Alan Daniels, MD
Biography
Dr. Alan H. Daniels is a Board-Certified spine surgeon who specializes in adult spinal deformity and other complex spinal disorders. He serves as Chief of Spine for the Orthopedic Department at The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. He is also a professor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and the co-director of the Brown Spine Surgery Fellowship.
Dr. Daniels performs over 500 spine surgeries per year. His practice focuses on patients who suffer from scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, failed spinal surgery, and degenerative spinal disease, as well as spinal trauma and spinal tumors. Many of his patients have undergone one or more previous spinal surgeries, although he also frequently performs primary spinal surgery.
Dr. Daniels completed medical school at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, and orthopedic surgery residency training at Brown University. He then completed additional spine surgery fellowship training with Dr. Mark Palumbo and Dr. Phil Lucas, before being recruited back to Rhode Island as their partner. His research focuses on spinal biomechanics, optimization of outcomes following spinal deformity surgery, and prevention of complications after spine surgery.
Additionally, Dr. Daniels is an internationally renowned researcher and has published over 480 peer-reviewed articles, 550 national and international research posters/presentations, and has edited 4 orthopedic education textbooks. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Lumbar Spine Research Society, and the Scoliosis Research Society. His research has won many prestigious awards including the SRS Whitecloud, Russell A Hibbs, and John H Moe Awards.
Research
The Brown Spine Research Lab is an active research group that focuses on clinical, medicolegal, and basic science aspects of spine surgery. Dr. Daniels is the Lab Director, and works closely with his student and resident team to draw clinically important data from large National and International data sets.
Dr. Daniels' team is also active with studies examining patients treated locally, with studies evaluating detailed patient characteristics and outcomes. Finally, the Spine Research Lab completes work on spinal biomechanics, spinal implant technology, prevention of complications following surgery, and correction of complex spinal deformity.
Dr. Daniels mentors many Brown undergraduate students, medical students, and residents in performing research studies. The team has received multiple awards. He and his team have published over 220 peer-reviewed articles, 200 national and international research posters/presentations, and has edited 4 orthopedic education textbooks.
Additionally, Dr. Daniels is an internationally renowned researcher and has published over 480 peer-reviewed articles, 550 national and international research posters/presentations, and has edited 4 orthopedic education textbooks. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Lumbar Spine Research Society, and the Scoliosis Research Society. His research has won many prestigious awards including the SRS Whitecloud, Russell A Hibbs, and John H Moe Awards.