Licensure

• State of West Virginia
• State of Maryland
• State of Pennsylvania
• State of Virginia
• State of Colorado
• State of North Carolina

Education

• 1994-1996 University of New Mexico, Division of Neurological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine
• 1991-1994 Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
• 1990-1991 Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
• 1986-1990 Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA Degree: M.D., May 1990
• 1982-1986 Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA Degree: B.S., June 1986
• 1985 University of Connecticut, summer study
• 1984 University of Madrid, Spain, summer study

Societies and Memberships

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• Southern Neurosurgical Society
• Maryland Neurosurgical Society
• Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
• Member, Peripheral Nerve and Spine Section
• Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons
• Society of Lateral Access Surgery
• International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
• Spine Arthroplasty Society

Teaching Experiences and Media Appearances

• 94-96 Micro vascular Surgery Technique Instructor, UNM Division of Neurosurgery
• 12/94 Metastatic Spinal Disease, Surgical Options- UNM Grand Rounds
• 10/95 Chondrosarcomas, Prognosis and Skull-based Approaches-UNM Grand Rounds
• 11/95 Biomechanics and Complex Spinal Fusions- Southwest Regional AANN Meeting
• 05/96 Albuquerque Comprehensive Spine Review- Clinical Instructor
• 02/97 Closed Head Injury Recognition- RMC CME lecture
• 05/97 Spine Fusions-WHAG AM radio open talk show interview/ discussion
• 10/97 Trauma Care; The Team Approach Workshop- Meeting of Surgical Technologists, Anatomy instructor, workshop leader, lecturer
• 11/97 Osteoporosis: Prevention, Detection, Treatment for Primary Care Providers-open meeting, Hagerstown, MD
• 12/97 Management of Cervical Spine Fractures, Indications for Fusion- Medical Grand Rounds, WCH
• 01/98 The Aging Back and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis- WHAG AM radio open talk show interview/ discussion
• 01/98 Spinal Cord Injuries, Quarterly Trauma Board Review- CME lecture, WCH
• 01/98 Spinal fusions and Management of Complex Spinal Disorders- CME lecture, Chambersburg Hospital
• 11/98 What’s New in the Treatment of Spinal Disease- MD Society of Radiological Technologists, Hagerstown Junior College, lecture
• 11/98 Understanding Spinal Fusion Workshop and Seminar- American Association of Registered Nurses annual meeting, clinical instructor, lecturer
• 03/99 Complex Spinal Disease- Grand Rounds, City Hospital, Martinsburg, WV
• 07/00 Posterior Fixation Workshop- faculty instructor, Georgetown University, D.C.
• 05/03 Vertebroplasty, A Treatment for Compression Fractures- Fulton County Medical Center, CME lecture, McConnellsburg, PA
• 08/03 Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Spine Review-clinical instructor, Cleveland, OH
• 01/05 Invited speaker Maryland House and Senate Special Session to address litigation Reform and the Malpractice Crisis in Maryland
• 12/05 Invited speaker at nine Maryland Hospitals for discussions of Tort Reform
• 04/05 Minimally Invasive Treatments of Vertebral Fractures, Hagerstown Magazine Spring Issue
• 06/06 Invited speaker, Becker’s ASC annual Meeting, Chicago, “Developing a Neurosurgical Spinal Ambulatory Surgery Center”
• 09/07 Invited speaker, Salisbury, MD, “Creating a Neuroscience Center”
• 03/08 National Audio conference, “Developing an Outpatient Spine Center”
• 06/08 Invited Speaker, Orthopedic, Spine, and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference, “Developing a Spine Driven ASC: From Opportunity to Profitability”
• 06/08 Invited Speaker, Orthopedic, Spine, and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference, “Contracting for Spine Cases, Get Excellent Reimbursement and Not Pay Too Much for Implants”
• 06/08 Invited Speaker, Orthopedic, Spine, and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference, “Handling Spine Procedures in an ASC”
• 04/09 Presentation to senior management, Washington County Hospital, “Outpatient Spine Development for Inpatient Spine Service Line Growth”
• 05/09 Invited speaker, National Anesthesia Meeting, “Transitions in Spine Care,” Chicago
• 06/09 Invited speaker, Becker’s ASC annual meeting, Chicago, “A 2 Year Experience With a Spine ASC”
• 06/10 Invited speaker, Becker’s ASC annual meeting, Chicago, “Improving the Bottom Line in a Spine ASC”
• 09/10 Invited speaker, West Virginia EMS meeting, “Spine Trauma, case review”
• 10/10 Invited speaker, Frederick County, MD EMS meeting, “Neurotrauma”
• 10/10 Invited speaker, Becker’s ASC annual meeting, Chicago, “ Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Associations, Future Vision”
• 02/11 WHAG TV appearance, “Closed Head Injury and Prevention”
• 06/11 “Key Concepts to Improve the Profitability of Spine Programs” “How and Why Might Orthopedics and Neurosurgeons Team and Partner to Create Musculoskeletal Centers of Excellence”, “Lessons Learned-What Did I Do Right and What Might I Do Differently, Creating a Spine ASC”, 9^th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference Chicago
• 06/11 Invited speaker, “Neurosurgeon as CEO”, Boston, MA
• 07/11 “Dr. John Caruso: Becoming a Champion in Healthcare Change”, Becker’s Hospital Review
• 12/11 Invited speaker, “Trauma and Neurosurgery”, Waynesboro Hospital and EMS responders, Waynesboro, PA
• 12/11 “Now is a Great Time to be a Physician: Q&A with Dr. John Caruso on Physician Involvement in Healthcare Changes”, Becker’s Spine Review
• 06/12 Panel discussion led by Sam Donaldson, “Implications of Healthcare Reform”, Chicago
• 06/14 Invited Panelist, “Six Key Questions for Spine Surgeons: Where is Pay Headed? Where is Reimbursement Headed? Should I Own an ASC? Should I Become a Hospital Employee? How do I recruit a Fellow? How Much Can I Make for Co-management?”, “New Entrepreneurial Ideas for Spine Surgeons” 12^thAnnual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine, Chicago
• 06/15 Invited speaker, “ The Biggest Challenges in Our ASCs Today”, “New Entrepreneurial Ideas for Spine Surgeons-Ancillaries, New Ideas on Organizing, Politics, Real Estate, and More” Becker’s Chicago ASC Conference

