FrancisFarhadiMDPhD
Neurosurgery • Lexington, KYNeurosurgical Spine Surgery, Peripheral Nerve
Associate Professor Department of Neurological Surgery
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740 S Limestone
First Floor, Wing C
Lexington, KY 40536Phone+1 859-323-5724Fax+1 859-323-6343- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am an Associate Professor and the Director of the Spine Program in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Kentucky. I specialize in minimally invasive techniques that help both treat simple and complex spinal conditions, including spinal injuries, spinal cancers, peripheral nerve tumors, scoliosis, and spinal cord compression.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2009 - 2009
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Nerve Surgery, 2008 - 2009
Toronto Western Research InstitutePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2006 - 2008- University of TorontoResidency, Division of Neurosurgery, 2002 - 2008
- McGill UniversityPhD, 2006
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2002- University of LondonMPH, 1996
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2021 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2009 - 2025- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada)FRCS(C)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy of Riluzole in Surgical Treatment for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM-Protect) Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
- Spinal Arthrodesis and Spinal Arthroplasty Database Study Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
- Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Following Unilateral or Bilateral Posterior Fixation in MI-TLIF Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Contrasting Experimental Rodent Aftercare With Human Clinical Treatment for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Bridging the Translational "Valley of Death".Aaron L Silverstein, Katelyn G Lawson, H Francis Farhadi, Warren J Alilain> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2023 Dec 1
- 3 citationsIntraneural Nodular Fasciitis of the Femoral Nerve with A UniqueGene Fusion: Apropos of a Case and Review of Literature.Bryce Parkinson, Ashley Patton, Alan Rogers, H Francis Farhadi, Steve Oghumu, O Hans Iwenofu> ;International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2022 Sep 1
- 4 citationsCT based bone mineral density as a predictor of proximal junctional fractures.Swamy Kurra, H Francis Farhadi, Umesh Metkar, Amy J Minnema, Richard A Tallarico, William F Lavelle, Viswanathan, V.> ;North American Spine Society Journal. 2022 Sep 1
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