Michael H. Haak
Experienced in Cervical Myelopathy

Dr. Michael H. Haak

Orthopedics
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Medical Center - Orthopaedic Surgery
100 North Academy Avenue, 
Danville, PA 
Accepting New Patients
39 Years of Experience

Experienced in Cervical Myelopathy
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Medical Center - Orthopaedic Surgery
100 North Academy Avenue, 
Danville, PA 
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Overview

Dr. Haak is a board-certified and fellowship-trained spine specialist. His clinical interests include cervical spine and neck injuries, cervical disc replacement surgery, minimally invasive cervical surgery, cervical myelopathy and stenosis and cervical disc herniations. Dr. Haak earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center, and his fellowship in spinal surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Haak is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Haak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Medical College Of Wisconsin
Residency
Brooke Army Medical Center, 1990
Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
The American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1991
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Geisinger Medical Center - Orthopaedic Surgery
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
Call: 800-275-6401

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.


4 Total Publications

Rates and Causes of Reoperations Following Spinal Cord Stimulation Within a 2-12 year Period.
Rates and Causes of Reoperations Following Spinal Cord Stimulation Within a 2-12 year Period.
Journal: Global spine journal
Published: August 05, 2023
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Lewistown, PA 
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717-242-8124
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Siddharth A. Badve, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon who specializes in the management of common neck and back problems.|Dr. Badve’s clinical interests include treatment of cervical disc herniation, lumbar disc herniation, degenerative spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, radiculopathy, myelopathy, spinal cord compression, spinal deformity, spinal trauma and other spine disorders with conventional and minimally invasive surgery. He attended medical school at Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College at the University of Mumbai and completed the orthopaedic residency from Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India.|He also completed three different fellowship programs in orthopaedics at renowned institutions that included a year each in Spine surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan and State University of New York - Upstate Medical center in New York and another year in Pediatric orthopaedics and scoliosis surgery at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.|Dr. Badve actively participates in academics and research, having published research papers on spine health. He is also a reviewer and editorial board member of several scientific journals.|In his spare time, Dr. Badve enjoys spending time with his family and friends, reading, listening to music and outdoor activities.|Video: more from Dr. Siddharth Badve, M.D. Dr. Badve is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Fusion, and Microdiscectomy.

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