Guidelines for pediatric scoliosis referrals focus on seeing patients early, when there are the most options for treatment.
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Conducting long-term research on scoliosis provides insights on treatment. But doing research for decades requires a major commitment.
Xudong Joshua Li, MD's, research could greatly reduce pain and offer a more accessible treatment for spinal disc herniation. Watch his video.
Over the last few decades, significant advances have been made in the surgical treatment of spinal deformity. Improvements in imaging, instrumentation, surgical techniques and anesthesia have enabled surgeons to address increasingly more complex spinal deformities.
Neurosurgeon Avery Buchholz, MD, who trained with Chris Shaffrey, MD, at UVA, specializes in the treatment of spinal deformity, adult and pediatric scoliosis, complex spine surgery, tumors of the spine and minimally invasive surgeries.
UVA’s reputation for excellent spinal care is sustained by the recruitment of leading practitioners in the fields of neurosurgery and orthopaedics.