Dr. Alvandi earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Material Science Engineering from the University of Tehran. She also earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from City College of New York for her work investigating bone fracture biomechanics, Nano analyis of biological tissu and self-repair mechanism in bone. For which she received the Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research(ASBMR).

Dr. Alvandi's research focuses on pediatric orthopedic surgery, scoliosis, Congenital hip disorders, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine, the impact of childhood obesity on the pediatric musculoskeletal system, the impact of mental health on patient reported outcome, artificial intelligence in orthopaedic surgery and health disparities. She is also interested in exploring the effect of gender on participation and authority in academic medicine. Her research has presented at numerous national meetings.

Jaime A Gomez , David H Ge , Emma Boden , Regina Hanstein , Leila Mehraban Alvandi , Yungtai Lo , Steven Hwang , Amer F Samdani , Paul D Sponseller , Sumeet Garg, David L Skaggs , Michael G Vitale , John Emans , Pediatric Spine Study Group: Posterior-only Resection of Single Hemivertebrae with 2-level or > 2-level Fusion; Can We Improve Outcomes?JPO,2022 , PMID: 35499167,DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002165

 Tej Joshi , Daniel C Berman , Soroush Baghdadi , Evan Mostafa  ,Jaime A Gomez , Regina Hanstein , Leila Mehraban Alvandi , Jacob F Schulz : Pre-operative prone radiographs can reliably determine spinal curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS),Spine deformity, 2022, PMID: 35570256DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00517-5

Aaron Hui, Leila M Alvandi, Ananth S. Eleswarapu, Eric Fornari. Artificial Intelligence in Modern Orthopaedics: Current and Future Applications. JBJS 2022. PMID: 36191085. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00086

Allyn Morris, MD; Leila Alvandi, PhD; Jaime Gomez, MD; I. Martin Levy, MD; Jacob Schulz, MD. Construction and Use of an Inexpensive, Free-Hand, Pedicle Screw Placement Model. JPOSNA® Special Edition. DOI: 10.55275/JPOSNA-2022-0060

   Soroush Baghdadi 1, Irene Chern, Regina Hanstein, Leila Mehraban Alvandi, Eric Fornari, Femoral Head Core Decompression and Bone Marrow Concentrate Injection in Pediatric Sickle-cell Related Avascular Necrosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Jul 1;43(6):e433-e439. PMID: 37043417 DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002415

 Segal, KR, Gomez, JA, Schulz, JF, Alvandi, LM, Fornari, ED. The Impact of Standardized Recovery Pathways on Language Barriers and Inpatient Pain Management.  Hospital Pediatrics Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2023.  

Alexandra Hoffman BS, Leila Mehraban Alvandi PhD, Raghav Badrinath MD, Eric D. Fornari MD FAAOS, Alexa J. Karkenny MD, FAAP. Child Opportunity Index and Diagnosis of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Insights From a Children's Hospital Serving Disadvantaged Communities. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ():10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00417, June 6, 2024. | DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00417

Karkenny AJ, Morris A, Smith C, Xavier J, Seref-Ferlengez Z, Mehraban Alvandi L, Levy IM. Overwrapping Bivalved Casts: Does the Material Matter? J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Jun 28. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002751. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38938097.

Soroush Baghdadi; Steven Henick, MD, Leila Mehraban Alvandi PhD, Eric F. Fornari, MD. Patient-reported Outcomes Following Non-Operative Treatment of Pediatric First-Time Patellar Dislocation. JPOSNA-D-24-00087R1, 2024

Goldman SN, Hui AT, Choi S, Mbamalu EK, Tirabady P, Eleswarapu AS, Gomez JA, Alvandi LM, Fornari ED. Applications of artificial intelligence for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: mapping the evidence. Spine Deform. 2024 Aug 17. doi: 10.1007/s43390-024-00940-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39153073.