Qusai Hammouri, MD

Pediatric Spine Surgeon

Brooklyn, New York

United States, North America

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Cohort Year:

2021

Bio

Dr. Qusai Hammouri is a Pediatric Spine Surgeon at NYU Langone Health. Previously, they were the Director of Pediatric Orthopaedics in the Northwell Health System on Staten Island. They developed the pediatric spinal surgery program and performed the first pediatric spinal deformity surgeries on the Island. They are a founding member of the ETALO initiative with the mission to develop low-cost surgical simulators to teach basic orthopaedic procedures which will be first deployed in Uganda. A native of Jordan, Qusai immigrated to the USA in 2004 to pursue their education and training at Yale, NYU and Columbia. They sit on the diversity task forces of SRS and POSNA and they are a diversity and health equity mentor.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Advocacy,Anti-Racism / Diversity Equity & Inclusion Training,Community Health,Community Organizing,Community Partnerships,Education,Emerging Medicine,Environmental Pollution,Gender Equity,Government,Health Workforce,Non-profit Leadership/Management,Outreach and Education,Program Development,Public Health,Research, Measurement, and Evaluation,Stakeholder Engagement,Workforce Pipeline Programs

Organization

NYU Langone Health

Learn more about Qusai's work:

Interview

Surgeons that don’t fit the culture can increase diversity in spine, orthopedic care

Research Article

New Beginnings and Revealing Invisible Identities

Perspective

Just the Beginning – A Brief Look at the Past, Present, and Future of POSNA Diversity

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