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Dr. Alan Villavicencio, MD, Boulder, CO, 80304
Boulder Neurosurgical Associates & Justin Parker Neurological Institute
1155 Alpine Avenue
Suite 320
Boulder, Colorado 80304 United States
Suite 320
Boulder, Colorado 80304 United States
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Dr. Alan Villavicencio, MD, Boulder, CO, 80304
Dr. Villavicencio is a board certified, fellowship trained spine surgeon with Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates.
Utilizing his extensive educational and clinical experience, Dr. Villavicencio specializes his practice in minimally invasive surgery and complex spinal reconstruction surgery, including treatment of scoliosis and other types of spinal deformity. In addition, he also treats most other spinal and brain disorders. Dr. Villavicencio is one of only a few surgeons in the nation that is trained in both neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery, therefore giving his patients some of the most advanced care possible in the world. While he may be an expert in surgical procedures of the spine, Dr. Villavicencio works to advance the field in developing surgical and non-surgical treatment options to help patients return to a pain-free and functional life.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Neurosurgeon
Areas Served
Across the Colorado Front Range from Louisville, Lafayette, Brighton and Westminster to Boulder and Longmont, Colorado, also serving individuals across the United States and abroad.
Languages
English, Spanish (se habla Español)
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumors
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chiari malformation
- Chronic pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Lower back pain
- Myelopathy
- Neck pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Osteoporosis
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal Tumors
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports injuries
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Upper back pain
Treatments
- ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Annulus repair
- Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
- Anterior cervical corpectomy
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Artificial disc replacement - cervical
- Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
- Back surgery
- Bone graft substitutes
- Bracing
- Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
- Cervical spine surgery
- Cyberknife
- Disc arthroplasty
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic microdiscectomy
- Interspinous process spacers
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy / decompression surgery
- Laminoplasty
- Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lower back surgery
- Lumbar corpectomy
- Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Myelotomy
- Neck surgery
- Non-surgical treatment and diagnosis
- Nucleoplasty
- PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Posterior cervical decompression
- Posterior cervical discectomy
- Posterior cervical foraminotomy
- Posterolateral lumbar fusion
- Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal cord surgery
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal fusion
- Spine Surgery
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
- Upper back surgery
- X-STOP
- XLIF (lateral lumbar interbody fusion)
Other Conditions
- Acoustic neuroma
- Glioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Movement disorders & epilepsy
- Neuroma
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Schwannoma
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Other Treatments
- Cervical discectomy/corpectomy
- Cranitomy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Endovascular
- Laser spine surgery
- Percutaneous treatment
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Colorado Medical Society
- Colorado Neurosurgical Society
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Society for Neuro-oncology
Certifications
- Board certified - neurological surgery
Professional Distinctions
- Harvard Medical School - graduated with honors
- Duke University Medical Center - neurological surgery residency
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - orthopedic spinal fellowship in minimally invasive and reconstructive spinal surgery
- Assistant Clinical Professor - University of Colorado
- Director of Surgery - Minimally Invasive Spine Institute
- Director of Neurosurgery - Boulder Community Hospital
- Director of Neurosurgery - Longmont United Hospital
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