Bobby Tay, MD

Bobby Tay, MD

Bobby Tay, MD

Professor

Parnassus Heights - Spine

400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco CA 94143

Tel. 415-353-2739; Fax 415-353-4047
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Orthopaedic Institute - Spine

1500 Owens Street
San Francisco CA 94158

Tel. 415-353-2739; Fax 415-353-4047
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Publications

Amirdelfan K, Hong M, Tay B, Reddy S, Reddy V, Yang M, Khanna K, Shirvalkar P, Abrecht C, Gulati A. High-Frequency Impulse Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Back Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. J Pain Res. 2021; 14:2991-2999. PMID: 34588809

Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Haddad AF, Wu B, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cage Retrieval for the Treatment of Pseudarthrosis After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Single-Institution Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 01 13; 20(2):164-173. PMID: 33035339

Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. The effect of anterior lumbar interbody fusion staging order on perioperative complications in circumferential lumbar fusions performed within the same hospital admission. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 09; 49(3):E6. PMID: 32871562

Strohl MP, Choy W, Clark AJ, Mummaneni PV, Dhall SS, Tay BK, Loftus PA, El-Sayed IH, Russell MS. Immediate Voice and Swallowing Complaints Following Revision Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct; 163(4):778-784. PMID: 32482158

Khanna K, Valone F, Tenorio A, Grace T, Burch S, Berven S, Tay B, Deviren V, Hu SS. Local Application of Vancomycin in Spine Surgery Does Not Result in Increased Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria-10-Year Data. Spine Deform. 2019 09; 7(5):696-701. PMID: 31495468

Beckerman D, Esparza M, Lee SI, Berven SH, Bederman SS, Hu SS, Burch S, Deviren V, Tay B, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Ames CP. Cost Analysis of Single-Level Lumbar Fusions. Global Spine J. 2020 Feb; 10(1):39-46. PMID: 32002348

Ibrahim JM, Singh P, Beckerman D, Hu SS, Tay B, Deviren V, Burch S, Berven SH. Outcomes and Quality of Life Improvement After Multilevel Spinal Fusion in Elderly Patients. Global Spine J. 2020 Apr; 10(2):153-159. PMID: 32206514

Mizutani J, Strom R, Abumi K, Endo K, Ishii K, Yagi M, Tay B, Deviren V, Ames C. How Cervical Reconstruction Surgery Affects Global Spinal Alignment. Neurosurgery. 2019 04 01; 84(4):898-907. PMID: 29718359

Choi SW, Ames C, Berven S, Chou D, Tay B, Deviren V. Contribution of Lateral Interbody Fusion in Staged Correction of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2018 Nov; 61(6):716-722. PMID: 30396244

Khanna K, Janghala A, Sing D, Vail B, Arutyunyan G, Tay B, Deviren V. An Analysis of Implant Retention and Antibiotic Suppression in Instrumented Spine Infections: A Preliminary Data Set of 67 Patients. Int J Spine Surg. 2018 Aug; 12(4):490-497. PMID: 30276110

Jain D, Verma K, Mulvihill J, Mizutani J, Tay B, Burch S, Deviren V. Comparison of Stand-Alone, Transpsoas Lateral Interbody Fusion at L3-4 and Cranial vs Transforaminal Interbody Fusion at L3-4 and L4-5 for the Treatment of Lumbar Adjacent Segment Disease. Int J Spine Surg. 2018 Aug; 12(4):469-474. PMID: 30276107

Mizutani J, Verma K, Endo K, Ishii K, Abumi K, Yagi M, Hosogane N, Yang J, Tay B, Deviren V, Ames C. Global Spinal Alignment in Cervical Kyphotic Deformity: The Importance of Head Position and Thoracolumbar Alignment in the Compensatory Mechanism. Neurosurgery. 2018 05 01; 82(5):686-694. PMID: 28591781

Khanna K, Theologis AA, Tay B. Autonomic dysreflexia caused by cervical stenosis. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2017; 3:17102. PMID: 29423305

Nicholls FH, Bae J, Theologis AA, Eksi MS, Ames CP, Berven SH, Burch S, Tay BK, Deviren V. Factors Associated With the Development of and Revision for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in 440 Consecutive Adult Spinal Deformity Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Nov 15; 42(22):1693-1698. PMID: 28441308

