Biographical summary
Kingsley Abode-Iyamah, M.D., is a neurosurgeon who is passionate about specializing in complex spinal deformity and is in practice at Mayo Clinic. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. His current responsibilities include Director of Spine and Spinal Deformity; Residency Advising Director, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine; and Medical Director of Instrument Processing, Department of Neurosurgery.
His research interest includes innovation in spine, cervical myelopathy, spinal cord injury, spinal cord tumors, finite element modeling and biomechanics of the spine. He is engaged and planning numerous clinical projects including retrospective studies and prospective studies. He has published over 84 peer reviewed research articles. His accolades include Inventor of the Year Award from University of Iowa, Excellence in Leadership Award, Deans Scholar at the University of Iowa and numerous awards while in the military.
Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Abode-Iyamah was a Staff Neurosurgeon at Orlando Health. He has published numerous book chapter and research articles in several leading Neurosurgery medical journals including Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery and the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. In addition, he has been a peer reviewer for Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery and PLOS ONE. He currently holds two U.S. Patents.
Dr. Abode-Iyamah graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern Illinois University where he completed his Bachelors of Science in just over two years. He then went on to receive his medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City and completed a neurosurgery residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. After completing his residency Dr. Abode-Iyamah went on to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago to where he finished his complex spine fellowship.
Kingsley Abode-Iyamah, M.D., clinical focus includes:
- Spinal deformity
- Scoliosis
- Flatback syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spinal cord compression
- Spinal degeneration
- MIS TLIF
- ALIF
- Cervical myelopathy
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Herniated disc
- Degenerative disc disease
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Awake spine surgery
- Back surgery
- Cervical disk replacement
- Cervical diskectomy
- Cervical laminectomy
- Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Cervical scoliosis surgery
- Cervical spine fusion
- Cervical spine surgery
- Diskectomy
- Foraminotomy
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar diskectomy
- Lumbar fusion
- Lumbar laminectomy
- Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Lumbar scoliosis surgery
- Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy
- Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy
- Minimally invasive cervical spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive diskectomy
- Minimally invasive foraminotomy
- Minimally invasive lumbar decompression
- Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy
- Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Minimally invasive thoracic diskectomy
- Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion
- Pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Revision spinal surgery
- Robotic spine surgery
- Spinal cord stimulator insertion
- Spinal fusion
- Spine tumor surgery
- Spondylolisthesis surgery
- Thoracic diskectomy
- Thoracic fusion
- Thoracic laminectomy
- Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Thoracic scoliosis surgery
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2018
Fellowship - Spine DeformityNorthwestern Memorial Hospital
- 2017
FellowUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2017
Residency - NeurosurgeryUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2011
MDCarver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
- 2007
BSNortheastern Illinois University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019
NeurosurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2024
150 Best Spine Surgeons in the U.S. for 2024Newsweek Magazine
- 2017
Inventor of the Year AwardUniversity of Iowa
- 2010
Excellence in Leadership AwardCarver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
- 2007
Dean's ScholarCarver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
- 2007
Summa Cum LaudeNortheastern Illinois University
- 2004
Korean Defense Service MedalUnited States Armed Forces
- 2004
Sea Service Deployment RibbonUnited States Navy
- 2003
Sea Service Deployment RibbonUnited States Navy
- 2003
Presidential Unit CitationUnited States Navy
- 2003
Global War on Terrorism Service MedalUnited States Armed Forces
- 2003
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalUnited States Armed Forces
- 2003
Iraq Campaign MedalUnited States Armed Forces
- 2001
National Defense MedalUnited States Armed Forces
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Commiittee MemberMayo Clinic Committees
- 2021 - present
Commiittee MemberRadiation Safety Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2020 - present
Interview Committee - MemberMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- 2020 - present
Active MemberMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Oversight Group
- 2016 - 2019
MemberInfectious Disease Control Subcommittee, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2015 - 2019
MemberIowa Donor Network Medical Advisory Council, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2015 - 2016
Medical Student Research AdvisorUniversity of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
- 2014 - 2019
MemberHealthcare Information Management Subcommittee, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2011 - present
Resident MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2011 - present
Resident MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2007 - present
Student MemberIowa Medical Society
Publications
Research activities