Dr. Sameer Mathur's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

Dr. Sameer Mathur completed his undergraduate education from the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He stayed at the University of Pennsylvania for medical school where he received the Munn Award for Orthopaedics. He finished his residency at the State University of New York and pursued a fellowship in spinal surgery at Rush Presbyterian Medical Center in Chicago with a focus on complex reconstructive spinal surgery and minimally invasive spinal procedures. Dr. Mathur has devoted much of his education and career to advancing spinal research. He studied the effects of proteins on cell growth at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and presented his findings at an international conference. In addition, Dr. Mathur spent one year conducting research on bone metabolism under the mentorship of Dr. Kaplan. He was also Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. While at UNC, Dr. Mathur led the research team studying the optimal treatment for spinal cord injury as well as the genetic causations for scoliosis in adolescents. He has received several awards for his research including the Scoliosis Research Society award and Best New Investigator Award. Dr. Mathur believes in meeting patients’ individual needs through comprehensive evaluation and treatment designed to help them achieve an active, pain-free lifestyle.

Languages

• Hindi
• English

Education

• State University Of New York
• Rush University
• University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine

Other Specialties

• Orthopedic Surgeon

Areas of Expertise

• Herniated disk
• Back Pain
• Sciatica
• Kyphosis
• Cervical spondylosis
• Spinal fusion
• Artificial Disc Replacement
• Bone spurs
• Microdiscectomy
• Spinal stenosis
• Scoliosis
• Neck pain
• Sprains and strains
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
• Pinched nerve
• Osteoarthritis
• Laminectomy
• Stem cell transplant
• Osteoporosis
• Low Back Pain

Awards & Recognitions

• Scoliosis Research Society Award
• Research in Bone Metabolic Disease
• Munn Award for Orthopaedic Surgery
• Best New Investigator Award in Research Excellence
• Benjamin Franklin Scholar
• Dana Farber Cancer Center Research Award
• Research in Spinal Cord Injury
• Rush Fellowship Research Award Assistant Professor
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association Research Grant
• John Moe Award for Best Research
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Elected to the AOA Society
• University of Pennsylvania Educator Award
• Best Chief Resident

Publications & Research

• Cary Orthopaedic Spinal Research Foundation (CASF)