Bae J, Theologis AA, Strom R, Tay B, Burch S, Berven S, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Ames CP, Deviren V. Comparative analysis of 3 surgical strategies for adult spinal deformity with mild to moderate sagittal imbalance. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 01; 28(1):40-49. PMID: 29087808

Weber MH, Fortin M, Shen J, Tay B, Hu SS, Berven S, Burch S, Chou D, Ames C, Deviren V. Graft Subsidence and Revision Rates Following Anterior Cervical Corpectomy: A Clinical Study Comparing Different Interbody Cages. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Nov; 30(9):E1239-E1245. PMID: 27623304

Patterson JT, Theologis AA, Sing D, Tay B. Anterior Versus Posterior Approaches for Odontoid Fracture Stabilization in Patients Older Than 65 Years: 30-day Morbidity and Mortality in a National Database. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Oct; 30(8):E1033-E1038. PMID: 27977443

Cheah J, Zhang AL, Tay B. Intraoperative Use of Neuromonitoring in Multilevel Thoracolumbar Spine Instrumentation and the Effects on Postoperative Neurological Injuries. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Aug; 30(7):321-327. PMID: 27404856

Oya J, Burke JF, Vogel T, Tay B, Chou D, Mummaneni P. The Accuracy of Multimodality Intraoperative Neuromonitoring to Predict Postoperative Neurologic Deficits Following Cervical Laminoplasty. World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct; 106:17-25. PMID: 28619491

Tabaraee E, Mummaneni P, Abdul-Jabbar A, Shearer D, Roy E, Amin B, Ames C, Burch S, Deviren V, Berven S, Hu S, Chou D, Tay BK. A Comparison of Implants Used in Open-Door Laminoplasty: Structural Rib Allografts Versus Metallic Miniplates. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Jun; 30(5):E523-E529. PMID: 28525472

Theologis AA, Deviren V, Tay B. Temporary fusionless posterior occipitocervical fixation for a proximal junctional type II odontoid fracture after previous C2-pelvis fusion: case report, description of a new surgical technique, and review of the literature. Eur Spine J. 2017 05; 26(Suppl 1):243-248. PMID: 28409288

Zhong ZM, Deviren V, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH. Adjacent segment disease after instrumented fusion for adult lumbar spondylolisthesis: Incidence and risk factors. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2017 May; 156:29-34. PMID: 28288396

Patterson JT, Sing D, Hansen EN, Tay B, Zhang AL. The James A. Rand Young Investigator's Award: Administrative Claims vs Surgical Registry: Capturing Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2017 09; 32(9S):S11-S17. PMID: 28185755

Dudli S, Sing DC, Hu SS, Berven SH, Burch S, Deviren V, Cheng I, Tay BKB, Alamin TF, Ith MAM, Pietras EM, Lotz JC. ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2017: Intervertebral disc/bone marrow cross-talk with Modic changes. Eur Spine J. 2017 05; 26(5):1362-1373. PMID: 28138783

Sencan S, Ozcan-Eksi EE, Cil H, Tay B, Berven S, Burch S, Deviren V, Demir-Deviren S. The effect of transforaminal epidural steroid injections in patients with spondylolisthesis. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2017; 30(4):841-846. PMID: 28372316

Keefe MK, Zygourakis CC, Theologis AA, Canepa E, Shaw JD, Goldman LH, Burch S, Berven S, Chou D, Tay B, Mummaneni P, Deviren V, Ames CP. Sexual function after cervical spine surgery: Independent predictors of functional impairment. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Feb; 36:94-101. PMID: 27825608

Theologis AA, Miller L, Callahan M, Lau D, Zygourakis C, Scheer JK, Burch S, Pekmezci M, Chou D, Tay B, Mummaneni P, Berven S, Deviren V, Ames CP. Economic Impact of Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Cost Analysis of 57 Operations in a 10-year Experience at a Major Deformity Center. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Aug 15; 41(16):E964-E972. PMID: 26909838

Sing DC, Barry JJ, Aguilar TU, Theologis AA, Patterson JT, Tay BK, Vail TP, Hansen EN. Prior Lumbar Spinal Arthrodesis Increases Risk of Prosthetic-Related Complication in Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2016 09; 31(9 Suppl):227-232.e1. PMID: 27444852

Winkler EA, Rowland NC, Yue JK, Birk H, Ozpinar A, Tay B, Ames CP, Mummaneni PV, El-Sayed IH. A Tunneled Subcricoid Approach for Anterior Cervical Spine Reoperation: Technical and Safety Results. World Neurosurg. 2016 Feb; 86:328-35. PMID: 26409079

