Industry: Health Services
Affiliations:
AO Spine
Member
Member
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Member
Member
North American Spine Society
Member
Member
Career Accomplisments
Chief of Spine Service Department of Orthopedic Surgery UNLV School of Medicine
About: Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who is fellowship trained in Orthopedic Spine Surgery. Works with University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine training next generation or Orthopedic Surgeons in the state of Nevada.
Industry: Health Services
Current Organization: Optum Orthopedics and Spine
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery , Spinal Surgery
Honors & Awards: Excellence in Teaching Award
Affiliations: AO Spine, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society,
Career
(2016 Present)
Optum Orthopaedics and Spine
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
(2016 Present)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Assistant Professor - Orthopedic Surgery
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Published Works
(2002)
Bone grafts and bone morphogenetic proteins in spine fusion.: Review Article
(2005)
Estrogen-dependent actions of bone morphogenetic protein-7 on spine fusion in rats: Research Article
(2007)
Efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell enriched grafts in an ovine posterolateral lumbar spine model.: Research Article
(2011)
Temporal and Spatial Expression of BMPs and BMP Antagonists During Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion.: Research Article
(2012)
Treatment of spine deformity in neuromuscular diseases: Book Chapter
(2015)
BMP-7 and Bone Regeneration: Evaluation of Dose-Response in a Rodent Segmental Defect Model.: Research Article
(2016)
Antiglide plating of vertical medial malleolus fractures provides stiffer initial fixation than bicortical or unicortical screw fixation.: Research Article
(2018)
Headless Compression Screw Fixation of Vertical Medial Malleolus Fractures is Superior to Unicortical Screw Fixation.: Research Article
(2020)
Preoperative Maximization to Reduce Complications in Spinal Surgery.: Review Paper
(2020)
Pott's Disease Mimicking Thyroid Carcinoma With Spinal Metastasis.: Case Report
Professional honors and awards
(2017)
Excellence in Teaching Award
Award given by Orthopedic residents to faculty who excelled at teaching during the previous year
( 2016)
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Education Level: Fellowship
Institute Name: University of Utah
Location: United States of America
( 2015)
Orthopedic Surgery
Education Level: Residency
Institute Name: University of Caliornia, Davis
Location: United States of America
( 2009)
Education Level: M.D.
Institute Name: Albany Medical College
Location: United States of America
( 2005)
Medical Sciences
Education Level: M.A.
Institute Name: Boston University
Location: United States of America
( 2001)
Molecular and Cell Biology
Education Level: B.A.
Institute Name: University of California, Berkeley
Location: United States of America
2009
Safe Water for All
Raised funds to provide arsenic free drinking water to villages in India
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America