Doctor's Bio
Dr. Faiz U. Ahmad, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, as well as Director of Spinal Neurosurgery and Neuro-trauma at Grady Health System. His specialty interests include minimally invasive methods of treating spinal disorders, treatment of spinal tumors, artificial cervical disc replacement, use of computer-assisted navigation techniques in spinal surgery, complex spinal reconstruction surgery and spinal cord injury. Dr. Ahmad is also a prolific researcher, contributing over 200 peer reviewed papers, book chapters, abstracts and oral presentations. His research interests include spinal injury, minimally invasive neurosurgery and traumatic brain injury. He also serves as an editor and reviewer for several national and international peer-reviewed neurosurgical journals, as well as on several national and regional neurosurgery committees. Dr. Ahmad completed his neurosurgical residency and two fellowships, including a complex spinal surgery fellowship, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: ECFMG - Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates
- Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowships
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- The sodium-glutamate antagonist riluzole improves outcome after acute spinal cord injury: results from the RISCIS randomised controlled trial analysed using a global statistical analytic technique.
Fehlings MG, Pedro KM, Alvi MA, Moghaddamjou A, Harrop JS, Stanford R, Ball J, Aarabi B, Arnold PM, Guest JD, Kurpad SN, Schuster JM, Nassr AN, Schmitt KM, Wilson JR, Brodke DS, Ahmad FU, Yee A, Ray WZ, Brooks NP, Wilson J, Chow DS, Toups EG, Thorpe KE, Huang J, Huang P
EBioMedicine. 2025;
PMID: 40712181 - Beyond Traditional Training: Exploring the Benefits of Virtual Reality Simulator in Lumbar Pedicle Screw Insertion - A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Alam I, Garg K, Kumar AG, Raheja A, Shah H, Pandey K, Sharma R, Mishra S, Tandon V, Singh M, Ahmad FU, Suri A, Kale SS
World neurosurgery. 2024;
PMID: 38825310 - Safety and Efficacy of Riluzole in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (RISCIS): A Multi-Center, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blinded Trial.
Fehlings MG, Moghaddamjou A, Harrop JS, Stanford R, Ball J, Aarabi B, Freeman BJC, Arnold PM, Guest JD, Kurpad SN, Schuster JM, Nassr A, Schmitt KM, Wilson JR, Brodke DS, Ahmad FU, Yee A, Ray WZ, Brooks NP, Wilson J, Chow DS, Toups EG, Kopjar B
Journal of neurotrauma. 2023;40(17-18):1878-1888.
PMID: 37279301 - A prospective multi-center study comparing the complication profile of modest systemic hypothermia versus normothermia for acute cervical spinal cord injury.
Vedantam A, Jimsheleishvili G, Harrop JS, Alberga LR, Ahmad FU, Murphy RK, Jackson JB, Rodgers RB, Levi AD
Spinal cord. 2022;60(6):510-515.
PMID: 35013548 - Complication Rates in Early Versus Late Cranioplasty-A 14-Year Single-Center Case Series.
Tora MS, Malcolm JG, Mahmooth Z, Pujari A, Rindler RS, Boulis NM, Pradilla G, Grossberg JA, Ahmad FU
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.). 2021;20(4):389-396.
PMID: 33469653 - Very early Charcot spinal arthropathy associated with forward bending after spinal cord injury: a case report.
Abramoff BA, Sudekum VL, Wuermser LA, Ahmad FU
Spinal cord series and cases. 2019;
PMID: 31240116 - Spine.
Ahmad FU, Bisson EF, Burks SS, Chang JJ, Chugh AJ, Côté I, Frerich JM, Gersey ZC, Hendricks BK, Karsy M, Kasliwal M, Krause KL, Manzano GR, Morgan CD, Snyder LA, Swinney CC, Than KD, Theodotou CB, Veeravagu A, Ventura J
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.). 2019;17(Suppl 2):S153-S181.
PMID: 31099842 - In Reply: Early Cranioplasty is Associated With Greater Neurological Improvement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Malcolm JG, Rindler RS, Ahmad FU
Neurosurgery. 2018;83(2):E90.
PMID: 29846696 - Autologous Cranioplasty is Associated with Increased Reoperation Rate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Malcolm JG, Mahmooth Z, Rindler RS, Allen JW, Grossberg JA, Pradilla G, Ahmad FU
World neurosurgery. 2018;
PMID: 29753896 - Comparing Cortical Trajectory Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions Against Pedicle Trajectory Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions and Posterolateral Fusions: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 90-day Outcomes.
Malcolm JG, Moore MK, Choksh FH, Ahmad FU, Refai D
Neurosurgery. 2018;83(6):1234-1240.
PMID: 29346684
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