Ali Araghi, D.O.

Board-Certified Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon






Education/Degrees
• 7 year Accelerated B.S./D.O. program
• 1987 B.S. – New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
• 1990 D.O. – New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

Internships/Residency
• Rotating internship – Massapequa General Hospital, Seaford, NY
• Orthopaedic surgery residency – Peninsula Hospital Center, Far Rockaway, NY
• General surgery residency - Peninsula Hospital Center, Far Rockaway, NY
• Orthopaedic surgery residency – Cabrini Medical Center, New York, NY
• Pediatric orthopaedics rotation – Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Lexington, KY
• Spine reconstructive surgery fellowship – Texas Back Institute, Plano, TX
• Advanced spine training, Prof. Jurgen Harms, Langensteinbach, Germany

Distinctions/Honors
• Associate Editorial Board: The Spine Journal
• Currently serving on the Examination & Curriculum Committee, American Board of Spine Surgery
• Editorial Board: American Osteopathic Academy of Orthpaedics
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Midwestern College of Osteopathic Medicine
• 2nd V.P. Spine Section: American Osteopathic Academy of Orthpaedics
• Former Assistant Director Orthopaedic Residency Training, Peninsula Hospital Center
• Served as Instructor of Orthopaedics, NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY
• Served as Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedics, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Former Chairman of Workmen’s Compensation Committee, New York State Osteopathic
   Medical Society

Publications
• Chapter Author, "Thoracoscopic Exposures to the Thoracic Spine, Anterior Approaches to
   the Spine" (1999).
• Article Author, "Outpatient Dobutamine Therapy: The Rhyme and the Riddle, Journal of
   Clinical Pharmacology", February 1992
• Member of Advisory Board for The Spine Journal
• Numerous presentations at national and international meetings

Professional Organizations
• Arizona Medical Association
• North American Spine Society
• American Osteopathic Association
• American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics