Current and Past Fellows

Fellows of Cedars-Sinai's Spinal Surgery Fellowship Program have gone on to serve as neurosurgical and orthopedic surgeons in private practice and academic settings.

Current 2007-2008 Fellows

Gowriharan "Ty" Thaiyananthan, MD
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Richard Wupperman, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Curt Freudenberger, MD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

2006-2007 Fellows

Kevin Ammar, MD
Neurological Associates of Savannah

Eli Baron, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Institute for Spinal Disorders

Ramin Rabbani, MD
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

2005-2006 Fellows

Tooraj Gravori, MD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Anthony Hadden, MD
Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA

Stepan Kasimian, MD
Brotman Medical Center

Mukesh Misra, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago

Justin Paquette, MD
Associate Director, Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Spine at Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders

Edward Rustamzadeh, MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

2004-2005 Fellows

Khawar Siddique, MD
Associate Director, Neurological Spine Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders

John Hamilton, MD
Private practice in New York City, NY

Hooman Melamed, MD
Private practice in Los Angeles, CA

Brian Perri, DO
Associate Director, Orthopedic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders

Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD
Brown University in Providence, RI

2003 - 2004 Fellows

Karin Swartz, MD
University of Kentucky, Lexington

 Chris Lycette, MD
Private practice in Allentown, PA

 Saad Khairi, MD
University of Indianapolis in IN

 S. Craig Meyer, MD
Private practice in Los Gatos, CA

Hamid Miraliakbar, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

2002 - 2003 Fellows

Firooz Amjadi, MD
Private practice in San Diego, CA

 Darren Bergey, MD
 Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, CA

 Mark Wolgin, MD
Private practice in San Diego, CA

2001 - 2002 Fellows

John Stokes, MD
Private practice in Austin, TX

 Alan T. Villavicencio, MD
Private practice in Denver, CO

Paul Liu, MD
Kaiser Permanente in Fontana, CA

2000 - 2001 Fellows

Naresh Patel, MD
Mayo Clinic-Arizona in Scottsdale, AZ

 Neill Wright, MD
Washington University at St. Louis in MO

 Jae Lim, MD
Private practice in Spokane, WA