Nader S. Dahdaleh, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine and an assistant professor in neurological surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He has had his work published in numerous journals including Nature, Neuroscience, American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal of Neurosurgery and Spine.
Dr. Dahdaleh has a professional interest in minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal cord tumors, spine deformity, adult degenerative spinal disease, spine biomechanics and spine trauma.
"The past two decades have witnessed a variety of technological advancement in [the] spinal surgery industry and the expectation is that this trend and growth will continue. The most important advancement, in my view, is minimally invasive spinal surgery," said Dr. Dahdaleh in a Becker's Spine Review article. "Avoiding unnecessary muscle dissection with the use of tubular retractors, and the utilization of direct corridors to managing nearly the full spectrum of spinal pathology have translated into faster recovery, less hospitalization, less complications and lower costs. Many of the newer technologies now focus on applying minimally invasive techniques to deformity (kyphoscoliosis) correction, where these advantages will potentially be more pronounced."
Dr. Dahdaleh earned his medical degree at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and completed his residency in neurosurgery and an adult deformity fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. He has also completed a minimally invasive spine fellowship at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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