Dr. Ali Bydon is a renowned neurosurgeon and director of the Division of Spine Surgery and the Neurosurgical Spine Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As the endowed Ziya Gokaslan Professor of Neurosurgery, he is dedicated to advancing the field through innovative clinical practices and extensive research. Additionally, Dr. Bydon serves as the vice chair for strategic planning within the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Bydon’s clinical practice is centered on degenerative disorders of the spine, spinal tumors, spinal trauma and complex spinal reconstruction. He is an esteemed member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Bydon earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1999 and completed his residency in neurological surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where he graduated with distinction in 2006. He further honed his skillset by completing fellowships in minimally invasive spine surgery and the surgical treatment of peripheral nerves, followed by a one-year instructorship in spinal oncology and complex reconstructive spinal surgery at Johns Hopkins in 2007. His research focuses on spinal biomechanics and surgical outcomes. He has co-authored over 265 peer-reviewed manuscripts and numerous book chapters. Dr. Bydon has made significant contributions to the understanding of optimal surgical management for conditions such as spinal synovial cysts, cervical myelopathy, lumbar spondylolisthesis, ossified posterior longitudinal ligament, cervical degenerative disorders, cervical myelopathy, thoracic myelopathy and metastatic diseases to the spine, among others. Dr. Bydon has presented at more than 200 national and international scientific meetings, underscoring his commitment to advancing knowledge in the field. An educator who has trained over 75 practicing neurosurgeons, Dr. Bydon has received prestigious accolades, including the Richard Otenasak Faculty Teaching Award and the Chairman’s Neurosurgical Teacher of the Year Award. His leadership roles have included serving on the residency review committee and the patient access committee at Johns Hopkins, as well as a yearlong term as the neurosurgical representative on the Johns Hopkins Faculty Senate. He has also served as a medical director with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, overseeing clinical and educational activities at renowned institutions in Lebanon and Brazil. Dr. Bydon has performed more than 5,000 surgeries. His commitment to excellence in patient care, education and research makes him a leading authority in spine surgery, dedicated to providing transformative care to patients seeking relief and recovery. Dr. Bydon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Dr. Allan Belzberg is a neurosurgeon specializing in surgery of the peripheral nervous system. As Director of Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, he treats tumors including schwannoma, neurofibroma and nerve sheath tumor. Dr. Belzberg performs surgical repair of nerve damage caused by trauma as well as neurosurgery on carpal tunnel, peroneal nerve and other peripheral nerve conditions. Dr. Belzberg also directs the Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and co-directs the Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Belzberg currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center located in Baltimore on Wednesdays and the Green Spring Station location on Fridays. Dr. Belzberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Schwannomatosis, Neurofibromatosis, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Rhizotomy.

Daniel Lubelski is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in complex spine surgery and peripheral nerve surgery. He treats patients with spinal diseases and deformities, spine and nerve tumors, and brachial plexus injuries and other peripheral nerve injuries. Dr. Lubelski’s training in complex and robotic spine surgery, spinal oncology and peripheral nerve injuries allows him to comprehensively evaluate patients and develop custom treatment plans to address symptoms and improve patients’ quality of life. He prioritizes patient-centered care, effective communication and working in multidisciplinary collaboration to identify the best treatment. After obtaining his undergraduate degree at the City University of New York, Dr. Lubelski spent a year doing predoctoral research at the National Institutes of Health. He then obtained his medical degree from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and he performed stem cell tumor research as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellow. Dr. Lubelski went on to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for a neurosurgery residency and an enfolded fellowship in peripheral nerve surgery. His postdoctoral training also included a fellowship in complex spine surgery and spinal oncology at Johns Hopkins, as well as a traveling fellowship with advanced training at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Lubelski is a prolific researcher who focuses on patient quality of life and on using big data to develop individualized prediction models to determine optimal treatments tailored to each person. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and numerous textbook chapters, has lectured nationally and internationally, and serves as a reviewer for the top neurosurgical journals. Dr. Lubelski is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Tumor, Chordoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.

