Hamid Mir, MD

Dr. Hamid Mir is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon with fellowship training in combined neurosurgical and orthopedic spine surgery techniques. He has 15 years of experience in minimally invasive spine surgeries using advanced microscopic techniques.

Dr. Mir graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, San Diego with a B.S. in biochemistry and cell biology in 1994. He attended medical school at State University of New York, HSCB, graduating cum laude and being elected to the Alpha Omega Honor Medical Society. He completed orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago and received specialized training in complex adult deformities and pediatric scoliosis at Shriners Hospital. In 2004, he completed an orthopedic and neurosurgical spine surgery fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Mir is committed to advancing spine surgery and incorporating state-of-the-art techniques in his practice. He developed and patented a minimally invasive spinal device. His research includes abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and a presentation on posterior cervical fusion techniques at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons national conference.

He has authored textbook chapters on “Anterior Cervical System” in Surgical Techniques in Spinal Instrumentation and “The Unconstrained Implant” in Non-Fusion Techniques for the Spine. He is an active member of the North American Spine Society (NASS), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and California Orthopaedic Association (COA).