Joseph D. Stern, MD
Neurosurgeon in Greensboro, North Carolina
A neurosurgeon and partner in the largest neurosurgical group practice in the country, Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates http://www.CNSA.com, practicing general adult neurosurgery at the Moses H. Cone Hospital, the flagship hospital of Cone Health in Greensboro, North Carolina https://www.conehealth.com. Co-director of the Cone Health brain tumor program with 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. 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
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. 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. 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
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. 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 Cone Health Ethics Committee
- 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
http://www.Oneworldsurgery.org
On Board of Physician Leadership Council of One World Surgery as the physician representative for spinal surgery.