Dr. Tushar Ch. Patel, MD, Herndon, VA, 20171

Dr. Tushar Ch. Patel earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed his orthopedic surgeon residency at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC. Before joining Commonwealth Orthopaedics in 2000, Dr. Patel served as Chief of the Section of Spine surgery and as Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Yale University.

Dr. Patel is a pioneer in disk replacement surgery in the Washington D.C. area, and specializes in complex cervical spine surgery and minimally invasive spinal procedures- an area of orthopaedics for which he as developed special tools and instruments. Additionally, Dr. Patel is internationally renowned as a researcher in the field of tissue regeneration as it applies to spinal surgery.He holds six patents for spinal implants that make spinal surgery safer and improve patient outcomes.

Commonwealth Orthopaedics, an orthopaedic surgery group practice, provides comprehensive, high quality, cost effective care to patients with injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. We act with the best interest of our patients in mind, strive to provide the best medical care available, and treat our patients with respect, compassion, and confidentiality.

Dr. Tushar Patel is a member of Commonwealth Orthopaedics.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic Surgeon

Areas Served

Northern Virginia area- Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, Burke, Herndon, Lansdowne, Reston, Springfield, Tysons Corner

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Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Arm pain
• Back pain
• Foot drop
• Fracture
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Myelopathy
• Neck disorders
• Neck pain
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis

Treatments

• Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
• Anterior cervical corpectomy
• Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
• Anterior cervical fusion
• Artificial disc replacement - cervical
• Bone graft substitutes
• Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
• Dynamic lumbar stabilization
• Interspinous process spacers
• Laminectomy / decompression surgery
• Laminoplasty
• Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
• Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Neck surgery
• Posterior cervical decompression
• Posterior cervical discectomy
• Posterior cervical foraminotomy
• Posterolateral lumbar fusion
• Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
• Spinal cord surgery
• TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)

Other Conditions

• Herniated disc surgery
• Cervical neck surgery

Professional Affiliations

• North American Spine Society
• Cervical Spine Research Society
• Eastern Orthopaedic Association

Certifications

• Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

• Fellowship trained, Spinal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Section Editor, "Orthopedics Knowledge Update", American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons