Dr. John Choi

Spine Surgeon

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon with expertise in Robotics, Endoscopic and Artificial Disc Replacement surgeries. Dr. Choi has operated over 5000 spine patients locally in Melbourne and is recognised as a leading innovator and educator of spine surgery internationally.

About Dr. John Choi

  • MBChB – Otago University, New Zealand
  • FRACS – Melbourne, Australia
  • FAorthA – Melbourne, Australia
  • AO Spine Fellowship – Seoul, South Korea
  • Spine Fellowship – Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
  • Kokubun Visiting Fellowship – Sendai, Japan

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  • Neurospine Journal
  • Asian Spine Journal
  • AO Spine ANZ – Fellowship and Education Director
  • SMISS AP – Director
  • AIMS Spine Fellowship – Supervisor
  • Spine Society of Australia – Member
  • North American Spine Society – Member
  • Exclusively in private spinal practice since 2014
  • Performed over 400 ATP/Lateral surgeries
  • Performed over 100 artificial disc replacement 
  • Performed around 150 robotic spine surgeries
  • Annually performs over 300 spine surgeries
  • First in Australia to perform biportal endoscopic spine surgery
  • First in Southern hemisphere to perform Globus Excelsius Robotic spine surgery
  • Patent holder for spinal instrumentation
  • Several spine prosthesis and instrumentation development surgeon
  • Consultant and Educator for spine surgery enterprises

Core Areas of Expertise

Robotic Spinal Surgery

Dr. Choi is the first surgeon in the Southern Hemisphere to utilise the Globus Excelsius Robot for spine surgery in 2019. It is considered to be the most complete spine robot available. He leads the field in robotics and artificial intelligence in spinal surgery, and applies these advances to make surgeries more precise, consistent and predictable. He is frequently speaking around the globe on this topic and is actively involved in the development in this space.

Artificial Disk Replacement

Motion preservation is the holy grail of spine reconstruction surgery. We aim to preserve the function of native discs with advances in technology to replace with mechanical discs. Dr. Choi offers both cervical and lumbar disc replacement options to appropriate patients and have over eight years of clinical experience.

Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Our philosophy of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is at our core, and Dr. Choi generally recommend nonoperative treatments before considering any surgical options. If surgery is warranted, Dr. Choi will offer the most advanced MIS technique, which is Biportal Spine Endoscopy for decompression of spine elements. This technique is currently only available in Australia with Dr. Choi and has been an early adopter of the technique. This is a great leap over the conventional microscope or tubular based surgeries.

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Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science (AIMS) Spine Fellowship

Supervisor: Dr. John Choi

Fellows: International graduates of Orthopaedic or Neurosurgery residency programme

Duration: 6 months

Stipend: AUD $60,000 per annum

Assisting Privileges: additional income

Expectation: 

  1. Clinical services
  2. Surgical education
  3. Research work – 2 projects minimum
  4. On call – 1 in 4 weeks
  5. Conference travel
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