Sing DC, Feeley BT, Tay B, Vail TP, Zhang AL. Age-Related Trends in Hip Arthroscopy: A Large Cross-Sectional Analysis. Arthroscopy. 2015 Dec; 31(12):2307-13.e2. PMID: 26194938

Zhang AL, Theologis AA, Tay B, Feeley BT. The association between cervical spine pathology and rotator cuff dysfunction. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 May; 28(4):E206-11. PMID: 25393668

Fujimori T, Le H, Hu SS, Chin C, Pekmezci M, Schairer W, Tay BK, Hamasaki T, Yoshikawa H, Iwasaki M. Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine in 3161 patients: a CT-based study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Apr 01; 40(7):E394-403. PMID: 25811134

Theologis AA, Tabaraee E, Funao H, Smith JS, Burch S, Tay B, Kebaish K, Deviren V, Ames C. Three-column osteotomies of the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine: comparison of early outcomes, radiographic parameters, and peri-operative complications in 48 patients. Eur Spine J. 2015 Jan; 24 Suppl 1:S23-30. PMID: 25394862

Schairer WW, Carrer A, Sing DC, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Hu SS, Berven SH, Burch S, Tay B, Deviren V, Ames C. Hospital readmission rates after surgical treatment of primary and metastatic tumors of the spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Oct 01; 39(21):1801-8. PMID: 25029220

Fujimori T, Inoue S, Le H, Schairer WW, Berven SH, Tay BK, Deviren V, Burch S, Iwasaki M, Hu SS. Long fusion from sacrum to thoracic spine for adult spinal deformity with sagittal imbalance: upper versus lower thoracic spine as site of upper instrumented vertebra. Neurosurg Focus. 2014 May; 36(5):E9. PMID: 24785491

Abdul-Jabbar A, Berven SH, Hu SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Takemoto S, Ames C, Deviren V, Tay B, Weinstein P, Burch S, Liu C. Surgical site infections in spine surgery: identification of microbiologic and surgical characteristics in 239 cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Oct 15; 38(22):E1425-31. PMID: 23873240

Schairer WW, Carrer A, Deviren V, Hu SS, Takemoto S, Mummaneni P, Chou D, Ames C, Burch S, Tay B, Sawyer A, Berven SH. Hospital readmission after spine fusion for adult spinal deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Sep 01; 38(19):1681-9. PMID: 23698572

Ha Y, Maruo K, Racine L, Schairer WW, Hu SS, Deviren V, Burch S, Tay B, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Ames CP, Berven SH. Proximal junctional kyphosis and clinical outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery with fusion from the thoracic spine to the sacrum: a comparison of proximal and distal upper instrumented vertebrae. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Sep; 19(3):360-9. PMID: 23848349

Upadhyaya CD, Wu JC, Trost G, Haid RW, Traynelis VC, Tay B, Coric D, Mummaneni PV. Analysis of the three United States Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption cervical arthroplasty trials. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Mar; 16(3):216-28. PMID: 22195608

Kelly MP, Mok JM, Frisch RF, Tay BK. Adjacent segment motion after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus Prodisc-c cervical total disk arthroplasty: analysis from a randomized, controlled trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jul 01; 36(15):1171-9. PMID: 21217449

Mok JM, Cloyd JM, Bradford DS, Hu SS, Deviren V, Smith JA, Tay B, Berven SH. Reoperation after primary fusion for adult spinal deformity: rate, reason, and timing. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Apr 15; 34(8):832-9. PMID: 19365253

Aryan HE, Newman CB, Lu DC, Hu SS, Tay BK, Bradford DS, Puttlitz CM, Ames CP. Relaxation of forces needed to distract cervical vertebrae after discectomy: a biomechanical study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Apr; 22(2):100-4. PMID: 19342931

Murrey D, Janssen M, Delamarter R, Goldstein J, Zigler J, Tay B, Darden B. Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy and fusion for the treatment of 1-level symptomatic cervical disc disease. Spine J. 2009 Apr; 9(4):275-86. PMID: 18774751

Dang AB, Tay BK, Kim HT, Nauth A, Alfonso-Jaume MA, Lovett DH. Inhibition of MMP2/MMP9 after spinal cord trauma reduces apoptosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Aug 01; 33(17):E576-9. PMID: 18670324

