Dr. Jack Zigler is an orthopedic surgeon at the Texas Back Institute and Co-Director of its Spine Fellowship Program. He has more than 30 years of experience performing spine surgery.

Dr. Zigler has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals such as Spine, International Journal of Spine Surgery, and the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. He has contributed dozens of chapters to medical textbooks and given hundreds of presentations at medical society meetings and conferences.

He serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Disc Replacement at the Texas Back Institute and teaches around the work on surgical techniques for artificial disc replacement surgery.

Select Professional Memberships and Achievements

• President, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Board of Directors, Cervical Spine Research Society
• Past President, American Spinal Injury Association

Board Certification

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education

• BS – Cornell University
• MD – SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
• Residency – Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
• Residency – General Surgery, Long Island Jewish - Hillside Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
• Fellowship – Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine