BOARD-CERTIFIED SPINE SURGEON IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

Honest Spine Care Guided by Evidence

Back and neck surgery is a big decision. Patients deserve a data-driven approach to care.

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MY APPROACH

What Outcomes-Driven Care Looks Like

Evidence-Based Recommendations

Surgical recommendations are grounded in published medical and patient-outcomes research.

Conservative Care First

Most spine conditions improve without surgery. Surgery is reserved for cases where the evidence supports a meaningful, durable functional benefit.

Honest Expectations

You should know what surgery can realistically achieve — and what it cannot. Setting accurate expectations is a core part of surgical expertise.

EXPERTISE

20+ Years of Experience

Spine conditions and the decision to have surgery is often nuanced and not always clear. Any recommendation for surgery is based on very specific symptoms and very specific imaging findings.

    • Outpatient Discectomy

    • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion

    • Outpatient Laminectomy

    • Outpatient Cervical Disectomy

    • Scoliosis Correction (Adult)

    • Minimally Invasive Kyphoplasty

    • 3D Imaging Spinal Navigation

    • Revision Spinal Surgery

    • Spinal Tumor Surgery

    • Lumbar Disc Herniation

    • Spinal Stenosis

    • Scoliosis (Adult)

    • Cervical Pinched Nerve

    • Myelopathy

    • Spinal Tumors

    • Spinal Fractures and Trauma

    • Failed Spine Surgery

    • Co-Author of 40+ publications related to spine patient care

    • Employ evidence-based guidelines and care pathways to optimize your surgery and recovery

    • Background in spinal cord injury repair using stem cell transplantation

    • Medical Director of Spine Surgery for Luminis Health, Inc., since 2014

    • 100+ 5-star reviews on www.healthgrades.com

    • What’s Up Annapolis Top Docs

    • Political action and spine care advocacy work

    • Board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    • AOA Medical Honor Society

HAVING SURGERY

Having Surgery? Here’s What to Expect

If surgery is the right path for you, it is important to have realistic expectations about what surgery can and cannot treat. The majority of patients — but not all — experience meaningful improvement in their symptoms, function, and quality of life.

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YOUR SURGERY JOURNEY

  1. What to expect with surgery

  2. How to maximize the success of surgery

  3. Typical risks of surgery

  4. How to manage pain during recovery