Dr. Akbarnia is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He specializes in bone marrow inflammation osteomyelitis, fractures, cervical herniated discs, degenerative spine, kyphosis and lumbar degenerative disc disease.
Dr. Akbarnia has received a number of awards and honors during his career, including the Orthopedic Educational Achievement Award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the Goldstein Award for the Best Clinical Exhibit from the Scoliosis Research Society. He was also awarded the Walter P. Blount Humanitarian Award at the Scoliosis Research Society Meeting in 2008.
Dr. Akbarnia earned his medical degree Tehran University Medical School in Iran. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. He has also completed John H. Moe Scoliosis Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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