Meet Dr. Derek Ju
Dr. Derek Ju is an experienced, board-certified spine surgeon on Long Island specializing in minimally invasive and complex spine surgeries.
Dr. Ju graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering and a minor in biology. He received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Ju completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He went on to complete his fellowship training in spine surgery at the renowned Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia, PA. He has served as an associate team physician for the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Philadelphia 76ers. Dr. Ju is board-certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Ju specializes in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders such as stenosis, disc herniations, spondylolisthesis, spinal deformity, radiculopathy, pinched nerves, spinal trauma, revision spine surgery (redo spine surgery), and spine tumors. He has expertise with minimally invasive surgery, robotic spine surgery, artificial disc replacement, and motion preservation (non-fusion surgery). Each treatment plan is customized to each patient’s needs.
In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Ju has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters. He maintains an active research interest in degenerative diseases of the spine. He has received research grants and awards from organizations including the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), and Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). Dr. Ju is a member of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, the North American Spine Society and a reviewer for the Global Spine Journal.
He sees patients at the OAM offices in Great Neck and Huntington. He is a member of the medical staff at St. Francis Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital Long Island (Winthrop), and Northwell North Shore University Hospital. He is an adjunct associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health.
“Every day I am able to use engineering principles to rebuild the spine to reverse the causes of spine problems - age, arthritis, and trauma.”
A lifetime dedicated towards solving spinal diseases
Engineering degree at MIT. Studied the design of medical devices and implants, and biological engineering for regenerative medicine.
MD at Johns Hopkins. Worked with mentors in both orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery. Performed innovative research on spine biomechanics and spinal tumors.
Residency training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the #1 orthopaedic surgery hospital on the west coast. Top in his program in surgical skills and research. Received a prestigious OREF research grant to reverse degenerative disc disease
Spine fellowship training at the renowned Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, the #1 rated spine fellowship in the country, working with the most prominent spine surgeons in the country.
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