Thank you for taking the time to visit my website, it remains a work in progress. It provides some basic information about spinal conditions I treat and procedures I perform. I trust you will find it interesting and informative.
At present some of the videos and text are generic and the views are not entirely in line with my own. They will be improved in short order.
Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion is a surgical procedure that involves relieving the pressure placed on nerve roots and/or the spinal cord by a herniated…
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Cervical artificial disc replacement surgery is a joint replacement procedure that involves inserting an artificial disc, such as the PRESTIGE® Cervical Disc, between the vertebrae…
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Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the front of the body to remove disc or bone…
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A lumbar laminectomy is a spine surgery that involves removing bone to relieve excess pressure on the spinal nerve(s) in the lumbar spine, or lower…
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What is it? Pain in the lower back (lumbar spine) and legs, among other symptoms, may occur when an intervertebral disc herniates - when the…
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Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure that involves placing bone graft material between adjacent vertebrae to promote bone growth that joins together, or "fuses," the…
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A transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a type of spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the back, or posterior, of the body…
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Why I do it When performed in appropriate patients with good technique, this is the most reproducible and effective way of treating both post-traumatic and…
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What is it? There are several different approaches that a surgeon will use to correct spinal deformity such as scoliosis and kyphosis, including the traditional…
More on this procedure →What is it? There are different techniques and methods used today for scoliosis surgery. The most frequently performed surgery for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis involves posterior…
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What is it? There are a variety of different approaches to correction of spinal deformity. Surgeons make decisions regarding the type of surgery that is…
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