The Spine Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Professional Building 2 - Suite 380
Detroit, Michigan 48236 United States
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Dr. Richard D. Fessler II, MD, Detroit, MI, 48236
Dr. Fessler is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon in Detroit, MI who treats neurological disorders, degenerative spine conditions, cerebrovascular problems, and spinal tumors. Dr. Fessler specializes in endovascular surgery, cardiovascular surgery, adult spasticity and general neurosurgery. His other area of specialty is in minimally invasive surgery of the spine utilizing endoscopy and percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
Dr. Fessler obtained specialty training in cerebrovascular surgery in Japan and has completed a two year fellowship in neuroendovascular surgery. In addition, he is author of numerous book chapters and publications.
With a unique process of evaluating back and spine disorders, the experts with the Spine Center at St. John Providence Health System tailor an effective treatment plan that offers each patient state-of-the-art surgical and non-surgical approaches to back and neck pain. The team of spine experts have extensive experience in effectively treating spinal deformities, tumors, spine trauma or degenerative diseases.
Dr. Richard Fessler II is a Neurosurgeon with The Spine Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Areas Served
Languages
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Back pain
- Cervical spine disorders
- Chiari malformation
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Head injury
- Headache / migraine
- Migraine headaches
- Myalgias
- Neck disorders
- Neck pain
- Nerve pain / neuralgia
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal infections
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Upper back pain
- Whiplash
Treatments
- ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Annulus repair
- Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
- Anterior cervical corpectomy
- Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Back surgery
- Bone graft substitutes
- Bracing
- Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
- Cervical spine surgery
- Dynamic lumbar stabilization
- Endoscopic microdiscectomy
- Exercise
- Interspinous process spacers
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy / decompression surgery
- Laminoplasty
- Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Posterior cervical decompression
- Posterior cervical discectomy
- Posterior cervical foraminotomy
- Posterolateral lumbar fusion
- Scoliosis surgery
- Skull base surgery
- Spinal cord surgery
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal fusion
- Spine Surgery
- TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
- Upper back surgery
- Upper cervical specific techniques
- Vertebroplasty
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Professional Distinctions
- Chair of the Department of Surgery, St. John Hospital and Medical Center
- Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery - Wayne State University School of Medicine