Additionally, Dr. Musante has been recognized as one of Vitals.com’s Top 10 Doctors in orthopedic surgery for the state of North Carolina and has been honored with the Vitals.com Patients’ Choice Award every year since 2011.

And, for upwards of 15 years, Dr. Musante has served as Director of the Clinical Research Program and as an Investigator in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials on disc replacement and numerous other spinal treatments.

Educational Background, Certification, and Services

Dr. Musante graduated from the University of Virginia School of Engineering with Distinction, as well as the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Following, he trained in neurological surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle and in orthopedic surgery at Duke University Medical Center.

Dr. Musante received fellowship training in spinal surgery at the Texas Back Institute in Plano, Texas. In 2007, he was board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

Today, Dr. Musante is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and a member of the North American Spine Society, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, the North Carolina Spine Association, the North Carolina Medical Society, and the Durham-Orange County Medical Society.

His extensive educational background, training, and knowledge enable Dr. Musante to address a number of spinal disorders and conditions, which include:

• Degenerative cervical and lumbar disorders
• Disc herniation
• Spinal stenosis
• Deformity
• Scoliosis
• Trauma
• Pars fracture/Pars defect

As part of his special interest and expertise in minimally-invasive spinal surgery and artificial cervical and lumbar disc replacement surgery, Dr. Musante is able to perform the following procedures:

• Cervical disc replacement
• Lumbar disc replacement
• Minimally-invasive spine surgery
• Outpatient spine surgery
• Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
• Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF)
• Cervical discectomy and fusion
• Lumbar discectomy/laminectomy
• Lumbar fusion
• Cervical laminoplasty
• Posterior cervical foraminotomy/discectomy
• Kyphoplasty

Education

• Undergraduate Education: University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
• General Surgery Intern: University of Washington School of Medicine
• Residency:
  • Neurological Surgery Resident, University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery Resident, Duke University School of Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery Chief Resident, Duke University School of Medicine
• Fellowship: Spine Fellowship Texas Back Institute, Plano, Texas

Honors

• Vitals Patients’ Choice Award (2011 – 2018, 2020)
• Vitals Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2012 – 2018, 2020)
• Vitals Top 10 Doctor – Orthopedic Surgeon – North Carolina (2014)
• Vitals Top 10 Doctor – Orthopedic Surgeon – Metro Area – Raleigh (2014)
• Vitals Top 10 Doctor – Orthopedic Surgeon – City – Raleigh (2014)

Associations

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
• North Carolina Spine Association
• North Carolina Medical Society
• Durham-Orange County Medical Society
• American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Request an appointment with Dr. Musante. Or, call us at (919) 220-5255 any time to speak with an EmergeOrtho—Triangle Region team member.