Jonathan Grauer, MD, is Professor and Director of the Orthopaedic Spine Service for the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University, graduating summa cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Medical Doctorate from Yale School of Medicine, graduating cum laude and with Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Yale New Haven Hospital and a fellowship in spine surgery at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University.

Clinically, Dr. Grauer specializes in the treatment of numerous conditions affecting the cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral spine including degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, trauma, infections, and tumors. He believes in meeting patients’ individual needs through evaluation and treatment designed to help them achieve active, pain-free lifestyles. His clinical practice is based out of Yale New Haven Hospital, and outpatients are seen at the Yale New Haven Hospital Spine Center.

Academically, Dr. Grauer and the students and residents with whom he works have received numerous awards. He has authored or co-authored over 275 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 90 reviews, and 70 book chapters, and has been a part of over 450 peer-reviewed scientific presentations. He is on the boards of the North American Spine Society (NASS) and Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS), is editor-in-chief of their North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ), and is active with other academic societies.

Administratively, Dr. Grauer is active with faculty affairs at the Yale School of Medicine. He is a point of contact for departments with the Office of Academic and Professional Development (OAPD) and responsible for a number of projects related to that office.

Titles

Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Director of Orthopaedic Spine Service, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Education & Training

Non Degree Program
Yale School of Management, Advanced Leaders Program for Yale Medical Group (2016)
Non Degree Program
Yale School of Management, Emerging Leaders Program for Yale Medical Group (2015)
Fellow
Thomas Jefferson University (2003)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
Intern
Yale New Haven Hospital (1998)
MD
Yale School of Medicine (1997)
BS
Tufts University, Biology (1992)

Additional Information

Honors & Recognitions

Multiple awards to support students performing research in Grauer laboratory: Yale School of Medicine (2022)
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society: (2022)
Best Adult Paper Award for “Primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with versus without cerebral palsy: a Matched comparison of 90-day adverse events and 5-year implant survival” (Moore HG, Gardezi M, Burroughs PJ, Rubin LE, Frumberg DB, Grauer JN): American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (2021)
Top poster in spine category for “Lumbar MRI vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score: comparison to CT assessment and possible simplification” (Moore HG, Burroughs PJ, Berson ER, Kirwin DS, Rankin KA, Sherman JJZ, Halperin SJ, Gardezi M, Sabatino MJ, Grauer JN): American Orthopaedic Association (2021)
Top poster in adult reconstruction hip category for “Valuing the discrepancy in actual operative time vs. Medicare operative time estimates for primary and revision total hip arthroplasty” (Moore HG, Dussik C, Grauer JN): American Orthopaedic Association (2020)
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award nominee: Yale School of Medicine (2020)
Top poster in shoulder and elbow category for “Underweight patients are the greatest risk body mass index group for perioperative adverse events following total shoulder arthroplasty” (Ottesen TD, Hsiang WR, Malpani R, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN): American Orthopedic Association (2019)
Achievement Award: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2019)
Timothy L Stephens, Jr MD Research Symposium Award, 1st place, for “The effects of preoperative dementia and postoperative delirium on 30-day postoperative mortality in geriatric hip fracture patients” (Haynes MS, Alder KD, Toombs C, Rubin LE, Grauer, JN): National Medical Association Convention (2018)
Best Paper Award for “Comparison of outcomes of hemiarthroplasty to total hip arthroplasty in matched geriatric hip fracture populations” (Haynes MS, Ondeck NT, Ottesen TD, Malpani R, Alder KD, Grauer JN): Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Annual Meeting (2018)

Board Certifications

Professional Service

Publications

Departments and Programs

Locations

Yale Spine Service

1 Long Wharf Drive

Ste 6th floor

New Haven, CT 06511

1-877-925-3637

Directions

Yale Spine Service
1 Long Wharf Drive
Ste 6th floor
New Haven, CT 06511
- 1-877-925-3637
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