Complex Spine Program

INSTITUTE
University Hospitals Spine Institute

KEY CONTACTS
Gabriel Smith, MD
Manish Kasliwal, MD
Alan Hoffer, MD

APPOINTMENT LINE
Please call Angela Foote, Patient Access Supervisor, at 440-227-6942, or Krista Walker, Medical Assistant, at 330-635-8498.
For hospital transfers, please call 216-844-1111.

Conditions Treated

• Degenerative spinal disorders
• Scoliosis
• Spinal neuro-oncology disorders
• Spinal vascular disorders

Therapies

• All options for spinal decompression and fusion available
• Minimally invasive decompression and instrumentation (percutaneous screw placement)
• Intraoperative navigation with CT capability (O-arm, Stealth)
• Minimally invasive scoliosis correction
• Pediatric scoliosis deformity correction, in partnership with University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s
• Craniocervical fusion and decompression (occiput – C1 – C2)
• Surgical and radiosurgical treatment of metastatic and primary spinal tumors (anterior, posterior approaches;Gamma Knife®, proton beam)
• Surgical and endovascular treatment of spinal vascular malformation (AVM, AV fistula)

Distinguishing Features

• Spinal neurosurgery expertise, with additional fellowship experience in neuro-oncology, spinal deformity correction and minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques
• Multidisciplinary treatment of back pain and degenerative spinal disorders, with PM&R, neurology and neurosurgery
• National training for complex craniovertebral junction pathologies (CVJ)