Advanced in Cervical Myelopathy

Dr. Colin C. Buchanan

Neurosurgery
CommonSpirit Health
Colorado Brain & Spine Institute, LLC
1411 S Potomac St, Ste 450, 
Aurora, CO 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Cervical Myelopathy
CommonSpirit Health
Colorado Brain & Spine Institute, LLC
1411 S Potomac St, Ste 450, 
Aurora, CO 
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Overview

Colin Buchanan is a Neurosurgery provider in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Buchanan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Spondylosis, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Buchanan is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Wayne State University
Residency
UCLA School of Medicine
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in OH
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery-American Board Of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic
Hospital Affiliations
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Hca Healthone Mountain Ridge
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Colorado Brain & Spine Institute, LLC
1411 S Potomac St, Ste 450, Aurora, CO 80012
Call: 303-783-8844

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Total Publications

Sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of mobile and nonmobile L4-L5 degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of mobile and nonmobile L4-L5 degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Published: March 29, 2014
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