Physicians & Staff

Our medical team makes a difference every day.

Below is a list of our highly specialized providers. Click on any of our specialists for information on them and their areas of specialization.

Physicians

Orthopaedic Surgery/
Spine Surgery


Uri M. Ahn, MD
Eugene E. Berg, MD
Thomas J. Kleeman, MD

Neurosurgery/
Spine Surgery


N. Ross Jenkins, MD, FACS

Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation


Zubin S. Batlivala, MD Robert L. Deters, MD
Thomas M. Frates, MD Aron M. Jeffrey, DO
Robert A. Monighetti, MD

Staff

Physical Therapy

Frances Magie, PT
Sally Pendleton, PT
Shannon Wheaton, PT
Irene Cote, PT-Supervisor
Matthew Harrison, PT
Nicole Feinaver, PTA

Physicians Assistants

Brian E. Snow, PA-C
Kame G. McAuliffe, PA-C
C. Travis Palmer, PA-C
Gina Grudinskas, PA-C
Georgia Hoisington, PA-C
Eric Hillenberg, PA-C

Physicians

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

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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

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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: http://www.tjkleemanmd.com
PUBLISHED CONTRIBUTIONS:

  1. Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion at L4-L5: an anatomic evaluation and approach classification.
  2. Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion with rhBMP-2: a prospective study of clinical and radiographic outcomes.
  3. Patient outcomes after minimally destabilizing lumbar stenosis decompression:the "Port-Hole" technique.

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    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 - completed 1994
    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
    Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    American Association of Neurological Surgeons
    Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
    New England Neurosurgical Society
    American College of Surgeons

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    Robert L. Deters, MD
    Physiatrist

    BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
    DEGREE SCHOOL: Wright State University
    INTERNSHIP: New York Hospital/Cornell University Hospital
    RESIDENCY: University of Pittsburg - Anesthesiology
    St. Francis Medical Center - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
    American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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    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

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    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 Rehabilitation Medical Unit
    Catholic Medical Center

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    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

    Dr. 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

     

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