I treat and advise patient’s as I would want a member of my family treated. While many surgeons claim they do this, the reality is a lot of medicine is market driven, not need driven. I believe the practice of medicine to be a service industry, not a business. The practice of spine surgery is a combination of science and art, and I believe it is important patients understand the nature of their problem and have realistic expectations regarding the outcome of any treatment proposed, surgical or non surgical. There can be no guarantees, but surgery will only be offered if there is a good chance surgical intervention will achieve your goals, where the potential benefits of surgery clearly outweigh the risks.  I treat and advise patient’s as I would want a member of my family treated. While many surgeons claim they do this, the reality is a lot of medicine is market driven, not need driven. I believe the practice of medicine to be a service industry, not a business. The practice of spine surgery is a combination of science and art, and I believe it is important patients understand the nature of their problem and have realistic expectations regarding the outcome of any treatment proposed, surgical or non surgical. There can be no guarantees, but surgery will only be offered if there is a good chance surgical intervention will achieve your goals, where the potential benefits of surgery clearly outweigh the risks. 

 My principle interest is, however, in the management of complex spinal deformity and reconstruction. He also has specialized expertise in treating back pain and neck pain.