Top Doctor Orthopedic Spine Surgery 2013-2018; Castle Connolly/ US News and World Report®
Spine Surgeon Leaders to Know 2015; Becker's Spine Review
Best Basic Science Paper (Whitecloud Award) 2014; Scoliosis Research Society
Healthcare Leadership Award 2014; Becker’s Spine Review
Spine Surgeons to Know 2014; Becker's Spine Review
San Francisco Super Doctors 2012/ 2013; Super Doctors Key Professional Media
Top 100 Spine Surgeons US 2011; Becker’s Spine Review
Center of Excellence Award 2009: San Francisco Spine Institute; Spinal Research Foundation
Outstanding Poster Award 2008: The Spinal Arthroplasty Society
Outstanding Poster Award 1998; North American Spine Society
Berkheiser Award for Outstanding Research in Orthopaedics 1993; The Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Outstanding Paper: Residency Trauma Paper Competition 1992; American College of Surgeons