Specialty Studies, Advanced Teachings, and Meetings

• 02/95 Review Course in Neurological Surgery- Chicago, IL
• 06/95 Neurosurgical Endoscopy, 3rd Ventricular Tumors and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Workshop-Practical Anatomy Workshop, St. Louis, MO
• 02/96 30^th Meeting of the Neurological Society of the Virginias- Hot Spring, VA
• 05/96 Spine Surgery, Hands-on, A Comprehensive Approach for Neurosurgeons-UNM, Albuquerque, NM
• 02/97 Surgical Management of the Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerves-LSU, New Orleans, LA
• 02/97 Minimally Invasive Spinal Technologies- Joint Section of Spine Meeting, Rancho Mirage, CA
• 08/97 EBI Neurosurgeon Forum participant- New York, NY
• 09/97 Neuroaugmentation for Pain Control, Cerebral Protection Techniques and Management, Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Management, CNS Meeting, San Diego, CA
• 01/98 32^nd Meeting of the Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias-Richmond, VA
• 08/98 EBI Neurosurgeon Forum participant- New York, NY
• 10/98 Anterior Circulation Aneurysms, Anterior Skull-Based Surgery Workshop, Lateral Skull-Based Surgery Workshop, CNS Meeting, Vancouver, Canada
• 01/99 33^rd Meeting of the Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias-White Sulfur Springs, WV
• 02/99 Neurological Symposium, Current Concepts- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Naples, FL
• 03/99 Neurosurgical Approaches to the Carotid Artery- Practical Anatomy Workshop, St. Louis, MO
• 04/99 Pituitary Days-University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• 04/99 4^th Ventricular Tumors- AANS meeting, San Francisco, CA
• 07/99 Sulzer Medical Advisory Board Meeting- Pine Hurst, NC
• 11/99 Advanced Coding Concepts of Neurosurgery- Phoenix, AZ
• 03/00 Advanced Application of Image Guided Surgery- Naples, FL
• 06/00 Surgeon visit with Professor Jurgen Harms, Head of Orthopedic and Spinal Surgery, SRH Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, Karlsbad, Germany
• 10/01 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Meeting- New Orleans, LA
• 11/01 Spine Education Summit- Palm Springs, CA
• 11/01 Oral Boards Review Course- Houston, TX
• 02/02 17^th Annual AFIP Neuroradiology Course- Washington, D.C.
• 05/02 Failures of Spinal Surgery- Baltimore, MD
• 07/02 Neurosurgical Leadership Development Course- Washington, D.C.
• 07/02 8^th Annual Montana Neurosurgical Symposium- Pray, MT
• 09/02 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Workshop Peripheral Nerve Lesions and Entrapment Syndrome Course CNS meeting, Philadelphia, PA
• 10/02 Inflatable Bone Tamp Technology Course, Kyphoplasty Techniques- Silver Springs, MD
• 04/03 Controversies in Lumbar Spine Meeting- Las Vegas, NV
• 05/03 Cyberknife Training- Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• 07/03 Innovations in Spinal Fixations, An Advanced Course- Memphis, TN
• 08/03 Cleveland Clinic Spine Review Course- Cleveland, OH
• 11/03 2^nd Annual Dynamic Spine Stabilization Course, Arthroplasty Techniques and Technology- Dallas, TX
• 11/03 Spine Education Summit- San Diego, CA
• 06/04 2^nd Annual Orthopedic-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference-Chicago
