Dr. Kube is named a spine surgeon leader to know by Becker’s Spine Review.
Richard Kube, MD, is a spine surgeon and founder of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute in Peoria, Ill. He is also a faculty member at the University of Illinois School of Medicine in Peoria.
Dr. Kube’s research of motion preservation technologies has lead to more than 20 presentations in Asia, Europe and North America. He performs advanced spine techniques, including minimally invasive procedures and both operative and non operative care.

He has a patent pending for an interbody cage for spinal fusion and method of implanting interbody cages into spines. He also serves on the fellowship committee for the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University, where he also completed his residency in orthopedic surgery. He completed a spine surgery fellowship in Louisville, Ky., with Spine Surgery PSC.

He has a patent pending for an interbody cage for spinal fusion and method of implanting interbody cages into spines. He also serves on the fellowship committee for the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University, where he also completed his residency in orthopedic surgery. He completed a spine surgery fellowship in Louisville, Ky., with Spine Surgery PSC.
Dr. Kube is affiliated with many professional societies, including the St. Louis Orthopedic Society, American Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Peoria Medical Society, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, American College of Spine Surgery and Illinois State Medical Society.
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