Robert Masson, MD (NeuroSpine Institute, Orlando). Dr. Masson began his practice in 1995 with a focus on microsurgery techniques in the spine. Through his development, he ultimately invented the iMAS surgical symphony for interpedicular minimal access surgery used in lumbosacral spinal reconstruction. He has been responsible for the education, product development and research for DePuy Synthes Spine products and techniques.
He is one of the chairmen of surgeon training in the use of DePuy Synthes Spine’s artificial disc — ProDisc — and has trained several hundred surgeons on minimally invasive surgical techniques. He has performed more than 11,000 microsurgical spine procedures and more than 4,000 minimally invasive lumbar spinal reconstructions and revisions during his career. Additionally, he has treated more than 700 patients with cervical disc arthroplasty and now devotes 100 percent of his practice to minimally invasive procedures.
Beyond his interest in less invasive surgery, Dr. Masson is an international consultant for stem cell use in spinal injury and advocates for prehabilitation in the spine patient. As an artificial disc patient himself, Dr. Masson passionately advocates for a comprehensive fitness strategy for spine patients, even for spinal injury patients. He treats professional athletes spanning nearly all pro sports and was featured on the Discovery Health television program as an expert in neurological surgery.
Dr. Masson earned his medical degree at the University of Florida in Gainesville and completed his neurological surgery residency at the University of Florida and Shands Hospital. His additional training includes a skull base surgery and neurotology fellowship at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.
