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Iain Kalfas,
M.D.
Dr. Iain Kalfas
is the Head of the Section of Spinal Surgery in the Department
of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Kalfas
is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons.
At Northeastern
Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Dr. Kalfas earned a Medical
Degree. His Internship in General Surgery was at the Cleveland
Clinic Foundation where he also did a Residency in Neurological
Surgery. Dr. Kalfas' first Fellowship was in Neurotrauma at
Allegheny General Hospital. He then was a Spinal Surgery Fellow
at Cleveland Arthritis and Spine Center as well as at the Barrow
Neurological Institute of St. Joseph's Hospital.
Dr. Kalfas is
an active member and committee person of many professional associations
including: the American Association of Neurological Surgeons,
American College of Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons,
Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves,
Neurosurgical Society of America, and the North American Spine
Society.
Dr. Kalfas has
authored a combination of 38 peer-reviewed articles and chapters.
He has presented his research at professional meetings world-wide
over 180 times. Currently Dr. Kalfas is on the Editorial Board
of the Journal of Spinal Disorders and he is the Neurosurgical
Editor for the Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Dr. Kalfas' research
has led to advances in medical technology, particularly contributing
to development in the field of Image-Guided Spinal Navigation.
Dr. Kalfas is a member of the
SpineUniverse Editorial Board.
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