Dr. Richard J. DiStefano, MD, Syracuse, NY, 13214
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Dr. Richard J. DiStefano, MD, Syracuse, NY, 13214
Dr. Richard DiStefano is a Board Certified, Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon in Syracuse, NY who specializes in spine surgery. Dr. DiStefano treats patients with back pain, neck pain and spine-related disorders.
The spine specialists at the Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) Spine Center in Syracuse, NY utilize a team approach to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide array of spinal conditions and injuries. The highly specialized orthopedic surgeons and mid-level providers at SOS are committed to treating patients with sports and work-related injuries, degenerative spine conditions and spinal disorders.
Dr. Richard DiStefano is a Orthopedic Spine Surgeon with Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists Spine Center.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Orthopedic Surgeon
Languages
English
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Acute Pain
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arm pain
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Arthritis
- Auto-related injuries
- Back pain
- Cancer
- Cervical spine disorders
- Chiari malformation
- Chronic pain
- Coccydynia
- Complex Spinal Disorders
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Dizziness and balance disorders
- Extremity Dysfunction/Pain
- Facet syndrome
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Fracture
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Leg pain
- Lower back pain
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Neck disorders
- Neck pain
- Nerve pain / neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporotic compression fracture
- Pediatric spine disorders
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal infections
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal Tumors
- Spine Conditions
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Upper back pain
- Whiplash
- Workers' Compensation Injuries
Treatments
- Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
- Anterior cervical corpectomy
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Artificial disc replacement - cervical
- Back surgery
- BMP
- Bone graft substitutes
- Bracing
- Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
- Cervical spine surgery
- Coccygectomy
- Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
- Diagnostic testing
- Disc arthroplasty
- Discectomy
- Discography
- Electrotherapy, e.g. TENS
- Frequency specific microcurrent
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy / decompression surgery
- Laminoplasty
- Lower back surgery
- Lumbar corpectomy
- Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- Nerve testing
- Non-surgical treatment and diagnosis
- Pain management
- Paraspinal Surface EMG
- PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Posterior cervical decompression
- Posterior cervical discectomy
- Posterior cervical foraminotomy
- Posterolateral lumbar fusion
- Scoliosis surgery
- Scoliosis treatment - non-surgical
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal fusion
- Spine Surgery
- TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
- Traction
- Upper back surgery
- Vertebroplasty
- XLIF (lateral lumbar interbody fusion)
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Onondaga County Medical Society
- New York Society of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Simmons Surgical Society
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Professional Distinctions
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery - Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY
- Fellowship, Spine Surgery - SUNY Health Science Center at Buffalo