Charles C. Edwards, MD – Medical Director & Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Maryland

Dr. Edwards received his education at Duke University, University of Maryland Medical School, and Yale University for Orthopedic and Spinal Surgery.  From Yale, he returned to the University of Maryland where he served as Chief of Shock-Trauma Orthopedics, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery for University of Maryland, and rose to the rank of tenured Professor.  He presently serves as Director of the Maryland Spinal Fellowship program.

Dr. Edwards is among the nation’s most prominent spinal and orthopedic surgeons.  He has developed many new procedures to improve surgical results and conducted extensive clinical research.  Based on this work, Dr. Edwards has published over 150 articles and chapters, made over 300 presentations at national meetings, and holds 19 medical patents.  Dr. Edwards has served as President of the Orthopedic Trauma Association, Director of the Spinal Fixation Study Group, and is presently a member of all major spine organizations, including the Scoliosis Research Society.  He has received numerous research and teaching awards, clinical honors and over 50 guest professorships.

Spiro Antoniades, MD – Associate Director & Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Maryland

Dr. Antoniades received his college education at The Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate School of Arts and Sciences where he graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors.  He then attended the Johns Hopkins University Medical School.   After he completed the Union Memorial/Johns Hopkins/Shock Trauma Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, he obtained his Spine Fellowship in Chicago under Dr. Ronald DeWald, founder of the nation’s first spine fellowship at the Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center.  This fellowship included six months of pediatric deformity training at the Chicago Shriner’s Hospital for Children.  Dr. Antoniades is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

Following his spine fellowship, Dr. Antoniades was Instructor in Orthopedic and Spinal Surgery at the George Washington University Medical School in Washington, DC.  He joined Dr. Edwards at the University of Maryland in 1999 as Assistant Professor.  Dr. Antoniades is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a candidate member of the Scoliosis Research Society, and has published scientific papers in his specialty.

Charles C. Edwards II, MD – Surgeon and Research Coordinator, The Maryland Spine Center

Dr. Charles C. Edwards II received his education at Washington & Lee University, graduating with Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude and Honors in Engineering. He attended the University of Maryland Medical School where he graduated with AOA honors. Dr. Edwards II completed his Orthopaedic Surgical Residency at Emory University in Atlanta and received advanced training in the management of adult and pediatric spinal deformity at Washington University in St. Louis. Research interests include the management of nerve compression disorders in the cervical spine and the treatment of major spinal deformities in children and adults. Dr. Edwards has been the invited presenter of over forty scientific studies at national scientific meetings.

He is an author of twenty-three research papers and textbook chapters. Research honors include the Best Clinical Paper at the European Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting. While a resident Dr. Edwards received the Best Resident Research Award three consecutive years. He was awarded the Resident Research Award by the Georgia Orthopaedic Society and the prestigious Clinical Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Edwards II brings to the Maryland Spine Center special expertise in the areas of minimally invasive spine surgery and microscopic techniques. In addition, he has an extensive background in the treatment of both spinal deformity and complex degenerative conditions using state of the art methods and techniques.