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Joe Walsh, PA-C, MMS

Physician Assistant

Division of Spine Surgery

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(314) 514-3500

Joe is a physician assistant specializing in the assessment, diagnosis and management of all spine conditions. He works closely with our team of surgeons to facilitate surgical intervention when necessary. Joe provides comprehensive. care, including evaluation new patients, assisting in the operating room and offering postoperative follow-up care for those recovering from surgery. 

Joe is born and raised in St. Louis. On behalf of his son, Joe and his wife founded Landon's League Foundation, a 501c3 charity whose mission is to support the development of gene therapies for rare pediatric genetic diseases and help those affected by granting adaptive equipment to help them and their families with activities of daily living. Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer, volleyball and golfing, and is a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Blues, Cardinals and more recently, St. Louis City SC.

Common Diagnoses Treated

  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Disc herniations
  • Flatback syndrome
  • Fractures
  • Kyphosis
  • Malalignment
  • Myelopathy (cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions)
  • Nonunion
  • Osteoporotic conditions of the spine
  • Pars defect
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sacroiliitis
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal deformity
  • Spinal infections
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spinal trauma
  • Spinal tumor
  • Spondylolisthesis

Common Procedures

  • Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF)
  • Anterior cervical disc replacement (ACDR)
  • Anterior lumbar fusion (ALIF)
  • Complex deformity surgery and revision surgery
  • Complex spinal reconstruction
  • Endoscopic decompression
  • Facetectomy
  • Foraminotomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF)
  • Minimally-invasive spine surgery
  • Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)
  • Transformaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)

Clinical Office Locations

Academic Office Mailing Address

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Campus Box 8233

    660 Euclid Avenue

    Saint Louis, MO 63110

MyChart Patient Portal

  • Khalaf-Nazzal, R., Fasham, J., Inskeep, K. A., Blizzard, L. E., Leslie, J. S., Wakeling, M. N., Ubeyratna, N., Mitani, T., Griffith, J. L., Baker, W., Al-Hijawi, F., Keough, K. C., Gezdirici, A., Pena, L., Spaeth, C. G., Turnpenny, P. D., Walsh, J. R., Ray, R., Neilson, A., Kouranova, E., … Baple, E. L. (2022). Bi-allelic CAMSAP1 variants cause a clinically recognizable neuronal migration disorder. American Journal of Human Genetics, 109(11), 2068–2079.     

Clinical Interests

Joe is a physician assistant specializing in the assessment, diagnosis and management of all spine conditions. He works closely with our team of surgeons to facilitate surgical intervention when necessary. Joe provides comprehensive. care, including evaluation new patients, assisting in the operating room and offering postoperative follow-up care for those recovering from surgery. 

Joe is born and raised in St. Louis. On behalf of his son, Joe and his wife founded Landon's League Foundation, a 501c3 charity whose mission is to support the development of gene therapies for rare pediatric genetic diseases and help those affected by granting adaptive equipment to help them and their families with activities of daily living. Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer, volleyball and golfing, and is a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Blues, Cardinals and more recently, St. Louis City SC.

Background

Joe earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, and then completed a master's degree in physician assistant studies from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. 

Undergraduate Degree

  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

Graduate Degree

  • Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Physician Associates

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