Leonel A. Hunt MD

Dr. Leonel Hunt is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon who focuses on the treatment of pediatric and adult scoliosis, complex spine disorders, and minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Commonly recognized as one of the top spine specialists, Dr. Leonel Hunt is an attending surgeon at the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center and Cedars-Sinai Orthopedic Center. His primary areas of research interest involve the development of new surgical technologies and innovative surgical and non-surgical treatments for spine-related neck and back pain. These findings have been presented at numerous national and international conferences as well as peer review publications.

Dr. Hunt is a highly trained spine specialist and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, and Scoliosis Research Society.

Dr. Hunt received his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and his medical degree from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine. He completed an internship in general surgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and a residency in orthopedic surgery at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Hunt also completed specialty training in orthopedic surgery of the spine focusing on both adult and pediatric spinal disorders at the San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders in La Jolla, California.