John Lonstein, M.D.

Biography

Appointments

Staff Surgeon - Twin Cities Spine Center

Clinical Professor - University of Minnesota

Education

Medical School: University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa  1959 to 1964

Surgical Internship: Johannesburg General Hospital
Johannesburg, South Africa  1965

Medical Internship: Johannesburg General Hospital
Johannesburg, South Africa  1965

Anatomy Assistant: Department of Anatomy, University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa  1966

General Surgery Surgical Resident: Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts  1967 to 1969

Orthopaedic Training: University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota  1969 to 1972

Licensure and Certifications

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners

Professional Associations

• Academic Orthopaedic Society
• Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Association
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
• North American Spine Society
• Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
• Scoliosis Research Society
• Sociedad Argentina De Patologia de La Columna Vertebral (Honorary Member)
• Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologic (SICOT)
• Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Uruguay (Corresponding Member)
• South African Spine Society (Honorary Member)
• Twin Cities Orthopaedic Society

Spinal Specializations

• Deformities
• Trauma

Tumors neral Surgery Surgical Resident: Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts  1967 to 1969

Orthopaedic Training: University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota  1969 to 1972