Faculty

Mohamad Bydon, M.D.

Location

Rochester, Minnesota

Contact

Bydon.Mohamad@mayo.edu Clinical Profile

SUMMARY

Mohamad Bydon, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, specializes in complex spinal surgery and spinal oncology. His focus is on robotic and minimally invasive approaches.

Dr. Bydon is the medical director of the Mayo Clinic neurosurgical registry. This registry collects prospective data on clinical outcomes of neurosurgical procedures. Dr. Bydon also is the principal investigator of the Mayo Clinic Neuro-Informatics Laboratory. He uses big data and clinical trials to understand and advance neurosurgical care.

Focus areas

  • Clinical registries. Dr. Bydon works with prospectively collected databases that include patient-reported outcomes, molecular analysis of tissue or serum, and imaging analytics.
  • Artificial intelligence for surgical outcomes. Dr. Bydon creates models that can predict patient outcomes as part of an effort to provide individualized medicine.
  • Spinal cord injury. Dr. Bydon works on basic science and clinical trials to better understand the physiology of spinal cord injury and regenerative medicine treatments. The goal is to improve healing for patients with spinal cord injury.
  • Degenerative disc genomics. The Bydon lab performs genomic analysis on spinal vertebral disc tissue to unlock new ways to treat low back and neck pain.

Significance to patient care

Dr. Bydon's research aims to improve patient outcomes by providing data analytics on specific surgeries. He has clinical expertise in complex spine surgery, spinal oncology and minimally invasive spine surgery. He draws on his practice to enhance his research to understand, predict and improve surgical outcomes.

Professional highlights

  • Executive medical director, Academic Affairs, Mayo Clinic International, 2020-present.
  • Assistant dean of education enrichment and innovation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 2016-present.
  • Executive medical director, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa Region, Mayo Clinic International, 2015-present.

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Department of Neurologic Surgery

Academic Rank

  1. Professor of Neurosurgery
  2. Professor of Orthopedics
  3. Professor of Health Services Research

EDUCATION

  1. Assistant Chief of Service Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital
  2. Clinical Fellowship - Complex Spine Surgery and Spinal Oncology Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital
  3. Research Fellowship - Surgical Outcomes and Spinal Column Biomechanics Johns Hopkins Hospital
  4. Residency - Neurosurgery Johns Hopkins Hospital
  5. Internship - Neurosurgery Johns Hopkins Hospital
  6. MD - Degree Yale University School of Medicine
  7. Research Fellowship - “Genetic basis of intracranial aneurysms and diseases of neural development.” Murat Gunel, M.D., Principal Investigator. Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine
  8. Research Fellowship - “Role of Bmi-1 gene in stem cell regeneration.” Sean Morrison, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. Center for Stem Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan Medical School
  9. Post-Baccalaureate Program Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  10. BA - Degree Dartmouth College

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