Raymond Haroun is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Haroun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Cervical Spondylosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

Dr. Pardo's interest in transverse myelitis centers on management of acute myelitis, biomarkers of the disease in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood, and the role of neuroimmune factors in the pathogenesis of myelopathies. Along with others neurologists and health care providers in the Johns Hopkins Transverse Myelitis Center, Dr. Pardo focuses on a comprehensive approach in the diagnosis and management of myelopathies, myelitis, neuroimmunological and neuroinfectious disorders. Dr. Pardo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Neurosarcoidosis, Transverse Myelitis, Zika Virus Disease, and Gastrostomy.

Sang Hun Lee, M.D., Ph.D, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with expertise in complex cervical spine (neck) and spine tumor surgery. Dr. Lee specializes in the latest orthopaedic and neurosurgical techniques in cervical spine degenerative disc disease, cervical spine minimally invasive procedures, cervical spine deformities, cervical spinal reconstruction, and management of spinal tumors (primary and metastatic spine tumors). Dr. Lee is also performing endoscopic spine surgeries, which is the most technically advanced minimally invasive spine surgery for cervical and lumbar disc herniation or spinal stenosis using uniportal or biportal endoscopic procedures. Dr. Lee was a Full Professor and taught numerous residents and fellows in South Korea from 1999 to 2015, and he became a renowned cervical spine expert in the Asia-Pacific region. As a founding member of Korean and Asian Pacific Cervical Spine, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Spinal Tumor Research Societies, Dr. Lee has been a key speaker and thought leader at numerous international spine meetings. He has also been invited to visit and operate with leading spine surgeons in the U.S., Japan and around the world. Dr. Lee regularly teaches other surgeons at national and international meetings on safety and efficiency when performing cervical spine surgery, the latest techniques in the field and strategies for complication avoidance. He has been on the faculty at the Cervical Spine Research Society meetings and the instructional courses. Dr. Lee is an international expert on diagnosis, nonsurgical and surgical treatment of cervical spine conditions and spine tumors. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and articles on diagnosis and treatment of spinal conditions. His work has resulted in numerous research awards and podium presentations. Dr. Lee completed his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at the prestigious Kyung Hee University, School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency and spine fellowship at Kyung Hee University hospital in Seoul, one of the most prestigious programs in Asia. Dr. Lee also pursued advanced spinal tumor and neurosurgical oncology training at the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, where he worked with world-experts on complex spinal tumor reconstructive surgery. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Laminectomy, and Vertebroplasty.

Dr. Khaled Kebaish serves as chief of the Spine Division in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurological surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include spine deformities and scoliosis, degenerative spine disorders, spine tumors and disc arthroplasty. Dr. Kebaish earned his M.D. from Cairo University. He completed his residency at University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, and performed a fellowship in spinal reconstructive surgery at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Kebaish's research interests include the clinical and functional outcomes of spine surgery with a special focus on adult deformity surgery. He also focuses on the biomechanical testing and evaluation of different fixation devices and techniques in the adult spine. Dr. Kebaish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Dr. David Cohen is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include spine and back disorders, spinal injuries and cervical degenerative disc disease and injury. Dr. Cohen earned his M.D. from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He completed his residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and performed a fellowship in Spinal Reconstructive Surgery at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Cohen’s research interests include scoliosis, spinal deformities, patient safety, clinical outcomes studies, vertebral augmentation and the development of a large animal osteoporosis model. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Cervical Myelopathy, and Laminectomy.

Dr. Grami, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. He is a member of the Pain Medicine Division and became the Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Director in 2024. Dr. Grami grew up in Davis, California and obtained his medical degree and Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Pittsburgh (main campus) and his pain medicine fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Before joining Johns Hopkins, he was at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania for nearly 15 years. He enjoys teaching and interacting with fellows, residents and medical students. Outside of work, Dr. Grami enjoys time with his wife and 2 young children and exercising. Dr. Grami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Chronic Pain, and Sciatica.

