Arash Emami MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Chairman of Orthopedics and Chief of Spine Surgery. Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Seton Hall University School Health & Med Chairman of Orthopedics, Saint Joseph's Health Care System

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504 Valley Rd2nd FloorWayne, NJ 07470
Phone+1 973-686-0700
Fax+1 973-686-0701

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Summary

Dr. Arash Emami is an orthopedic surgeon in Wayne, NJ and is affiliated Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in orthopedic spine surgery and is experienced in spine surgery.

Education & Training

University of ChicagoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 1999
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1994

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1995 - 1999
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2014
Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2008-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Readability Analysis of Commonly Cited Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in the Orthopaedic Joint Literature.
Harjot Uppal, Daniel Garcia, Kevin Rezzadeh, Nikhil Sahai, Andrew McGinniss
Arthroplasty Today. 2026-02-01
1 citations
Sports Medicine Patient-Reported Outcomes Fail to Meet National Institutes of Health- and American Medical Association-Recommended Reading Levels.
Harjot Uppal, Daniel J Garcia, Matthew Kruchten, Matthew J Kraeutler, Andrew McGinniss
Arthroscopy. 2025-10-01
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Surgical Oncology: A Cross-Sectional Study of NIH and AMA Readability Compliance.
Harjot Uppal, Daniel Garcia, Ryan Marder, Nikhil Sahai, Kumar Sinha
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2025-08-01

Press Mentions

University Spine Center, Academy Orthopedics and High Mountain Orthopedics Announce “Game-Changing” Merger to Form New Northern New Jersey-Based Full-Spectrum Orthopedics PracticeAugust 10th, 2022
Cervical Computed Tomography Angiography Rarely Leads to Intervention in Patients with Cervical Spine FracturesNovember 6th, 2019
Young Sisters to Undergo 'Back-to-Back' Spinal SurgeriesJune 30th, 2014