• 06/05 Advanced Concepts in Minimally Invasive Vertebral Compression Fracture Management- St. Michaels, MD
• 08/04 SEAK educational series, Malpractice Survival Training- Falmouth, MA
• 10/04 North American Spine Society meeting- Chicago, IL
• 11/04 Spine Arthroplasty Meeting- Dallas, TX
• 01/05 Charite Artificial Disc Training-Cincinnati, OH
• 02/05 Minimally Invasive Spine Course- Memphis, TN
• 04/05 AANS meeting-New Orleans, LA
• 06/06 Spine Arthroplasty Meeting, Vienna, Austria
• 01/07 International Spine Surgery Symposium, Mayo Clinic, Hawaii
• 03/07 Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Georgia
• 07/07 International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques
• 02/08 Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, Cedar Sinai Medical Center
• 04/08 AANS Annual meeting
• 05/08 American Physician Fellowship for Medicine in Israel, Evaluation of Trauma Preparedness
• 06/08 6^th Annual Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference
• 11/08 Annual Meeting of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Nevada
• 02/09 Weekend Update: Interactive Review of Clinical Neurosurgery
• 03/09 American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists 57^th Annual Meeting, Chicago
• 03/09 Spine and Peripheral Nerve Joint Section Annual Meeting, Phoenix
• 06/09 7^th Annual Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability, Business and Legal Issues, Chicago
• 02/10 Review course for Maintenance of Certificate exam, Arizona
• 04/10 IME course, SEAK training, Florida
• 05/10 Executive Physician Business Course, Wharton Business School, Philadelphia “Strategic Management for the High-Performing Practice”
• 07/10 Wilderness Medicine Society Meeting, Big Sky, Montana
• 08/10 Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Mackinac Island, Michigan
• 02/11 Southern Neurosurgical Society meeting, Orlando, FL
• 07/11 Neurosurgeon as CEO: The Business of Medicine, Boston, MA
• 08/11 University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, Executive MBA
• 10/11 Congress of Neurological Surgeons meeting, Washington, D.C.
• 02/12 SEAK meeting, Naples FL, “Starting a Consultant Business”
• 06/12 10^th Annual Becker’s ASC meeting, Chicago
• 10/12 19^th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference
• 11/12 Healthcare in Transition-Strategies to Success
• 04/13 Congress of State Neurosurgical Societies meeting, New Orleans
• 04/13 AANS meeting, New Orleans
• 01/14 ISASS Advanced MIS Course: Navigating Controversies, Las Vegas
• 01/14 Association for the Collaboration of Spine Research Meeting, Current Concepts and Controversies, San Diego
• 03/14 Endoscopic Spine Course and Lab, Wolfe Medical, IL
• 06/14 Becker’s 12^th Annual Spine/Orthopedic/Pain Management-Driven Conf, Chicago
• 10/14 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting
• 02/15 Lateral Approaches to the Spine, Seattle
• 03/15 66^th Annual Southern Neurosurgical Society meeting
• 04/15 8^th Annual Society for Lateral Access Surgery Research Meeting, San Diego
• 12/15 Spinal Deformity Symposium
• 04/16 International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Meeting, Las Vegas
• 06/16 Becker’s Annual ASC Meeting, Chicago

