Hooman M. Melamed, M.D., F.A.A.O.S.

12/02/2009 | Category: Doctors, Spine Surgeons
Hooman Melamed
Board Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
 
Specialties: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Scoliosis
 
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Hooman M. Melamed is a highly-regarded board certified orthopedic surgeon concentrating on disorders of the spine for children and adults. He specializes in minimally-invasive spinal surgery; complex cervical spine disorders; cervical, thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc disease; revision spine surgeries; second opinions; spine trauma/tumor and pediatric and adult scoliosis and kyphosis. He currently serves as co-director of the spinal surgery program at D.I.S.C.
 
After graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in neuroscience from UCLA, Dr. Melamed attended the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine where he received a scholarship from the esteemed Morris H. and Gertrude M. Harris Foundation. He completed his residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Orthopedic Surgery where he had extensive training in deformity spine surgery at Shriner’s Hospital. Dr. Melamed was then Fellowship-trained in Complex Spine Surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center’s Institute for Spinal Disorders, under the supervision of Dr. Robert S. Bray, Jr.. Upon completion of his fellowship, he received the Depuy Spinal Fellowship Award. 
 
Dr. Melamed has been a lead author on multiple published peer- reviewed papers and has presented his research at several meetings including: Scoliosis Research Society, Cervical Spine Research Society, North American Spine Society, Congress for Neurological Surgeons, and International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. He is a lead author on the chapter for the Spinal Deformity Textbook: “Cervico-Thoracic Junction: Fixation Options” that was published in May, 2008. Dr. Melamed is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, North American Spine Society and candidate member of Scoliosis Research Society.
 
Currently, Dr. Melamed is the spine consultant at Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children in Los Angeles and the adjunct clinical instructor at Touro School of Medicine in Las Vegas.
 
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