Dr. Frank Cammisa, Jr. is currently the Chief of Spine Service at The Hospital for Special Surgery. He also holds an appointment at the New York Hospital as an Assistant Attending Surgeon. He is a nationally reocgnized spinal expert, with special expertise in minimally invasive spinal surgery, laparoscopic spinal surgery, computer-assisted spinal surgery, microsurgery and athletic spinal injuries.  Dr. Cammisa is credited with introducing the technique of total disc replacement to the United States as an alternative to spinal fusion surgery and has led extensive research studies on this topic.

Dr. Cammisa holds affiliations with the following societies: the American Spine Society, International College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Cervical Spine Research Society and the International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine. He has been awarded with the North American Traveling Fellowship by the American Orthopedic Association as well as a Spinal Research Award and a Fellow Scholar Award by the Eastern Orthopedic Association.  He is the founder of the National Spinal Research Foundation. 

Also an Assistant Scientist in the Research Division, Dr. Cammisa devotes much of his time to research. He is currently working on two pilot studies to explore gene expression in the human intervetebral disc. Additionally, he has also authored over 100 research publications and 30 chapters in medical textbooks, including articles that are regularly posted on The Hospital for Special Surgery website.