Joseph D. Stern, MD Neurosurgeon in Greensboro, North Carolina

I am a neurosurgeon and partner in the largest neurosurgical group practice in the country, Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates http://www.CNSA.com. I practice general adult neurosurgery at the Moses H. Cone Hospital, the flagship hospital of Cone Health in Greensboro, North Carolina https://www.conehealth.com. I am a co-director of the Cone Health brain tumor program. I have specialty interests in brain tumor surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, spinal surgery (including minimally invasive surgeries, spinal fusions, scoliosis correction), as well as functional neurosurgery (deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease and tremor). You can learn more about my neurosurgical practice at http://www.cnsa.com/physicians/stern.html. I am Board Certified as a neurosurgeon, a member of the American Association of Neurosurgeons, the Congress of Neurosurgeons, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Training

Medical

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in History in 1984 and stayed on at the University of Michigan for Medical School, graduating in 1989. I performed an internship in General Surgery from 1989-1990, before completing a Residency in Neurological Surgery from 1990-1996, also at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I performed a Fellowship in pediatric scoliosis surgery with Dr. Jean Dubousset at the Hospital Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris, France from January – April, 1996 and have been continuously in practice since then.

Leadership

I graduated from a year-long Physician Leadership Academy, a joint program between Cone Health and the Center for Creative Leadership, in 2014, and from the Physician Leadership Program of the Health Management Academy in 2015. I attended a multi-disciplinary program at Stanford University for the Innovative Health Care Leader put on jointly by the Design, Business and Medical Schools.

Professional Affiliations

I have served on a number of executive and steering committees at Cone Health, including:

  • President of Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine Co-Management Program
  • Neurosciences Inpatient care medical director for Intensive Care and Inpatient Units
  • Member of Surgical Services Executive Committee
  • Member of Cone Health System Physician Cabinet
  • Steering Committee for Physician Leadership Academy
  • Chief of Neurosciences Strategic Planning, including Clinical Reconfiguration for Neurosurgery
  • Co-chief, Brain Tumor Program for Cone Health
  • External spine program review

Volunteering

Medical Mission with One World Surgery in Honduras, December 2018

We performed free spinal surgeries and saw patients at the Holy Family Surgical Center on the NPH ranch (Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos) in Honduras. This mission was sponsored by One World Surgery, a partnership between NPH and SCA (Surgical Care Affiliates) as well as the NSF (Nuvasive Spine Foundation), which together provided equipment, surgical implants, as well as defraying the costs of travel and some of the expenses of the volunteers. 

http://www.Oneworldsurgery.org

I have been appointed to serve on the Physician Leadership Council of One World Surgery as the physician representative for spinal surgery.

Other

Inventor:

I have eight issued U.S. Patents for medical devices

Photographer:

I am a published photographer and have had exhibits of my travel photography along with permanent installations of my work