Michael E. Goldsmith M.D. — Physician

Biography

Michael E. Goldsmith, M.D. specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal conditions in adult and pediatric patients. He is the Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine. He practices at Summit Orthopedics Surgery in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Goldsmith focuses on the surgical treatment of degenerative conditions and deformity of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He utilizes fusion and non-fusion techniques in both minimally invasive and open surgical approaches.

In addition to his role as Chief of Orthopedics at Sibley, Dr. Goldsmith serves as the Vice Chairman of Surgery at Sibley and is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at George Washington University. He is also the director of the Spine Surgery Service at Summit Orthopedics.

Dr. Goldsmith attended New York University Medical School. Following his internship and residency at Georgetown University Medical Center, he completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at the Twin Cities Spine Center.

Dr. Goldsmith has considerable research experience at institutions including the Twin Cities Spine Center, Georgetown University, the Hospital for Joint Disease, New York University, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the National Institute of Health. He has published and presented numerous papers and has contributed chapters to several medical textbooks.

Dr. Goldsmith was born in Chicago, Illinois, and enjoys mountain biking, basketball, running, swimming, rugby and golf. He has competed in and finished the famed Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race.