1. Edward C. Benzel, MD
Undergraduate - Washington State University Chemical Engineering Pullman,WI USA1971
Medical School - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI USA 1975
Internship - Medical College of Wisconsin Clinics, Milwaukee, WI USA 1976
Residency - Medical College of Wisconsin Clinics Neurosurgery Milwaukee, WI USA 1980
Fellowship - VA Medical Center SpineSurgery & Spinal Cord Inj Albuquerque, NM USA 1981

2. Edward C. Benzel, MD
Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic
Medical Co-Director, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Spine Research Laboratory, 1999-Present
Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, May 2002-Present
Course Director, Annual Cleveland Spine Review: Hands- On, Cleveland, Ohio, 2006-Present

3. Edward C. Benzel, MD
Professor of Surgery, at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (CCLCM of CWRU).

4. Edward C. Benzel, MD Awards & Honors
Scholarship in Teaching Award, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 2005
Pioneer in Spine Surgery, North American Spine Society, 2006
North American Spine Society’s David Selby Award, 2007
Finalist, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” Award, 2007

5. Edward C. Benzel, MD Membership
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Cervical Spine Research Society
World Spine Society, Aug Present
Society of Neurological Surgeons, 1994-Present
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

6. Edward C. Benzel, MD World Spine III Rio de Janeiro
July 31 - August 4, 2005

7. Edward C. Benzel, MD Editorial
Co-Chairman of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Neurosurgery ( )
Chairman of the Review Board for the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.
Reviewer for Neurosurgery, Spine, and The Spine Journal, and is an ad hoc reviewer for other journals.

8. Edward C. Benzel, MD Books - 250 chapters
Biomechanics of Spine Stabilization (1st & 2nd Editions)
Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complications, Avoidance and Management

9. Edward C. Benzel, MD Innovations & Patents
United States Patent 5,681,312 Spine Construct with Band Clamps, Hansen A. Yuan, Edward C. Benzel, Alex Dinello, Michael H. Wefers, Aaron C. Smith (inventors), issued Oct. 28, 1997 
United States Patent 5,800,433 Spinal Column Retaining Apparatus, Edward C. Benzel, Alex Dinello, Hansen Yuan, Michael Wefers (inventors), issued Sept. 1, 1998
United States Patent 5,843,082 Cervical Spine Stabilization Method and System, Edward C. Benzel (inventor), issued Dec. 1, 1998 
United States Patent 5,713,900 Apparatus for Retaining Bone Portions in a Desired Relationship, Edward C. Benzel (inventor), issued Feb. 3, 1998 
United States Patent 6,036,693 Cervical spine Stabilization Method & System, Edward C. Benzel (inventor), issued March 14, 2000 
United States Patent 6,193,720 Cervical Spine Stabilization Method & System, Edward C. Benzel (inventor), issued Feb. 27, 2001 
United States Patent 6,214,005 Spinal Column Retaining Apparatus, Edward C. Benzel (inventor), issued April 10, 2001
United States Patent 6,706,005 Apparatus and Methods for Assessing Loads on Adjacent Bones, Shuvo Roy, Lisa Ferrara, Aaron Fleischman, Edward C. Benzel (inventors), issued March, 2004 
United States Patent 7,182,736 B2  Apparatus and Method for Assessing Loads on Adjacent Bones, Shuvo Roy, Aaron Fleischman, Edward C. Benzel, Lisa Ferrara (inventors), issued February 2007

10. Edward C. Benzel, MD Reflections from a Spine Surgeon
Past, Presente & Future
CNS congressquaterly - summer 2012
I see in the trainees of today, on a routine basis, a substantial reliance on technology - at the expense of what I perceive to be a more appropriate reliance on intrinsic knowledge, common sense, and the fundamentals of spine surgery. Some sort of re- orientation may be in order.
I feel privileged to have had the exposure I had. I am better because of it. I can only hope that I and my contemporaries can craft a way to provide this privilege for the next generation, the trainees of today.