Spine Surgeons

ADULT AND PEDIATRIC SPINE SURGERY

Dr. Anis Mekhail is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon. He treats a wide variety of spine-related injuries and conditions, with a special interest in minimally invasive spine surgery, scoliosis, osteoporosis, tumors, and reconstructive spine surgery for adults and children.

As an experienced spine surgeon who is committed to clinical excellence, Dr. Mekhail believes that quality care is driven not only by the skill of the physician, but also by his/her relationship with the patient. He is committed to listening to the patient’s needs, having open communication, and involving the patient in the treatment plan.

Conservative/non-surgical treatment options are often the first step on the road to recovery following diagnosis. These options include, among other things, exercise, weight loss, pain control, and epidural injections. When it does come to surgery, Dr. Mekhail has extensive experience in minimally invasive procedures and advanced rehabilitation techniques. He and his team are dedicated to providing the best possible care to help their patients return to work and play and recapture a better quality of life.

Dr. Mekhail is also experienced in treating workers’ compensation patients. He has a strong understanding of the importance of communication among treating medical professionals, case managers and adjustors. When it comes to work-related injuries, the goal of the spine team is to get patients back to work, pain-free as quickly as possible. Dr. Mekhail and his team currently treat a large volume of injured workers from a variety of industries in the Chicagoland area, and have extensive experience providing them with high-quality, timely, and cost-effective care.

COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED

• Cervicalgia
• Degenerative disc disease
• Discitis
• Flatback syndrome
• Herniated disc/Disc displacement
• Kyphosis
• Osteoporosis
• Pseudarthrosis after fusion
• Radiculopathy
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis
• Spinal fractures/Vertebral compression fractures
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis
• Sprains and strains of the neck/back

COMMON PROCEDURES TREATED

• Allografts & autografts for bone grafting
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
• Decompression
• Kyphoplasty
• Laminectomy and Laminotomy
• Laminoforaminotomy
• Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF)
• Microdiscectomy
• Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF)
• Spinal osteotomy
• Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
• Vertebral corpectomy

EDUCATION

Fellowship, Spine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 2002-2003
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL | 1997-2002
M.D., Ain Shams University School of Medicine | Cairo, Egypt | 1987
Dean’s List
Magna Cum Laude

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons | July 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

North American Spine Society
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Egyptian Orthopaedic Association

MICROSCOPIC AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY

Dr. Sampat is a board-certified spinal surgeon with training in orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery. He treats a wide variety of conditions of the back and neck, using both conservative measures and surgery when necessary. Dr. Sampat is highly trained in minimally invasive surgery, as well as state-of-the-art-techniques such as robotic-assisted spine surgery. In fact, on July 26th, 2018, Dr. Sampat performed the first robotic spine surgery using the Globus Excelsius GPS system at Silver Cross Hospital. The technology allows for more accurate spinal fusion procedures, as well as a faster and easier recovery.

Dr. Sampat’s training began at Northwestern University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. He then earned his M.D. from Finch University/The Chicago Medical School in 2003, followed by a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was elected Chief Resident. Dr. Sampat completed his training with a year of fellowship in Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. He joined Parkview Orthopaedic Group in 2009.

Dr. Sampat has been involved in extensive research on spinal surgery, has lectured at many professional conferences, and has co-authored several textbook chapters about issues related to the spine. He also has experience teaching medical school students at Harvard Medical School and at the UIC College of Medicine.

COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED

• Cervicalgia
• Degenerative disc disease
• Discitis
• Flatback syndrome
• Herniated disc/Disc displacement
• Kyphosis
• Osteoporosis
• Pseudarthrosis after fusion
• Radiculopathy
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis
• Spinal fractures/Vertebral compression fractures
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis
• Sprains and strains of the neck/back

COMMON PROCEDURES TREATED

• Allografts & autografts for bone grafting
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
• Decompression
• Laminectomy and laminotomy
• Laminoforaminotomy
• Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF)
• Microdiscectomy
• Mobi-C cervical disc replacement surgery
• Posterior Laminectomy and Instrumented Fusion (PSIF)
• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)

EDUCATION

Fellowship, Neurosurgical & Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital | Boston, MA | 2009
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2008
Elected Chief Resident – Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certified
M.D., Finch University: Chicago Medical School | North Chicago, IL | 2003
Alpha Omega Alpha honor society
Chicago Medial School Board of Trustees Scholarship Award for highest rank in medical school class
Stanley Renner Scholarship for practice of compassionate medicine
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Economics, Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | 1999
Dean’s List

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | July 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Taught neurological physical examination skills to Harvard Medical School students | Boston, MA
Taught musculoskeletal anatomy to UIC medical students | Chicago, IL

LANGUAGES
Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati

PUBLICATIONS
Prove It! Evidence Based Analysis of Common Spine Problems, Co-Authored Chapter 5: Cervical Radiculopathy | Harvard Medical School Publications 2009; Boston, MA
The Cervical Spine: Textbook of Cervical Spine Research Society, Co-Authored Chapter: Metastatic Tumors of the Cervical Spine | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Boston, MA 2010 (5th ed.)
The Cervical Spine: Textbook of Cervical Spine Research Society, Co-Authored Chapter: Pathologies that Mimic Cervical Pathology | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Boston, MA 2010 (5th ed.)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Society
AO Spine

RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
Podium presentation at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2010 meeting (New Orleans, LA)
Risk factors associated with retroperitoneal seroma formation after anterior lumbar surgery
Podium presentation at American Academy of Pediatrics National Meeting 2008 (San Francisco, CA) and Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation 2008 Meeting (Chicago, IL)
Preoperative traction radiograph for pelvic obliquity correction in neuromuscular scoliosis
Podium presentation at American Academy of Pediatrics National Meeting 2007 (Boston, MA) and poster presentation at AAOS 2008 (San Francisco, CA)
Long-term outcome after comprehensive release of clubfoot deformity

AWARDS & HONORS
Travel grant to Buga, Colombia with Shriners Hospital for Children to provide orthopaedic surgical treatment for children with skeletal deformities
AO Resident Research Grant to study biomechanics of locking plates
Winner of 2005 UIC’s Resident Clinical Research Conference – Femoral implant templating and design in total hip arthroplasty