Overview
Dr. Spinks is a pediatric neurosurgeon and chief of the neurosurgery program at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida in collaboration with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the hospital staff in 2021. He most recently was a neurosurgeon with the Brain and Spine Neuroscience Institute in Lutz, Florida. Dr. Spinks has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and lectured nationally. His research interests include stem cell harvest, minimally invasive neurosurgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. Dr. Spinks earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, New York. He completed a residency at the University of California, Los Angeles, Division of Neurological Surgery, and a fellowship in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Golisano Children's Hospital launches neurosurgery program for kids in effort to reduce transfers to Tampa and Miami, News Press - Ft. Myers (December 21, 2021).
Dr. Spinks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Syringobulbia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, and Syringomyelia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Fort Myers, FL 33966
501 6th Avenue South, St Petersburg, FL 33701
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Experienced
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Spinks isExperienced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- Brain AbscessDr. Spinks isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain HerniationDr. Spinks isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Spinks isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Chiari MalformationDr. Spinks isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Spinks isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.