Publications

• “Management of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament”, Chapter 137, Principles of Spine Surgery.
• “Neurological Complications”, Chapter 107, Spine Surgery; Techniques, Complications Avoidance and Management.
• “Degenerative and Noninfectious Inflammatory Disease”, Chapter 40, The Thoracic Spine.
• “Traumatic Posterior Sagital Sinus Occlusion from Depressed Skull Fractures; Management Techniques”, AANS Meeting, Boston, April 1993.
• “Bone Graft Failures of Cervical Spine Fusions”, AANS Meeting, Boston, April 1993
• “Tethered Cord Evaluation by MRI”, CNS Meeting, Vancouver, October 1993
• “MRI Investigation of Tethered Cord”, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting White Sulfur Springs, WV.
• “The Outrigger Attachment for Vertebrectomy with Posterior Instrumentation”, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Idaho, June 1995.
• “Getting Comfortable with Outpatient Spine Cases”, Blue Chip Publication, 2009
• “A Big Picture Vision for Spine Care”, Feb, 2010, Becker’s ASC review
• “Becoming a Champion of Healthcare Reform”, July, 2011, Becker’s ASC Review
• “1-800-SPINECARE- a Big-picture Vision for Outpatient Care” Blue Chip Publication, Perspectives, 2010
• “7 Best Practices for Increasing Spine Center Profitability”, May 2012, Becker’s Spine

Research

• Molecular Cytogenetic Laboratory Research Assistant, Center for Pediatric Research, EVMS and The Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, 1993-94
• Collaborator, “Molecular Cytogenetics of Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia And Wilm’s Tumor”
• Collaborator, “Comparative Genomic Hybridization for Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis Of CNS Tumors, with Focus on Pediatric Glial Cell Lines”
• Ocular Pharmokinetics, “The Development of a Topical Aminocaproic Acid Treatment For the Prevention of Rebleeding after Hyphema”
• Construction of a Pediatric Brain Tumor Data Base, EVMS, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
• Development of neurosurgical protocol for fulminant hepatic failure at UNM
• Participant in the cooperative study of PEG-SOD and Ciba-Geigy experimental phase III trial drugs at EVMS for use in critical head injury patients
• Ongoing Clinical research, Far Infra-red Heat for musculoskeletal and consumer use
• Engineering Consultant, K2 Spine, Leesburg, VA, for surgical instrumentation development
• Engineering Consultant, LDR Medical, Austin, TX for surgical implant and instrumentation development
• Technical Consultant, Safe Orthopedics, Paris, France, for outpatient spine strategies for penetration into US ASC markets

