Overview
Afshin Aminian is a Pediatric Orthopedics provider in Orange, California. Dr. Aminian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). His top areas of expertise are Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 (MPS I, Hurler Syndrome), Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS).
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Aminian 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.
Los Angeles Pediatric Orthopaedics
Robert H. Cho, M.D, FAAOS, FAOA is a board certified and fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty in pediatric orthopedics, scoliosis, and complex spine surgery. He is the only surgeon in the Los Angeles area that performs anterior vertebral body tethering for scoliosis. He is happy to see patients of all ages with orthopedic concerns, and can see usually see patients the same or next day. He has offices in Beverly Hills and Brentwood with friendly staff and x-rays on site. He is a Top Doctor in Los Angeles Magazine (since 2017), Pasadena Magazine (since 2018), and a Super Doctor (since 2017).Dr. Cho believes that every patient deserves individualized care, regardless of their medical challenge. Innovation is key to his practice, as he has helped to design many implants, instruments, and robotic devices to help children with scoliosis and spinal deformity. He helped to pioneer a method to decrease pain in surgical patients by developing a novel preoperative pain protocol that minimizes the use of narcotics.Dr. Cho lives in Los Angeles with his wife, their two daughters, and his rescue dog, Sticky Rice. He enjoys playing the guitar, cars, smoking meats, playing video games with his children, exploring new restaurants, and traveling. Dr. Cho is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, Caudal Regression Syndrome, Kyphosis, and Spinal Fusion.
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
- Advanced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Aminian isAdvanced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Experienced
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex CongenitaDr. Aminian isExperienced. Learn about Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.
- ClubfootDr. Aminian isExperienced. Learn about Clubfoot.
- Freiberg's DiseaseDr. Aminian isExperienced. Learn about Freiberg's Disease.
- HypochondroplasiaDr. Aminian isExperienced. Learn about Hypochondroplasia.
- Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)Dr. Aminian isExperienced. Learn about Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS).
- Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 (MPS I, Hurler Syndrome)
