Scott D. Boden MD

Dr. Boden received his B.A. and M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and completed an Orthopaedic Residency at The George Washington University Medical Center, followed by a Spine Fellowship at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals. Dr. Boden is currently a tenured Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine and serves as the Director of the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center. He has received many awards including the Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research (4 times), The Marshal Urist Young Investigator Award, the North American Spine Society Outstanding Paper Award (7 times), and the AAOS/ORS Kappa Delta Research Award. He has received the Leon Wiltse Award for Outstanding Contributions to the field of spine surgery from the North American Spine Society. Dr. Boden has authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles on spine and basic science topics as well as 30 chapters and 7 textbooks.

Dr. Boden’s basic research has focused on gaining an understanding of the biology of spine fusion healing and bone graft substitutes as well as the molecular control of bone formation and gene therapy applications for bone and intervertebral disc cartilage regeneration. His research is most recently focussing on the development of small molecules to promote bone and cartilage regeneration. Dr. Boden’s interests also include innovative health care delivery strategies in a managed care environment. He has been the driving vision for Emory's free-standing multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Outpatient Center (2004) as well as an Orthopaedics & Spine Specialty Hospital (2008). Dr. Boden was instrumental in developing a long-term partnership with the Atlanta Hawks NBA Basketball Club and the Emory Sports Medicine Complex as well as relationships with the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Dream.