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Aboubakr Amer

Aboubakr Amer, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurosurgery – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-3950
Business Email: aboubakr.amer@jax.ufl.edu

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About Aboubakr Amer

Aboubakr Amer, M.D., is a University of Florida assistant professor of neurosurgery and a neurosurgeon at UF Health in Jacksonville specializing in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery, spinal surgery and neuro-oncology. Dr. Amer received his medical degree from, and completed residency training in neurological surgery at, Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. He completed fellowships in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery and complex spinal surgery at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. In addition, he completed fellowships in neurosurgical oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, as well as spinal neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Additional Positions:
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
2023 – Current · University of Florida

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurosurgery

Subspecialties

  • Spine Surgery

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Topical vancomycin reduces surgical site infections in patients subjected to craniotomy for primary brain tumor resection: A comprehensive cancer center experience.

    Journal
    Clinical neurology and neurosurgery.
    Volume/Issue
    215
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107206.
    [PMID]
    35290789.
    4 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. C1-2 facet disarticulation for correction of iatrogenic cervical kyphosis following occipital-cervical fusion.

    Journal
    Neurosurgical focus: Video.
    Volume/Issue
    3(1)
    [DOI]
    10.3171/2020.4.FocusVid.20175.
    [PMID]
    36285125.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Evaluation of Interspinous Spacer Outcomes in Degenerative Lumbar Canal Stenosis: Clinical Study.

    Journal
    World neurosurgery.
    Volume/Issue
    95:556-564.e3
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.095.
    [PMID]
    27514696.
    7 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Spinal intramedullary hamartoma with acute presentation in a 13-month old infant: case report.

    Journal
    Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    18(2):177-82
    [DOI]
    10.3171/2016.2.PEDS15561.
    [PMID]
    27127875.
    4 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. Spinal Neurosurgery Fellowship

    Harvard Medical School

  2. Complex Spinal Surgery Fellowship

    Ohio State University Hospital

  3. Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship

    Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa

  4. Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery Fellowship

    Ohio State University Hospital

  5. Neurological Surgery Residency

    Ain Shams University

  6. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

    Ain Shams University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-3950
Emails:
Business:
aboubakr.amer@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
580 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209