Honors

• Board Certified Neurosurgeon
• Fellow, the American College of Surgeons
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership society
• Chi Beta Phi honorary science fraternity
• Venable Merit Scholar
• “Ten Spine ASCs to Know-Parkway Surgical Center” Becker’s ASC Review, 2008
• “10 Spine Surgeons to Know”, Becker’s Spine Review, Feb 2009
• “31 Spine Surgeons You Should Know” Becker’s ASC Review, 2009
• “170 People to Know in the ASC Industry”, July 2009 Becker’s ASC Review
• “Top 50 Health Care Places to Work, Parkway Surgical Center”, Becker’s ASC review, 2010
• “50 Spine Surgeons and Specialists to Know”, Becker’s ASC Review, Feb 2010
• “Orthopedic and Spine Industry Leader to Know”, July 2010, Blue Chip publications
• “100 of the Best Spine Surgeons and Specialists in America”, Becker’s, March 2011
• “Super Doctor of Virginia, Maryland, & D.C”, Nov 2011, Washington Post supplement
• “350 People to Know in the ASC Industry”, Nov, 2011, Becker’s Review
• “Top Spine Surgeons to Know”, April, 2012, Becker’s Spine Review
• Becker’s Spine Review Annual Spine Leadership Award 2013
• “Most Compassionate Doctor Award”, 2011, 2012
• “ASC Leader to Know: Dr John Caruso of Parkway Surgery Center” Becker’s Review April, 2012
• “Patients’ Choice Award”, 2012, 2013
• “100 Physician Leaders to Know in the ASC Industry”, Jan. 2013, Becker’s Review
• “20 Spine Surgeons Leading ASCs as Founders and Leaders”, Becker’s April 2014
• “230 Spine Surgeons to Know” Becker’s Spine Review, Aug 2014
• “38 Spine-Driven ASCs to Know” May 2015, recognizing PSC, Becker’s Review
• “341 Spine Surgeons to Know” Becker’s Spine Review, Jan 2016
• “21 Smart Spine Surgeons with Gifted Business Minds”, Becker’s Review, July 2016

Positions

• Staff Neurosurgeon, Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, MD (1996-2010)
• Staff Neurosurgeon, Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA (1998-present)
• Staff Neurosurgeon, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD (2012-2015)
• Cyberknife Neurosurgeon, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD (2003-2005)
• Managing Partner, Neurosurgical Specialists, LLC (2000-2005)
• Creator and Managing Partner, Parkway Neuroscience and Spine Institute (2005-2013)
• Secretary, Maryland Neurosurgical Society (2005-2011)
• Vice President, Maryland Neurosurgical Society (2011-2012)
• President, Maryland Neurosurgical Society (2012-present)
• Founding member, “Save Our Doctors, Protect Our Patients”
• Board Member, Maryland State Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons
• Alternate member, Governor’s Task Force on Malpractice Reform
• President, Parkway Surgical Center (2006-present)
• Board member, Blue Chip Surgical Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Chief Medical Officer and Board Member, York Biomedical, Frederick, MD
• Board Member, Western Maryland Hospital Closed Head Injury Section
• Director of Neurological Trauma and Spine, Meritus Medical Center
• Medical Advisory Board Member, Code Blue Solutions, Richmond, VA
• Medical Advisory Board Member, Phymedica, Richmond, VA
• Member, Medical Executive Committee, Meritus Medical Center
• Member, Strategic Planning Board, Meritus Medical Center
• National Spokesman, Doctors for Medical Liability Reform
• Ringside Physician, Maryland State Athletic Association
• Technical Design Consultant, K2M Medical
• Consultant and Teaching Faculty, LDR Medical
• Consultant, Safe Orthopedics
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Hershey Medical Center
• Maryland Representative, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
• Community Preceptor, 4^th year rotations, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
• President, Parkway Brain and Spine (2016- present)