NH NeuroSpine Institute Welcomes Dr. Neal Luther to the Neurosurgery Department

New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute (NHNSI) is pleased to announce the arrival of its newest member of the Neurosurgery department, Neal Luther, MD. Dr. Luther is now seeing patients in the Bedford office at 4 Hawthorne Drive. His expertise includes surgical and minimally-invasive radiosurgical treatment of brain and spine tumors and functional disorders including trigeminal neuralgia, Parkinson’s Disease, and tremors. He also specializes in minimally-invasive treatment for degenerative spinal disease and the management of chronic pain. 

Dr. Luther is an academically accomplished neurosurgeon dedicated to the highest quality and most current standard of care for his patients. He has written over thirty peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific meeting abstracts, and book chapters. He played an integral role in the development of a first-of-its-kind phase I clinical trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the New York Presbyterian hospital using stereotactic-guided catheters to directly infuse therapy for incurable brain tumors in children. He also has served as a neurosurgical consultant in concussion research with the New York Giants football team, and has had a significant concussion research study approved by the National Football League, and won an award for this work from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Eugene E. Berg, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon

BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: University of Minnesota
INTERNSHIP: North Carolina Memorial Hospital
RESIDENCY: North Carolina Memorial Hospital
FELLOWSHIP: Arthur E. Ellison, MD - Sports Medicine
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society of Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America

Neal Luther, MD

Neurosurgeon

BOARD ELIGIBLE: Neurosurgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Cornell University Medical College
INTERNSHIP: Cornell, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
RESIDENCY: Cornell, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
FELLOWSHIP: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center- Stereotactic/Functional Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Thomas J. Kleeman, MD

Orthopaedic/Spine Surgeon 

BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery 

DEGREE SCHOOL: Yale University School of Medicine 

INTERNSHIP: Yale - New Haven Hospital 

RESIDENCY: Yale - New Haven Hospital 

FELLOWSHIP: University of Maryland Medical System - Spine Surgery 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 

North American Spine Society 

New England Spine Study Group 

PERSONAL WEBSITE: www.tjkleemanmd.com

PUBLISHED CONTRIBUTIONS:

Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion at L4-L5: an anatomic evaluation and approach classification. 

Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion with rhBMP-2:prospective study of clinical and radiographic outcomes. 

Patient outcomes after minimally destabilizing lumbar stenosis

decompression: the "Port-Hole" technique.

Adam P. Cugalj, DO

Physiatrist

BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie, PA
INTERNSHIP: Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI
RESIDENCY: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
FELLOWSHIP: Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine fellowship, Buffalo Spine and Sports Institute, Buffalo, NY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO)
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOCPMR)
New Hampshire Medical Society (NHMS)
North American Spine Society (NASS)

Uri M. Ahn, MD

Orthopaedic/Spine Surgeon

BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD
INTERNSHIP: Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD
RESIDENCY: Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD
FELLOWSHIP: John Kostuik Spine Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Society

Adrian J. Thomas, MD

Orthopaedic/Spine Surgeon

BOARD CERTIFIED: Orthopaedic Surgery
UNDERGRADUATE: Yale University, New Haven, CT
DEGREE SCHOOL: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
INTERNSHIP: Hospital for Special Surgery/ NY Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
RESIDENCY: Hospital for Special Surgery/ NY Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
FELLOWSHIP:
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA - Spine Surgery
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons

Robert A. Monighetti, MD

Physiatrist

BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
DEGREE SCHOOL: University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
RESIDENCY: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

N. Ross Jenkins, MD, FACS

Neurosurgeon

BOARD CERTIFIED: Neurosurgery
DEGREE SCHOOL: Yale University School of Medicine
INTERNSHIP: Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University
RESIDENCY: Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University
FELLOWSHIP: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, W. Australia
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
New England Neurosurgical Society
American College of Surgeons

Aron M. Jeffrey, DO

Physiatrist

BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Western University of Health Sciences, College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA
INTERNSHIP: St. Vincents Midtown Hospital, New York, NY
RESIDENCY: New York University, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NY
FELLOWSHIP: University of Pennsylvania; Penn Spine Center,
Philadelphia, PA - Interventional Spine

Thomas M. Frates, MD

Physiatrist

BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Internal Medicine
BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Georgetown University School of Medicine
INTERNSHIP: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
RESIDENCY: University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Internal Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Universities of Columbia & Cornell - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Zubin S. Batlivala, MD

Physiatrist

BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DEGREE SCHOOL: Grant Medical College; Bombay University
INTERNSHIP: Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
RESIDENCY: New England Medical Center; Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Medical Director at Rehabilitation Unit at Catholic Medical Center