Ali A. Baaj, MD, is an assistant professor of neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College as well as an assistant attending neurological surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City. Specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery and open complex spine surgery, Dr. Baaj has published more than 100 abstracts, manuscripts and chapters, with a focus on MIS spine and spinal anatomy. He is on the editorial boards of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques.
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