Dr. Neil Kahanovitz, MD, West Orange, NJ, 07052

The Center for Orthopaedics offers its patients the full range of expertise, no matter what the orthopaedic problem. Thus, the Center for Orthopaedics patients can be treated for every need, from simple to complex, all by one team, in one facility, with one overriding high standard of care.

At the Center for Orthopaedics, patients have access to the widest range of established medical responses, as well as new treatments, new surgical techniques, new rehabilitative procedures and state of the art medical devices.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic Surgeon

Areas Served

Newark, Passaic, Westfield, New Brunswick, Jersey City, Paterson, New York City

Contact

Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Cervical spine disorders
• Degenerative disc disease
• Degenerative spinal conditions
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Lumbar spine disorders
• Myelopathy
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis

Treatments

• Discectomy
• Lower back surgery
• Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Spinal fusion
• Upper back surgery
• Vertebroplasty

Professional Affiliations

• North American Spine Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Scoliosis Research Society
• Orthopedic Research Society

Certifications

• American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - 1982

Professional Distinctions

• Director of Spine Surgery, Washington Hospital Center 1989-2002
• President, North American Spine Society 2000
• Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research 1998
• International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine research award 1998
• Chief of Back Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City 1982-1989
• Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery: Specialty - Spine Surgery 7/1/80-6/30/81