Dr. Ehsan Saadat is a Board-certified, Harvard and Emory-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon in Los Angeles. He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His areas of interest include disk replacement and motion-preserving surgery, minimally-invasive microscopic decompression of the cervical and lumbar spine, minimally invasive spinal fusions (XLIF and ALIF), and complex revision spine surgery. Dr. Saadat is the co-director of spine surgery at the Precision Ambulatory Surgery Center in Beverly Hills, where he leads a team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses in delivering state-of-the-art spine care in the outpatient setting.
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Dr. Saadat is a prolific and active researcher and an accomplished author, with numerous research publications covering a wide range of topics in orthopaedics and spine surgery. He leads several clinical studies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is frequently invited to present his work at national and international conferences. Dr. Saadat has authored multiple book chapters, and recently heavily contributed to the newest authoritative textbook of techniques in spine surgery.
Dr. Saadat sees patients in his Los Angeles and Orange County offices. Dr. Saadat treats patients not only from southern California, but also from across the United States and around the world.
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When comparing cervical disc replacement vs ACDF, most patients are not just looking for an explanation of each procedure. They are trying to understand how each option will affect their mobility, recovery, and long-term function. Both surgeries are designed to relieve nerve compression in the neck, but they take very different approaches. For active patients in particular, those differences...
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