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Office
2160 S 1st Ave
Maguire Building, Suite 1700
Maywood, IL 60153Phone+1 708-216-3475Fax+1 708-216-5858- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Alexander Ghanayem is an orthopedic spine surgeon and serves as the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation since January 2016. In December 2021 he became the Chief Medical Officer for the employed physician group at Loyola Medicine leading over 800 employed physicians and APPs within the health system. In June 2022, he was elected 2nd vice president of the American Orthopaedic Association and will serve as the organization's President in 2024-25.
Education & Training
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 1994 - 1995
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1994
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1995 - 2026
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- AOA Critical Issues: Promoting Leadership Development Among Orthopaedic Faculty.Evalina Burger, Alexander Ghanayem, Mary K Mulcahey> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2024 Apr 1
- 1 citationsAOA Critical Issues Symposium: Mind the Gap: Addressing Confidence, Imposter Syndrome, and Perfectionism in Surgical Training.Julie B Samora, Alexander J Ghanayem, Valerae O Lewis, Kristy Weber> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2023 Jul 5
- 6 citationsDoes Resection of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Affect the Stability of Cervical Disc ArthroplastyLeonard I. Voronov, Robert M. Havey, Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos, Saeed Khayatzadeh, Jeremy Goodsitt, Gerard Carandang, Alexander J. Ghanayem, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2018 Apr 1
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Press Mentions
- Spine Surgeon Named Chief Medical Officer of Loyola Medical GroupFebruary 15th, 2022
- Broadview Fire Chief Restored to Duty After Loyola Medicine Spine SurgeryFebruary 27th, 2017
- Alexander Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, Named Loyola’s Chair of Orthopaedic SurgeryJanuary 13th, 2016
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Professional Memberships
- American Orthopaedic AssociationFellow
- Fellow
- Cervical Spine Research SocietyMember
- Lumbar Spine Research SocietyMember
- North American Spine SocietyMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, Illinois
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