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Dr. Armaghani Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Armaghani received his fellowship training in adult spinal surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, widely considered one of the top spine fellowships in the country. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. As a spine surgeon specializing in degenerative spine conditions, he has a particular interest in the causes and treatments of neck and back pain, although he treats all spinal disorders.

Care Philosophy

"Trust between a surgeon and patient is earned and is of the upmost importance. My goal is to get my patients back to doing the activities they enjoy with the people they care about in the safest way possible."

Publications & Presentations

Variations in treatment of C1 fractures by time, age, and geographic region in the United States: An analysis of 985 patients. Armaghani, S. J.,Grabel, Z. J.,Vu, C.,Yoon, S. T.> ;Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2019 Jan 22
Publications & Presentations

Grabel, Z.J., Armaghani, S.J., Vu, C, Jain, A, Yoon, S.T. Variations in Treatment of C2 Fractures by Time, Age, and Geographic Region in the United States: An Analysis of 4818 Patients. World Neurosurg. 2018 May;113:e535-e541.
Publications & Presentations

Armaghani, S.J. (2019). Alternative Payment Models: MIPS/MAPS/BPCI. 22nd Annual Selby Spine Conference; 2019 Jan 31 – Feb 2; Park City, UT – Invited Faculty

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Areas of Expertise

Motion preservation surgery includes some of the latest surgical techniques in spine surgery with the primary goal to maintain the normal or near-normal biomechanics of the spine. It is an effective alternative and helps overcome some of the limitations associated with traditional spinal fusion procedures.

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Dr. Armaghani is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon specializing in adult spine reconstruction and minimally invasive spine surgery. He has training in new motion preservation and minimally invasive techniques with the goal of returning his patients back to enjoying the activities they love, in the safest way possible.

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Treatment of a degenerating spine depends on the severity and the type of degenerative condition. In most cases, the condition can be best treated non-operatively if there is no compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots. Surgery may be considered if the degenerative spinal condition is more severe and not responding to non-operative measures or has caused herniated discs, spinal stenosis, or spinal cord compression.

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Dr Armaghani is absolutely one of the most caring, knowledgeable, and professional back surgeons. He did surgery on my back in April, and I am now feeling so much better and no longer suffer with pain. The surgery corrected my problem, and I feel so truly blessed that I found this amazing, caring do...
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Dr Armaghani is absolutely one of the most caring, knowledgeable, and professional back surgeons. He answers any questions you may have, tells you exactly what the problem is, thoroughly explains it and what needs to be done, and any and all the possible side affects. He did surgery on my back in Ap...
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Amazing Surgeon. He wants to solve problems with the most conservative approaches first. But when Surgery is needed, he has a great bedside manner. You definitely will not feel like another number!

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Lakewood Ranch

5985, Silver Falls Run
Suite 101
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
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2750 Bahia Vista Street
Sarasota, FL 34239

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