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Office
12634 Olive Blvd
Dept Neurological Surgery
Saint Louis, MO 63141Phone+1 314-362-3577Fax+1 314-362-2107
Summary
- I am a fellowship trained spine neurosurgeon. I specialize on the entire spectrum of spine disease ranging from large complex multidisciplinary spine surgeries to minimally invasive outpatient spine procedures. I have an active laboratory devoted to the investigation, development, and clinical translation of novel technologies that have the potential of decreasing surgical invasiveness and improving surgical safety, efficacy, and efficiency. My clinical and research interests converge on the mission of providing my patients an avenue to return to their lives in the least disruptive manner. I am an expert and lead developer in novel robotic and augmented reality spine surgery solutions - being a leader on the clinical design team that ultimately led to the FDA approval and performance of the first augmented reality mediated spine procedures in the United States.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2019 - 2020
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- MO State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- AO Spine Best Abstracts Distinction AO Spine, 2020
- NYCMISS Best Abstracts Distinction Cornell University School of Medicine, 2019
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society AOA, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsFirst spine surgery utilizing real-time image-guided robotic assistance.A. Karim Ahmed, Corinna C. Zygourakis, Samuel Kalb, Alex M. Zhu, Camilo A. Molina
Computer Assisted Surgery. 2019-03-01 - 23 citationsFirst in-human report of the clinical accuracy of thoracolumbar percutaneous pedicle screw placement using augmented reality guidance.Alexander T. Yahanda, Emelia Moore, Wilson Z. Ray, Brenton Pennicooke, Jack W. Jennings
Neurosurgical Focus. 2021-08-01 - 42 citationsAugmented reality-assisted pedicle screw insertion: a cadaveric proof-of-concept study.Camilo A Molina, Nicholas Theodore, A Karim Ahmed, Erick M Westbroek, Yigal Mirovsky
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2019-07-01
Journal Articles
- Augmented Reality–Mediated Stereotactic Navigation for Execution of en Bloc Lumbar Spondylectomy OsteotomiesCamilo Molina, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
Authored Content
- Archive and Server System Patent: US 2019 / 0287672 A1September 2019
Press Mentions
- The 3 Noteworthy Surgical Product Launches That Have Made a Splash in 2020August 6th, 2020
- First Augmented Reality Spine Surgery Using FDA-Cleared Augmedics Xvision™ Spine System Completed in U.S.June 11th, 2020
- Johns Hopkins Neurosurgeons Perform First Augmented Reality SurgeryJune 10th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Periooperative bundled protocols for the minimization of intra-operative blood loss and peri-operative transfusion ratesBaxter Healthcare Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) Grant2019–2020
- K2M Spine Hands On Education Research AwardK2M2017–2018
- Nanoparticle Mediated Thermoablative Therapy Employing a Rat Metastatic Spine Tumor ModelAOSpine Hansjörg Wyss Foundation Award2011–2012
- Optimizing Magnetic Nanoparticle Mediated Thermoablative Therapy on a Human Adenocarcinoma Metastatic Spine Rat Tumor Model.Howard Hughes Medical Institute MedFellows2010–2011
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Using the Centinel Spine STALIF C Stand-Alone Interbody Graft above a Prior ACDF vs. Multi-level Cervical Plating: An In-Vitro Human Cadaveric ModelCentinel Spine2010–2011
Committees
- Member, Spine Supply Initiative Physician Subgroup 2020 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- North American Spine Society (NASS)Member
- Member
Other Languages
- French, Spanish
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