David W. Polly, Jr., MD is Professor and Chief of Spine Surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and currently holds the James W. Ogilivie Chair at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. In addition, he is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Polly's areas of expertise include pediatric and adult orthopaedics, and his clinical interests are complex spinal conditions such as scoliosis, spinal tumors, and degenerative spinal disease. He is well-known nationally and internationally for his work in biomechanics and scoliosis outcomes research. He received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Polly completed an internship and orthopaedic residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, also located in Bethesda. Dr. Polly advanced his education and training by completing a Spine Fellowship at the University of Minnesota.