News & Media

March, 2008

FATIMA'S SPINE SURGERY SERVICE IS ALL ABOUT EXPERIENCE

You've got only one backbone, so when it comes to spinal surgery you want to be
sure your surgeon has what it takes to do the job.

The neurosurgery division at Fatima Hospital performs hundreds of spine surgeries each year, from delicate disc fusion to miraculous cervical disc replacements. In fact, we do so many of these surgeries that we've been able to create a dedicated spine surgery support team comprised of skilled surgical nurses and technicians who know back surgery and, just as important, the surgeons who perform these procedures. They and the surgeons they support work in the Gelineau Surgical Pavilion, one of New England's most sophisticated surgical facilities that offers leading edge surgical technology.

Whether it is relief from chronic back pain or treatment for traumatic spinal injuries, the spine surgery team at Fatima Hospital is a ready resource for you or a loved one…a resource that has been honed to excellence through one of the highest spine surgery volumes in Southern New England.

Some of the many procedures performed include, anterior and posterior cervical fusion, anterior and posterior lumbar fusion, discectomy, vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty, laminectomy, cervical fusion/laminoplasty, thoracic fusion and foraminotomy.

For more information about the spine surgery service at Fatima Hospital,
contact any member of the Division of Neurosurgery:

Dr. Stephen Saris, chairman, 453-3545
Dr. Sumit Das & Michael Harrison, 270-5395
Dr. Fred Harrington, 521-9999