Patient Care Bio
Dr. Jason Huang is a board certified neurosurgeon and Chief of Neurosurgery at Highland Hospital. He has a busy clinical practice in Rochester, New York and his clinical interests include complex spine surgery, peripheral nerve surgery and neurotrauma. Dr. Huang graduated magna cum laude in neurosciences from Amherst College and received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed neurosurgical training at University of Pennsylvania and was the recipient of the David Kline Award, Codman Award, as well as NIH NRSA Award during his residency. He is also a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve and was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008.
Dr. Huang is a faculty member at Center for Neural Development and Disease at University of Rochester with an active NIH funded research laboratory including a recently awarded R01. His basic research interest focuses on brain, spinal cord and nerve injury and repair.
| Scientific Reviewer, Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium | Department of Defense, CDMRP Program | Reston, VA |
2013 - 2013 |
| Patients' Choice Award | Vitals.Com |
2012 |
| Reviewer, Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Study Section | Center for Scientific Review, NIH |
2012 - 2012 |
| Compassionate Doctor Recognition | Vitals.com |
2011 |
| Reviewer, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Merit Review | Department of Veterans Affairs |
2011 - 2011 |
| The Army Commendation Medal | United States Army |
2008 |
| Young Clinician Investigator's Award | Neurosurgery Research Education Foundation of the AANS | Rolling Meadows, IL |
2007 - 2008 |
| Charles Elsberg Award | New York Academy of Medicine | New York, NY |
2006 - 2007 |
| David G. Kline Award | Section of Spine and Peripheral Nerve of the AANS |
2004 |
| Best Research Presentation Award | Pennsylvania Neosurgical Society Annual Meeting | Hershey, PA |
2004 |
| Codman Award | Section of Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the AANS | Rolling Meadows, IL |
2003 |
| Second Place Outstanding Poster Presentation Award | Spine | New Orleans, LA |
2002 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha National Research Fellowship | Alpha Omega Alpha | Washington, D.C. |
1997 |
| Henry Strong Denison Award for Excellence in Research | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
1997 |
| John Woodruff Simpson Fellowship in Medicine |
1995 |
| Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society | Amherst College Chapter | Amherst, MA |
1994 |
