He has completed training as both a chiropractor and a physician and holds a PhD degree in pathology for which he studied the origins of human lumbar spine disc degeneration. His clinical practice is focused on the treatment of acute spinal pain. Dr. Bishop’s main research interests include the standardization of treatment for acute spinal pain, the value of spinal injections in the treatment of acute sciatica and the relationship between biochemical composition of extruded disc and severity of acute sciatica. He is the Director of the Outpatient Clinic in the Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program (CNOSP).