Areas of Treatment:

• Adult Spine Deformity
• Revision Spinal Reconstruction
• Failed Back Syndrome
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Specialties:

• Neurosurgery

Title:

• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Department:

• Department of Neurological Surgery

Locations:

• Keck Hospital of USC
• Keck Medical Center of USC Beverly Hills

Background:

Dr. Acosta brings depth to our team as a highly talented neurosurgeon, fellowship trained in complex spine deformity. His outstanding academic and research credentials accelerates our understanding of various spine pathologies and lead us to new translational discoveries.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 2002

Internships:

• General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2003

Residencies:

• Neurosurgery Residency, University of California, San Francisco, 2008

Fellowships:

• Spine Surgery Fellowship, Complex and Reconstructive Spine Surgery, Northwestern University, 2009

Professional Society Memberships:

• AOSpine North America
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• North American Spine Society

Awards:

• Golden Apple Resident Teaching Award, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
• 50 Best Spine Specialists in America, Becker's Orthopaedic and Spine Review
• CSRS-E Mario Boni Award
• Harvard Medical School National Scholarship
• Harvard College Scholarship Award
• Harvard College Dean's List
• Bank of America Achievement Award in Humanities

Languages:

• English