Barrett Boody, M.D. is a fellowship trained, board certified orthopedic spine surgeon. Dr. Boody provides comprehensive surgical care of spine for adults and adolescents, ranging from minimally invasive procedures to complex revision surgery.

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He attended medical school at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed an orthopaedic surgical residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL, followed by a spine surgery fellowship at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

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While in his training, Dr. Boody developed a passion for education and continues it with his current practice at Indiana Spine Group.  He serves as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at Indiana University, as well as, serving as core faculty for the Indiana Spine Group spine surgical fellowship, educating and training the next generation of spine surgeons.

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Furthermore, Dr. Boody continues to stay actively involved in research, working closely with both physicians and companies to continually advance knowledge, technology, and techniques in spinal surgery.  Dr. Boody has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications, books, and book chapters and routinely presents research findings at national and international symposiums. Dr. Boody has served as a Section Editor of Spinal Trauma for The Textbook of Spine Surgery, 4th Edition and currently is the Lead Editor for the textbook The Fellow’s Manual: A Technical Guide For Spine Surgery.  He is a member of the editorial board for the Clinical Spine Surgery journal and is a manuscript reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed spine journals to help ensure a high level of quality of published research available for the spine surgery community.  Additionally, Dr. Boody works alongside medical and surgical device companies in order to develop and improve the products and technologies spine surgeons use.  He has developed surgical instruments designed to remove challenging spinal hardware as well as serves as Principal Investigator on a national FDA trial conducted at the Indiana Spine Group, advisory boards for companies integrating new technology, and development teams for companies creating new spinal surgery products.

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Dr. Boody believes that his research and education interests continually improve and enhance his clinical practice, enabling him to offer the most evidence-based, advanced treatment options to patients. “Ultimately, I believe the way spine surgeons stay at the forefront of spinal techniques, technology, and knowledge is to stay actively involved in education and research.  The surgical evaluation and treatment of my patients will always be at the core of what I do as a spine surgeon, and I am incredibly fortunate to have the ability at Indiana Spine Group to pursue my interests in medical education and research.”