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    Amer F. Samdani, MD

    Faculty
    Shriners Children's Philadelphia
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

    Amer F. Samdani, MD is Clinical Professor (Adjunct) of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, and Chief of Staff at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia. Dr. Samdani is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery with specialization in pediatric neurosurgery. He completed his undergraduate degree magna cum laude at Columbia University, New York, NY, and earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD, earning entrance into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed neurosurgery residency training at Johns Hopkins and a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Samdani’s honors include numerous research awards for presentations at national meetings, the Scoliosis Research Society Traveling Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery Alumni Achievement Award, and Philadelphia Top Docs 2013-present. Dr. Samdani has coedited 3 textbooks and has coauthored 49 book chapters and over 330 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Scoliosis Research Society. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Harms Study Group (currently Vice President) and the Pediatric Spine Study Group (for which he is in the Presidential line). Dr. Samdani’s clinical interests include complex pediatric spine deformity (particularly fusionless treatments for scoliosis) and neuromuscular disease.


    Disclosure(s): DePuy Synthes Spine: Consultant (Ongoing); Ethicon Endosurgery: Consultant (Ongoing); Globus NuVasive: Consultant (Ongoing), Royalty Recipient (Ongoing); Highridge Medical: Consultant (Ongoing), Royalty Recipient (Ongoing); Medical Device Business Services: Consultant (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing); Mirus: Consultant (Ongoing)

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