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Dr. Ameen Barghi Joins Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Date posted: 10/14/2026
Last updated: 10/14/2026
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Ameen Barghi, MD, MPP, a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in minimally invasive and robotic-navigated spine surgery, joins the spine surgery team at top-ranked Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) in Chicago.
He will see patients at a variety of MOR clinic locations, including Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Oak Brook, and Westchester.
“As Chief of MOR’s Spine Section, I could not be more excited to welcome Ameen to our growing team,” says Kern Singh, MD. “His addition represents another important step in our continued commitment to building one of the premier destinations for spine care - not only in Chicagoland, but throughout the Midwest and across the country.”
Dr. Barghi, who earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, is an orthopedic spine surgeon who treats the full range of neck and back conditions, from a single herniated disc to complex cases in which a prior surgery has failed. He cares for patients with sciatica, lower back pain, neck pain, pinched nerves, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, and adult scoliosis. Dr. Barghi often offers second opinions for patients who have been told they need a fusion.
He completed his spine surgery fellowship at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, ranked the number one spine surgery fellowship in the country, where he performed more than 500 spine surgeries in a single year before joining Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. He earned a master's degree in public policy at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, where he focused on health economics and how health systems deliver better care at lower cost. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Wake Forest University, where he served as administrative chief resident and received the Clinical Research Resident Award and the Resident Teaching Award
An award-winning researcher, Dr. Barghi published his first scientific paper while still in high school and has since produced more than 135 publications, book chapters, and scientific presentations. His research focuses on motion-preserving surgery, patient-reported outcomes, and machine learning to predict who will do well after spine surgery.
Dr. Barghi's personal pledge to patients is simple: honest answers, no rushed decisions, and never an operation he would not choose for his own family. He avoids spinal fusion whenever possible in favor of motion-preserving alternatives such as disc replacements.
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