Orthopedic And Sports Medicine

Hamid Hassanzadeh, M.D., is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in spine conditions and disorders. He treats patients with back and neck pain due to degenerative disk disease, complex and simple spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis, spinal infections, spinal tumors and spinal trauma. He is experienced in a variety of spine procedures, including minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery and disk replacement.A Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and division chief of Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgery in the National Capital Region, Dr. Hassanzadeh came to Johns Hopkins from the University of Virginia, where he was a tenured associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, director of the spine surgery fellowship, co-director of the UVA Spine Center and director of spine research. Dr. Hassanzadeh received his medical degree from the University of Hamburg, Germany, followed by a two-year neurosurgery residency at Westküstenklinikum Heide. He went on to complete his orthopaedic internship and residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a spine surgery fellowship at Rush University Medical Center and a pediatric spine surgery fellowship at Shriners Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.In addition to treating patients, Dr. Hassanzadeh is dedicated to educating the next generation of orthopaedic spine specialists. He accomplished this in his previous role as director of a spine surgery fellowship, as a mentor to several postdoctoral fellows, as an instructor of multiple national and international training courses, and as an author of numerous talks and research publications.Dr. Hassanzadeh’s research interests include improving outcomes of spinal surgeries in adult and elderly patients, motion preservation, and outcomes after minimally invasive procedures. He is an award-winning researcher, has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and 40 textbook chapters and presented in many conferences and invited talks in the U.S. and internationally. His clinical care excellence earned him a spot on the Best Doctors in America list in 2019–20.

Kristen Parker Broderick is an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Her areas of clinical expertise include microsurgery, breast reconstruction, body contouring and cosmetic plastic surgery. Her research interests include breast reconstruction outcomes, breast surgery aesthetics, and plastic surgery education. Dr. Broderick received her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Rice University in Houston, TX. She earned her medical degree from Texas A&M University’s Health Science Center College of Medicine. She completed a residency in general surgery at UNC Hospitals, and in plastic and reconstructive surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She performed a fellowship in surgical critical care at UNC Hospitals and in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Washington University. Dr. Broderick joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2016. Dr. Broderick is consistently recognized as a Top Doctor by Baltimore Magazine and is a journal reviewer for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. She is the Director of Breast Reconstruction at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.