Nicholas Theodore, MD is the Chief of the Spine Section, Director of the Neurotrauma Program and Associate Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Program at Barrow Neurological Institute. He graduated from Cornell University, where he was the recipient of a Cornell Tradition Academic Fellowship. He attended medical school at Georgetown University, where he graduated with honors. After completing his internship at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Dr. Theodore served as a Senior General Medical Officer with the United States Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan. He completed his neurosurgical residency and a fellowship in spinal surgery with Dr. Volker Sonntag at the Barrow Neurological Institute. After completing his residency, he served as Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego, overseeing the largest neurosurgery complement in the Navy.  In 2003 he joined the faculty at Barrow Neurological Institute.  His area of focus includes brain and spinal cord injury, minimally invasive surgery, and robotics.  He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.  He is also a member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery.  He is the author of numerous scientific publications and the recipient of many research awards, including the Tasker, Mayfield and NASS Awards.  He has been the recipient of two RO-1 grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health.  He is active in injury prevention and advocacy and was elected as President of the Board of Directors of ThinkFirst in 2013.