Ian Joseph Bishop, MD, MPH

Dr Burks grew up in Orlando, FL. He obtained his liberal arts degree at Rollins College with magna cum laude distinction, subsequently completing medical school at the University of Miami with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction. He completed Neurosurgical residency at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital. At UM he obtained CAST accredited fellowship training in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery and peripheral nerve surgery. He maintains an active lifestyle playing tennis and basketball. He enjoys reading both fiction and non-fiction.

Dr Timur Urakov is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Miami specializing in Spine surgery. He currently treats traumatic, degenerative and neoplastic conditions all along the spine and employs advanced technology to further improve surgical workflow. Presently, Dr Urakov, is pioneering the use of augmented reality in neurosurgical applications. He is one of the few surgeons in the world, utilizing Heads-Up display in operating rooms. His collaborations with the specialist in computer science, bioengineering and quantum physics have set the gears in motion for further implementation of artificial intelligence, deep machine learning, advanced imaging and nanotechnology in the field of Neurosurgery.