Newark, Ohio-based Orthopedic Specialists & Sports Medicine welcomed fellowship-trained spine surgeon Benjamin Burkett, MD, to its surgical staff.
Dr. Burkett specializes in spinal deformity reconstruction and minimally invasive surgery as well as cervical, thoracic and lumbar fusions.
He earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus.
Following medical school, Dr. Burkett completed a general surgery internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Ky.
Dr. Burkett later completed a fellowship focusing on complex spine surgery and spinal deformity at New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital and NYU Medical Center in New York City.