Ajit Krishnaney
Experienced in Invertebral Disc Disease

Dr. Ajit Krishnaney

Neurosurgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
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32 Years of Experience
Experienced in Invertebral Disc Disease
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
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Overview

Ajit Krishnaney is a Neurosurgery provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Krishnaney has been practicing medicine for over 32 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 63 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Stanford University, 1994.0
Residency
Cleveland Clinic
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in OH
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery, 2011
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic
Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
Call: 216-444-2200

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Krishnaney 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.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

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.

2 Clinical Trials

SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy to Laminectomy With Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis With Grade I Spondylolisthesis
SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy to Laminectomy With Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis With Grade I Spondylolisthesis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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63 Total Publications

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Perioperative Optimization in Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Perioperative Optimization in Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery.
Journal: Clinical spine surgery
Published: June 13, 2025
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