Neuro Spinal Surgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the spine or spinal cord and the exiting nerve roots.

In different countries, there are different requirements for an individual to legally practice Neuro Spinal Surgery and there are varying methods through which they must be educated. In most countries, neurosurgery training requires a minimum period of 6 years after graduating from medical school followed by 2 years training in Neuro Spinal Surgery.

A Neuro Spinal Surgeon is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the spine or spinal cord including congenital anomalies, trauma, tumors, vascular disorders, infections of the spine  or degenerative diseases of the spine.