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
M. Rashidi, MD, FRCSC

Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation


Zubin S. Batlivala, 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 Feinauer, 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:

· Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion at L4-L5:
  an anatomic evaluation and approach classification.
· Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion with rhBMP-2:
  a prospective study of clinical and radiographic outcomes.
· 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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M. Rashidi, MD, FRCSC
Neurological Surgeon - Adult and Pediatric

BOARD CERTIFIED: Neurosurgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Kerman University of Medical Sciences
INTERNSHIP: Shahid Behesti University of Medical Sciences
RESIDENCY: University of Toronto
FELLOWSHIPS: Toronto Western Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery - Louisiana State University 2002-2004
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
AANS/ CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
AANS Section of Neurotrauma & Critical Care
American Medical Association

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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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