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Jack Zigler, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Clinic Information
Texas Back Institute
6020 W. Parker Road
Suite 200
Plano, TX 75093
Dr. Jack Zigler is an orthopedic surgeon at the Texas Back Institute and Co-Director of its Spine Fellowship Program. He has more than 30 years of experience performing spine surgery.
Dr. Zigler has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals such as Spine, International Journal of Spine Surgery, and the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. He has contributed dozens of chapters to medical textbooks and given hundreds of presentations at medical society meetings and conferences.
He serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Disc Replacement at the Texas Back Institute and teaches around the work on surgical techniques for artificial disc replacement surgery.
Select Professional Memberships and Achievements
- President, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Board of Directors, Cervical Spine Research Society
- Past President, American Spinal Injury Association
Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education
- BS – Cornell University
- MD – SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
- Residency – Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Residency – General Surgery, Long Island Jewish - Hillside Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
- Fellowship – Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Articles Written by this Author
- All About the C5-C6 Spinal Motion Segment
- C5-C6 Treatment
- Deciding on Surgery for Degenerative Disc Disease
- Degenerated Disc Surgery: Exploring Your Fusion and Pain Management Options
- Explanation of the X-STOP Surgery
- Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement for Chronic Back Pain
- Lumbar Artificial Disc Surgery Recovery
- Overall Treatment Considerations for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Pain Generated by the Spinal Disc
- Postoperative Care after X-STOP Surgery
- Potential Risks of Surgery for a Degenerated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery: The X-STOP
- Surgery for a Degenerated Disc
- Total Disc Replacement – Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
- When to See a Surgeon for Spinal Stenosis
- Who is a Candidate for X-STOP Surgery?
- X-STOP Potential Risks and Complications
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