Ahilan Sivaganesan MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Assistant Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
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1285 Creekside Blvd EUnit 102Naples, FL 34109
Overview of Dr. Sivaganesan
As a fellowship-trained spine surgeon, Dr. Siva’s philosophy is to offer the least amount of surgery that is necessary to achieve a durable solution for patients. There is often no role for surgery whatsoever, but if there is, he uses minimally-invasive and robot-assisted techniques. Only select patients require a fusion, and so he offers motion-preserving solutions whenever possible. Having trained with both orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, Dr. Siva provides truly comprehensive expertise in the field of spine surgery.
Education & Training
Hospital for Special SurgeryFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2020 - 2021
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
DE State Medical License 2023 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2021
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Paper of the Year – Socioeconomics, Health Policy, and Law Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2019
- $25,000 Seed Starter Grant (Co-Investigator) Cervical Spine Research Society, 2018-2019
- Augustus McCravey Award Southern Neurosurgery Society, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- There is no "Value Penalty" for revision spine surgery: an application of the operative value index for primary versus revision lumbar fusions.Advith Sarikonda, Steven Glener, D Mitchell Self, Danyal Quraishi, Ashmal Sami
Neurosurgical Review. 2025-03-31 - Total Joint Replacement of the Lumbar Spine: The Future of Motion Preservation.Jeffrey A Goldstein, Pierce D Nunley, Ahilan Sivaganesan, J Alex Sielatycki, Anton Y Jorgensen
International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2025-03-28 - Optimizing the clinical adoption of total joint replacement of the lumbar spine through imaging, robotics and artificial intelligence.S Craig Humphreys, Jon E Block, Ahilan Sivaganesan, Louis J Nel, Marc Peterman
Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2025-03-26
Authored Content
- Oft-maligned spinal fusion surgery can make a real difference in patientsOctober 2016
- In defense of variation: A neurosurgeon takes on Atul GawandeFebruary 2016
- A neurosurgeon remembers the humanity in medicineAugust 2015
Press Mentions
Protocol Shortens Hospital Stays for Back Surgery PatientsMay 4th, 2017
Cross Post – in Defense of Variation: A Neurosurgeon Takes on Atul GawandeFebruary 23rd, 2016
Other Languages
- Spanish, Tamil
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