The 20 Best Herniated Disk Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best Herniated Disk Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 242 doctor with experience in Herniated Disk near Boston, MA. Of these, 200 are Experienced, 39 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    Andrew J. Schoenfeld
    Distinguished in Herniated Disk
    Distinguished in Herniated Disk

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Comprehensive Spine Center

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, 
    South Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrew Schoenfeld is an Orthopedics provider in South Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Schoenfeld is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Spinal Cord Abscess, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy.

    Distinguished in Herniated Disk
    Distinguished in Herniated Disk

    New England Baptist Hospital

    125 Parker Hill Ave, 
    Roxbury Crossing, MA 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mihran Artinian is a Radiologist in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. Dr. Artinian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Herniated Disk, Osteoarthritis, and Scoliosis.

    Yi Lu
    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neurosurgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Lu is a spine surgeon and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. Additionally, Dr. Lu serves as the Director of Neurosurgical Trauma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Lu completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and he completed his Spine Fellowship at the University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery.Dr Lu’s clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity and scoliosis correction, spinal tumor (primary and metastasis, and spinal trauma. His research involves spinal cord injury, namely the axon regeneration and locomotion recovery after spinal cord injury. Dr. Lu is committed to putting his patients first and treating his patients as if they were his own family. Dr. Lu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Epidural Abscess, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

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    Jay M. Zampini
    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Orthopedics
    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Orthopedics

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Comprehensive Spine Center

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, 
    South Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jay Zampini is an Orthopedics provider in South Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Zampini is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Physiatry | Pain Medicine
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Physiatry | Pain Medicine

    Boston Orthopaedic And Spine LLC

    20 Guest St, Suite 225, 
    Brighton, MA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Sarni is a Physiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in Brighton, Massachusetts. Dr. Sarni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, and Sciatica. Dr. Sarni is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neuroradiology
    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neuroradiology

    Tufts Medical Center

    800 Washington St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Dai is a Neuroradiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Dai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Meningioma, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neuroradiology
    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neuroradiology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Harlan Harvey is a Neuroradiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Harvey has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, CAPOS Syndrome, Vertigo, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

    Jason L. Pittman
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Spine Center At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, 2nd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Pittman is an Orthopedics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pittman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Fractured Spine, Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Laminectomy, and Vertebroplasty.

    Sapan D. Gandhi
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 2, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sapan Gandhi is an Orthopedics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gandhi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Lordosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.

    Yu-ming Chang
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 4, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yu-ming Chang is a Radiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Chiari Malformation, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Rafael Rojas
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 4, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Rafael Rojas is a Radiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rojas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Meningioma, and Brain Aneurysm.

    Donnella S. Comeau
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 4, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donnella Comeau is a Radiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Comeau is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. Her top areas of expertise are Headache, Brain Aneurysm, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, and Radiation Induced Meningioma.

    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Advanced in Herniated Disk

    Brigham And Women's Hospital

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yuri Peterkin is a Radiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Peterkin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Angiomyoma, Uterine Fibroids, and Visceromegaly.

    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neuroradiology
    Advanced in Herniated Disk
    Neuroradiology

    Brigham And Women's Hospital

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roman Klufas is a Neuroradiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Klufas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Hydrocephalus, and Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.

    Diego B. Nunez
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Diego Nunez is a Radiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nunez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.

    Geoffrey S. Young
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Geoffrey Young is a Radiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Young is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), and Stroke.

    Timothy R. Smith
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Timothy Smith is a neurosurgeon-scientist who seeks to understand, predict, and improve clinical outcomes for neurosurgical patients by combining the use of epidemiological data, advanced statistical analysis, machine learning, and emerging biological/information system technologies. Trained as an epidemiologist and statistician in addition to his neurosurgical residency, he focuses primarily on the utilization of data science to optimize neurosurgical patient care.Dr. Smith’s clinical interests focus on tumors of the brain and spine that arise innately from the central nervous system and the meningeal covering of the brain, or metastasize from other primary cancer sites. Dr. Smith is the Director of the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center (CNOC) in the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. This center strives to collect and maintain prospective data on all neurosurgical patients cared for by the department, synthesize high volume data streams, as well as implement process and outcome improvement through comparison with national data.Dr. Smith is committed to the education of future neurosurgeons and plays an active role in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s neurosurgical residency program. He is a committee vice-chair for Medical-Legal Issues with the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) as well as the President of the Boston Society for Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, the oldest academic neuroscience society in the United States. He serves on numerous committees both in the US and worldwide which focus on the ethics of neurosurgery, oncology, skull base surgery, and neurologic outcomes assessment. He is an active member of committees at Brigham and Women’s Hospital addressing information technology, physician wellness, and process improvement.Dr. Smith maintains active membership in both national and international neurosurgical societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Skull Base Society, the Society for Neuro-Oncology, and the Pituitary Society. He presents his research regularly at national and international meetings. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and several book chapters. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

    Efstathios Papavassiliou
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Neurosurgery

    110 Francis Street, Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Greek, Spanish

    Efstathios Papavassiliou is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Papavassiliou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Parkinson's Disease, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Ziev B. Moses
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Neurosurgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, Lowry Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ziev Moses is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Moses is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Subdural Hematoma, Lordosis, Fractured Spine, and Laminectomy.

    Martina Stippler
    Experienced in Herniated Disk
    Experienced in Herniated Disk

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, Lowry Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German
    Offers Telehealth

    Martina Stippler is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stippler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. Her top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Pituitary Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Laminectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Herniated Disk?

    A herniated (slipped) disk occurs when all or part of a disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk. This may place pressure on nearby nerves or the spinal cord.

    When should I see a Herniated Disk doctor near Boston, MA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Herniated Disk doctor near Boston, MA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Herniated Disk doctors near Boston, MA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Herniated Disk doctors near Boston, MA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Herniated Disk doctor near Boston, MA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Herniated Disk doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Herniated Disk doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Herniated Disk doctor near Boston, MA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Herniated Disk doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Herniated Disk doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Herniated Disk doctors near Boston, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Herniated Disk doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Herniated Disk doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Herniated Disk doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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