Amer F. Samdani, MD

Specialties

Neurological Surgery

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Languages Spoken:

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

Specialty

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More About Me

Board Certifications

American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery - General
American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurology

Education and Training

Academic Positions and Locations

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Adjunct Clinical Professor

Leadership and Memberships

2025-Present: President-Elect, Pediatric Spine Study Group; 2005-Present: Member
2023-Present: Vice President for Education, Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation / Harms Study Group; 2009-Present: Board and Executive Committee Member; 2005-Present: Member
2013-Present: Member, Scoliosis Research Society
2005-Present: Member, American Academy of Neurological Surgery

Editorial Positions

2021: Co-editor, Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Harms Study Group Treatment Guide, 2nd edition
2017: Co-editor, Neuromuscular Spine Deformity: A Harms Study Group Treatment Guide

Awards and Honors

2025: Neurosurgery Alumni Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2024: Community Achievement Award, Chaim Medical Resource
2023: Award Nominee for “Follow-up Report on Prospective FDA IDE Study on Vertebral Body Tethering for Idiopathic Scoliosis," International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques
2017: Alumni Achievement Award, Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery
2013-Present: Top Doctors, Philadelphia Magazine
2013: Traveling Fellowship, Scoliosis Research Society
2010: Edgar Dawson Traveling Fellowship, Scoliosis Research Society

Academic Works and Presentations

Presenter: 33rd International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques; The Future of Growth Modulation: Apical Fusion, Hybrid Technique, and Beyond (4/2026)
Presenter: 60th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting; What Happens to Broken Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebral Body Tethers After Skeletal Maturity? (9/2025)
Keynote Speaker: Pediatric Spinal Deformity 2025; Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (3/2025)
Presenter: 59th Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting; When is Enough Enough? Avoiding Overcorrection and When Do I Fuse and When Do I Tether in Lumbar Curves? (9/2024)
Visiting Professor: Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Pediatric Spine Deformity: An Overview (6/2024)