Amer F. Samdani, M.D.

Appointments
Intern, Department of General Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Junior Assistant Resident, Department of Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., 1997-1998

Senior Assistant Resident, Department of Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.,1998-1999

Pediatric Neurosurgery Service
Walker Functional Neurosurgery Service
Pediatric Neurosurgery Service

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Stem Cell Laboratory of Dr. Steve Goldman
Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y. , 2001-2003

Intraoperative MRI Research Fellow
Dr. Michael Schulder
UMDNJ, Newark, N.J.
Dr. Peter Black
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., 2003

Assistant Chief of Service, Instructor
Department of Neurosurgey
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., 2003-2004

Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa. 2004-2005

Spine Surgeon, Medical Staff
Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Philadelphia, Pa., 2005-current

Academic
Columbia University
New York, N.Y.
A.B. Degree, Chemistry
Magna cum Laude, 1987-1991

Cambridge University
Junior Year Abroad
Cambridge, England
Physical Chemistry, 1989-1990

Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Mass.
Epidemiology, 1991-1992

Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore, Md.
M.D. Degree
Alpha Omega Alpha,1992-1997

Howard Hughes Research Fellow
Department of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Preceptor: Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D.,1996-1997

Awards and Honors
Upward Bound Teaching Award, Columbia University, 1988
Magna Cum Laude, Columbia University, 1989
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Summer Research Fellowship, 1990
Harold Lamport Research Grant, 1995
Howard Hughes Research Award for Medical Students, 1996
Hunterian Research Award for Medical Students, 1997
Alpha Omega Alpha, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1997
Alfred Blalock Research Award for Residents, JHH, 1999
Outstanding Poster: Tumor Section, Congress of Neurosurgeons, 1999
Southern Neurosurgical Society Best Overall Resident Paper, 2003
Sherman Traveling Fellowship, 2003
Synthes Spine Educational Grant, 2005

Research Experience
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, New York, N.Y.
Role of interleukin-1 in hepatic regeneration.
Yuman Fong, M.D., 1989

Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neuroscience
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
Stimulated astroglia inhibit brain tumors.
Henry Brem, M.D., Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D., 1990

Department of Neuroscience
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
Nitric oxide mediated neurotrophin neurotoxicity
Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D., 1996-1997

Department of Neuroscience
Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Stem cells and neurogenesis in Huntington's Disease
Research Fellow
Steve Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., 2001-2003

Department of Neurosurgery
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, N.J.
Intraoperative MRI using a compact imager
Research Fellow
Michael Schulder, M.D., 2003

Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Ma.
Intraoperative MRI using a dedicated imaging suite
Research Fellow
Peter Black, M.D., Ph.D., 2003

Licensure and Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgeons Primary Examination, 2001
New York State Medical License, 2002
Maryland State Medical License, 2003
Pennsylvania State License, 2004

Professional Societies
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association