Lifetime Achievement Award — 2006
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* John P. Kostuik

## Education

*   Graduated Queen’s University School of Medicine, 1961

*   Residency at the University of Toronto, 1961–1967

*   Residency mentors R.B. Salter, Ian MacNab and John Hall

*   One year of research with Dr. Salter

*   Fellowships: Duncan Fellow 1967–1968 University of Toronto; McLauglin Traveling Fellow, Europe 1968–69, Japan 1981

*   Certified in orthopedics, 1967

## Academic positions

*   Faculty, Orthopaedics, University of Toronto, 1967–91

*   Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Toronto, 1983

*   Professor of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, 1991–2004

*   Chief of Spinal Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 1991–2004

*   Chairman of Orthopedics, Johns Hopkins University, 1999–2001

*   Chairman of the Board, K2M, current

## Professional positions

*   President, Scoliosis Research Society, 1987

*   President, North American Scoliosis Society, 1991

*   Member: Scoliosis Research Society, North American Spine Society, Cervical Spine Research Society, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine and 12 other societies including the American Orthopaedic Association, the Canadian Orthopaedic Association and the French, Belgian, Japanese, Argentinean and Ecuadorian Orthopedic Associations

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John P. Kostuik

## Awards and honours

*   Traveling fellowships

*   Scoliosis Research Society Traveling Fellow (mentor) Asia 2001

*   Russell Hibbs Awards, North American Spine Society

*   Wiltse Award, North American Spine Society

*   Farfan/Selby Award, North American Spine Society

*   Visiting professorships: 80 universities in 29 countries

## Publications

*   Editorial Boards of the *Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery*, *Spine*, the *Journal of Spinal Disorders* and the *Spine Journal*

*   120 peer-reviewed papers and 3 textbooks

Dr. Kostuik is married to wife Elizabeth and has 3 children. His hobbies include wood carving, golf, travel, lecturing and teaching.