Isaac L. Moss, MD, is a spine surgeon at the Comprehensive Spine Center at the New England Musculoskeletal Institute of Farmington-based University of Connecticut Health Center. He is also an assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery. He is a member of the North American Spine Society and Orthopaedic Research Society.
Dr. Moss' wide-ranging research interests include evaluating the efficacy and clinical outcomes of spinal surgical techniques including both well-established and novel decompression and fusion strategies. Additionally, he examines tissue engineering of the intervertebral disc with a goal to develop a biologic regenerative treatment for degenerative disc disease. His work has been published at a number of professional journals, including Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma and The Spine Journal.
Dr. Moss has professional expertise in anterior and posterior spinal fusion; cervical, thoracic and lumbar discectomy; correction of adult spinal deformity, including scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis; microscopic cervical laminoforaminotomy and minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Moss earned his medical degree at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He completed his residency at the University of Toronto in Canada and a fellowship in spinal and scoliosis surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He has also completed a master's degree in biomedical engineering.