• Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
• Integrated Care Partners
• St Vincents Medical Center
• MidState Medical Center

Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic ‐ Neurosurgical Spine Surgery & Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital ‐ General Surgery, Neurosurgery

Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital ‐ Neurosurgery

HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute, head of neurosurgical services, chair of neurosurgery and co-chair of spine services at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. He is also director of the world-class Spine Center in Westport.

Skilled in the minimally-invasive treatment of spine ailments, he works with healthcare leaders and medical device companies to improve patient care and develop less invasive, more intelligent medical technologies.

Dr. Abbed came to Hartford HealthCare from the Yale School of Medicine where he was a professor of neurosurgery, chief of spine surgery and clinical vice chair of neurosurgery.

He earned a medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a fellowship in neurosurgical and orthopedic spine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

Board-certified in neurosurgery, he is active in many neurosurgical and spine societies and has interests in a wide range of clinical and transnational research.

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