{"id":1207,"date":"2015-11-24T09:52:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T14:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/?page_id=1207"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:13:58","slug":"physicians-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/spine\/physicians-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Physicians &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">UVA Orthopaedic Spine Division<\/h3>\n<h4>Physicians<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1207 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/francis-h-shen-md\" class=\"no-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/12\/ShenCV01082014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1745\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1745'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/francis-h-shen-md\/\">Francis Shen, MD<\/a><br>Warren G. Stamp Professor<br>Division Head, Spine<br>434.243.3633<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/hamid-hassanzadeh-md\/\" class=\"no-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/copy_of_HassanzadehCV09122014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-224\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-224'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/hamid-hassanzadeh-md\/\">Hamid Hassanzadeh, MD<\/a><br \/>Associate Professor<br \/> Spine Surgery\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/adam-l-shimer-md\/\" class=\"no-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/ShimerCV01312014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-351\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-351'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/adam-l-shimer-md\/\">Adam L. Shimer, MD<\/a><br>Associate Professor<br>Medical Director, Inpatient Spine<br>434.243.3633<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/anuj-singla-md\/\" class=\"no-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/SinglaCVFinal09252014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-352\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-352'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/orthopaedic-faculty\/anuj-singla-md\/\">Anuj Singla, MD<\/a><br>Assistant Professor<br>434.243.3633<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/research\/li-research-front\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"163\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2016\/11\/li-research-front-e1531408168842.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5171804\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5171804'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/joshua-li\/\">Xudong Joshua Li, MD, PhD<\/a><br \/>Associate Professor<br \/>434.243.3633<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Physician Assistants<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1207 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/nikki-ralston\/\" class=\"no-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2018\/05\/RalstonHeadshot_Web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17773933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2018\/05\/RalstonHeadshot_Web.jpg 135w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2018\/05\/RalstonHeadshot_Web-114x150.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17773933'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/nikki-ralston\/\"><strong>Nikki Ralston, PA-C<\/strong><\/a>\n<br\/>Spine Physician Assistant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/rosemarietyger01272014\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/orthopaedic-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2015\/11\/RosemarieTyger01272014-e1604525157154.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"UVA Orthopaedics photo of Amy E. 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