Dr. Robert Masson, M.D., is an internationally recognized neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery and sports spine medicine, holding over a dozen patents in his name. His passion is lean surgical performance and teams. He has performed over 13,000 procedures and trained over 1000 surgeons worldwide. He is an innovator in spine implants and procedures, the founder of Florida’s first JCAHO Spine Center of Excellence, and the founder of outpatient surgery facilities in Orlando and Park City. He has served on advisory boards for microsurgical systems, stem cell research, radiological software, orthobiologics and sports injury treatment and prevention.   In addition, he has developed, educated ,and influenced products for groups such as Sofamor Danek, Depuy Synthes Spine, a Johnson and Johnson Company, Centinel Spine and Biedermann Motech. Dr. Masson is the world leader and inventor of the iMAS 360 lumbar reconstruction platform and an international destination for cervical arthroplasty.  He has served as a Chairman for education for cervical arthroplasty for 14 years and is a world leader in microsurgical interbody reconstruction solutions. He treats a broad variety of elite professional athletes and lifelong weekend warriors, recognizing the importance of spine surgery to highly functional people who have lost their functional capabilities in the midst of a spine health crisis.