Kevin T Foley, MD

Dr. Kevin Foley is the chairman of Semmes-Murphey Clinic and a professor in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. He is also director of the spine fellowship program for the University of Tennessee Department of Neurosurgery, and chairman of the board and medical director for the Medical Education & Research Institute. Dr. Foley served in the United States Army Medical Corps as Assistant Chief of Neurosurgery at Brooke Army Medical Center, Chief of Neurosurgery at Tripler Army Medical Center, and Chief of Neurosurgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he was also the chairman of the neurosurgical residency training program. He is actively involved in research in minimally invasive spine surgery, image-guided spinal navigation, robotics, spinal biomechanics, clinical outcomes, and disc regeneration. In addition, Dr. Foley has been issued more than 175 U.S. patents; his inventions include tubular retractors for minimally invasive spinal surgery, methods and devices for image-guided surgery, minimally invasive spinal fixation using screws with percutaneous extenders, and bullet-nosed interbody implants.