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Office
535 E 70th St.
New York, NY 10021- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2008
- Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2003
- Vanderbilt UniversityB.E., Summa Cum Laude, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
- NJ State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Paper Award for Surgical Science North American Spine Society, 2013
- Best Abstract Award European Society of Anesthesiology, 2013
- Star Award for Clinical Excellence U.C.L.A. Medical Center, 2004-2005
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Discrepancies in recommendations for return to regular activities after cervical spine surgery: A survey study.Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Soji Tani, Michael J Kelly, Lukas Schonnagel, Thomas Caffard, Erika Chiapparelli, David Dalton, Jiaqi Zhu, Jennifer Shue, George Gorgy, Willia...> ;North American Spine Society Journal. 2024 Jun 1
- Assessing paraspinal muscle atrophy with electrical impedance myography: Limitations and insights.Ali E Guven, Erika Chiapparelli, Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Jiaqi Zhu, Lukas Schönnagel, Krizia Amoroso, Thomas Caffard, Ada Erduran, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A Sama, Feder...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2024 Apr 9
- The relationship between paraspinal muscle atrophy and degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis at the L4/5 level.Paul Köhli, Lukas Schönnagel, Jan Hambrecht, Jiaqi Zhu, Erika Chiapparelli, Ali E Güven, Gisberto Evangelisti, Krizia Amoroso, Roland Duculan, Bernhard Michalski, Jenn...> ;The Spine Journal. 2024 Apr 2
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Journal Articles
- Lower Spine Volumetric Bone Density in Patients with a History of Epidural Steroid InjectionsAlexander P Hughes, Richard S Bockman, Emily M Stein, Tariq Chukir, Joel M Press, John A Carrino, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- "Multivariate Analysis on Risk Factors for Post-operative Ileus After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion"Al Maaieh MA, Du JY, Aichmair A, Huang RC, Hughes AP, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Sama AA, Spine, 1/15/2014
- "Nerve injury and recovery after lateral lumbar interbody fusion with and without bone morphogenetic protein-2 augmentation: A cohort controlled study"Lykissas MG, Aichmair A, Sama AA, Hughes AP, Lebl DR, Taher F, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Spine J, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- "Emergent Reintubation After Anterior Cervical Surgery"Schroeder J, Girardi FP, Lebl DR, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Beckman J, Hughes AP, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
- "Microbiologic Profile of Infections in Presumed Aseptic Revision Spine Surgery"Shifflett G, Bjerke-Kroll B, Nwachukwu BU, Kueper J, Sama AA, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP, Hughes AP, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
- "The Utility of Intraoperative Gram Stain in Revision Spine Surgery"Shifflett G, Nwachukwu BU, Bjerke-Kroll B, Koltsov JC, Sama AA, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP, Hughes AP, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- "Anterior Techniques"The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY - 1/1/2013
- "Adult: Scoliosis: Selective Treatment"DePuy Spine Institute, Miami, FL - 1/1/2013
- "Selective Fusion: XLIF"The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY - 1/1/2013
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Other
- "Validating How X-Rays and MRIs Could Help Predict CSM Severity and Surgical Outcomes"Girardi FP, Hughes AP, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Lebl DR, Hospital for Special Surgery eNewsletter
1/1/2013 - "Spinal Tumors."Sama AA, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP, Lebl DR, Hughes A, eMedicine from WebMD
1/17/2012 - "Don't Slow Down to Save Your Back. Exercise, Instead!"Alexander P. Hughes, MD, Men's Health
1/24/2011
Press Mentions
- One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal InjuriesAugust 25th, 2021
- CT Scans May Catch More Low Bone Density Sufferers Before Spine SurgeryMarch 13th, 2019
- Study: CT Scan Prior to Spine Fusion Surgery Finds Significant Number of Patients Had Undiagnosed OsteoporosisMarch 12th, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
- Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, New York
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- Northern Westchester HospitalMount Kisco, New York
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