
Overview
Nicholas Wills, M.D., is a spine surgeon at Summit Orthopedics, serving Minneapolis and St. Paul metro patients. He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, total disc replacement, as well as cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine conditions. Across the nation, Dr. Wills trains other surgeons on the best techniques for disc replacement surgery. He was a pioneer in this market, adopting new technology that allows for a two-level disc replacement that maintains the motion at both levels of repair. His surgical expertise has won him repeated recognition on the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Rising Stars list.
Dr. Wills is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccydynia. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Disc Surgery, and Herniated Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2620 Eagan Woods Drive, Floor 1, Eagan, MN 55121
2090 Woodwinds Drive, Floor 1, Woodbury, MN 55125
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Summit Orthopedics
Erik Ekstrom, M.D., is an interventional spine physician and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at Summit Orthopedics. He provides nonsurgical neck, back, and spine care, serving Minneapolis/St. Paul patients. Special interests include minimally invasive spine therapies, the innovative Intracept Procedure, and sports injuries. Dr. Ekstrom is a frequent recipient of the Top Doctor designation in Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. “I believe in listening to patients and making them feel comfortable,” Dr. Ekstrom explains. “For me, the most gratifying part of the work is finding the problem and fixing it so patients can return to their usual activities.” He is an avid cyclist and cross-country skier. Dr. Ekstrom is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccydynia. His top areas of expertise are Coccydynia, Facet Joint Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, and Sciatica.
Summit Orthopedics
David Spight, D.O., is an interventional spine physician at Summit Orthopedics serving Minneapolis/St. Paul patients. He specializes in nonsurgical treatment of neck, back, and spine conditions and injuries. He has a particular interest in physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as lumbar spine disorders. He completed his fellowship in Interventional Pain Management, Spine Technology and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “My greatest satisfaction in medicine is having the opportunity to educate patients about the relationship between structure and function, which allows them to gain the necessary knowledge to become active participants in their care,” Dr. Spight says. Dr. Spight is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccydynia. His top areas of expertise are Coccydynia, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, and Facet Joint Syndrome.
River's Edge Hospital And Clinic
Thomas Jones is an Orthopedics provider in Saint Peter, Minnesota. Dr. Jones is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccydynia. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Coccydynia, Spinal Stenosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Jones is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Wills isDistinguished. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Wills isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Wills isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Advanced
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Wills isAdvanced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Wills isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Facet Joint SyndromeDr. Wills isAdvanced. Learn about Facet Joint Syndrome.
- Foot DropDr. Wills isAdvanced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Wills isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Herniated DiskDr. Wills isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Experienced
- BursitisDr. Wills isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Wills isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Wills isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Wills isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- CoccydyniaDr. Wills isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Fibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaDr. Wills isExperienced. Learn about Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.


