Dr. David S. Bradford's research interests include biomaterials, tissue engineering and tissue regeneration. His clinical interests are spinal disorders, including scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolisthesis, and degenerative spine diseases and spine reconstructive surgery. He currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Orquest, Nuvasive, Cbyon, and SpineUniverse.
Bradford has been chairman and professor of Orthopedic Surgery at UCSF since 1991. Prior to that, he was chief of Spine Surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his residency and a fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center/NY Orthopedic Hospital in 1969.
