Khalid M. Abbed, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Yale University School of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery

Chief, Spine Surgery, Yale Spine Institute
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Khalid Abbed is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and the Chief of Spine Surgery at the Yale Spine Institute (YSI).   He is also the Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Yale.   He has a full-time clinical practice at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Greenwich Hospital.   Dr. Abbed's area of clinical interest is in the treatment of spinal disorders and his research interests include clinical trials, outcomes studies, and new technologies and innovations in spine surgery.

Dr. Abbed was born and raised in Illinois and obtained his bachelor's degree in the Biological Sciences from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.   He continued his education at the University of Illinois and received his Doctor of Medicine degree with Honors, ranking first in his class and being elected for admission into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), medicine's highest honor society, during his junior year.   After medical school, Dr. Abbed completed his internship in Surgery and residency in Neurological Surgery at Harvard University at the Massachusetts General Hospital.   He then completed a fellowship in Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spinal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

Education

Undergraduate	University of Illinois, B.S. Biology, 1993
Medical School	University of Illinois, MD, 1999
Residency	Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, 2000-2006
Fellowship	Cleveland Clinic, Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Surgery, 2006-2007
Board Certification	Neurological Surgery, Board Eligible

General Interests

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Complex Spinal Surgery and Reconstruction, Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors, Spine Trauma, Degenerative Spine Disease, Revision Spine Surgery, Artificial Disc Replacement, General Neurosurgery

Curriculum Vitae and Links

• Download CV
• Greenwich Neurosurgery
• Yale Spine Surgery
• Yale-New Haven Hospital: Spine surgery most effective for lower back pain, study reveals

Internal and Mailing Contact
Campus Address	333 Cedar Street Tompkins 4 New Haven, CT 06510
US Mailing Address	Yale University School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery PO BOX 208082 New Haven, CT 06520
E-mail	khalid.abbed@yale.edu
Office Phone	(203) 785-2807
Patient and Referring Physician Information
Clinical and Appointment Address	Yale Neurosurgery 789 Howard Avenue New Haven, CT 06519
Appointment Phone	(203) 785-2807
FAX	(203) 737-1486
Secondary Clinical and Appointment Address	75 Holly Hill Lane Greenwich, CT 06830
Appointment Phone	(203) 661-3333