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Jason Horowitz, MD

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Spine Surgery

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Dr. Horowitz is an orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine conditions in patients ages 16 and older. His expertise includes endoscopic spine surgery, spinal decompression and fusion, minimally invasive spine surgery, robotic-assisted procedures, artificial disc replacement and complex revision surgery.

Common Diagnoses Treated

  • Degenerative disc disease/disorders: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
  • Deformity
  • Disc herniation, bulge, or protrusion: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
  • Spinal stenosis: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
  • Cervical or lumbar nerve compression with arm or leg pain, numbness/tingling, or weakness
  • Radiculopathy or myelopathy: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Spondylosis/arthritis of the spine
  • Spinal/neurogenic claudication
  • Atlantoaxial instability and atlantoaxial or occipitocervical pathology
  • Revision spine surgery
  • Failure of prior spinal fusion or decompression surgery
  • Adjacent segment disease
  • Inflammatory disease of the spine, rheumatoid arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis
  • Spondylolysis/pars defect

Common Procedures

  • Cervical spine/neck surgery 
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery: cervical, thoracic and lumbar
  • Robotic spine surgery
  • Endoscopic spine surgery
  • Disc replacement/arthroplasty
  • Facet replacement/arthroplasty
  • Spinal decompression
  • Spinal fusion

Clinical Office Locations

Hospital Affiliations

  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • Missouri Baptist Medical Center 
  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital - St. Peters

Academic Office Mailing Address

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Campus Box 8233

    660 South Euclid Avenue

    Saint Louis, MO 63110

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Research Interests

Dr. Horowitz's research interests are centered around endoscopic spine surgery, motion preservation and clinical and patient-reported outcomes.

Background

Dr. Horowitz earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. He then completed a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery from St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO, and then a combined fellowship in Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Spine Surgery from the University of California - Irvine, in Irvine, CA. 

Medical Degree 

  • Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Residency

  • Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship

  • Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Spine Surgery Fellowship, University of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA

Honors and Awards

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Professional Memberships

  • AO Spine North America
  • North American Spine Society (NASS)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

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