David Wayne Polly Jr MD

Dr. Polly is a professor and chief of spine surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He holds the James W. Ogilvie Chair and the Catherine Mills Davis Land Grant Chair in Biomechanical Engineering. He is nationally and internationally recognized for biomechanics and outcomes research. He cares for complex pediatric and adult spine conditions and is well known for scoliosis research. Dr. Polly's areas of expertise include pediatric and adult orthopedics, and his clinical interests are complex spinal conditions such as scoliosis, spinal tumors, and degenerative spinal disease. He is well-known nationally and internationally for his work in biomechanics and scoliosis outcomes research.

He received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Polly completed an internship and orthopedic residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, also located in Bethesda. Dr. Polly advanced his education and training by completing a Spine Fellowship at the University of Minnesota.