Robert Biscup
Robert S. Biscup (born June 4, 1952) is an American orthopaedic surgeon. Biscup's work includes developments in major reconstructive spine surgery, failed spine surgery, and minimally invasive spine surgery, including laser microsurgery and micro-decompression laminoplasty. Biscup lectures frequently in Florida and around the world. Background. Robert S. Biscup was born in Cleveland, Ohio to George and Betty Biscup. He grew up in Cleveland, where at age 10 he began to play the accordion, piano, and organ. He played professionally to help pay for his college education at Hiram College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts  Degree in 1967. Dr. Biscup graduated "cum laude" with Departmental Honors in Chemistry from Hiram College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Biscup also earned a Master of Science in Health Sciences Education at Case Western Reserve University and completed his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (D.O.) at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1980. Career. A former president and current member of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics, Biscup has won several awards, including the patient advocacy award from the American Academy of Pain Management; the Outstanding Educator Award from Cleveland Clinic's Orthopaedic Residency Training Program ; two Medal of Merit Awards from the Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. Biscup has traveled extensively in the United States and Europe teaching and demonstrating instrumentation, minimally invasive surgery and implants that he helped develop. Biscup has given over 100 lectures at professional meetings worldwide and in the U.S. Biscup continues to serve as the Senior Examiner for the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He has been Orthopedic consultant for the Cleveland Indians, Clinical Professor in Orthopedic Surgery at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and has served in several capacities at the Cleveland Clinic including  Director of the Regional Spine Care Program and Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Spine Institute. Publications. Additionally, Biscup has published numerous medical articles. Partial list: