Spine Center
Our approach
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.
Non-operative treatments
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.
Our team
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.
Appointments & Locations
Appointments: 415-353-2739
Spine Center Services are available in San Francisco, the East Bay, Marin County, and the Peninsula.
- Patient Education
- Spine Fellowship
Spine People
UCSF Parnassus Heights Spine Center
400 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143
Appointments: 415-353-2739
Fax 415-353-2248
UCSF Orthopaedic Institute Mission Bay Campus
1500 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158
Appointments: 415-353-2739
Fax 415-353-2248
MarinHealth Orthopedic Surgery | A UCSF Health clinic - Spine
4000 Civic Center Dr Ste 200
San Rafael CA 94903
415-925-8963
Redwood Shores Specialty Care Clinic
290 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City CA 94065
Appointments: 415-353-2739
Fax 415-353-2248
Berkeley Outpatient Center - Spine
3100 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley CA 94707
Appointments: 415-353-2739
Fax 415-353-2248
Condition treated include:
- Spine
- Disc Herniation
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Trauma
- Stenosis
Services Services offered include:
- Minimally invasive cervical and lumbar techniques
- Motion-sparing surgery, such as artificial disc replacement
- Complex revision spine surgery
- Innovative surgical techniques for spinal tumors
- Computerized 3-dimensional surgery
- Non-invasive radiosurgery with the Cyberknife
New treatments and opportunities for patients to participate in clinical trials to test these new therapies
We also offer a Spine Tumor Board, which every month reviews challenging spinal tumor cases and a Rapid Case Review service for urgent conditions that can’t wait for the monthly tumor board.
Our patients have access to the most up-to-date imaging technologies to diagnose spinal disorders. They also have access to innovative treatments, such as the lateral paramedian transpedicular technique, a procedure developed by an expert at UCSF and not widely available elsewhere.
At the UCSF Spine Center, we pride ourselves in providing the finest treatment available for spinal conditions.
In order to continually provide this high level of care, our surgeons actively engage in research so that they can further their knowledge of the most effective surgical techniques, factors that influence the course of spinal disorders and their treatment, and the impact that various treatments for spinal conditions have on the lives of their patients.
One key factor that our doctors focus on is the end result, or outcomes, of specific treatments. These outcomes typically take into account the perspective of the patient and focus on practical things that are important to our patients, such as increased function and decreased pain.