Dr. Joseph O’Brien is a specialist in minimally invasive spine surgery. He spent 9 years at GWU as an associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery. Additionally, he was formerly the Medical Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at The GW Hospital. He is a fellow in the Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his spine surgical training at the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center. Dr. O’Brien actively pursues research in ways to improve spine surgery and techniques to salvage failed spine surgery. He has been published in a variety of medical journals including Spine, the Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, Neurosurgery, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Current Orthopaedic Practice. His research has been presented around the globe with between 10-20 research presentations on a national level per year. He offers expertise in minimally invasive surgery and revision of failed spine surgery. In particular, he has an interest in failed cervical spine surgery. Dr. O'brien is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

David Perim is an Orthopedics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Perim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disk, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft. Dr. Perim is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Fisch, a graduate of Queens College and Georgetown University School of Medicine, is trained in orthopaedic surgery. His areas of special interest include surgery of the cervical, lumbar and thoracic spine.Dr. Fisch is trained in all aspects of spine surgery instrumentation, using anterior and posterior approaches. In addition, Dr.Fisch is a leader in state-of-the-art spine injections, which frequently enable patients to avoid surgery. Visit www.OrthoBethesda.com for more information. Dr. Fisch is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Invertebral Disc Disease, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

Anna Irwin is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Irwin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Cervical Spondylosis, and Sciatica. Dr. Irwin is currently accepting new patients.

Ryan Mctaggart is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Mctaggart is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Embolectomy.

Scott Wagner is an Orthopedics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Wagner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Fractured Spine, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Fusion, and Microdiscectomy.

"Dr. Tushar Ch. Patel is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spinal surgery with a concentration on conditions of the cervical spine (neck) with a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery and disc replacement. He has been in practice since 1994 having served as Chief, Section of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Yale University School of Medicine until 2000, then in Northern Virginia until 2017. Dr. Patel's research interests include tissue engineering, bone growth factors, and innovative techniques in spinal surgery. His research efforts have resulted in multiple peer-reviewed publications and numerous patents. He has presented extensively both nationally and internationally at the meetings of the leading societies in spinal surgery. He is currently a member of the North American Spine Society, the Cervical Spine research Society and a founding member of the Lumbar Spine Research Society. He has held multiple leadership and committee positions in these societies. His research experience, academic experience, and extensive clinical experience allow him to devise an individualized care plan to allow patients to return as rapidly as possible to a healthy active lifestyle, with surgery as a last resort. He has been recognized as a ""Top Doctor"" six times by the Washingtonian magazine.". Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Faheem Sandhu is a Neurosurgery provider in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Sandhu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Epidural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Sandhu is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Navin Sethi is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr.Navin Sethi then went on to complete a fellowship in spine surgery at the Emory Spine Center in Atlanta. Dr. Sethi has lectured both nationally and internationally on topics related to the spine. He has written numerous articles and given multiple presentations to the attendees at the prestigious American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Northern American Spine Society, and Cervical Spine Research Society meetings, among others. To learn more information about Dr. Navin Sethi, visit OrthoBethesda.com. Dr. Sethi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

Eric Feuchtbaum is an Orthopedics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Feuchtbaum is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Osteotomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Dr. Denis R. Harris is a hospital chair and an orthopaedic surgeon at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He has a solo practice in Washington, D.C. Dr. Harris earned his undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin, where he also earned his medical degree from their Medical School. Dr. Harris completed an internship in surgery at Northwestern, as well as residences in general and orthopaedic surgery at George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Harris is a member of the Clinical Pathologic Society. He has received the US News & World Report award for quality practice, as well as the Consumer’s Checkbook Magazine award for quality practice. Consumers Research also presented Dr. Harris with a quality practice award and named him one of America’s Top Orthopedists. He has also been named Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine. Dr. Harris has received the Theobald Smith Award for original research. Dr. Harris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, and Bursitis.

Marc Grossman is a Physiatrist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Grossman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Herniated Disk, Decorticate Posture, and Decerebrate Posture. Dr. Grossman is currently accepting new patients.

Herbert Lane is an Orthopedics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Lane is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Lane is currently accepting new patients.

Sharon Seltzer is a Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Seltzer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. Her top areas of expertise are Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome, Calvarial Hyperostosis, SOST-Related Sclerosing Bone Dysplasia, and Craniodiaphyseal Dysplasia.

Vivek David is a Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. David is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Synovial Osteochondromatosis, Baker Cyst, Caffey Disease, and Tenosynovitis.

Bradley Dick is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Dick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Fecal Impaction, Lump in the Abdomen, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty.

Jeff Jacobson is a Neurosurgery provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Jacobson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Microdiscectomy.

Dr. John K. Starr is an orthopaedic surgeon at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, located in Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Medical Building and Chevy Chase, MD. He is affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center and George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Starr is currently on the medical board for the FBI, Secret Service and State Department. Dr. Starr has an expertise in complex spinal surgery and reconstruction, as well as complex deformity, revision reconstruction, spinal trauma and tumors. Dr. Starr earned his medical degree from State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed a general surgery residency at Millard Fillmore Hospitals, followed by an orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Starr also completed a fellowship in the spinal cord injury unit and adult spinal surgery at the Jackson Memorial Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric reconstruction and scoliosis at the Miami Children’s Hospital. Dr. Starr was previously the orthopaedic director of spinal surgery at George Washington University, as well as an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Starr is a member of various scientific societies. In the past, Dr. Starr has served an advisory role for the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, as well as served on the Panel of Examiners for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS) and chaired the spine panel for oral examinations for the ABOS. Dr. Starr has contributed to numerous publications and given lectures and presentations on his research interests, including spinal fixation, spinal trauma care and complex tumor resection and reconstruction. Dr. Starr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Scoliosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

Dr. Jonas R. (J.R) Rudzki is a clinical associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at The George Washington University School of Medicine and an orthopaedic surgeon at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, located in Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Medical Building and Chevy Chase, MD. Dr. Rudzki has an expertise in sports medicine, with a focus on conditions and injuries of the shoulder, knee and elbow. Dr. Rudzki earned his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery and orthopaedic surgery internship at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital, as well as an orthopaedic surgery residency. Dr. Rudzki is on the Evaluation Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the AAOS Board of Councilors. He is a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders Program, Arthroscopy Association of North American, Washington Orthopaedic Society, William Osler Medical Society, and International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee and Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Rudzki has been named a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine, as well as a U.S. News & World Report/Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Dr. Rudzki has research interests in rotator cuff injuries and surgical repairs, shoulder injury in overhead athletes, clavicle fractures, cartilage biology and transplantation and trauma outcomes research. He has contributed to numerous publications, book chapters, abstracts and conducted research, which earned him awards and nominations such as the E.O.A. Founder’s Award for Research and the Charles S. Neer Award Nomination. In addition, Dr. Rudzki has lectured and presented at national and international conferences. Dr. Rudzki is currently a consultant reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the Journal of Knee Surgery. Dr. Rudzki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Frozen Shoulder, Decerebrate Posture, and Decorticate Posture.

John Klimkiewicz is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Klimkiewicz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Decerebrate Posture, and Decorticate Posture.