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Appointed: 2005

Ajit Krishnaney, M.D.

(216) 445-3777

Ajit Krishnaney, M.D.

Department: Neurological Surgery
Associate Staff
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S40
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-3777

Ajit Krishnaney, M.D.

Department: Center for Spine Health
Associate Staff
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S40
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-3777

Ajit Krishnaney, M.D.

Department: Center for Spine Health
Associate Staff
Location: Willoughby Hills Family Health Center
Mail Code S40
2570 SOM Center Road
Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
WorkPhone:(216) 445-3777

Ajit Krishnaney, M.D.

Department: Cerebrovascular Center
Associate Staff
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S40
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-3777

Biographical Sketch

Ajit Krishnaney, MD, is an Associate Staff Physician in the Center for Spine Health, an Associate Staff Physician in Neurological Surgery and an Associate Staff Physician in the Cerebrovascular Center at Cleveland Clinic.

He was appointed in 2005. Dr. Krishnaney's specialty interests include cervical spondylosis, degenerative spine disease, complex spine instrumentation, spine tumors, spinal cord tumors, Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, spinal vascular malformations, cerebrovascular disease including AVMs and intracranial aneurysms, general neurosurgery.

Dr. Krishnaney attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, Wisconsin, and he completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic.

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Spine Surgery
Cleveland, OH USA
2005
Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Neurosurgery
Cleveland, OH USA
2005
Internship - Cleveland Clinic
Surgery
Cleveland, OH USA
2000
Medical School - University of Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, WI USA
1999
Undergraduate - Stanford University Hospital
Stanford, CA USA
1994

Specialty Interests

AVMs, brain aneurysm, Cerebral Aneurysms, Cerebrovascular Disease, cerebrovascular disease including AVMs and intracranial aneurysms, cervical spondylosis, chiari malformation, complex spine instrumentation, degenerative spine disease, general neurosurgery, spinal AVM's, spinal cord tumors, spinal cord vascular malformations, spinal vascular malformations, Spine Tumors, Stroke, Syringomyelia, treatment of spinal cord vascular lesions, vascular malformations

Memberships

  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • North American Spine Society

Treatment & Services

  • Aneurysm Surgery - Traditional Open Surgery
  • Brain Aneurysm Surgery
  • Carotid Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping
  • Cerebral Aneurysms
  • Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Chiari Malformation Surgery
  • Complex Spinal Instrumentation
  • Complex Spinal Surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Craniotomy For Brain Avm
  • Embolization Of Cerebral Aneurysms And Avm's
  • General Neurosurgery
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spine Decompression
  • Spine Reconstruction
  • Spine Tumor Removal And Reconstruction
  • Surgery For Spinal Tumors
  • Surgery For Spinal Vascular Malformations
  • Thoracic Spine Surgery

Specialty in Diseases and Conditions

Industry Relationships

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Languages Spoken

  • English