Vincent C. Traynelis, MD

Vincent C. Traynelis, MD

Director, Neurosurgery Spine Service
Vice Chairperson and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Vincent C. Traynelis, MD, received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, where he also completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in neurosurgery.

Dr. Traynelis is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in complex spine surgery, spinal deformity, spinal arthroplasty, spinal reconstruction, spinal tumors, spinal cord tumors and minimally invasive spine surgery. He is past president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Cervical Spine Research Society, and past chairperson of the Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves.

Dr. Traynelis is a regularly invited speaker at continuing medical education programs and is a frequent guest lecturer in this country as well as abroad. With 100 peer-reviewed papers, more than 50 published chapters and four published books, Dr. Traynelis also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Spine, The Spine Journal, the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Operative Techniques. He is a charter member of the Spine Arthroplasty Society.

Dr. Traynelis' research interests include cervical spine surgery, neuro-oncology and skull base surgery. He has received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the United States Army. Current research projects include the interaction between glioma cell cultures and fatty acids, metabolism of malignant gliomas, astrocytic extracellular matrix and cervical spine biomechanics.