Dr. Hargovind S. Dewal
Overview
Dr. DeWal is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with additional training in neurosurgery. He is committed to the latest advancements in spine surgery, offering patients the newest, most up-to-date technologies.
His clinical practice includes microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, fusion and nonfusion procedures. He also specializes in treatment of athletic spine injuries. He treats patients with a variety of spinal disorders including herniation, stenosis, scoliosis and spinal cord compression.
Dr. DeWal has lectured at national meetings and has written several book chapters as well as published numerous articles related to the spine.
Dr. Dewal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Sciatica, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
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
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
- Spinal StenosisDr. Dewal isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Advanced
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Dewal isAdvanced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Foot DropDr. Dewal isAdvanced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Herniated DiskDr. Dewal isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- SciaticaDr. Dewal isAdvanced. Learn about Sciatica.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Dewal isAdvanced. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Thoracic Outlet SyndromeDr. Dewal isAdvanced. Learn about Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Dewal isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Dewal isExperienced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Dewal isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Dewal isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Dewal isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- DiskitisDr. Dewal isExperienced. Learn about Diskitis.