Dang AB, Hu SS, Tay BK. Biomechanics of the anterior longitudinal ligament during 8 g whiplash simulation following single- and contiguous two-level fusion: a finite element study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Mar 15; 33(6):607-11. PMID: 18344853

Mok JM, Pekmezci M, Piper SL, Boyd E, Berven SH, Burch S, Deviren V, Tay B, Hu SS. Use of C-reactive protein after spinal surgery: comparison with erythrocyte sedimentation rate as predictor of early postoperative infectious complications. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Feb 15; 33(4):415-21. PMID: 18277874

Chi JH, Tay B, Stahl D, Lee R. Complex deformities of the cervical spine. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2007 Apr; 18(2):295-304. PMID: 17556131

Chi JH, Ames CP, Tay B. General considerations for cervical arthroplasty with technique for ProDisc-C. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Oct; 16(4):609-19, vi. PMID: 16326284

Tow BP, Chang PC, Mitra AK, Tay BK, Wong MC. Comparing 2-year outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using either patella-tendon or semitendinosus-tendon autografts: a non-randomised prospective study. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2005 Aug; 13(2):139-46. PMID: 16131675

Puttlitz CM, Rousseau MA, Xu Z, Hu S, Tay BK, Lotz JC. Intervertebral disc replacement maintains cervical spine kinetics. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Dec 15; 29(24):2809-14. PMID: 15599283

Soon M, Neo CP, Mitra AK, Tay BK. Morbidity following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2004 Mar; 33(2):214-9. PMID: 15098637

O'Neill CW, Liu JJ, Leibenberg E, Hu SS, Deviren V, Tay BK, Chin CT, Lotz JC. Percutaneous plasma decompression alters cytokine expression in injured porcine intervertebral discs. Spine J. 2004 Jan-Feb; 4(1):88-98. PMID: 14749197

Yue WM, Tay BK, Kasinathan ST. Patellar allografts in anterior cervical fusion - a two-year clinical and radiographic study. Singapore Med J. 2003 Oct; 44(10):521-5. PMID: 15024456

Peng CW, Tay BK, Lee BP. Prospective trial of resurfaced patellaversus non-resurfaced patella in simultaneous bilateral total knee replacement. Singapore Med J. 2003 Jul; 44(7):347-51. PMID: 14620726

Tay BB, Berven S. Indications, techniques, and complications of lumbar interbody fusion. Semin Neurol. 2002 Jun; 22(2):221-30. PMID: 12524567

Berven S, Tay BB, Colman W, Hu SS. The lumbar zygapophyseal (facet) joints: a role in the pathogenesis of spinal pain syndromes and degenerative spondylolisthesis. Semin Neurol. 2002 Jun; 22(2):187-96. PMID: 12524564

Tay BK, Deckey J, Hu SS. Spinal infections. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2002 May-Jun; 10(3):188-97. PMID: 12041940

Berven S, Tay BK, Kleinstueck FS, Bradford DS. Clinical applications of bone graft substitutes in spine surgery: consideration of mineralized and demineralized preparations and growth factor supplementation. Eur Spine J. 2001 Oct; 10 Suppl 2:S169-77. PMID: 11716015

Yue WM, Tan CT, Tan SB, Tan SK, Tay BK. Results of cervical laminoplasty and a comparison between single and double trap-door techniques. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Aug; 13(4):329-35. PMID: 10941893

Su DH, Chan CW, Seow KH, Lo NN, Yeo SJ, Tay BK, Tan SK. Results of revision total knee arthroplasty. Singapore Med J. 2000 Jan; 41(1):6-8. PMID: 10783672

Bradford DS, Tay BK, Hu SS. Adult scoliosis: surgical indications, operative management, complications, and outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Dec 15; 24(24):2617-29. PMID: 10635525

Tay BK, Patel VV, Bradford DS. Calcium sulfate- and calcium phosphate-based bone substitutes. Mimicry of the mineral phase of bone. Orthop Clin North Am. 1999 Oct; 30(4):615-23. PMID: 10471766

Tay BK, Le AX, Heilman M, Lotz J, Bradford DS. Use of a collagen-hydroxyapatite matrix in spinal fusion. A rabbit model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Nov 01; 23(21):2276-81. PMID: 9820906

Tay BK, Le AX, Gould SE, Helms JA. Histochemical and molecular analyses of distraction osteogenesis in a mouse model. J Orthop Res. 1998 Sep; 16(5):636-42. PMID: 9820290

