Aaron Clark

Aaron Clark, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, specializing in Neurological Surgery with a focus on minimally invasive spine surgery. He completed his medical and postdoctoral degrees at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, followed by neurosurgery residency at UCSF and a fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at the Semmes Murphey Neurologic Institute under Dr. Kevin Foley.

• Education:
  • MD and PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (2008)
  • Residency, Neurosurgery, UCSF (2014)
  • Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015)
• Research Focus:
  • Spinal oncology
  • Spine biomechanics
  • Spinal deformities
  • Neurophysiological monitoring
  • Outcomes research in adult spinal deformity
• Scientific Contributions:
  • NIH-funded research on glioma immunosuppression (F32CA174256, 2013-2014)
  • Board-certified in Neurological Surgery (2020)
  • Published 15+ peer-reviewed articles on spine surgery, biomechanics, and outcomes

His recent publications analyze spinal deformity outcomes (2025), biomechanical strategies for spinal reconstruction (2025), and infection prevention in spine surgery (2024). Clinical trials include cost analysis of outpatient spine procedures and device evaluation for surgical efficiency.