John C. France MD

Dr. John France is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at West Virginia University where he also serves as vice-chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery and chief of spine surgery. He has been at West Virginia University since 1995 after serving as an Orthopaedic surgeon in the United States Air force at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas. His undergraduate degree was from the University of Pennsylvania, medical degree for the University of Pittsburgh, he stayed at the University of Pittsburgh as a General Surgery intern then went to the State University of New York in Buffalo for Orthopaedic residency, and finally did his spine fellowship at the University of Colorado. He is currently an active member and serves on and as chair of committees in the AAOS, SRS, CSRS, OTA, and NASS.

He began as AO Trauma faculty in 1993 and then was involved in AO Spine from its onset in the mid-1990s. His involvement in the AO has been extensive serving on and as chair of various national and international committees as well as serving as faculty for innumerable courses. He is currently chair of the international faculty development committee. His current practice still includes a significant amount of complex trauma in addition to his tertiary spine practice.