Dr. Paul R. Jeffords, MD, Atlanta, GA, 30342

Resurgens Spine Center is a multidisciplinary team of spine care specialists, including physical therapists, non-operative spine care physicians, and spine surgeons. We focus on comprehensive non-surgical spine care and offer surgical treatment only when all other options have failed.

Dr. Jeffords specializes in degenerative conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine as well as adult spinal deformities. He is fellowship trained in surgical techniques including minimally invasive surgery and artificial disc replacement.

Dr. Jeffords is affiliated with Saint Joseph's hospital of Atlanta which has been ranked among the top ten percent in the nation for overall orthopedic care according to a comprehensive study released by HealthGrades, the nation's leading healthcare ratings company. In 2006, U.S. News & World Report named Saint Joseph's one of the top 50 Orthopaedic hospitals in the nation for the second consecutive year.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic surgeon

Areas Served

Metro Atlanta, North Georgia

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Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Cervical spine disorders
• Degenerative disc disease
• Degenerative spinal conditions
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Lumbar spine disorders
• Myelopathy
• Scoliosis and deformity
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Thoracic spine disorders
• Trauma
• Tumors

Treatments

• Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
• Discectomy
• Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
• Exercise
• Injections
• Kyphoplasty
• Lower back surgery
• Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Neck surgery
• Scoliosis surgery
• Spinal fusion
• Upper back surgery
• Vertebroplasty

Professional Affiliations

• North American Spine Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Georgia Orthopaedic Society

Certifications

• Board Certified - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

• Texas Back Institute, Dallas, TX - Spine Surgery Fellowship