Daveed Frazier, MD
Daveed D. Frazier, MD is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with advanced training in spinal surgery and correction of spinal deformities. An assistant clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Frazier is also a respected lecturer, accomplished researcher, and published author on spine disorders and treatment.
Dr. Frazier graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School and joined the institution’s long history of distinguished speakers when selected to address his 1990 graduating class. He went on to complete a Harvard (combined) surgical internship based at the New England Deaconess Hospital and a combined Harvard orthopaedic residency based at Massachusetts General Hospital. After his 5th residency year, he was chosen to be the chief resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Frazier’s advanced training includes completion of the Eismont/Jackson Memorial Spine Fellowship (spine surgery) and a second fellowship, the Shufflebarger/Doctor’s Hospital Spine Fellowship (spine deformity surgery) in Miami, Florida. In addition, Dr. Frazier serves as assistant clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and adjunct assistant clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Frazier is committed to minimally invasive spine surgery and has been instrumental in developing two successful spinal surgery centers in New York City and New Jersey. Outside the field of surgery, Dr. Frazier has excelled in many areas, one of the most notable being his involvement in Broadway shows. He has been an investor in several Broadway shows including Driving Miss Daisy with James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, A View From The Bridge with Scarlett Johanssen, and Deuce with Angela Lansbury. He was the main producer of the hit Broadway production Ghetto Klown with John Leguizamo, a show that began its world tour in October 2011. Dr. Frazier also produced a highly anticipated Broadway play written by Woody Allen and Ethan Coen and directed by John Turturro, called Relatively Speaking, which opened in October 2011.
Dr. Frazier gives generously of his time and resources, supporting many charitable causes. His humanitarian efforts include service on the board of directors for FilmAid International—a charitable organization offering assistance to displaced persons worldwide through the power of film.
Dr. Frazier joined the Board of Directors of the NuVasive® Spine Foundation in January 2011. Three months later, he traveled to Kenya on a medical mission to Spine Injury Hospital where he performed spine surgery on several patients and provided training to local surgeons. Dr. Frazier plans to return to Kenya with Alex Lukianov, for an administrative visit to meet with key government officials.
