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# li-spine.com

world known spine surgeon-scientist

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://li-spine.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Hello world!](https://li-spine.com/hello-world/) - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

## Pages

- [Home](https://li-spine.com/) - Joshua Li,MD, PhD. I believe healing is a journey built on truth, compassion, and tolerance. Perhaps we were family in another lifetime — today, we take this step toward recovery together. Learn more Director, Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship – University of VirginiaI’m a spine surgeon at UVA, dedicated to helping patients restore motion, balance, and quality
- [ALIF](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4061/) - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- [Patients Feedback](https://li-spine.com/patients-feedback/) - Clear Communication Patients often share that Dr. Li listens carefully and explains conditions and treatment options in a clear, easy-to-understand way, helping them feel informed and confident. Excellent Outcomes Many patients report meaningful improvements in pain and function after treatment and describe their results as life-changing. Compassionate Care Dr. Li is frequently described as kind,
- [TLIF](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4095/) - Transforaminal Lumbar Spine Fusion
- [OLIF](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4065/) - Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- [Posterior Cervical Spine Surgeries](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4070/) - Laminoplasty Posterior Cervical Fusion
- [C1-2 Fusion](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4546/)
- [Normal Images](https://li-spine.com/normal-images/) - Normal Images
- [Deformity](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4077/) - Deformity Surgery
- [Thoracic Corpectomy](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4088/) - Thoracic Corpectomy
- [Patients' Library](https://li-spine.com/patients-library/)
- [Research](https://li-spine.com/research/) - A Stage-Based Approach to Intervertebral Disc RegenerationIn early disc degeneration, sufficient viable nucleus pulposus (NP) cells remain, making minimally invasive non–cell-based therapies such as gene transfer or growth factor injection appropriate. In moderate degeneration, loss of functional NP cells limits the effectiveness of these approaches, favoring ex vivo cell-based strategies. In advanced degeneration, when the
- [Contact](https://li-spine.com/contact/) - Meet The Clinical Team Susie Baker, RN UVA SPINE CENTER2280 Ivy RoadCharlottesville, VA 22903Phone: 434-243-3633 (option 1) Meet The Research Team Li Jin, PhD. Professor, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory450 Ray Hunt Drive,Charlottesville, VA 22908Phone: 434-982-4135Fax: 434-924-1691
- [Surgery](https://li-spine.com/portfolio/) - Spine Surgery I care for each patient the way I would care for my own family. I always aim for the least invasive solution and try to preserve natural spine motion whenever possible.If a condition can be treated with a motion-preserving procedure, I won’t recommend a fusion.And if minimally invasive surgery can fix the problem,
- [About](https://li-spine.com/about/) - Dr. Li is Vice Chair for Research and Director of the Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship at the University of Virginia. He specializes in advanced spine surgery across cervical, thoracic, and lumbar conditions, including motion-preserving, minimally invasive, and robotic-assisted techniques. He also leads an NIH-funded research program focused on improving spine care. Awards 2025 University of Virginia
- [Customer Cabinet](https://li-spine.com/customer-cabinet/) - Customer Dashboard
- [ULBD](https://li-spine.com/elementor-4063/) - Unilateral Laminotomy and Bilateral Decompression (ULBD)
- [Anterior Cervical Spine Surgeries](https://li-spine.com/elementor-page-4025/) - ACDFAnterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Cervical Disc Replacement Cervical Corpectomy for Tumor Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Hybrid Surgery

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- [Default Kit](https://li-spine.com/?elementor_library=default-kit-2)
- [Patients](https://li-spine.com/?elementor_library=patients) - What My Patients Says Learn more Possessing an exceptional bedside manner, he’s a great listener and communicator. Dr. Li is the most amazing. He explains every step of your care and answers every question. Dr. Li is a Godsend. It is excellent to have a physician who is also a scientist
- [Default Kit](https://li-spine.com/?elementor_library=default-kit)

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