[LizaJane]

Hi GUys,

I'm going to Mayo for a consultation about what to do about my back, which now has loose screws and unsuccessful fusion. They've made a pain guy my primary doc, even though pain is not my primary issue. It's what to do about loose screws.

So I went onto the Mayo site to look at the spine surgeons so as to make an educated request, and not a one was nearly as impressive as the people here in New York.

Has anybody been to Mayo and have any suggestions about who to see?
Here's the list with the spine docs on it. I'm not impressed.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/orthopedic...csbyspec2.html


Leaving Sunday.

Thanks to you all.

[LizaJane]

don't know if this will work. But these are the guys in NY:

http://www.hss.edu/physicians_cammisa-frank.asp



Frank P. Cammisa Jr, MD
Dr. Cammisa is the Chief of the Spine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Appointments
Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Attending Surgeon, New York Hospital
Assistant Scientist, Research Division

Chief, Spine Service

Consultant, Spinal Cord Injury Unit

Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Spine, Trauma

Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
ABOS
State Licensure
California, Connecticut, Washington DC, New Jersey, New York, Vermont

Education
MD, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York, US


Residency
The Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, New York, New York, US
The Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center , General Surgery, New York, New York, US


Fellowship
University of Miami, Jackson-Memorial Medical Center, Fellow in Spinal Surgery, US


Clinical Interests

Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Laparoscopic Spinal Surgery
Computer Assisted Spinal Surgery
Microsurgery
Athletic Spinal Injuries


Awards
North American Traveling Fellowship, American Orthopaedic Association
Spinal Research Award, Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Fellow Scholar Award, Eastern Orthopaedic Association


Affiliations

American Spine Society

International College of Surgeons

Fellow American COllege of Surgeons

Cervical Spine Research Society
International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine

Selected Publications
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

HSS Condition and Treatment Articles
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery





The Guy who did the surgery:

http://www.docnet.org/physicians/phy...sp?phys_id=615


Affiliated with:



Michael G. Neuwirth, MD
Chief, Spine Service, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel
Center, Institute, Program The Spine Institute At Beth Israel-Director

Medical Specialty Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
Specializations/ Clinical Interests Spinal Surgery
Board Certifications American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980
Medical School SUNY Downstate Medical School (Cum Laude), Brooklyn, NY, 1974
Residency Training Orthopaedics, Hospital For Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY, 1974-1978
Fellowship Spinal Surgery Research, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1978-1979
From the doctor In 1996 Dr. Michael Neuwirth was named the Director of the Spine Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center. Prior to joining Beth Israel, he was the Chief of the Scoliosis Service and the combined Spine Services at the Hospital For Joint Diseases, as well as an Associate Clinical Professor and Associate Attending Physician at New York University and Tisch Hospitals.

Dr. Neuwirth’s practice is strictly limited to spinal surgery with areas of special expertise in complex spinal deformities, cervical spine and lumbar spine. He is a frequent lecturer to local and international groups and is the author of the Scoliosis Handbook, which is a book written for patients of scoliosis. Dr. Neuwirth has written extensively on scoliosis and is widely published in the field.

A native New Yorker, Dr. Neuwirth earned his undergraduate degree with distinction from Cornell University. In 1979 he joined the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics. In 1995 he was named Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Neuwirth has served on the board of the Scoliosis Research Society.
Address 10 Union Square East
Suite 5P
New York NY 10003
Telephone212) 844-8682



This guy I have an appt with in two weeks.

http://www.hss.edu/physicians_oleary-patrick.asp

Patrick F. O'Leary, MD, FACS, PC




Born and raised in Ireland, Dr. O'Leary graduated medical school from the National University of Ireland at the University College Cork. After coming to the United States as a young doctor, he completed a rotating internship at the L.D.S. Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Three years of general surgical residency training at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City brought him to the east coast. He completed his orthopaedic residency education at Hospital for Special Surgery and Cornell Medical Center and subsequently accomplished a spine fellowship at the University of Toronto in Canada.

Dr. O'Leary is a fellow of: the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the International College of Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Currently Dr. O'Leary serves as an attending surgeon of spine service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, where, in the past, he also served as chief. Dr. O'Leary is currently a member of the Cervical Spine Research Society, the Scoliosis Research Society, and the North American Spinal Society. His special interest lies in the area of surgical technology and advances in surgical technique. He remains in close contact with his surgical colleagues in Europe and the United States.





Appointments
Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University


Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Spine

Certification
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery


State Licensure New York

Education
MD, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland


Internship
L.D.S. Hospital University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah


Residency
Roosevelt Hospital, General Surgical Residency, New York
Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Residency, New York


Fellowship
Toronto East General Orthopedic Hospital, Spine Surgery, Toronto, Canada


Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
International College of Surgeons
Cervical Spine Research Society
New York State Society of Orthopedic Surgeons



For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.
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