Departments & Divisions
Jeffrey Hills, MD
Assistant Professor/Clinical
Spine
Department of Orthopaedics
Dr. Jeffrey Hills was born and raised in Kansas City, KS. He received a degree in Biochemistry and graduated with honors from the University of Kansas. He attended medical school at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his Orthopedic Surgical Residency at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in spine surgery at Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He has trained extensively in pediatric and adult spinal deformity and complex revision spine surgery.
Dr. Hills treats a wide range of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar conditions and has a special interest in adult spinal deformity and revision spine surgery. He aims to treat every patient as if they were a family member and attempt non-surgical interventions whenever possible. When surgery is necessary, his goal is to minimize pain and improve overall function. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Hills is actively involved in multiple international spine study groups, has presented at numerous international conferences, and won several awards for his efforts. His overarching goal is to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications by incorporating predictive analytics into routine clinical practice.