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Spine Surgery, Neurosurgical

In order to implement the latest developments in treatment and research, we have established the Spine Program — an advanced, comprehensive and multidisciplinary program constructed to evaluate, diagnose, and treat general and complex spinal conditions.

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Our renowned team of neurosurgeons treats the full range of spinal nerve disorders that cause pain and disability. When conservative methods are not effective or feasible, patients rely on our back surgeons for treatment options.

We use minimally invasive techniques whenever possible and collaborate with other specialists, such as those involved in pain management and rehabilitation medicine, in order to develop a superior treatment plan designed with each patient’s specific needs in mind.

Make an appointment

Please call 210-450-9060 to make an appointment or for additional information.
Fax # (210) 450-4995

Learn more about our providers:
Michael McGinity, MD
Michael McGinity, MD

Fassil B. Mesfin, MD, PhD
Fassil B. Mesfin, MD, PHD

Cristian Gragnaniello, MD
Cristian Gragnaniello, MD

Treatment

Surgical Procedures

When conservative care, physical therapy and pain medication do not relieve back pain or sciatica, or when the treatment of a spinal condition is not amenable by conservative management, such as in spine tumors, surgery should be recommended. We are experts in the following procedures:

  • Artificial disc replacement
  • Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
  • Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF)
  • Cervical stabilization
  • Decompression
  • Deformity correction
  • Laminectomy for tumors
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery
  • Posterior stabilization
  • Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
  • Transthoracic spine surgery
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Vertebrectomy
  • Vertebroplasty

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Research

The Spine Team of the Department of Neurosurgery is devoted to the development of clinical and basic research programs with spine and spinal cord injury being the principal topics, including:  

  • Posterior short segment stabilization as a stand-alone treatment for unstable thoracic-lumbar junction fractures
  • Spinal cord injury modeling in vitro: the role of erythropoetin in glial scar formation

Spine surgery

Related conditions

  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Back pain
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Neck pain
  • Rheumatoid arthritis of the spine
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal tumors
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Arthritis of the neck
  • Cervical spine injuries
  • Deformities
  • Facet joint syndrome
  • Failed back syndrome
  • Flatback syndrome
  • Foraminal stenosis
  • Herniated disc-cervical
  • Herniated disc-lumbar
  • Infections of the spine
  • Kyphosis
  • Osteoporotic fractures and deformities
  • Pinched nerve
  • Psoriatic arthritis of the spine
  • Sacral tumors
  • Stenosis-lumbar
  • Thoracic and lumbar spine injuries