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2 Medical Plaza Dr. - Suite 205
Roseville, California 95661 United States
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Dr. Derek A. Taggard, MD, Roseville, CA, 95661
Dr. Derek Taggard is a board certified, fellowship trained neurosurgeon with Sutter Medical Group . Dr. Taggard specializes in spinal surgery and general neurosurgery. His professional interests includes outcomes optimization in severe traumatic brain injury, continuation of his pioneering research activities involving an OEF spinal injury registry and management of complex cervical spine cases.
The Sutter Medical Group, affiliated with Sutter Medical Foundation, is a multi-specialty medical group specializing in the diagnosis and management of both medical and surgical conditions of the brain, spine, and spinal cord. The Sutter Medical Group provides care to pediatric and adult patients through a multidisciplinary approach, with teams of nationally recognized specialists, highly trained clinical staff and our cohesive team of case managers and social workers. An active clinical and basic science research program, along with community and physician education outreach activities and the state-of-the-art technology available at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, help to offer innovative solutions to today’s complex neuroscience problems and ensure that patients with central nervous system and spinal disorders receive the best care available throughout Northern California.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Spine Surgeon
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Aneurysm
- Back pain
- Brain Injuries
- Cervical spine disorders
- Complex Spinal Disorders
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Head injury
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Lower back pain
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Neck disorders
- Neck pain
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal infections
- Spinal stenosis
- Spine Conditions
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Upper back pain
- Whiplash
Treatments
- Artificial disc replacement - cervical
- Back surgery
- Cervical spine surgery
- Laminectomy / decompression surgery
- Lumbar corpectomy
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- Non-surgical treatment and diagnosis
- Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Skull base surgery
- Spinal cord surgery
- Spinal fusion
- Spine Surgery
- Upper back surgery
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Neurosurgery
Professional Distinctions
- Medical Staff, Sutter Roseville Medical Center
- Trauma Surgeon, Sutter Roseville’s Level II Trauma Center
- Theater Director of Spine and Neurosurgery for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan