Overview
Dr. Payam Farjoodi is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopaedic spine surgeon who provides consultation and treatment for patients with both common and complex spinal disorders and deformities. Dr. Farjoodi focuses on surgical and non-surgical treatment of cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back) and lumbar (low back) conditions. He provides his patients with the latest knowledge in minimally invasive techniques to maximize patient recovery and function while reducing post-operative pain.
Dr. Farjoodi was educated at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and stayed on to complete his orthopaedic surgery residency at one of the top ranked hospitals in the country, the Johns Hopkins University Hospital. He went on to complete specialized fellowship training in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Farjoodi has cared for a variety of patients of all ages and has been a contributing team physician for the Baltimore Orioles and the U.S Naval Academy Football team. He currently teaches other spine surgeons on the newest techniques and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Farjoodi has presented his research both nationally and internationally. He serves on the review board of The Spine Journal.
Dr. Farjoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Coccydynia, Sciatica, Herniated Disk, and Scoliosis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
8700 Warner Ave, 140, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Farjoodi has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Farjoodi isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- CoccydyniaDr. Farjoodi isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Herniated DiskDr. Farjoodi isExperienced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- SciaticaDr. Farjoodi isExperienced. Learn about Sciatica.
- ScoliosisDr. Farjoodi isExperienced. Learn about Scoliosis.