Jeffrey L. Gum
Orthopaedic Surgeon @Norton Healthcare
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WORK HISTORY
Orthopaedic Surgeon @Norton Healthcare
Louisville, KY, US
Norton Leatherman Spine offers a collaborative team approach to spine care. Particularly in complex cases, orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons work together to provide a detailed diagnosis and treatment plan This team approach contributes to better outcomes and has helped make Norton Leatherman Spine the premier spine center in the region for more than 25 years.
EDUCATION
University of Louisville
Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
Washington University in St. Louis
Complex Spine Fellowship
The University of Kansas
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
ABOUT JEFFREY L. GUM
Dr. Gum completed his undergraduate and medical school training at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS and Kansas City, KS). He then completed his orthopedic surgery residency in Louisville, KY at the University of Louisville. He finished his training with a complex spine fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, MS. He started with Norton Leatherman Spine in 2014 and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Louisville Department of Orthopedics (gratis). He currently teaches spine surgery to medical students, orthopedic residents, fellows and to other surgeons at national and international meetings.Publications:Dr. Gum has 174 peer-reviewed publications.Lectures:He presents annually at several spine meetings such as the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), North American Spine Society (NASS) and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS). Dr. Gum holds committee memberships within the SRS and is currently on the Adult Deformity and Program committees.Honors & Awards:Dr. Gum has numerous awards including the Hibbs Award at Scoliosis Research Society in 2021, Spineline’s Top 20 Spine Surgeons under 40 in 2019, the Value Care Award at NASS in 2016, the RS Edgar Dawson Traveling Fellowship in 2016 and the AOA\'s Emerging Leaders on the move. Additionally he serves as a reviewer for 3 spine journals and is on the editorial board for the American Journal of Orthopedics.Clinical/Research Interests:Dr. Gum specializes in adult and pediatric spine deformity surgery (scoliosis, kyphosis, revision surgery) and Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Although he performs very complex procedures, he also does all types of cervical and lumbar degenerative procedures. Additionally, he performs cervical disc arthroplasty (artificial disc) procedures and minimally invasive lumbar discectomies.Dr. Gum is involves in extensive research focusing on adult spinal deformity, robotic-assisted spine surgery and the economics of spine care. He participates in national and international research collaborative groups in all of these areas.
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