Frank Phillips

Frank Phillips is a Senior Professor at Rush University specializing in orthopaedic and spine surgery. His research focuses on minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion, augmented reality-assisted pedicle screw placement, and surgical outcomes for degenerative spinal conditions. Recent work includes pioneering single-position lateral lumbar fusion in ambulatory surgery centers, developing synthetic lumbar CT generation from MRI protocols, and assessing S2 alar-iliac screw safety with AR navigation. He has contributed to consensus guidelines on return-to-sport for athletes with cervical spine pathology and investigates enabling technologies for cervical deformity correction. His clinical research integrates advanced surgical navigation with outcomes-based assessments of spinal fusion techniques.