Jim Eubanks

Dr. Eubanks is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). His clinical practice focuses on the comprehensive care of common and medically complex spine and musculoskeletal disorders using team-based rehabilitation, lifestyle medicine, patient education, non-surgical interventional procedures, advanced imaging and diagnostics, including electrodiagnostics with a focus on optimizing function and health across the lifespan in adult and pediatric populations.

After graduating from Furman University in Greenville, SC, he received his medical degree from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, graduating with Distinction in Research. He completed his residency in PM&R at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) where he served as academic chief resident. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Value-Based Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine at UPMC before joining the faculty at MUSC as an Assistant Professor. He maintains an appointment at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of PM&R. Dr. Eubanks also has a Master of Science (MS) in sports science and rehabilitation. He is working on a PhD in rehabilitation medicine focusing on Prehabilitation in Spine Surgery at Maastricht University in the Netherlands under supervisor Rob Smeets MD, PhD (Maastricht University), and co-supervisors Michael Schneider, DC, PhD (University of Pittsburgh), and Richard Skolasky, ScD (Johns Hopkins).

Dr. Eubanks has presented nationally and internationally on a number of topics related to spine care, and serves on the Editorial Board of PM&R, the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R). He serves on AAPM&R's Innovative Payment and Practice Models committee and co-founded the Value Based Spine Care Professional Group at AAPM&R. He was selected as a 2023 recipient of NASS's "20 under 40" award.

Dr. Eubanks currently leads the MUSC Spine Health Working Group and Value-Based Spine Care, working with MUSC Population Health to analyze spine patient data and improve care quality, integration and efficiencies.