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Arya Nick Shamie, MD
Nick Shamie
Orthopaedic Surgery
Male
English, Farsi
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital
A54606
(310) 319-3475 Clinic appointments
(424) 259-9874 Patient Coordinator
(424) 259-6594
Westwood
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 755
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Santa Monica
UCLA Comprehensive Spine Center
1245 16th Street, Suite 220
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Mailing Address
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1250 16th Street, Suite 3145D
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Spinal Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Bone Research, UCLA School of Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Mary's Medical Center, 1996 - 2000
General Surgery, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1994 - 1995
MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 1994
| Bone Protein Implant, Cervical Spine, Clinical Trials, Laminectomy, Metabolic Bone Disease, Microsurgery, Multi Trauma, Myelopathy, Neuro Endoscopy, Nonunion Trauma, Oncology, Osteoporosis, Pars Defect of Lumbar Spine, Pediatric Spine, Radiculopathy, Re-operation Surgery, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sciatica, Scoliosis / Kyphosis, Spinal Tumor, Spine, Spine / Back Surgery, Spine Minimally Invasive, Spine Surgery Instrumentation, Spondylolisthesis/Spondylolysis, Stenosis, Thoracic Spine and Disks, Trauma, Unstable Spine |
Physician, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma, UCLA Spine Center
| 10 Spine Surgeon Leaders of Academic Medical Centers to Know |
Dr. Arya Nick Shamie, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, was included in Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review listing of the top 10 academic medical center spine surgeons. |
| Rate of Spine Surgery Soars |
Dr. Arya Nick Shamie, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the growing need for back surgery as the U.S. population ages. |
| Best Spine Specialists in America | Dr. Shamie received recognition as one of 50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America (Becker's ASC Review). |
| Back Pain: types and treatments |
Dr. Shamie interviewed on KPCC Link to KPCC interview | Download MP3 audio (courtesy KPCC) |
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Dr. Nick Shamie on Fox Television (MyFOX Los Angeles) Dr. Shamie talks about new breakthrough procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis. |
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| Causes and treatments for back pain - X-STOP® |
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Dr. Nick Shamie on Fox Television (MyFOX Los Angeles) Dr. Shamie discusses the X-STOP Spacer, a small implant that can take the pressure off of pinched nerves in certain cases, relieving pain for some who were unable to get relief previously. |
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One morning back in December 2004 when 58-year-old Mark Casale tried to get out of bed, he fell to the floor. For an entire year afterward, the man who once routinely hiked 6-7 miles a day in the hills above his Southern California home could not walk a step. View pdf and read more >> |
Dr. Nick Shamie is a Board Certified Spine Surgeon who has served on the UCLA School of Medicine faculty since he joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2000. He became an Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery when he joined the faculty and has served as the Director of UCLA Comprehensive Spine Center.
Dr. Shamie earned his B.S. in Biological Sciences at UC Irvine and M.D. at the Northwestern University.
Dr. Shamie is actively involved in graduate and medical education. He is a recipient of the UCI School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Research. Dr. Shamie is actively involved in both Basic Science and Clinical research in the field of Spine Surgery.
America's Most Compassionate Doctors, 2010 (Rated & awarded by patients)- Excellence in Research
- SRS Dawson Traveling fellowship
- Named on Top 50 Spine Surgeon in America
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