Co-Director of Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Expertise: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Injuries, Basilar Impression, Basilar Invagination, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cavernous Angioma, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spine Trauma, Cervical Spondylosis, Chiari Malformations, Chondrosarcoma, Chordomas, Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Disc Pain, Hemangioblastoma, Hemangiomas, Kyphosis, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Myxopapillary Ependymoma, Nerve Sheath Tumor, Neurosurgery, Osteoblastoma, Radiculopathy, Sacral Tumors, Sarcoma, Schwannoma, Sciatica, Scoliosis, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Malformation, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Deformities, Spinal Dural Fistula, Spinal Ependymoma, Spinal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Infection, Spinal Instability, Spinal Meningioma, Spinal Metastases, Spinal Neurofibroma, Spinal Pain, Spinal Reconstruction, Spinal Schwannoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Trauma, Spine and Spinal Deformities, Spine Surgery, Spondylolisthesis, Thoracic Disc Herniation, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)
Research Interests: Metastatic spinal tumors; Synovial cysts; Disparity in spine surgery; Surgical outcomes after lumbar spinal surgery; Surgical outcomes after cervical spinal surgery; Biomechanics of the spine and vertebral column rigidity; Surgical outcomes after thoracic spinal surgery
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Case Presentation - Spinal Cord Tumor (Schwannoma)
Spine neurosurgeon Ali Bydon discusses the case of a young athletic male with a nerve sheath tumor wrapped around his L4 nerve, which allows one to dorsiflex and walk
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Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Spinal Synovial Cyst Resection
Johns Hopkins spinal surgeon, Ali Bydon, M.D., narrates and performs a spinal synovial cyst resection surgery.
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Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Johns Hopkins spinal surgeon, Ali Bydon, M.D., narrates and performs a minimally invasive lumbar discectomy surgery.
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Dr. Ali Bydon Performs An ACDF Procedure
Johns Hopkins spinal surgeon, Ali Bydon, M.D., narrates and performs an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery. An ACDF procedure is performed to treat a damaged disc in the neck area of your spine.
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Ali Bydon Performs a Spinal Cord AV Fistula Repair
Johns Hopkins spinal surgeon Ali Bydon narrates and performs a spinal cord AV fistula repair surgery.
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Ali Bydon Removes an Intradural Spinal Cord Tumor
Johns Hopkins spinal surgeon Ali Bydon talks through the surgical removal of an intradural spinal cord tumor.
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Ali Bydon Removes an Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor
Johns Hopkins spinal surgeon Ali Bydon narrates and performs the surgical removal of an intramedullary spinal cord tumor.
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Comparing Surgical Approaches to Treat Spinal Synovial Cysts
Ali Bydon discusses his study comparing outcomes from various surgical approaches to excise symptomatic intraspinal juxtafacet cysts.
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Dr. Ali Bydon Performs Spinal Tumor Surgery at Johns Hopkins
Ali Bydon, M.D., performs spine surgery to remove an ependymoma at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
