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Office
127 S San Vicente Blvd
Suite A6600
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Summary
- Dr. Justin K. Scheer is a neurosurgeon based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in neurosurgical spine surgery with expertise in kyphosis, neurosurgical oncology, osteotomy, spine surgery, and biomechanics. He completed his medical degree at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, followed by neurosurgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco. He undertook a fellowship at Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital for complex spine surgery, and serves as faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Scheer has several publications in reputable journals such as the Journal of Neurosurgery and Spine Deformity, focusing on topics like spinal deformity surgery and sagittal alignment.
Education & Training
- Columbia University, New York Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, 2023 - 2024
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2018 - 2023
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2016 - 2018
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2016, MD
- University of California, BerkeleyBS, Bioengineering, 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Iatrogenic posterior translation of the construct at the uppermost instrumented vertebrae is associated with proximal junctional kyphosis.Bassel G Diebo, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, Renaud Lafage, Manjot Singh, Mohammad Daher
European Spine Journal. 2025-02-17 - When is staging complex adult spinal deformity advantageous? Identifying subsets of patients who benefit from staged interventions.Peter G Passias, Peter Tretiakov, Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Ankita Das, Renaud Lafage
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2025-02-01 - The gap between surgeon goal and achieved sagittal alignment in adult cervical spine deformity surgery.Justin S Smith, David Ben-Israel, Michael P Kelly, Virginie Lafage, Renaud Lafage
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2025-01-03
Press Mentions
- Cedars-Sinai Experts Attend AANS Spine Summit 2025February 12th, 2025
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- Resident Member
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