Location

Rochester, Minnesota

Contact

Bydon.Mohamad@mayo.edu Clinical Profile

SUMMARY

As a neurosurgeon clinician-scientist, Mohamad Bydon, M.D., is interested in studying clinical bioinformatics.

Dr. Bydon serves as medical director of the Mayo Clinic Neurosurgical Biobank and Clinical Registry, which compiles prospective data on clinical outcomes of neurosurgical procedures. He also serves as the principal investigator of the Mayo Clinic Neuro-Informatics Laboratory, using big data to define the cost and value of medical and surgical interventions.

Focus areas

  • Biobank and clinical registries. Dr. Bydon works with prospectively collected databases that include patient-reported outcomes, molecular analysis of tissue or serum, and imaging analytics.
  • Surgical safety initiative. He also contributes to prospective trials to improve surgical safety and introduce innovations in practice.
  • Economics of health care. Dr. Bydon works to improve understanding of the impact of cost on health care utilization.
  • Predictive modeling for surgical outcomes. An additional area of focus involves creating models that can predict patient outcomes as part of an effort to provide individualized medicine.

Significance to patient care

Dr. Bydon's research aims to improve patient outcomes by providing data analytics on specific surgical interventions.

Dr. Bydon's clinical expertise is in complex spine surgery, spinal oncology and minimally invasive spine surgery. He draws upon his practice to complement his research on understanding, predicting and improving surgical outcomes.

Professional highlights

  • Executive medical director of Academic Affairs, Mayo Clinic International, 2020-present
  • Assistant dean, Education Enrichment and Innovation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 2016-present
  • Medical director, Middle East and Africa Region, Mayo Clinic International, 2015-present
  • Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professorship in Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, 2022

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Department of Neurologic Surgery

Academic Rank

  1. Professor of Neurosurgery
  2. Professor of Orthopedics
  3. Professor of Health Services Research

EDUCATION

  1. Assistant Chief of Service Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital
  2. Clinical Fellowship - Complex Spine Surgery and Spinal Oncology Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital
  3. Research Fellowship - Surgical Outcomes and Spinal Column Biomechanics Johns Hopkins Hospital
  4. Residency - Neurosurgery Johns Hopkins Hospital
  5. Internship - Neurosurgery Johns Hopkins Hospital
  6. MD - Degree Yale University School of Medicine
  7. Research Fellowship - “Genetic basis of intracranial aneurysms and diseases of neural development.” Murat Gunel, M.D., Principal Investigator. Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine
  8. Research Fellowship - “Role of Bmi-1 gene in stem cell regeneration.” Sean Morrison, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. Center for Stem Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan Medical School
  9. Post-Baccalaureate Program Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  10. BA - Degree Dartmouth College

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