New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute Providers
We are able to offer a variety of specialists with different training and backgrounds.
Spine surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This allows us to utilize a team approach to healthcare. Our providers will collaborate to determine the best treatment approach for the patient.
Our Doctors
Uri M. Ahn, MD
Orthopaedic/Spine Surgeon
BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD
INTERNSHIP: Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD
RESIDENCY: Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD
FELLOWSHIP: John Kostuik Spine Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Society
Zubin S. Batlivala, MD
Physiatrist
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Grant Medical College; Bombay University
INTERNSHIP: Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
RESIDENCY: New England Medical Center; Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Medical Director at Rehabilitation Unit at Catholic Medical Center
Eugene E. Berg, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: University of Minnesota
INTERNSHIP: North Carolina Memorial Hospital
RESIDENCY: North Carolina Memorial Hospital
FELLOWSHIP: Arthur E. Ellison, MD - Sports Medicine
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society of Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Adam P. Cugalj, DO
Physiatrist
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie, PA
INTERNSHIP: Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI
RESIDENCY: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
FELLOWSHIP: Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine fellowship, Buffalo Spine and Sports Institute, Buffalo, NY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO)
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOCPMR)
New Hampshire Medical Society (NHMS)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
Thomas M. Frates, MD
Physiatrist
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Internal Medicine
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Georgetown University School of Medicine
INTERNSHIP: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
RESIDENCY: University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Internal Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Universities of Columbia & Cornell - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Aron M. Jeffrey, DO
Physiatrist
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Western University of Health Sciences, College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA
INTERNSHIP: St. Vincents Midtown Hospital, New York, NY
RESIDENCY: New York University, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NY
FELLOWSHIP: University of Pennsylvania; Penn Spine Center,
Philadelphia, PA - Interventional Spine
N. Ross Jenkins, MD, FACS
Neurosurgeon
BOARD CERTIFIED: Neurosurgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Yale University School of Medicine
INTERNSHIP: Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University
RESIDENCY: Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University
FELLOWSHIP: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, W. Australia
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
New England Neurosurgical Society
American College of Surgeons
Thomas J. Kleeman, MD
Orthopaedic/Spine Surgeon
BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Yale University School of Medicine
INTERNSHIP: Yale - New Haven Hospital
RESIDENCY: Yale - New Haven Hospital
FELLOWSHIP: University of Maryland Medical System - Spine Surgery
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Society
New England Spine Study Group
PERSONAL WEBSITE: www.tjkleemanmd.com
PUBLISHED CONTRIBUTIONS:
- Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion at L4-L5: an anatomic evaluation and approach classification.
- Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion with rhBMP-2: prospective study of clinical and radiographic outcomes.
- Patient outcomes after minimally destabilizing lumbar stenosis
decompression: the "Port-Hole" technique.
Neal Luther, MD
Neurosurgeon
BOARD ELIGIBLE: Neurosurgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Cornell University Medical College
INTERNSHIP: Cornell, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
RESIDENCY: Cornell, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
FELLOWSHIP: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center- Stereotactic/Functional Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Robert A. Monighetti, MD
Physiatrist
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
DEGREE SCHOOL: University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
RESIDENCY: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Adrian J. Thomas, MD
Orthopaedic/Spine Surgeon
BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery
UNDERGRADUATE: Yale University, New Haven, CT
DEGREE SCHOOL: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
INTERNSHIP: Hospital for Special Surgery/ NY Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
RESIDENCY: Hospital for Special Surgery/ NY Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
FELLOWSHIP:
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA - Spine Surgery
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons