ABOUT DR. SHEHADI
Dr. Joseph Shehadi was born and raised in a large Christian family in Buffalo, New York. He became the first physician in his family. He wanted to become a physician for all the right reasons; to alleviate suffering, to challenge himself intellectually, and to enter a career filled with discovery. Currently, Dr. Shehadi is a clinical professor of Neurosurgery at Ohio University. He also teaches physician assistants at Ohio Dominican University
. He has published several research papers, including a paper on regenerative medicine. In his leisure time, Dr. Shehadi enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons. He has a deep appreciation of religion, art, literature, music, and travel.
Dr. Shehadi’s Training
Dr. Shehadi attended medical school at the University of Rochester of Medicine and Dentistry, ranked by U.S. News among the Top 20 Medical Schools in the country. After graduating with distinction, he did some training at Washington University in St. Louis (ranked #6 in US) and later the world-renowned McGill University- Montreal Neurological Institute for his neurosurgical residency. Dr. Shehadi completed additional fellowship training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. For twenty-five years, MD Anderson has been ranked as the nation’s top one or two cancer centers in US News and World Report annual rankings.
Neurosurgery Associates
Dr. Shehadi founded Neurosurgery Associates LLC in 2006, headquartered near Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. For years, it has maintained an astounding reputation for patient care and compassion. BWC, Cigna, and UHC insurances have selected Dr. Shehadi as a preferred neurosurgical provider.
Memorial Health System
In 2021, Dr. Shehadi relocated to Marietta, Ohio to join the Memorial Health System.
Clinical Research
In 2020, Dr. Shehadi published a research article titled: “Combined administration of platelet-rich plasma and autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate for spinal cord injury: a descriptive case series.”
The authors are Joseph A. Shehadi, Steven M. Elzein, Paul Beery, M. Chance Spalding, Michelle Pershing.
Board Certificates
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons
Fellow to the Royal College of Surgeons Canada (FRCSC)
Medical Licenses
Ohio State Medical License #35.081254, active
Michigan State Medical License #4301079379, active
New York State Medical License #203064-1, active
Texas State Medical License #R6479, active
Federal DEA License #BS7802817, active
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Professional & Personal Inspirations
Dr. Shehadi has been inspired professionally by the writings of giants in the field of medicine, including Dr. Sir William Osler, Dr. Harvey W. Cushing, as well as that of Dr. Wilder G. Penfield.
Dr. Shehadi has drawn personal inspirations from the innovative and impactful lives of: Pope John Paul II, George Eastman, Mother Theresa, Michael Jordan, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk.
Sir William Osler MD (1849-1919)
Dr. William Osler, is considered to be one of the greatest physicians of all time. He is one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was educated at McGill University, which is where I received some of my education. In the late eighteen hundreds, he was a physician at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH). I did some of my surgical training at the MGH and walked the same halls as Dr. Osler which was inspiring. My favorite quote from William Osler that I still think of to this day is that, “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”
Harvey Williams Cushing
Harvey Williams Cushing was an American neurosurgeon giant. He is often called the “father of modern neurosurgery.” In the beginning of the 20th century, he developed many surgical techniques, wrote many books. He has a few diseases and some surgical instruments named after him. He was at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where I later did some training. I walked the same halls a century later. And I published a paper while I was at Harvard.
Wilder Graves Penfield
Wilder Graves Penfield, MD was a pioneering neurosurgeon. Like Sir William Osler, Penfield spent much time at McGill University. Dr. Penfield spent the majority of his career at the famous Montreal Neurological Institute, where I also did my neurosurgical residency training. Dr. Penfield designed instruments that we still use every day in neurosurgery. He has writing numerous papers on brain surgery for epilepsy. I walk the halls and even sat in the same operating room chair as Dr. Penfield. This was truly inspiring and had a lasting impact on me.