
Dr. Michael Polinsky, MD, Chesterfield, MO, 63017
The Brain and Spine Center at St. Luke's Hospital
232 S. Woods Mill Road
Suite 400 East
Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 United States
Suite 400 East
Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 United States
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Dr. Michael Polinsky, MD, Chesterfield, MO, 63017
Dr. Michael Polinsky has been practicing Neurosurgery in St. Louis, Missouri for the past 14+ years. He treats surgical conditions affecting the brain and spine, including: disc disease, degenerative spine disease, spinal stenosis, tumors of the brain and spine, brain hemorrhage, hydrocephalus and epilepsy.
Michael Polinsky, MD is a board certified Neurosurgeon with The Brain and Spine Center at St. Luke's Hospital.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Neurosurgeon
Areas Served
St. Louis Metro Area & Nationally
Languages
English
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Acute Pain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arm pain
- Auto-related injuries
- Back pain
- Brain Injuries
- Brain Tumors
- Cancer
- Cervical spine disorders
- Chiari malformation
- Complex Spinal Disorders
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Foot drop
- Gait disorders
- Head injury
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Leg pain
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Myelopathy
- Neck disorders
- Pinched nerve
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal infections
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal Tumors
- Spine Conditions
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports injuries
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Workers' Compensation Injuries
Treatments
- ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
- Anterior cervical corpectomy
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Back surgery
- Bone graft substitutes
- Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
- Cervical spine surgery
- Diagnostic testing
- Discectomy
- Ergonomics and posture
- Exercise
- Laminectomy / decompression surgery
- Laminoplasty
- Lower back surgery
- Lumbar corpectomy
- Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- Non-surgical treatment and diagnosis
- PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Posterior cervical decompression
- Posterior cervical discectomy
- Posterior cervical foraminotomy
- Posterolateral lumbar fusion
- Spinal cord surgery
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal fusion
- Spine Surgery
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Upper back surgery
Other Conditions
- Epilepsy
Other Treatments
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Radiosurgery
- Spinal Disc Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Neurosurgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Professional Distinctions
- St. Louis Best Doctors, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2011