Alexander Ghanayem
M.D., FAAOS
Professor
Division Director, Spine Surgery
Medical Director, Musculoskeletal Care
Orthopaedic Surgery
Neurological Surgery
CONTACT INFORMATION
Specialties
Neck Problems, Back Problems, Spine, Cervical Lumbar Disc Disorder, Spinal Disc Disease, Spine Surgery, Spinal Cord Injury
Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery - General Cert: AM Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Publications
Relaxation response of lumbar segments undergoing disc-space distraction: implications to the stability of anterior lumbar interbody implants.Havey,R. M.; Voronov,L. I.; Tsitsopoulos,P. P.; Carandang,G.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Lorenz,M. A.; Zindrick,M. R.; Patwardhan,A. G.SPINE 2012 ;37(9):733-740
Conflicting disclosure of conflicts of interest among spine societies: a cause for concern or an opportunity to evolve?Ghanayem,A. J.Spine Journal 2011 ;11(1):9-10
Effect of increasing implant height on lumbar spine kinematics and foraminal size using the ProDisc-L prosthesis.Gaffey,J. L.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Voronov,M. L.; Havey,R. M.; Carandang,G.; Abjornson,C.; Patwardhan,A. G.SPINE 2010 ;35(19):1777-1782
Cauda equina syndrome in an eleven-month-old infant following sacrococcygeal teratoma tumor resection and coccyx excision: case report.Sears,B. W.; Gramstad,G. G.; Ghanayem,A. J.SPINE 2010 ;35(1):E22-4
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a locked plate and wedged graft effectively stabilizes flexion-distraction stage-3 injury in the lower cervical spine: a biomechanical study.Paxinos,O.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Zindrick,M. R.; Voronov,L. I.; Havey,R. M.; Carandang,G.; Hadjipavlou,A.; Patwardhan,A. G.SPINE 2009 ;34(1):E9-15
Biomechanical evaluation of segmental occipitoatlantoaxial stabilization techniques.Nassos,J. T.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Sasso,R. C.; Tzermiadianos,M. N.; Voronov,L. I.; Havey,R. M.; Rinella,A. S.; Carandang,G.; Patwardhan,A. G.SPINE 2009 ;34(25):2740-2744
Infraumbilical anterior retroperitoneal exposure of the lumbar spine in 128 consecutive patients.Brewster,L.; Trueger,N.; Schermer,C.; Ghanayem,A.; Santaniello,J.WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2008 ;32(7):1414-1419
Spondylolisthesis and spondylolysisHu,S. S.; Tribus,C. B.; Diab,M.; Ghanayem,A. J.Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume 2008 ;90(3):656-671
Failure within one year following subtotal lumbar discectomy.Wera,G. D.; Marcus,R. E.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Bohlman,H. H.Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume 2008 ;90(1):10-15
Effect of uncovertebral joint excision on the motion response of the cervical spine after total disc replacement.Snyder,J. T.; Tzermiadianos,M. N.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Voronov,L. I.; Rinella,A.; Dooris,A.; Carandang,G.; Renner,S. M.; Havey,R. M.; Patwardhan,A. G.SPINE 2007 ;32(26):2965-2969
Effect of prone positioning systems on hemodynamic and cardiac function during lumbar spine surgery: an echocardiographic study.Dharmavaram,S.; Jellish,W. S.; Nockels,R. P.; Shea,J.; Mehmood,R.; Ghanayem,A.; Kleinman,B.; Jacobs,W.SPINE 2006 ;31(12):1388-1393
Anesthetic considerations in spine surgeryLangen,K.; Jellish,W. S.; Ghanayem,A.Contemporary Spine Surgery 2006 ;7( ):1-8
Three-dimensional analysis of pelvic volume in an unstable pelvic fracture.Stover,M. D.; Summers,H. D.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Wilber,J. H.Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2006 ;61(4):905-908
Restoring geometric and loading alignment of the thoracic spine with a vertebral compression fracture: effects of balloon (bone tamp) inflation and spinal extension.Gaitanis,I. N.; Carandang,G.; Phillips,F. M.; Magovern,B.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Voronov,L. I.; Havey,R. M.; Zindrick,M. R.; Hadjipavlou,A. G.; Patwardhan,A. G.Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society 2005 ;5(1):45-54
Response of Charite total disc replacement under physiologic loads: prosthesis component motion patterns.O'Leary,P.; Nicolakis,M.; Lorenz,M. A.; Voronov,L. I.; Zindrick,M. R.; Ghanayem,A.; Havey,R. M.; Carandang,G.; Sartori,M.; Gaitanis,I. N.; Fronczak,S.; Patwardhan,A. G.Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society 2005 ;5(6):590-599
Flexion-extension response of the thoracolumbar spine under compressive follower preload.Stanley,S. K.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Voronov,L. I.; Havey,R. M.; Paxinos,O.; Carandang,G.; Zindrick,M. R.; Patwardhan,A. G.SPINE 2004 ;29(22):E510-4
Biomechanical analysis of cervical orthoses in flexion and extension: a comparison of cervical collars and cervical thoracic orthoses.Gavin,T. M.; Carandang,G.; Havey,R.; Flanagan,P.; Ghanayem,A.; Patwardhan,A. G.Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development 2003 ;40(6):527-537
Compressive preload improves the stability of anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage constructs.Patwardhan,A. G.; Carandang,G.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Havey,R. M.; Cunningham,B.; Voronov,L. I.; Phillips,F. M.Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume 2003 ;85-A(9):1749-1756
Effect of compressive follower preload on the flexion-extension response of the human lumbar spine.Patwardhan,A. G.; Havey,R. M.; Carandang,G.; Simonds,J.; Voronov,L. I.; Ghanayem,A. J.; Meade,K. P.; Gavin,T. M.; Paxinos,O.Journal of Orthopaedic Research 2003 ;21(3):540-546
Education
Medical School
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency
University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Orthopaedic Surgery: Spine Surgery
Interests & Hobbies
Golf
Cooking