Close collaboration between operative and non-operative providers is important in providing patients access to the most appropriate care for their specific condition. Many spinal disorders may be treated effectively with physical therapy exercises, behavioral and occupational therapy, injections, and medications. Other spinal disorders, such as symptomatic nerve compression, progressive spinal deformity, or conditions causing spinal instability, may be more effectively managed by early access to operative care.

We are one of the largest centers of its kind in the country, treating 10,000 patients a year. The center brings together world-renowned specialists in neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, neurology, physiatry and other specialties to design the most effective treatment for your condition.  Our multi-disciplinary team includes orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, neurologists, cancer specialists, physiatrists, radiologists, rheumatologists, nurses, physical therapists, and pain specialists.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation -- also known as physiatry -- is a branch of medicine which aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. By using physical therapy, exercise and pain management, physiatry has helped many people who suffer from injuries and chronic/acute pain to return to fully functioning lives.

• Faculty
• Dr. Alekos Theologis, M.D.
• Dr. Sigurd Berven, M.D.
• Dr. Shane Burch, M.D.
• Dr. Alan Dang, M.D.
• Dr. Sibel Demir-Deviren, M.D.
• Dr. Vedat Deviren, M.D.
• Dr. R. Trigg McClellan, M.D.
• Dr. Lionel Metz, M.D.
• Dr. Masato Nagao, M.D., Ph.D.
• Dr. Conor O’Neill, M.D.
• Dr. Bobby Tay, M.D.
• Dr. Peter I-Kung Wu, MD, PhD
• Dr. Patricia Zheng, M.D.