"…we were very pleased with the care [our daughter] received before, during and after her surgery. From the moment Dr. Lonstein told us about [our daughter’s] condition and pending surgery, we had confidence in his ability to correct her spine……Thank you all for making this surgery so successful."
—Post-Surgery Survey Comments
Our Physicians
John E. Lonstein, MD
Bio
Appointments
Staff Surgeon
Twin Cities Spine Center
Clinical Professor
University of Minnesota
Education
Medical School
University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa 1959 to 1964
Surgical Internship
Johannesburg General Hospital
Johannesburg, South Africa 1965
Medical Internship
Johannesburg General Hospital
Johannesburg, South Africa 1965
Anatomy Assistant
Department of Anatomy, University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa 1966
General Surgery Surgical Resident
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts 1967 to 1969
Orthopaedic Training
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1969 to 1972
Licensure and Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners
Professional Associations
- Academic Orthopaedic Society
- Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Association
- Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
- North American Spine Society
- Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Sociedad Argentina De Patologia de La Columna Vertebral (Honorary Member)
- Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologic (SICOT)
- Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Uruguay (Corresponding Member)
- South African Spine Society (Honorary Member)
- Twin Cities Orthopaedic Society
Spinal Specializations
- Pediatric Spine
- Scoliosis / Deformities
- Trauma
- Tumors
