Amer F. Samdani, MD
- Neurological Surgery
- English
After completing his fellowship, Amer Samdani, M.D., joined the staff at Shriners Children's Philadelphia in 2005. He specializes in the care of children with spine issues and is passionate about finding innovative ways to improve care. Fusionless strategies to treat children, such as vertebral body tethering, have been a major focus of his clinical work. He believes working at Shriners Children's is the ideal place to practice medicine as one gets to work with the best colleagues and patients without being hindered by a patient's ability to pay. Dr. Samdani says that the unique mission of Shriners Children's provides him a lot of job satisfaction and fulfillment.
Outside of clinical practice, Dr. Samdani is very active in research and education. He sits on the executive committee of the Harms Study Group and is a board member of the Pediatric Spine Study Group. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and given over 100 invited lectures/Grand Rounds presentations.
Pediatric Care
Specialties
- Neurological Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Spine & Spinal Cord
WHERE I PROVIDE CARE
More About Me
- American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery (Archived), Neurological Surgery - General
Medical Education
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore, MD
United States of America
5/30/1997
Fellowship
Howard Hughes Research Fellow
Baltimore, MD
6/1/1997
Medical Education
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
United States of America
6/1/1997
Internship
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
6/1/1998
Residency
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
6/1/2001
Fellowship
Cornell University Medical College
New York, NY
6/30/2003
Temple University Hospital
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Temple Medical School
Assistant Clinical Professor
Drexel University College of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Executive Committee, Harms Study Group
- Board and Executive Committee, Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation
- Executive Committee, Pediatric Spine Study Group
- Scoliosis Research Society
- American Academy of Neurological Surgery
- Grant Reviewer, AO Spine
- Editorial Board, Spine Deformity Journal
- Ad Hoc, Lancet
- Ad Hoc, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
- 2013-2022, Top Doctors, Philadelphia Magazine
- 2017, Alumni Achievement Award, John Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery
- 2015-2016, Best Doctors in America
- 2013-2016, Top Doctor, Neurological Surgery, Castle Connolly
- 2013, Top Doctor, US News and World Report
- Lau D, Samdani AF et al: Surgical outcomes of cerebral palsy patients with scoliosis and lumbar hyperlordosis: a comparative analysis with 2-year minimum follow-up. Spine (Phila PA 1976), in press (Nov. 2022)
- Samdani AF et al: Anterior vertebral body tethering for immature idiopathic scoliosis: results on patients reaching skeletal maturity. 29th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Miami, FL, Apr. 6-9, 2022
- Samdani AF: Anterior growth modulation: overview. Pediatric Spine Deformity: On the Cutting Edge IX, Coral Gables, FL, Mar. 4-5, 2022
- Samdani AF et al: Prospective follow-up of anterior vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis: interim results from an FDA IDE study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 103(17):1611-9, Sep. 1, 2021
- Samdani AF et al: Unsuccessful vertebral body tethering: incidence and predictive factors. 56th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 22-25, 2021
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