Tan MY, Seow KH, Tay BK. Chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus--SGH experience. Med J Malaysia. 1998 Mar; 53(1):63-9. PMID: 10968140

Yeo SJ, Tay BK. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy. Singapore Med J. 1993 Aug; 34(4):313-5. PMID: 8266201

Yu CS, Tay BK. Wide versus selective decompression in the operative treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Singapore Med J. 1992 Aug; 33(4):378-9. PMID: 1411669

Leung JM, Sands LP, Chen N, Ames C, Berven S, Bozic K, Burch S, Chou D, Covinsky K, Deviren V, Kinjo S, Kramer JH, Ries M, Tay B, Vail T, Weinstein P, Chang S, Meckler G, Newman S, Tsai T, Voss V, Youngblom E, Perioperative Medicine Research Group. Perioperative Gabapentin Does Not Reduce Postoperative Delirium in Older Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Anesthesiology. 2017 10; 127(4):633-644. PMID: 28727581

Bonano J, Cummins DD, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Ames CP, Tay B, Clark AJ, Theologis AA. Economic Impact of Revision Operations for Adjacent Segment Disease of the Subaxial Cervical Spine. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 04 01; 6(4). PMID: 35452424

Cummins D, Georgiou S, Burch S, Tay B, Berven SH, Ames CP, Deviren V, Clark AJ, Theologis AA. RAPT score and preoperative factors to predict discharge location following adult spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deform. 2022 05; 10(3):639-646. PMID: 34773631

Cummins D, Hindoyan K, Wu HH, Theologis AA, Callahan M, Tay B, Berven S. Reoperation and Mortality Rates Following Elective 1 to 2 Level Lumbar Fusion: A Large State Database Analysis. Global Spine J. 2022 Oct; 12(8):1708-1714. PMID: 33472423

Bhat N, Burch S, Tay B, Berven SH, Deviren V, Theologis AA. Influence of Preoperative T1-Slope and Cervical Sagittal Vertical Axis on Postoperative Cervical Sagittal Alignment Following Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty. Int J Spine Surg. 2023 Apr; 17(2):276-280. PMID: 36889903

Halvorson RT, Torres-Espin A, Callahan M, Tay B, O'Neill C, Berven S, Lotz JC, Bailey JF. Multi-domain biopsychosocial postoperative recovery trajectories associate with patient outcomes following lumbar fusion. Eur Spine J. 2023 04; 32(4):1429-1436. PMID: 36877367

Amara D, Mummaneni PV, Ames CP, Tay B, Deviren V, Burch S, Berven SH, Chou D. Treatment of only the fractional curve for radiculopathy in adult scoliosis: comparison to lower thoracic and upper thoracic fusions. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 04 01; 30(4):506-514. PMID: 30717041

Scheer JK, Haddad AF, Chan AK, Eichler CM, Tay B, Burch S, Chou D, Ames CP, Mummaneni PV. Lymphocele after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a review of 1322 patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 12 01; 35(6):722-728. PMID: 34416719

Amara D, Mummaneni PV, Burch S, Deviren V, Ames CP, Tay B, Berven SH, Chou D. The impact of increasing interbody fusion levels at the fractional curve on lordosis, curve correction, and complications in adult patients with scoliosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 03 01; 34(3):430-439. PMID: 33186901

Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Molinaro AM, Zhang Y, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. The impact of obesity on perioperative complications in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 09 01; 33(3):332-341. PMID: 32330881

Education

	M.D.	University of California, San Francisco	1993
	Residency	University of California, San Francisco

About Bobby Tay, MD

Dr. Bobby KB Tay is based at the UCSF Medical Center on Parnassus Avenue. His clinical focus is the treatment of cervical spine disorders and minimally invasive spinal surgery. He has extensive experience in minimally invasive cervical surgery, cervical disc herniation’s, and spinal stenosis, cervical disc replacement, and complex cervical reconstruction for both decompressions of the spinal cord and realignment of the spinal column.

Dr. Tay was the principal investigator of the multicenter clinical trial on the Prodisc-c cervical disc replacement and also has one of the largest clinical experiences with endoscopic cervical decompression, both of which are used to potentially minimize or eliminate the need for spinal fusion. He enjoys both the conservative and operative management of cervical disorders and works with the best physiatrists and physical therapists in the region. In addition to cervical disorders, Dr. Tay also treats both degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine, spinal deformity, and spinal trauma