Doctors

Neurological Surgery
Jonathan Borden, MD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise: Minimally invasive spine surgery; motion preserving spine surgery; minimally invasive treatments for brain tumors, including microsurgery; radiosurgery for pituitary tumors, meningiomas and other types of brain tumors; vascular malformations of the brain and spine (ex. dural AV fistulas); trigeminal neuralgia Practice Locations: TriHealth Orthopedic & Sports Institute - Rookwood \| 4030 Smith Road \| Suite 350 \| Oakley, OH 45209 TriHealth Orthopedic & Sports Institute - Montgomery \| 10547 Montgomery Road \| Suite 400 \| Montgomery, OH 45242 Trihealth Orthopedic & Sports Institute - West Chester \| 4900 Wunnenberg Way \| West Chester, OH 45069
Vincent DiNapoli, MD, PhD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise: Open and endoscopic skull base surgery; pituitary surgery; primary and metastatic brain tumors; carotid artery disease; minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy, decompression and fusion Practice Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital \| 375 Dixmyth Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Yair Gozal, MD, PhD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise:Pituitary tumors, brain tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, trigeminal neuralgia, cerebral aneurysms; open and endoscopic skull base surgery, complex cranial surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery ; minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy, decompression, and fusion Practice Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital \| 375 Dixmyth Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Lincoln Jimenez, MD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise: Vascular neurosurgery, including open and endovascular approaches, for aneurysm; ischemic stroke; vascular malformations; arteriovenous malformations (AVM); spine surgery, including spinal fusion; trigeminal neuralgia; Chiari malformation; brain hemorrhages; brain tumors, spine tumors; osteoarthritis of the spine Practice Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital \| 375 Dixmyth Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Michael Kachmann, MD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise: Minimally invasive spine surgery; cervical discectomy; thoracic discectomy; lumbar discectomy; simple decompression; spinal fusion; minimally invasive outpatient spinal fusion; spinal oncology; spinal cord tumors; kyphoplasty; carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve decompression; spinal trauma Practice Locations: Bethesda North Hospital \| 10500 Montgomery Road \| Cincinnati, OH 45242 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
George Mandybur, MD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and other movement disorders; brain tumors, spine tumors; minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy and decompression; spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal pain pumps; trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain; epilepsy; Gamma Knife radiosurgery Practice Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital \| 375 Dixmyth Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Christopher McPherson, MD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise: Brain tumors; spine tumors; stereotactic radiosurgery; spine surgery, including discectomy, decompression, spinal fusion and kyphoplasty; research focus on glioblastoma multiforme Practice Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital \| 375 Dixmyth Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 6130 Harrison Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45247 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Andrew Ringer, MD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise: Endovascular coiling and surgical clipping of aneurysms; embolization of tumors and vascular malformations; angioplasty and stenting for intracranial artery stenosis and stroke; arteriovenous malformation embolization and surgery; carotid stenting and endarterectomy; kyphoplasty for spinal fractures; Chiari malformations Practice Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital \| 375 Dixmyth Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Zachary Tempel, MD Specialty: Neurological Surgery Interests/Expertise:Spinal disorders, spine tumors, complex spinal disorders, including scoliosis and adult spinal deformity; minimally invasive techniques, spine revision surgery; clinical spine research; traumatic brain injury, concussion Practice Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital \| 375 Dixmyth Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 6130 Harrison Avenue \| Cincinnati, OH 45247 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209

Neurological Surgery

Jonathan Borden, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise: Minimally invasive spine surgery; motion preserving spine surgery; minimally invasive treatments for brain tumors, including microsurgery; radiosurgery for pituitary tumors, meningiomas and other types of brain tumors; vascular malformations of the brain and spine (ex. dural AV fistulas); trigeminal neuralgia

Trihealth Orthopedic & Sports Institute - West Chester | 4900 Wunnenberg Way | West Chester, OH 45069

Vincent DiNapoli, MD, PhD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise: Open and endoscopic skull base surgery; pituitary surgery; primary and metastatic brain tumors; carotid artery disease; minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy, decompression and fusion

Yair Gozal, MD, PhD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise:Pituitary tumors, brain tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, trigeminal neuralgia, cerebral aneurysms; open and endoscopic skull base surgery, complex cranial surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery ; minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy, decompression, and fusion

Lincoln Jimenez, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise: Vascular neurosurgery, including open and endovascular approaches, for aneurysm; ischemic stroke; vascular malformations; arteriovenous malformations (AVM); spine surgery, including spinal fusion; trigeminal neuralgia; Chiari malformation; brain hemorrhages; brain tumors, spine tumors; osteoarthritis of the spine

Michael Kachmann, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise: Minimally invasive spine surgery; cervical discectomy; thoracic discectomy; lumbar discectomy; simple decompression; spinal fusion; minimally invasive outpatient spinal fusion; spinal oncology; spinal cord tumors; kyphoplasty; carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve decompression; spinal trauma

George Mandybur, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and other movement disorders; brain tumors, spine tumors; minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy and decompression; spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal pain pumps; trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain; epilepsy; Gamma Knife radiosurgery

Christopher McPherson, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise: Brain tumors; spine tumors; stereotactic radiosurgery; spine surgery, including discectomy, decompression, spinal fusion and kyphoplasty; research focus on glioblastoma multiforme

Andrew Ringer, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise: Endovascular coiling and surgical clipping of aneurysms; embolization of tumors and vascular malformations; angioplasty and stenting for intracranial artery stenosis and stroke; arteriovenous malformation embolization and surgery; carotid stenting and endarterectomy; kyphoplasty for spinal fractures; Chiari malformations

Zachary Tempel, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Interests/Expertise:Spinal disorders, spine tumors, complex spinal disorders, including scoliosis and adult spinal deformity; minimally invasive techniques, spine revision surgery; clinical spine research; traumatic brain injury, concussion

Neurology
Zainab Contractor, MD Specialty: Neurology Interests/Expertise: Neurologist and headache specialist, treating a variety of headaches, including migraine and cluster headaches. Also sees patients for neurologic conditions including, Parkinson's, tremors, neuropathy, dizziness, balance issues, seizures, and Alzheimer's disease Practice Locations: Group Health - West Chester \| 8040 Princeton-Glendale Road \| West Chester, OH 45069
Richard Curry, III, MD Specialty: Neurology Interests/Expertise: Practice Locations: Ambulatory Treatment Center \| 10506 Montgomery Road, Suite G106 \| Cincinnati, OH 45236 Good Samaritan Hospital Radiation - Oncology \| 375 Dixmyth Ave, 4th floor \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Group Health - Western Ridge \| 6949 Good Samaritan Drive \| Suite 200 \| Green Township, OH 45247
Omar Ossmann, MD Specialty: Neurology Interests/Expertise: General neurology, clinical neurophysiology (including EEGs and EMGs), seizures/epilepsy Practice Locations: Bethesda Butler (inside Heritage Internal Medicine \| 3145 Hamilton-Mason Road, Suite 300 \| Hamilton, OH 45011 Group Health - West Chester \| 8040 Princeton-Glendale Road \| West Chester, OH 45069
Bassel Salem, MD Specialty: Neurology Interests/Expertise: Dementia and cognitive disorders; multiple sclerosis; stroke/TIA; epilepsy; headache; neuropathy; muscles diseases and myasthenia gravis; balance and gait disorders; Parkinson’s Disease and movement disorders Practice Locations: Bethesda Butler (inside Heritage Internal Medicine \| 3145 Hamilton-Mason Road, Suite 300 \| Hamilton, OH 45011 Group Health - Mason \| 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road \| Mason, OH 45040
Stephanie Green, CNP Specialty: Neurology Practice Locations: Ambulatory Treatment Center \| 10506 Montgomery Road, Suite G106 \| Cincinnati, OH 45236 Good Samaritan Hospital Radiation - Oncology \| 375 Dixmyth Ave, 4th floor \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Group Health - Western Ridge \| 6949 Good Samaritan Drive \| Suite 200 \| Green Township, OH 45247

Neurology

Zainab Contractor, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Interests/Expertise:
Neurologist and headache specialist, treating a variety of headaches, including migraine and cluster headaches. Also sees patients for neurologic conditions including, Parkinson's, tremors, neuropathy, dizziness, balance issues, seizures, and Alzheimer's disease

Practice Locations:
Group Health - West Chester | 8040 Princeton-Glendale Road | West Chester, OH 45069

Richard Curry, III, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Interests/Expertise:

Omar Ossmann, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Interests/Expertise: General neurology, clinical neurophysiology (including EEGs and EMGs), seizures/epilepsy

Practice Locations:
Bethesda Butler (inside Heritage Internal Medicine | 3145 Hamilton-Mason Road, Suite 300 | Hamilton, OH 45011
Group Health - West Chester | 8040 Princeton-Glendale Road | West Chester, OH 45069

Bassel Salem, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Interests/Expertise: Dementia and cognitive disorders; multiple sclerosis; stroke/TIA; epilepsy; headache; neuropathy; muscles diseases and myasthenia gravis; balance and gait disorders; Parkinson’s Disease and movement disorders

Practice Locations:
Bethesda Butler (inside Heritage Internal Medicine | 3145 Hamilton-Mason Road, Suite 300 | Hamilton, OH 45011
Group Health - Mason | 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road | Mason, OH 45040

Stephanie Green, CNP

Orthopedic and Spine Surgery
Jeffery Stambough, MD Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery Interests/Expertise: Spine surgery, including neck, back and deformities; total joint replacement surgery (primary and revision); complex orthopedic trauma; general orthopedics Practice Locations: TriHealth Orthopedic & Sports Institute - Rookwood \| 4030 Smith Road \| Suite 350 \| Oakley, OH 45209 TriHealth Orthopedic & Sports Institute - Montgomery \| 10547 Montgomery Road \| Suite 400 \| Montgomery, OH 45242 TriHealth Orthopedic & Sports Institute - Mason \| 7423 South Mason-Montgomery Road \| Mason, OH 450400

Orthopedic and Spine Surgery

Jeffery Stambough, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Interests/Expertise: Spine surgery, including neck, back and deformities; total joint replacement surgery (primary and revision); complex orthopedic trauma; general orthopedics

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Donald Carruthers, MD Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Interests/Expertise: Interventional Pain: epidural injections, joint injections, and RF Ablations. Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal Tunnel. EMG joint injection, trigger point injection, carpal tunnel injections. Practice Locations: Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Sherry Farrington MSN, RN, CRNP-BC Specialty: Pain Management Interests/Expertise: Specialty in sports medicine, orthopedics, spine care, and acute and chronic pain conditions. Practice Locations: Group Health - Mason \| 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road \| Mason, OH 45040 Group Health - West Chester \| 8040 Princeton Glendale Road \| West Chester, OH 45069 Group Health - Kenwood \| 8240 Northcreek Drive \| Cincinnati, OH 45236 Group Health - Western Ridge \| 6949 Good Samaritan Drive \| Suite 200 \| Green Township, OH 45247
Matthew P. Jones, MD Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interests/Expertise: Musculoskeletal conditions and injuries; Spinal cord injuries; Traumatic brain injuries; Strokes; Amputations. Practice Locations: Group Health - Clifton \| 379 Dixmyth Ave. \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Group Health - Western Ridge \| 6949 Good Samaritan Drive \| Suite 200 \| Green Township, OH 45247
Jamie Key, DO Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interests/Expertise: Musculoskeletal issues; Neuromuscular diseases; Post-polytrauma rehabilitation; Acute sports injuries; Joint and soft-tissue injections; Ultrasound-guided injections; Stroke/brain injury; Post-amputee care. Practice Locations: Group Health - Clifton \| 379 Dixmyth Ave. \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Group Health - Kenwood \| 8240 Northcreek Drive \| Cincinnati, OH 45236
Don Scott Long MD Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interests/Expertise: Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel, EMG, joint injection, trigger point injection. Practice Locations: Group Health - Clifton \| 379 Dixmyth Ave. \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Group Health - Western Hills \| 2001 Anderson Ferry Road \| Cincinnati, OH45238
Nancy K. McDonough, MD Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interests/Expertise: Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel. EMG, joint injection, trigger point injection. Practice Locations: Group Health - Clifton \| 379 Dixmyth Ave. \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Group Health - Anderson\| 7810 Five Mile Road \| Cincinnati, OH 45230
Tammy R. Musolino, MD Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interests/Expertise: Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal Tunnel. EMG, joint injection, trigger point injection. Practice Locations: Group Health - Mason \| 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road \| Mason, OH 45040 Group Health - West Chester \| 8040 Princeton Glendale Road \| West Chester, OH 45069
Sara Nashi, MD Specialty: Pain Management Interests/Expertise: Interventional pain, back pain, neck pain, musculoskelatal pain, pelvic pain, migraines, peripheral nerve injury, neuropathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), nerve blocks and injections, central pain. Practice Locations: Group Health - Mason \| 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road \| Mason, OH 45040 Group Health - West Chester \| 8040 Princeton Glendale Road \| West Chester, OH 45069
Shrishail M. Nashi, MD Specialty: Pain Management Interests/Expertise: Musculoskeletal injuries, botox injections, joint and soft tissue injections, neuropathic pain, brain and spinal cord injuries, strokes, post-amputee care, prosthetics and orthotics. Practice Locations: Group Health - Clifton \| 379 Dixmyth Ave. \| Cincinnati, OH 45220 Group Health - Mason \| 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road \| Mason, OH 45040 Group Health - West Chester \| 8040 Princeton Glendale Road \| West Chester, OH 45069
Marc Orlando, MD Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interests/Expertise: Interventional spinal treatments and therapies, such as transforaminal epidural steroid injections, facet injections and spinal cord stimulation; treatment of low back pain; complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); herniated disc; spinal stenosis Practice Locations: Bethesda North Hospital \| 10500 Montgomery Road \| Cincinnati, OH 45242 Mayfield Brain & Spine \| 3825 Edwards Road \| Suite 300 \| Cincinnati, OH 45209
Christine Smith MD Specialties: Sports Medicine Interest/Expertise: Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal Tunnel. EMG, joint injection, trigger point injection, carpal tunnel injection Locations: Group Health - Clifton \| 379 Dixmyth Ave. \| Clifton, OH 45220 Group Health - Kenwood \| 8240 Northcreek Drive \| Cincinnati, OH 45236

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Donald Carruthers, MD

Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Interests/Expertise: Interventional Pain: epidural injections, joint injections, and RF Ablations. Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal Tunnel. EMG joint injection, trigger point injection, carpal tunnel injections.

Practice Locations:
Mayfield Brain & Spine | 3825 Edwards Road | Suite 300 | Cincinnati, OH 45209

Sherry Farrington MSN, RN, CRNP-BC

Specialty: Pain Management
Interests/Expertise: Specialty in sports medicine, orthopedics, spine care, and acute and chronic pain conditions.

Matthew P. Jones, MD

Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Interests/Expertise: Musculoskeletal conditions and injuries; Spinal cord injuries; Traumatic brain injuries; Strokes; Amputations.

Jamie Key, DO

Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Interests/Expertise: Musculoskeletal issues; Neuromuscular diseases; Post-polytrauma rehabilitation; Acute sports injuries; Joint and soft-tissue injections; Ultrasound-guided injections; Stroke/brain injury; Post-amputee care.

Practice Locations:
Group Health - Clifton | 379 Dixmyth Ave. | Cincinnati, OH 45220
Group Health - Kenwood | 8240 Northcreek Drive | Cincinnati, OH 45236

Don Scott Long MD

Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Interests/Expertise: Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel, EMG, joint injection, trigger point injection.

Practice Locations:
Group Health - Clifton | 379 Dixmyth Ave. | Cincinnati, OH 45220
Group Health - Western Hills | 2001 Anderson Ferry Road | Cincinnati, OH45238

Nancy K. McDonough, MD

Practice Locations:
Group Health - Clifton | 379 Dixmyth Ave. | Cincinnati, OH 45220
Group Health - Anderson| 7810 Five Mile Road | Cincinnati, OH 45230

Tammy R. Musolino, MD

Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Interests/Expertise: Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal Tunnel. EMG, joint injection, trigger point injection.

Practice Locations:
Group Health - Mason | 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road | Mason, OH 45040
Group Health - West Chester | 8040 Princeton Glendale Road | West Chester, OH 45069

Sara Nashi, MD

Specialty: Pain Management
Interests/Expertise: Interventional pain, back pain, neck pain, musculoskelatal pain, pelvic pain, migraines, peripheral nerve injury, neuropathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), nerve blocks and injections, central pain.

Practice Locations:
Group Health - Mason | 6010 Mason-Montgomery Road | Mason, OH 45040
Group Health - West Chester | 8040 Princeton Glendale Road | West Chester, OH 45069

Shrishail M. Nashi, MD

Specialty: Pain Management
Interests/Expertise: Musculoskeletal injuries, botox injections, joint and soft tissue injections, neuropathic pain, brain and spinal cord injuries, strokes, post-amputee care, prosthetics and orthotics.

Marc Orlando, MD

Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Interests/Expertise: Interventional spinal treatments and therapies, such as transforaminal epidural steroid injections, facet injections and spinal cord stimulation; treatment of low back pain; complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); herniated disc; spinal stenosis

Christine Smith MD

Specialties: Sports Medicine
Interest/Expertise: Back pain, thoracic pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, carpal Tunnel. EMG, joint injection, trigger point injection, carpal tunnel injection
Locations:
Group Health - Clifton | 379 Dixmyth Ave. | Clifton, OH 45220
Group Health - Kenwood | 8240 Northcreek Drive | Cincinnati, OH 45236

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Yair Gozal, MD, PhD

Stephanie Green, CNP