Board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon Ernest Found Jr., MD, has been serving patients at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics since 1987.
Specializing in degenerative spine conditions, spine trauma, spine infections and neoplastic tumors, Dr. Found researches spinal implants' biomechanics and the long-term follow-up of spinal conditions.
Dr. Found obtained his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, N.Y. He then completed a pediatric residency at Boston-based University Hospital Affiliate Program; a pediatric orthopedics residency at Springfield, Mass.-based Shriners Hospital for Children; and an orthopedic surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center. He completed his spinal cord injury medicine fellowship at SUNY Health Science Center.