Doctor Hostin
Richard A Hostin MD is a board-certified spine surgeon fellowship-trained in orthopedic surgery. He treats a comprehensive range of spinal diseases and disorders that include scoliosis, complex spinal deformity; degenerative conditions of the spine; and spinal trauma, tumors, and infections. Doctor Hostin is trained in modern spinal surgical techniques, including minimally invasive surgical methods. His practice focuses on primary and revision pediatric, adolescent, and adult spinal deformity.
He grew up in Southern California and earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. He went on to complete medical school at the University of Oklahoma, earning membership in the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. Doctor Hostin completed his orthopedic surgery residency at UC Davis in Sacramento, California, and then went on to receive additional specialized training in spinal surgery during his fellowship at the Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis.
Executive Positions
Doctor Hostin is the medical director of the Medical City Scoliosis & Advanced Spine Center. Previously, he served as the medical director of the Baylor Scott and White Scoliosis Center – Plano and chief of orthopedics at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Plano. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Scoliosis Research Society, and International Spine Society Group. Doctor Hostin has contributed to numerous nationally renowned research projects and hundreds of other publications and projects, including book chapters regarding complex spine surgery.
Doctor Hostin has offices in Dallas and Plano.
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Curriculum Vitae
Current Title and Affiliations
Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgeon
- Physician and Owner, Southwest Scoliosis Institute
- Medical Director of Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis, Medical City Children’s Hospital
- Medical Director of the Medical City Scoliosis & Advanced Spine Center
Education
- University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
- Doctor of Medicine
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Excellence in Research Award
- Honors Research Scholar
- University of California at Berkley
- Bachelor’s Degree – Psychology
Post-Graduate Training
- Twin Cities Spine Center
- Fellowship – Pediatric & Adult Spine Surgery
- University of California Davis at Berkley
- Chief Residency
- University of California Davis at Berkley
- Residency
- University of California Davis at Berkley
- Internship
Licensures / Board Certifications
Society Memberships
Research
Presentations / Posters
Publications
Current Research Studies & Projects
Additional Research