Stephen Lockey, MD, MBA

Dr. Stephen Lockey is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia who specializes in adult spinal surgery. He received his medical degree and masters of business administration from Georgetown University, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and received the John N. Delahay orthopaedic surgery award, the Jesuit leadership and service award, and the award for outstanding student achievement. He remained at Georgetown University for his residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery and served as academic chief in his final year. Dr. Lockey then completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Maryland/R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

In 2023, Dr. Lockey received the North American Spine Society traveling fellowship award for advanced training in minimally invasive surgery at the Rothman Institute, the Swedish Medical Center, and the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is thrilled to be at UVA and is committed to personalized patient care, education, and clinical research. Dr. Lockey has authored dozens of scientific articles and textbook chapters and is dedicated to advancing the field of spine surgery. His research interests include minimally invasive deformity correction, patient reported outcomes in spinal trauma, and neuromonitoring during lateral access spine surgery.

Beyond Orthopaedics

Dr. Lockey and his wife, Deanna, grew up together in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They moved to Charlottesville with their three children, Rowan, Quint, and Lucy. Their family loves to spend time together outdoors and dining at Riverside Lunch.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics Spine Division, University of Virginia

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialty: Spine Surgery

Prone lateral interbody fusion, minimally invasive deformity correction, adjacent segment disease, and complex revision spine surgery.

Minimally invasive deformity correction, patient reported outcomes in spinal trauma, and neuromonitoring in lateral access spine surgery.

Current IRB Studies

LLIF SafeOp Study

BMD.EOS-2402 – EOS/DXA Study

Screw Length and Diameter at S1 and the Risk of Insufficiency Fracture (Multicenter)

Pilot Gait Analysis for Isthmic Spondy

Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury

Sarcopenia Studies

Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Fellowships: University of Maryland

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Licensed to practice in Virginia

Gorbacheva A, Pierre C, Gerstmeyer J, Davis DD, Anderson BG, Heffernan T, Jouppi L, Daher Z, Tabesh A, Lockey S, Abdul-Jabbar A, Oskouian R, Chapman JR. “Recent Global Trends and Hotspots in Occipitocervical Fusion: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization Study.”

World Neursurg. 2024 Oct 2:S1878-8750(24)01677-2. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.09.128. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 39366481.

Lockey SD, Jauregui JJ, Cavanaugh, DL, Koh EY, Shen FHT, Ludwig SC, Ratanpal AS, Chiu AK. “Diagnosis and Management of Thoracic Myelopathy.”

J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Sep 15;32(18):815-822. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00984. Epub 2024 May 10.

PMID: 38739870.

Sinkov V, Lockey SD, Cunningham BW. “Single Position Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Posterior Instrumentation Utilizing Computer Navigation and Robotic Assistance: Retrospective Case Review and Surgical Technique Considerations.”

Global Spine J. 2022 Apr;12(2 Suppl):75S-81S. doi: 10.1177/21925682221083909.

PMID: 35393884.