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Spine Surgeon - Ventura, CA

We found 6 spine surgeon in Ventura, CA. See refinement options below.

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Dr. Forrest D. Hsu, MD

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(166 ratings)

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Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery

3170 Loma Vista Road, Ventura, CA 93003

805-648-9830

brain surgery, cervical laminoplasty, compression fractures
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Dr. Forrest Hsu is a graduate of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.

"He was completely arrogant and immediately dismissive the moment he walked in the room. He focused on an unrelated issue & asked questions regarding that instead of questions about my neck directly. He was argumentative & actually tried to tell me my symptoms weren’t accurate. As I’m sitting there stunned at his attitude towards me, since we’d never met before it shocked me to an angry level that he actually dismissed what I was truly there for and tried pinpointing a secondary issue caused by the problems in my neck. I guess that burning and pins and needless feeling and the numbness in my hands and the shooting electric shocks up my neck aren’t relsted. Not sure why he thinksarrogance eye rolling behavior is acceptable, if that’s how he treats people/new he just met then he’s akreaxy failing to actually address the main issues w/patients. I didn’t wait 3 months to be treated as less than important. I know my body & it’s not normal to not be able to look down or bend the neck to chin w/out burning, stabbing & shock like pain between my shoulder blades, up in base of my skull and at back of neck at shoulder level. If you ask me about a secondary issue you’ll get an answer but don’t say that issue is my problem. Especially since the shoulder issue isn’t the underlying problem. It’s just adding to the neck pain and discomfort. I don’t wish my level of discomfort on anyone except this guy. Since my hands and fingers are pins and needles I expect when I lose all feeling in them then maybe just maybe he’d realize how absolutely discriminatory he was!!! I’ve never in my life been made to feel unimportant or less than by anyone until I met Dr. F Hsu & I’m extremely unimpressed by his behavior towards me. It prompted me to get up and walk out after ZERO ADVICE and him arguing with me. DR. Sanford Wright would never of prejudged his patients & was an absolute blessing as a brilliant surgeon he will be sorely missed by not only his patients but by his friends.. Dr. Hsu doesn’t deserve to take over what Dr. Wright built he only treats people w/discrimination and disrespect he’s not someone I’d trust my life with!!!"

March 1, 2019
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Dr. Karl Edward Buechsenschuetz, DO

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(5 ratings)

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Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma

3525 Loma Vista, Ventura, CA 93003

Dr. Karl Buechsenschuetz is a specialist in orthopedic trauma and spine surgery. He works in Ventura, CA.
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Dr. Sohrab Pahlavan, MD

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Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

3525 Loma Vista Road, Ventura, CA 93003

805-641-6415

Dr. Sohrab Pahlavan's areas of specialization are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; he sees patients in San Jose, CA and Ventura, CA. Dr. Pahlavan graduated from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine.
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Dr. Samuel D. Small, DO

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Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

168 Brent, Ventura, CA 93003

805-648-3902

Dr. Samuel Small works as a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Ventura, CA.
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Dr. Hossein Aziz, DO

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Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

3525 Loma Vista, Ventura, CA 93003

Dr. Hossein Aziz works as a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Camarillo, CA and Ventura, CA.
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Dr. Stephen R. Shaw, MD

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Interventional Pain Medicine, Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

3418 Loma Vista, Ventura, CA 93003

805-642-0128

Dr. Stephen Shaw practices interventional pain medicine, spine surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Ventura, CA.

Featured Ventura Spine Surgeon Reviews

Dr. Forrest D. Hsu, MD

“He was completely arrogant and immediately dismissive the moment he walked in the room. He focused on an unrelated issu...”

March 1, 2019

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What is Spine Surgery?

Spinal surgery is the subspecialty that uses surgery to restore the normal function of the spine when things go wrong due to trauma, disease, or other disorders. There are many ways that the spine can begin to hurt or lose the ability to move properly, and surgery is not always necessary. However, when surgery is needed, there's no one more qualified for the job than a spine surgeon.

Spinal surgery can be considered a subspecialty of either orthopedics or neurosurgery. That means that a spine surgeon may take either path to this specific career, training first as either an orthopedist or a neurosurgeon. Orthopedics deals mainly with the structural issues of the back and spine: the bones, muscles, and joints. Neurosurgery deals mainly with issues of the brain, nerves, and spinal cord. So when choosing a spine surgeon, it is sometimes possible that a surgeon's background will have a bearing on someone's particular diagnosis. However, in most cases, it doesn't matter. Either an orthopedist-spine surgeon or a neurosurgeon-spine surgeon can handle the majority of spine surgeries. What is more important is that some spine surgeons specialize in specific areas of the spine, such as lumbar surgery or cervical surgery. In that case, it is important to connect with a surgeon who is experienced with a patient's particular need.

Some of the surgeries performed on the spine include:

Correction of spinal deformities, such as scoliosis
Spinal fusion
Minimally invasive spine surgery, including decompression surgeries such as discectomy and laminectomy
Balloon kyphoplasty, a procedure done to repair compression fractures in vertebrae

The spine is a very complicated piece of the body's machinery, and a very necessary part of movement and function. It holds people up and allows them move. Having a working spine is important, and having a skilled surgeon when spinal surgery is needed is critical.