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Back Institute Doctors
| David Ditsworth, M.D. |
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Dr. David Ditsworth is a board certified neurosurgeon. He developed the Non-Traumatic Discectomy for treating herniated and bulging discs in the spine. This procedure is beyond "minimally invasive". Dr. Ditsworth has been on staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center since 1983.
Dr. Ditsworth has written 33 peer reviewed abstracts, articles, and book chapters. He is a member the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Ditsworth completed an accelerated program for his bachelor's degree and his medical degree from the University of Utah, School of Medicine Honors Surgery Program. He completed an internship at University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Ditsworth then went on and did a fellowship in neurosurgery at the Yale University School of Medicine. He then did his residency in neurosurgery at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.
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| Louis Lambardi, M.D. |
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Born in Argentina where in 1984, he graduated from Medical School. He immediately started his residency in Orthopedics and in 1987 he became Chief of Resident and Chief of the Knee Reconstruction Department.
In 1989, after some time in private practice in his native Argentina, he migrated to the United States. Subsequently, he passed his Medical Boards, completed 1 year of additional residency in Pennsylvania and passed his Federation Licensing Exams.
He established his practice in 1993 in Los Angeles..
Several years later, he joined the Back Institute where the founder, Dr. David Ditsworth, trained him in non-traumatic spine techniques. He has been working with Dr. Ditsworth now for over a decade.
At the Back Institute, he has been in charge of the Discography/pain management department since 2001 where he has performed, and assisted in, thousands of procedures.
He has co-authored a Book chapter and numerous peer-reviewed articles and abstracts with Dr. Ditsworth.
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| Timothy Ford, M.D. |
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Dr. Ford received his Magna Cum Laude undergraduate degree from UCSD. He earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Ford did his internship and second year of residency in Internal Medicine at the UCSF-San Joaquin Valley Medical Program in Fresno, Ca. He then completed a three year Anesthesiology Residency at the USC-Los Angeles County Medical Center. Dr. Ford has been a Board Certified Anesthesiologist since 1991.
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| Minghsun Liu, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Dr. Liu received his undergraduate degree from MIT and his M.D. and Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from UCLA School of Medicine. His Ph.D. research was published in top scientific journals including Science and Nature and has been patented. He completed internal medicine training at the University of Washington in Seattle and infectious diseases research and training at Stanford University.
In addition to his clinical work, he continues to carry out infectious diseases and biodefense research at both UCLA and California Institute of Technology (CalTech).
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| Jay E. Doostan, M.D., MPH : Internal Medicine |
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Jay Doostan, MD, is a board-certified internist and nephrologist with Cedars-Sinai Health Associates. Dr. Doostan sub-specializes in hypertension and kidney diseases.
Dr. Doostan received his medical degree and his Master's of Public Health (MPH) from John Hopkins University. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Sinai Hospital and Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Doostan performed his fellowship in hypertension and kidney diseases (Nephrology) at CA Yale, Bridgeport and the University of Rochester.
Dr. Doostan started his practice in Beverly Hills, CA in 1979. He is an attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Additionally, Dr. Doostan iss been involved in various staff committees and teaching programs.
Dr. Doostan earned a scholarship from the United Nations for his excellence in the Master's of Public Health programs. He is also a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) and treats patients with personal injuries and workers compensation.
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| Ed Martin, M.D. |
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Board certified anesthesiologist.
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