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Photo coming soon Brad Gelfand M.D. — Physician
Biography
Dr. Bradley Gelfand is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon at The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide spectrum of spinal conditions, including degenerative, traumatic, congenital and developmental disorders that impact the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral regions. This includes neck and back pain, disc herniations, radiculopathy (pinched nerve), spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, myelopathy (compression of the spinal cord), spinal deformity, scoliosis and spinal trauma.
Dr. Gelfand emphasizes the importance of pursuing non-surgical treatment options as a first step before considering surgical intervention in his practice.
A strong advocate of patient-centered care, Dr. Gelfand prioritizes listening to his patients and thoroughly educating them about their specific spinal conditions. He believes this collaborative, informed approach fosters shared decision-making, which is essential for achieving the best possible outcomes. Overall he simplifies his approach to spine care: treat patients how you would want your own family to be treated.
When surgery becomes necessary, Dr. Gelfand has expertise in both degenerative and complex spine surgeries, utilizing a tailored approach that may include advanced minimally invasive or motion preserving techniques, as well as traditional surgery – depending on what best suits the individual patient's needs.
Areas Of Expertise
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Cervical myelopathy
- Cervical stenosis
- Thoracic myelopathy
- Thoracic stenosis
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Lumbar stenosis
- Disc herniation
- Sciatica
- Neurogenic claudication
- Spinal stenosis
- Foraminal stenosis
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- SI joint pain
- Failed back/flat back syndrome
- Orthopaedic disorders of the spine
- Compression fracture
- Burst fracture
- Spine fracture
Specialties
Occipital instrumentation and fusion
C1-2 fusion
Cervical fusion
Posterior cervical decompression and fusion
Cervical laminoplasty
Cervical corpectomy
Cervical disc arthroplasty
Anterior cervical decompression and fusion
Thoracic laminectomy
Thoracic decompression
Thoracic decompression and fusion
Thoracic corpectomy
Lumbar decompression
Lumbar decompression and fusion
Lumbar corpectomy
Prone trans psoas MIS surgery (PTP)
Extreme lateral interbody surgery MIS (XLIF)
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion MIS (ALIF)
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)
Prone lateral surgery
SI (Sacroiliac) joint fusion
Medical Degree
Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC
Residency
Georgetown University Hospital, residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship
Spine surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, a prestigious AO Spine designated fellowship program
Minimally invasive and open spine surgery techniques fellowship, at the world-renowned R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Professional Associations
He is a member of the North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Major Accomplishments
Dr. Gelfand has authored multiple textbook chapters and has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles.