Director, Comprehensive Spine Program
LifeBridge Health
Baltimore, MD, US
Omar Zalatimo, MD MPH MHA FAANS is a board certified (ABNS) neurosurgeon, fellowship trained in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery practicing in Baltimore, MD. He obtained his medical doctorate from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and continued his training at Penn State Hershey Medical Center for his general surgery internship, neurosurgery residency and fellowship in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery. While at Penn State, he also earned Master’s degrees in Public Health and Health Administration.
In 2014, Dr. Zalatimo accepted the position of Director of Functional Neurosurgery for LifeBridge Health at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. In 2016, he was also named the Director of the Comprehensive Spine Program and serves as spine faculty for the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He has been recognized through multiple awards, including Alpha Omega Alpha, Mark J. Young International Health Policy award, and repeatedly as a Baltimore Top Doc by Baltimore Magazine.
Omar Zalatimo, MD MPH MHA FAANS serves as the Director of LifeBridge Health's Comprehensive Spine Program across 4 hospitals. He actively works with organized neurosurgery on state and national socioecomonic issues. He has been an invited speaker both domestically and internationally. His research interests include cost effectiveness, outcomes analysis, and quality improvement in neurosurgery.
He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN), the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), the North American Spine Society NASS), the Maryland Neurosurgical Society (MNS). Dr. Zalatimo has held numerous leadership positions in these organizations, including President of the Maryland Neurosurgical Society, Chair of Website Committee for the CSNS, and President of the Sinai Medical Staff.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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