Personal Bio

Treatment Philosophy
The goal of any treatment is to maximize neurological function and minimize pain. There are many possible reasons for a patient to have pain, and it is necessary to first understand why the patient has pain, and only then correlate that information with imaging such as MRI scans. Advanced technology is useful only when used to treat problems that will respond to it. Sometimes the best option is the simplest, and perhaps not even surgery. The patient should be given as much information as necessary to make an informed decision regarding treatment.

Personal Interests
Medical Ethics Jewish Medical Ethics Jewish communal affairs and schools tennis basketball medical, legal, religious, and ethical aspects of brain death

Conditions & Procedures

Conditions
Back Pain, Carpal Tunnel (CTS), Cervical/Lumbar Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Radiculopathy, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Fractures, Spinal Stenosis, Synovial Cysts, Tumor in the Central Nervous System (Brain or Spine)

Procedures
Cervical and Lumbar Surgery, Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement, Complex Spinal Surgery, Complex Spine Reconstruction, Dorsal Column Stimular Placement, Intrathecal Pump Placement (Pain Pump), Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement, Microdiscectomy, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Cord Simulator, Spinal Fusion, Spine Surgery