Ian G. Dorward, MD

Ian G. Dorward, MD


Associate Professor, Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery

Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital

Specialties

  • Cervical dis replacement
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • Degenerative spinal disease
  • Minimally invasive spinal surgery
  • Radiculopathy (pinched nerve)
  • Robotic-assisted spine surgery
  • Spinal deformity
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spinal tumors
  • Spondyloisthesis

Call 636-916-7140 for Patient Appointments

My primary goals are to: 1) educate you about your problem and its solution, and 2) maximize results while minimizing the risk of complications.

Dr. Dorward

Education

BA, University of Colorado Boulder, CO
1996 – 2000

MD, Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
2001 – 2005

Residency

Department of Neurosurgery Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
2005 – 2012

Fellowship

Research Fellowship
PI: Dr. Larry Lenke
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine 
St. Louis, MO
2010-2011

Clinical Fellowship, Adult and Pediatric Spinal Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine 
St. Louis, MO
2012-2013

Research focus

Interests include the use of large databases for the assessment of outcomes in neurosurgery. Other interests include narrative medicine (fiction and creative nonfiction writing related to medicine), medical device development, and healthcare entrepreneurship.

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Honors & leadership roles

  • Tae Sun Park, M.D. Award for Excellence on the Neurosurgery Written Board Examination, 2010, 2011
  • Robert L. Grubb, Jr., M.D. Neurosurgical Resident Clinical Excellence Award, 2009
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Book Prize (“Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has performed outstandingly for the entire medical course”), Washington University School of Medicine Class of 2005
  • Recipient of full-tuition merit scholarship for final year at Washington University School of Medicine, 2004
  • James L. O’Leary Neuroscience Prize, Washington University School of Medicine, 2003

Editorial responsibilities

Ad hoc reviewer, Neurosurgery

Board certifications

Board Certified in Neurological Surgery

Hospital appointments

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital