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Dr. Montesano completed medical school at New York Medical College and his medical internship at Westchester Medical Center General Surgery. He completed two residency programs. His first Residency was in General Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital and his second Residency was in Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Vincent Hospital & Medical Center.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Spine Surgery Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and The American College of Forensic Examiners.
Fellowship: Kansas University Medical Center Spinal Surgery
Jason M. Cuéllar, M.D., Ph.D. is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopaedic spine surgeon dedicated to providing compassionate surgical and non-surgical treatments for patients living with spinal disorders. In addition to artificial disk replacement and minimally invasive spine surgery, Dr. Cuéllar provides non-operative treatment of various pain disorders, involving injections of a novel biologic therapy for mild and moderate osteoarthritis.
Dr. Cuéllar treats various disorders of the spine, including cervical disk herniation, cervical radiculopathy, cervical myelopathy, neck pain, cervical stenosis, cervical disk degeneration, lumbar disk herniation, lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, lumbar degenerative disk disease, and low back pain.
Before medical school, Dr. Cuéllar completed an undergraduate degree in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at U.C. Davis, followed by a Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, where he researched the mechanisms of pain and pain pathophysiology within the spinal cord, undertaking scientific research to determine how a disc herniation causes pain at the molecular level.
After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Cuéllar attended world-class medical education at Stanford University Medical School. Throughout his medical school training, Dr. Cuéllar continued to work in a pain research laboratory, completing post-doctoral research and a year as a medical scholar research fellow.
Dr. Cuéllar completed his training in orthopaedic surgery at the prestigious New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases (NYU-HJD). During this 6-year training period, he treated patients at the two busiest level-1 trauma centers in New York state. He received training in spinal surgery from several world-renowned spine surgeons, before completing his final year of training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in the spinal disorders fellowship.
Dr. Cuéllar has been involved in clinical scientific research investigating the mechanisms of pain for patients with osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal pain since 2000. His work has led to the development of a new, injectable anti-inflammatory treatment for musculoskeletal pain in the hip, spine, shoulder, knee and Achilles tendonitis, as well as for tennis elbow and other disorders.
Vanessa G. Cuéllar, M.D. is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in upper extremity care, especially hand and wrist disorders. Dr. Cuéllar combines traditional Western medical training with integrative, holistic medicine.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at UCLA, completing an honors thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey H. Miller.
After graduating with an M.D. from Stanford University, Dr. Cuéllar completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York. During this time, she was awarded a year-long research fellowship, in which Dr. Cuéllar furthered her research in molecular biomarkers of joint disease and pathology, exploring the molecules at work causing joint pain and disease, such as in post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
Dr. Cuéllar completed a one-year fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at USC Keck School of Medicine, training under renowned surgeon Dr. Milan Stevanovic. She specializes in all upper extremity disorders, particularly those of the wrist and peripheral nerves (such as carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel), and is trained in pediatric hand and wrist disorders as well.
Dr. Vanessa Cuéllar also holds a Master’s Degree in Art History, concerning the Spanish Baroque period.
She is fluent in French, Spanish, and Bulgarian.
Dr. Jose J. Jiménez-Almonte is a dual fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon with advanced training in complex spinal reconstruction, deformity correction, minimally invasive, robotic, and outpatient spine surgery. He combines expertise across the full spectrum of modern spine care, including motion-preserving and nonfusion techniques.
Originally from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Dr. Jiménez-Almonte graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine through a combined M.D. and master’s degree program with Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Kentucky, where he repeatedly achieved the highest national score on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination.
He completed fellowships in complex spine and deformity surgery at the University of Colorado and in minimally invasive, robotic, and outpatient spine surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and DOCS Spine in Los Angeles.
Dr. Jiménez-Almonte has authored more than ten peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters. He treats a wide range of spinal conditions, including herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, and traumatic injuries.
His approach emphasizes accurate diagnosis, nonsurgical treatment whenever appropriate, and the least invasive surgical option capable of providing lasting results.
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