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Arya Nick Shamie, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Santa Monica, CA, UCLA Medical Center-Santa Monica

Arya NickShamieMDFAAOS(He/Him)

Orthopaedic Surgery Santa Monica, CA

Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma

Professor and Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery. Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. Director, Spine Fellowship Program. DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL of MEDICINE at UCLA. 

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Summary

  • Dr. Nick Shamie is a Board Certified Spine Surgeon and Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at UCLA. He is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at UCLA School of Medicine and has served on the UCLA School of Medicine's Faculty since 2000. Dr. Shamie is actively involved in graduate medical education, offering his expertise to help educate medical students, residents and fellows nationally and internationally. Additionally, he is actively involved in scientific and clinical research projects pertinent to spinal disorders. Dr. Shamie was the recipient of the UCI School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Research. He has also received recognitions from several prominent organizations, including: Super Doctors, Castle Connonlly's Top Doctors, America's Most Compassionate Doctors, Scoliosis Research Society’s Dawson Traveling Fellowship, Beijing’s Capital Medical Universtiy and was ranked on the Top 10 academic spine surgeon list in the US. He was recently re-elected and is serving his second term as the President of American College of Spine Surgery. He is also a Qualified Medical Evaluator for the State of California and was elected as an Expert Reviewer for the Medical Board of California.

    Dr. Shamie received his medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed his internship in Surgery at Los Angeles County and USC Medical Centers and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. He completed two fellowships at the UCLA School of Medicine in Spine Surgery and Biologics Research Lab. He is currently practicing at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, as well as in Santa Monica, CA.
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Education & Training

  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Dawson Traveling Fellowship-Lawrence Lenke, MD, 2006 - 2006
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2000 - 2001
  • St Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
    St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2000
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Bone Research Lab-Dr. Marshall Urist, 1995 - 1996
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 1995
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1994
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineBA, Biology, Honors, 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Medical Board of CaliforniaExpert Reviewer

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top 10 Academic Spine Surgeons Beckers Spine Review
  • Top Doctor http://www.castleconnolly.com 2013-2023
  • Super Doctor Superdoctors.com 2013-2023
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Interspinous Process Implantation for the Treatment of Neurogenic Intermittent Claudication  
    Heyrani N, Picinic Norheim E, Elaine Ku Y, Nick Shamie A, Anesth Pain, 1/1/2012
  • Minimally Invasive Techniques for the Posterior Cervical Spine: Foraminal Decompression and Instrumented Fusion  
    Mikhael M, Wolf CF, Shamie AN, Wang JC, Oper Tech Orthop, 1/1/2011
  • Minimally invasive 2-level posterior cervical foraminotomy: preliminary clinical results  
    Holly LT, Moftakhar P, Khoo LT, Wang JC, Shamie AN, J Spinal Disord Tech, 2/1/2007
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Minimally Invasive Cervical Spine Surgery
    Shamie AN, Spine Society Meeting, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 1/1/2012
  • A cervical injury severity classification based on neurologic function grade, spinal canal deformity, and spinal biomechanical stability
    Tsou PM, Wang J, Shamie AN, Khoo L, Holly L, CSRS, 1/1/2009
  • Use of Reduction Techniques for treatment of rigid scoliosis
    Shamie AN, Spine Summit, Gene, France, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

  • Becker’s National ASC Meeting 
    Chicago, IL - 6/12/2014
  • Webcast to Tehran University Medical School, Presentation and Live Surgery discussion, Global Orthopaedic Alliance for Learning 
    3/17/2014
  • Orthopaedic Grand Rounds 
    Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University of China, Beijing, China - 10/16/2013
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