Dr. Andrew Paterson, MD, Albuquerque, NM, 87106

Dr. Andrew Paterson is a board certified Spine Surgeon in Albuquerque, NM with UNM Health Center for Spinal Health. Dr. Paterson treats patients with deformities, degenerative spine conditions, spinal tumors, and spine trauma

The University of New Mexico Center for Spinal Health in Albuquerque is a multidisciplinary program focused on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of all conditions throughout the spine, from the neck to the lower back.

Our team consists of neurosurgeons and spinal orthopedic surgeons who work with rehabilitation physicians and physical therapists to improve spine health. Using this comprehensive approach, we create an individualized multidisciplinary treatment plan for each patient.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic Surgeon
Spine Surgeon

Areas Served

All of New Mexico and the Southwest

Languages

Interpreters available for all languages.

Areas of Expertise

Conditions

Acute Pain
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arm pain
Arthritis
Auto-related injuries
Back pain
Baker's Cyst
Bursitis
Cancer
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cervical spine disorders
Chronic pain
Complex Spinal Disorders
Degenerative disc disease
Degenerative spinal conditions
Extremity Dysfunction/Pain
Facet syndrome
Failed back surgery syndrome
Foot drop
Foot pain
Forward head posture
Fracture
Gait disorders
Head injury
Headache / migraine
Herniated disc / bulging disc
Hip pain
Joint pain
Knee pain
Kyphosis
Leg pain
Ligament strain
Lower back pain
Lumbar spine disorders
Meniscal tears
Migraine headaches
Muscle pain / muscle strain
Musculoskeletal disorders
Myalgias
Myelopathy
Myositis
Neck disorders
Neck pain
Nerve pain / neuralgia
Neuropathic pain
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporotic compression fracture
Pediatric spine disorders
Pinched nerve
Piriformis syndrome
Postural fatigue
Rotator cuff injury
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Sciatica / radiculopathy
Scoliosis and deformity
Shoulder pain
Spinal cord injury
Spinal infections
Spinal stenosis
Spinal Tumors
Spine Conditions
Spondylolisthesis
Sports injuries
Tendonitis
Tenosynovitis
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Thoracic spine disorders
Trauma
Tumors
Upper back pain
Vertebral subluxation
Whiplash
Workers' Compensation Injuries

Treatments

Anterior cervical corpectomy
Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
Anterior cervical fusion
Artificial disc replacement - cervical
Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
Athletic training
Back surgery
Behavioral modification
Biochemical assessment
BMP
Bone graft substitutes
Bracing
Carpal tunnel traction therapy
Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
Cervical spine surgery
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
Diagnostic testing
Disc arthroplasty
Discectomy
Discography
Dynamic lumbar stabilization
Electrotherapy, e.g. TENS
Endoscopic microdiscectomy
Ergonomics and posture
Exercise
Heat / ice therapy
Hip joint injections
Injections
Interspinous process spacers
Knee injections
Kyphoplasty
Laminectomy / decompression surgery
Laminoplasty
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Lower back surgery
Lumbar corpectomy
Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Massage therapy
Medications for pain and related health issues
Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
Minimally invasive surgery
Muscle stimulation
Myelotomy
Neck surgery
Nerve testing
Non-surgical treatment and diagnosis
Nucleoplasty
Occupational therapy
Osteopathy
Osteoporosis testing / treatments
Oxygen therapy
Pain management referrals
Pediatric spine treatments - non-surgical
Pediatric spine treatments - surgical
Peripheral joint and muscular injections
Physiatry
Physical medicine & rehabilitation
Physical therapy
PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
Posterior cervical discectomy
Posterior cervical foraminotomy
Posterolateral lumbar fusion
Posture correction
Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
Rehabilitation
Sacrococcygeal injections
Sacroiliac joint injections / blocks
Scoliosis surgery
Scoliosis treatment - non-surgical
Shoulder injections
Sleep aids
Soft tissue injections
Spinal cord surgery
Spinal Decompression
Spinal fusion
Spine Surgery
Sports medicine
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Stretching
Sympathetic ganglion blocks
TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
Traction
Transforaminal injections
Trigger point injections
Ultrasound
Upper back surgery
Upper cervical specific techniques
Vertebroplasty
X-STOP
Yoga

Professional Affiliations

Member - North American Spine Society
Member - American Medical Association
Member - New Mexico Orthopaedic Association
Member - American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of New Mexico
Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

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