wright T, Abjornson C. The In Vivo Wear Patterns, Surface Properties, and Fixation of Cervical Total Disc Replacements – A Retrieval Analysis of Prodisc-C Devices Cervical Spine Research Society – Scottsdale, AZ, December 10, 2011.
Lebl DR, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Lee S, Wright T, Abornson C. In Vivo Wear Properties from Thirty Explanted Prodisc-C Devices – Retrieval Analysis of Cervical Total Disc Replacements. EuroSpine - Milan, Italy, October 19-20, 2011.
*Lebl DR, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Lee S, Wright TM, Abjornson C. Retrieval Analysis of Cervical Total Disc Replacements – A Study of In vivo Wear, Surface Properties, and Fixation. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Copenhagen, Denmark July 14-16, 2011. *Thomas S. Whitecloud Award Nominee
Lebl DR, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Lee S, Mo F, Wright TM, Abjornson C. Retrieval Analysis of Lumbar Total Disc Replacements – A Study of in vivo Wear, Surface Properties, and Fixation. International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques Copenhagen, Denmark July 16th, 2011.
Lebl DR, Metkar U, Grottkau B, Wood KB. Bioabsorbable Anterior Cervical Plate Fixation for Single Level Spondylosis – Early Clinical and Radiographic Experience. North American Spine Society, 25th Annual Meeting Oct 7, 2010.
Lebl DR, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, PDL scientific exhibit. The Performance of a Lumbar Total Disc Replacement in vivo: A Retrieval Analysis of Wear Properties and Fixation. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA February 7-11, 2012 (Scientific Exhibit).
Taher, F, Girardi FP, Sokunbi GO, Hughes AP, Pumberger M, Sama AA, Nguyen J, Cammisa FP, Lebl DR. Radiographic Predictors of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Severity and Outcome. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2013.
Research
Cervical Spine Biomechanics
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Safety and Complication Avoidance
Motion Preserving Spine Procedures
Clinical Trials / Research Studies
Industry Relationships
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Lebl as of April 10, 2023.
- Choice Spine - Consultant; Advisory Board
- Depuy Synthes - Consultant
- HS2, LLC - Ownership Interest
- ISPH II, LLC - Ownership Interest
- Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. - Research Support
- Nuvasive, Inc. - Royalties
- Remedy Logic - Advisory Board; Ownership Interest
- Stryker - Consultant; Royalties
- Vestia Ventures MiRus Investment LLC - Ownership Interest
- Viseon, Inc. - Consultant; Ownership Interest
- Woven Orthopedic Technologies - Ownership Interest
HSS and its physicians make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy prohibits physicians from collecting royalties on products they develop that are used on patients at HSS. Patients should feel free to ask their HSS physicians questions about these relationships.