Ali Araghi, DO, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Phoenix-based The CORE Institute. He is the associate editor of The Spine Journal and serves on the board of directors for the American Board of Spine Surgery. He is also a member of the North American Spine Society and American Osteopathic Association. He was on the editorial board and president of the spine section of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics.
Dr. Araghi specializes in minimally invasive surgery, reconstructive spine surgery, arthroplasty to include artificial disc replacement and cervical and lumbar spine surgery. He is board certified and fellowship-trained.
"Surgeons can collaborate with each other to collect outcomes data," said Dr. Araghi in a Becker's Spine Review article. "Outcomes based data, which is derived from the collaboration, can lead, define and identify best practice algorithms, which in turn if it is followed will ultimately improve patient care. A large part of this depends on the ability to include standardization of practices amongst the physicians. This is necessary for collection of meaningful outcomes data. Standardization is also of paramount importance for implementation of best practices based on the outcomes data."
Dr. Araghi earned his osteopathic medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury. He completed his residency at in orthopedic surgery at Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway, N.Y., and Cabrini Medical Center in New York. He has also completed a fellowship in reconstructive spine surgery at Texas Back Institute in Plano.
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Dr. Araghi specializes in minimally invasive surgery, reconstructive spine surgery, arthroplasty to include artificial disc replacement and cervical and lumbar spine surgery. He is board certified and fellowship-trained.
"Surgeons can collaborate with each other to collect outcomes data," said Dr. Araghi in a Becker's Spine Review article. "Outcomes based data, which is derived from the collaboration, can lead, define and identify best practice algorithms, which in turn if it is followed will ultimately improve patient care. A large part of this depends on the ability to include standardization of practices amongst the physicians. This is necessary for collection of meaningful outcomes data. Standardization is also of paramount importance for implementation of best practices based on the outcomes data."
Dr. Araghi earned his osteopathic medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury. He completed his residency at in orthopedic surgery at Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway, N.Y., and Cabrini Medical Center in New York. He has also completed a fellowship in reconstructive spine surgery at Texas Back Institute in Plano.
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