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 conditions, scoliosis, trauma, infections, and tumors. 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 is active with clinical outcomes research and is an associate vice-chair of research at the Yale Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. Nationally, he is active with many societies and editor-in-chief of their North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ).

Administratively, Dr. Grauer is also 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 related projects related to that office.

Titles

Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Director of Orthopaedic Spine Service, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Associate Vice-Chair Research, 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 (2024)
John N Forrest Jr, MD Prize for Mentorship in Student Research nominee: Yale School of Medicine (2024)
Best podium presentation award for “Superior postoperative outcomes following total knee arthroplasty are associated with as short as one-month of semaglutide use for patients with type II diabetes” (Seddio AE, Vasudevan RS, Gouzoulis MJ, Ansah-Twum JK, Rubin LE, Grauer JN): Northeast Arthroplasty Conference (2024)
Best presentation by a resident or fellow H. Kirk Watson, MD Founder's Award for “Documented cannabis use is a risk factor for nonunion after nonoperative management of scaphoid fractures: A retrospective review of 159,998 patients” (Pathak N, Ratnaswami PP, Oghenesume OP, Halim A, Luo X, Grauer JN): New England Hand Society Meeting (2023)
Top 100 poster category for “Total hip arthroplasty in patients with Marfan syndrome: Adverse events and 5-year revision rates” (Day W, Jayaram RH, Rubin LE, Grauer JN): American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (2023)
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)

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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