SPINE/PERIPHERAL NERVE
The
Department of Neurosurgery Spine Subsection is headed by Dr. Dzung Dinh. This division comprises the highest volume of all
subspecialties with close to 1000 major cases per year. The
spine service provides the most advanced treatment for all
spinal disorders including degenerative, deformity, trauma,
infection, and neoplasm. All faculty members perform routine
spinal decompression and diskectomy but there are currently four
faculty members who perform spinal instrumentation. All aspects
of spinal surgery are practiced including image guided and
minimally invasive spinal surgery, endoscopy, kyphoplasty, and
artificial disc replacement. A one-year fellowship has been
established and we are currently expecting a dedicated faculty
member to join the spine subsection in August of 2007. The
Peripheral Nerve Subsection is also headed by Dr. Dzung Dinh.
The more common nerve entrapment disorders are treated however
the neurosurgeons at UICOM-P have extensive experience in
microanastomosis, brachial plexus and trauma.
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