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Our Spine Center gives patients access to a team of experts working together to evolve the optimal treatment plan. We weigh the options of non-invasive and minimally-invasive approaches to eliminate chronic pain and get them back to normal daily living. We take the journey with our patients from surgery through rehabilitation. —Langston T. Holly, MD, Director of the UCLA Spine Center
he UCLA Spine Center is one of the only academic spine programs in the country with a completely integrated practice that incorporates neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists and clinical scientists in one seamless unit. Langston T. Holly, MD, Director of the UCLA Spine Center, specializes in neurosurgery and collaborates with specialists in orthopedic care to lead a world-class spine team in the diagnosis, management and treatment of spinal disorders, spinal injuries, chronic spinal pain and degenerative spinal diseases. Our experienced surgeons performed more than 900 surgeries last year. The UCLA Spine Center leads the nation in National Institute of Health (NIH) spine research funding. Active research programs include basic and clinical science for spinal cord injury research as well as advanced imaging techniques for the evaluation of degenerative spine disease. It is also one of the very few centers in the world with the ability to readily translate basic science breakthroughs discovered in the laboratory
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to the treatment of spinal disorders in patients. We are leaders in the bench-to-bedside approach, which translates to our patients receiving unique cutting-edge treatments and innovative surgical techniques that optimize outcomes and improve recovery and function. Additionally, UCLA has a tradition of treating patients with Chiari malformation and with syringomyelia, going back over 30 years. We have treated more than 350 patients with Chiari malformation and more than 150 patients with syringomyelia. Chiari malformation and syrinomyelia are complex entities, which are frequently missed in diagnosis. Our panel of specialists who constitute a center for the treatment of these disorders is also involved in disseminating information among the medical community, patients and their families. The human spine is the strength and nerve center of the human body, for this reason, our neurosurgeons are committed to the full recovery of our patients every step of the way from the evaluation through surgery and rehabilitation.
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