Jared Ament, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Jared Ament is a neurosurgeon currently affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital. He received his medical degree from the Medical School for International Health, a collaborative initiative between Columbia University, NY and Ben-Gurion University in Israel. Dr. Ament completed his surgical internship at the University of Massachusetts. He completed his graduate studies and post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard. Dr. Ament completed his neurosurgical training at University of California, Davis and completed a complex spine fellowship under Dr. J. Patrick Johnson at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He focuses on complex brain and spine surgery, as well as facial pain syndromes.
Procedures Dr. Jared Ament Performs at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
Insurance Accepted
- Medicare
Education & Training
Medical Degree
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Internship(s)
University of Massachusetts
Residency(ies)
University of California, Davis
Fellowship(s)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Memberships & Affiliations
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
North American Spine Society
Publications & Media
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Reduction of direct costs in high-risk lumbar discectomy patients during the 90-day postoperative period through annular closure.
Thaci, B., McGirt, M., Ammerman, J.M., Thomé, C., Kim, K.D., Ament, J.D.; ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research. 2019
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Postoperative direct healthcare costs of lumbar discectomy are reduced with the use of a novel annular closure device in high-risk patients.
Ament, J.D., Thaci, B., Yang, Z., Kursumovic, A., Bostelmann, R., Lanman, T., Patrick, J.J., Fröhlich, S., Kim, K.D.; Spine J. 2019
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Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Review of The Evolution and Economics.
Ament, J.D., Karnati, T., Kulubya, E., Kim, K.D., Johnson, J.P.; Surg Neurol Int 2018
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Cost-Effectiveness of Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenoma.
Ament, J.D., Yang, Z., Khatchadourian, V., Strong, E.B., Shahlaie, K.; World Neurosurg. 2017
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Standardizing cost-utility analysis in neurosurgery.
Ament, J.D., Kim, K.D.; Neurosurg Focus 2012
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Transient extremity ischemia augments CD34+ progenitor cell availability.
Czeiger, D., Porat, Y., Dukhno, O., Shimoni, D., Ament, J., Douvdevani, A., Shaked, G.; Stem Cell Reviews & Reports. 2011
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Risk factors for the development of retroprosthetic membranes with Boston keratoprosthesis type 1: multicenter study results.
Rudnisky, C.J., Belin, M.W., Todani, A., Al-Arfaj, K,, Ament, J.D., Zerbe, B.J., Ciolino, J.B., Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Study Group; Ophthalmology 2012
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The Cost-effectiveness of the type II Boston Keratoprosthesis.
Ament, J.D., Stryjewski, T.P., Siddique, S., Pujari, S., Papliodus, G., Chodosh, J., Dohlman, C.H.; Eye (A Nature Journal) 2010
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Role for ipsilateral autologous corneas as a carrier for the Boston keratoprosthesis: the Africa experience.
Ament, J.D., Tilahun, Y., Mudawi, E., Pineda, R.; Arch Ophthalmol. 2010
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Global corneal blindness and the Boston keratoprosthesis.
Ament, J.D., Todani, A., Pineda, R., Shen, T.T., Aldave, A., Dohlman, C.H., Chodosh, C.; Am J Ophthalmol. 2010
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The Boston Keratoprosthesis: Comparing Tissue Compatibility of Titanium and PMMA.
Ament, J.D., Spurr-Michaud, S., Gipson, I.K., Dohlman, C.H.; Cornea 2009
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Levels of Evidence in Medical Publications.
Ament, J.D., Black, P.; The Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 2008
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Neurosurgical Perspective.
Ament JD, Hoffman C, Black PM.; Neurosurgery Quarterly 2007
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Meningioma and NF2: A Review.
Hoffman, C., Ament, J.D., Black, P.M.; Neurosurgery Quarterly 2007
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Health impact and economic analysis of NGO-supported neurosurgery in Bolivia.
Ament, J. D., Greene, K. R., Flores, I., Capobianco, F., Salas, G., Uriona, M. I., Weaver, J. P., Moser, R.
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Cost-effectiveness of The Boston Keratoprosthesis
Ament, J.D., Stryjewki, T.P., Chodosh, J., Dohlman, C.H.; Am J Ophthalmol. 2010
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Cost Utility Analysis of the Cervical Artificial Disc vs Fusion for the Treatment of 2-Level Symptomatic Degenerative Disc Disease: 5-Year Follow-up.
Ament, J. D.,Yang, Z.,Nunley, P.,Stone, M. B.,Lee, D.,Kim, K. D.
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A Novel Quality of Life Utility Index in Patients with Multilevel Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease: Comparison of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Total Disc Replacement.
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Standardizing cost-utility analysis in neurosurgery.
Ament, J. D.,Kim, K. D.
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Sequential Changes of Plasma C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and White Blood Cell Count in Spine Surgery : Comparison between Lumbar Open Discectomy and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Choi, M. K.,Kim, S. B.,Kim, K. D.,Ament, J. D.
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Cost-effectiveness of cervical total disc replacement vs fusion for the treatment of 2-level symptomatic degenerative disc disease.
Ament, J. D., Yang, Z., Nunley, P., Stone, M. B., Kim, K. D.
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Understanding United States Investigational Device Exemption Studies-Clinical Relevance and Importance for Healthcare Economics.
Ament, J. D.,Mollan, S.,Greenan, K.,Binyamin, T.,Kim, K. D.> ;Neurosurgery. 2017 Apr 04
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Planning and Executing the Neurosurgery Boot Camp: The Bolivia Experience.
Ament, J. D., Ament, J. D., Kim, T., Kim, T., Gold-Markel, J., Gold-Markel, J., Germano, I. M., Germano, I. M., Dempsey, R., Dempsey, R., Weaver, J. P., Weaver, J. P.,...> ;World neurosurgery. 2017 May 21
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Cost-effectiveness of a bone-anchored annular closure device versus conventional lumbar discectomy in treating lumbar disc herniations.
Ament, J.,Yang, Z., Thaci, B., Kulubya, E., Hsu, W., Bouma, G., Kim, K. D.; Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2019