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Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD

(Dr. Paul Kaloostian, MD)

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

Professional interests include: compression fractures, minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal cord tumor, and more.

960 East Green Street Suite 320
Pasadena, CA 91106

(323) 633-5419

Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD is a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD is affiliated with Riverside Community Hospital.

Office Locations

960 East Green Street Suite 320
Pasadena, CA 91106

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Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury medicine is a branch of medicine that treats damage to the spinal cord from an injury or a nontraumatic myelopathy, which is any disorder that affects the spinal area. The spinal cord is a section of nerve tissue protected by the vertebrae (spinal bones). Trauma to the spinal cord, typically caused by compression or bent vertebrae, prevents the body and brain from communicating. This can result in pain, loss of sensation, and impaired physical function and movement. Acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a leading cause of permanent disability. Spinal cord injuries may develop from accidents or myelopathies, disorders that provoke spinal compression. Traumatic incidents such as falls, sports injuries, vehicle accidents, and bullet or stab wounds can cause an acute spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury medicine seeks to stabilize the spine and to alleviate the symptoms of spine damage. Practitioners of spinal cord injury medicine are called spinal cord injury specialists. Spinal cord injury medicine is an interdisciplinary field, meaning physicians of various specialties may be trained to treat spinal cord injuries.

Damage to the spinal cord may initially be diagnosed through X-ray, MRI, or CT scans. Patients can also undergo spinal exams to evaluate their sensory ability and strength. Injuries to the spinal cord can be complete (no feeling or sensation) or incomplete (some feeling or sensation remains). Conditions spinal cord injury medicine specialists may treat include:

Paralysis, such as paraplegia (loss of function in the legs), or quadriplegia (loss of function from the neck down)
Spine fracture or trauma, which can lead to impairment and/or significant pain
Spinal infections
Myelopathies, such as herniated disks, spinal tumors, and rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylosis, and degenerative conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)

Treatment for spinal cord injuries often involves surgery, either directly after an injury occurs or at a later date. Surgery for spine injuries is intended to ease spinal compression and stabilize the spine. Surgical procedures can involve shifting vertebrae, removing bone, or altering spinal placement with implantable devices. Patients with significant spinal trauma may require urgent surgical intervention.

Surgical treatments can be complemented by rehabilitative physical therapy to improve mobility. Spinal cord injury specialists also treat complications arising from a spinal injury, such as respiratory or bladder conditions. Some patients with spinal cord injuries may require lifelong treatment. Spinal cord injury specialists aim to help these patients successfully adjust and lead an improved quality of life. An emerging treatment for spinal cord injuries is neural prosthetics, which replicate patients' lost nerve function. Neural prostheses may be used as artificial body parts or assistive devices that patients may cognitively control. Other assistive devices include wheelchairs and scooters.

Spinal cord injury specialists may collaborate with physical therapists, radiologists, neurologists, urologists, and orthopedists.

In The News

“Paul Kaloostian, a board-certified neurosurgeon in California, said he has been seeing COVID PTSD in many patients -- from those who had the virus to those who lost a loved one to COVID-19.”—"11 Health Issues Doctors Are Seeing More Of Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic", Huff Post, May 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
emergency care	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	17
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA during 2018 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	13
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	35
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	55
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	66
Dementia	59
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	70
inpatient care	70

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	50
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	44
Dementia	34
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Pasadena, CA were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

doctor visit	39
emergency care	24
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	23
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	7
85 and over	2
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	12

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	2
Dementia	21

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. He has a state license in Maryland.

Residency: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (2012)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Riverside Community Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Paul E. Kaloostian, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$9,978 Tritanium $9,553	OASYS $220	XIA $204
Xenco Medical LLC	$4,000 $4,000
Spineart USA Inc	$849 $849
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$350 RIALTO $70	$280
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$219 MONOVISC $123	VIPER $97
Other	$142 COALITION $46	ELLIPSE $27	MAGNIFY SA $27	Neuro-Duraplasty $25	DYLOJECT $18

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$11,600
Travel and Lodging	$2,405
Food and Beverage	$1,533

Biography

Dr. Paul Kaloostian sees patients in Pasadena, CA. His medical specialties are spine surgery and neurosurgery. His clinical interests include spinal cord tumor, spinal cord injury, and kyphoplasty (vertebral augmentation). Dr. Kaloostian's training includes a residency program at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Dr. Kaloostian (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish and Armenian. He is professionally affiliated with Riverside Community Hospital.