Dr. Jared D. Ament is a fellowship-trained American board-certified neurosurgeon. He
specializes in complex and minimally invasive brain and spine surgery, using the latest
technologies, including neuronavigation, endoscopy, and robotics. He is also a Fellow of the
American College of Surgeons. His practice focuses heavily on motion preservation,
expanding the frontier in both cervical and lumbar artificial disc and artificial facet
replacement surgeries. He is often referred to as the ‘anti-fusion’ doctor. He is also the first
in the world to innovate and initiate the 360-degree arthroplasty trial, combining lumbar
artificial disc replacement with the TOPS artificial facet replacement technology. When
motion preservation is not feasible, he also specializes in the management of spinal
deformity, degenerative spine diseases, brain and spine tumors, and facial pain/spasm
syndromes. Dr. Ament has operated on many celebrities and professional athletes and is
currently the Principal Investigator on several FDA clinical trials, researching to next
generation of artificial disc and motion preservation technologies. Dr. Ament received his
Hon. BSc. from the University of Toronto and his MD from the Medical School for
International Health, a collaborative initiative between Ben-Gurion University in Israel and
Columbia University, New York. He completed his surgical internship at the University of
Massachusetts and a post-doctoral fellowship in surgical outcomes at Harvard Medical
School. His Master of Public Health degree is from the Harvard School of Public Health and
he served as adjunct faculty at Harvard's department of Population Health and
Epidemiology. He completed his neurosurgical training at University of California, Davis
and an enfolded spine fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center under Dr. J. Pat Johnson
and Dr. Todd Lanman. Dr. Ament has specific research interests in artificial disc
replacement technology, motion preservation spine surgery, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility
analyses, economic modeling, decision analysis, international surgery, and medical
education. He has spearheaded several large projects both in the USA and other countries
including Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Ecuador, and Bolivia. He is the first or lead
author on over 30 peer-reviewed publications, several book chapters, and has presented
work on cost-effectiveness at national and international conferences. Dr. Ament’s economic
models have resulted in national reform towards increased government and payer support
for various surgical interventions. He is the recipient of the Mayfield Clinical Science and
John Hanbery Awards for the best clinical papers related to his work on the cost-
effectiveness of artificial disc technology in patients with degenerative cervical spine
disease. He was also part of team that introduced the first Neurosurgical Boot Camp to
South American trainees in Bolivia in an effort to standardize neurosurgical education
abroad. He serves as the Research Director for the NGO Solidarity Bridge, returning
annually to Bolivia since 2010. At the Neurosurgery & Spine Group (NSG), he is the Director
of Outcomes Research and Co-Director of Spine Neurosurgery. He works out of Cedars Sinai
Medical Center in Beverly Hills, the Cedars-Providence Medical Center partnership in
Tarzana, and the Center for Motion Restoration in Westwood. He is also the principal
investigator and founder of the Lumbar 360-Arthroplaty ADR/TOPS trial, patent pending.
He is the President and Founder of Neuronomics, a professional corporation specializing in
cost-effective analyses in the neurosciences. He also has the distinct pleasure of serving on
the advisory boards for the Institute for NeuroInnovation (INI) and Neurovella Inc. In his
spare time, Dr. Ament prioritizes activities with his wife and children.