Dr. Lee Hunter Riley III is a professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurological surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as vice director of clinical operations in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He specializes in surgical treatments for spinal disorders and injuries. Dr. Riley received his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1986. Following a residency in orthopaedic surgery and a fellowship in spinal surgery at Johns Hopkins, he completed a second fellowship in spinal surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1993. In addition to clinical interests in the cervical spine and adult spinal disorders, his research interests include disc degeneration, metastatic disease, vertebroplasty and cervical spine disorder. Dr. Riley has authored or co-authored over 100 scholarly publications. Dr. Riley 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.

Dr. Majid Khan is a Radiologist and Director, Non-Vascular Spine Intervention at Johns Hopkins University hospitals. Dr. Khan graduated from University of Kashmir, India in 1993. He completed his residency in radiology at the Nassau University Medical Center at Stony Brooks University and then completed his fellowship in Neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Majid is deeply invested in both diagnostic Neuroradiology with particular emphasis on advanced head & neck and spine tumor imaging. His prime interest is doing spine tumor ablations primarily using microwave ablation devices and has performed the most number of such cases in the United States. He has significant expertise in spine cement augmentation procedures like kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for treatment of compression fractures due to osteoporosis, multiple myeloma and/or other tumor-associated pathological fractures, sacroplasty for the treatment of fractures of the sacrum, epidural steroid injections, facet and transforaminal nerve blocks. He has treated a considerable number of patients with Tarlov and synovial cysts. Dr. Khan is a core member of Johns Hopkins Headaches and CSF Leak Program doing both targeted and non-targeted blood and fibrin glue patches. In addition, Dr. Khan has performed numerous imaging-guided head and neck biopsies with expertise in deep trans-facial biopsies. Dr. Majid has contributed to numerous publications and book chapters and has given regional, national and international talks, as well as presented research at many national meetings. He is a member of the American Society of Neuroradiology, American College of Radiology, American Society of Spine Radiology, North American Spine Society, Radiologic Society of North America, European Society of Radiology. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Meningocele, Tarlov Cysts, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

Charles Park is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Park is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Park is currently accepting new patients.

Clayton Dean is an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dean is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

Dr. Watkins received a bachelor of arts degree in Psychobiology from Harvard University and a medical doctor degree from the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed internship at Georgetown-INOVA Fairfax Hospital followed by a Diagnostic Radiology residency and Neuroradiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Watkins was a staff Neuroradiologist for Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center and the director of the Bethesda outpatient center for American Radiology from 2006-2015. She then served as Sub Chief of Neuroradiology Mid Atlantic Permanente Medical Group from 2015-2016. Dr. Watkins has served as a Neuroradiology course lecturer for the American College of Radiology, case review lecturer for the Radiological Society of North America and a reviewer for the Neuroradiology section of the Radiographics Journal. Dr. Watkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Meningioma, and Craniopharyngioma.

Dr. Myles Reedy’s expertise is in neuroradiology, with nearly 20 years of professional experience. He comes to Johns Hopkins from Eastern Radiologists, where he was an attending neuroradiologist and affiliate teaching professor at the Brody School of Medicine at Eastern Carolina University. Dr. Reedy earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. He went on to complete a diagnostic radiology internship and residency, as well as neuroradiology fellowship, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Reedy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, and Brain Aneurysm.

Dr. Haris Sair is Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, and the Director of the Division of Neuroradiology. His areas of clinical expertise include functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) of the brain. He also has a faculty appointment in the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare at The Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, investigating the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in imaging. He is a founding director of the Radiology Artificial Intelligence Lab (RAIL). He previously served as the President of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology. Dr. Sair earned his M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his Radiology residency at Temple University Medical Center, and fellowship in Neuroradiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. Dr. Sair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, and Microvascular Decompression.

Mohammad Khoshnoodi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

Dr. Becker is a neurologist who earned his Medical Degree from Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany in 2001. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Research Assistant in Neuroscience investigating the role of embryonic stem cells in spinal cord injury repair at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine in 2004 and his residency in Neurology in 2007. From there, he completed a year-long fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Becker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Paraplegia, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.

Jeffrey Mewborne is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mewborne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Stroke, Headache, and Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.

Tadesse Eshetu is a Neuroradiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Eshetu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Herniated Disk, CAPOS Syndrome, and Radiation Induced Meningioma.