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Office
300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305Phone+1 650-752-4000- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2002
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2001
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- HI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- OR State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- AK State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- CA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2013
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Getting what you pay for: impact of copayments on physical therapy and opioid initiation, timing, and continuation for newly diagnosed low back pain.Jin, M., Michael C Jin, Michael Jensen, Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, Alexander Ren, Zeyi Zhou, Corinna C Zygourakis, Atman M Desai, Anand Veeravagu, John K Ratliff> ;The Spine Journal. 2024 Jan 21
- 1 citationsFactors affecting retirement and workforce attrition in neurosurgery: results of a Council of State Neurosurgical Societies national survey.Akshay M Sharma, Steven Tenny, George L Yang, Joseph Cheng, John K Ratliff, Michael P Steinmetz, Satish Krishnamurthy, Owoicho Adogwa, Karin Swartz> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 1
- 2 citationsRepresentativeness of the American Spine Registry: a comparison of patient characteristics with the National Inpatient Sample.Patel, A., Mohamad Bydon, Zeeshan M Sardar, Giorgos D Michalopoulos, Sally El Sammak, Andrew K Chan, Leah Y Carreon, Elizabeth Norheim, Paul Park, John K Ratliff, Luis...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2023 Aug 1
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Lectures
- 2012 Managing Coding & Reimbursement Challenges in NeurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS), Lake Buena Vista, Florida - 11/15/2012
- 2012 Managing Coding & Reimbursement Challenges in NeurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS), Chicago, Illinois - 7/27/2012
- 2012 Managing Coding & Reimbursement Challenges in NeurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS), New Orleans, Louisiana - 3/16/2012
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Press Mentions
- Prior Authorization Is Hurting Our PatientsJune 25th, 2022
- Curia to Acquire US-Based LakePharma, Expanding End-to-End R&D Capabilities and Scale for BiologicsJuly 14th, 2021
- Taking Benzodiazepines Boosts Chances of Long-Term Opioid UseNovember 19th, 2019
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Stanford Health CarePalo Alto, California
- VA Palo Alto Heath CarePalo Alto, California
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