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MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center offers expert care and advanced technologies on par with the most elite hospitals in Southern California.
The Spine Center at Long Beach Medical Center is a regional destination for patients interested in elective spine surgery. In fact, it’s the only hospital in LA County with ExcelsiusGPS® — a robotic navigation technology that elevates precision in spine surgeries to improve surgical accuracy and enhance safety and patient outcomes. Why travel long distances when the future of health care is here?
At MemorialCare, we’re dedicated to one thing: what’s best for you.
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Pairing advanced technologies with our expert physician partners results in Long Beach Medical Center delivering the best surgical outcomes to our patients. Five surgeons have been completed the training needed for this advanced technology.
Amandeep Bhalla, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital
Sarbpaul Bhalla, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor, St. Luke’s Medical Center
Justin Millard, M.D., board-eligible orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hooshang Pak, M.D., board-certified neurosurgeon, fellowship-trained at Henry Ford Hospital
Abraham Rayhaun, M.D., board-certified neurosurgeon, fellowship-trained at Henry Ford Hospital
Philip Yuan, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at the Rothman Institute-Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
The Spine Center offers spine surgeons who are experts in complex spine surgery. Complex spine surgery is generally defined as a revision of prior back or neck surgery, scoliosis or surgery across more than three spinal segments (levels).
Spine surgery is complex in nature, so we partner with these specialty physicians who are trained to manage the most complex cases.
Azadeh Farin, M.D., board-certified neurosurgeon, fellowship-trained at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
Ramin Javahery, M.D., board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon and spine surgeon, fellowship-trained at the University of Miami and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Vu Le, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Sheri K. Palejwala, M.D., is a board-certified neurosurgeon, fellowship-trained at Pacific Neuroscience Institute at John Wayne Cancer Institute
Kasra Rowshan, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at the University of Miami
Curtis Spencer, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at Long Beach Medical Center
Kushagra Verma, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
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