David S. Casper, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Spine Center Pennsylvania Hospital
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About me

  • Director of Clinical Research, Spine Surgery
  • Co-Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Casper’s clinical interests include diagnosing and treating degenerative pathologies of the cervical and lumbar spine. He specializes in performing cervical laminoplasties, disc arthroplasty, and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

954 reviews

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February 2026
very professional
February 2026
thorough and understanding
January 2026
great experience with doctor. would recommend.
January 2026
excellent doctor

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My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Casper is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Golubovsky JL, Dagli MM, Gu BJ, Ghenbot Y, Arena JD, Welch WC, Yoon JW, Casper DS, Arlet V, Ozturk AK. The impact of durotomy on short-term morbidity and long-term outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multicenter propensity score-matched observational study. , Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 43(4): 2025,416-423

Boden LM, Pei YA, Hong JX, Jia L, Barchick S, Casper DS, Schuster JM, Khalsa AS. Characterizing post-operative ICU admission after cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgery , Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 254: 2025,108963

Boden LM, Boden SH, Muhammad N, Kanzler MA, Casper DS. Complications and Cost in Open Versus Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression: A Database Study , Clinical Spine Surgery, 10(2): 2025,E383-E387

Alqazzaz A, Thompson Z, Dehghani B, Barchick S, Ozturk A, Khalsa A, Casper DS. Geographical and Specialty-specific variation in the Utilization of Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy. , Clinical Spine Surgery, 37(8): 2024,E389-E393

Patel S, Khalsa A, Casper DS. Does Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Increase the Likelihood of Developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea? , World Neurosurgery, 184: 2024,e72-e75

Boden LM, Rodriguez C, Kelly JD 4th, Khalsa AS, Casper DS. Mindfulness Applications: Can They Serve as a Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout Reduction Tool in Orthopaedic Surgery Training? A Randomized Control Trial. , JBJS Open Access, 8(3): 2023,e22.00114

Casper DS, Moore T. Anterior Odontoid Fixation. , Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine 4th Edition. , 14(21): 2023,7754

Aflatooni J, Mohanty S, Angelov I, Hirase T, Bondar K, Kakareka M, Saucedo J, Casper D, Saifi C. Crossing the cervicothoracic junction: an evaluation of radiographic alignment, functional outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes , J Neurosurg Spine, 3(1-9): 2023,doi: 10.3171/2023

Santangelo G, Wathen C, Macaluso D, Dagli MM, Ali ZS, Malhotra NR, Casper DS, Spadola M, Ghenbot Y, Thakkar K, Maze G, Welch WC, Ozturk AK Comparison of Single-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Radiculopathy , International Journal of Spine Surgery, 17(3): 2023,418-425

Mohanty S, Barchick S, Kadiyala M, Lad M, Rouhi AD, Vadali C, Albayar A, Ozturk AK, Khalsa A, Saifi C, Casper DS. Should patients with lumbar stenosis and grade I spondylolisthesis be treated differently based on spinopelvic alignment? A retrospective, two-year, propensity matched, comparison of patient-reported outcome measures and clinical outcomes from multiple sites within a single health system , Spine Journal, 23(1): 2023,92-104