
Overview
Edward Santos, M.D., is a spine surgeon at Summit Orthopedics, serving Minneapolis/St. Paul metro patients. He completed four fellowships: Adult Orthopaedic Reconstruction at the University of Minnesota, Spine Surgery at Twin Cities Spine Center, Revision Joint Surgery and Transplantation in Australia, and Spine Surgery in Australia. As an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, he educated medical residents for over a decade. He is a frequent Top Doctor recipient from Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. He says, “I want to be the doctor with whom patients can share their fears and concerns and dreams. And when they tell me I’ve changed their life and given them back their life? Without a doubt, that’s the best part of my job.".
Dr. Santos 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, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Cervical Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
10230 Baltimore St NE, Main Desk, Blaine, MN 55449
3580 Arcade Street, Floor 1, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
301 Hwy 65 S, Mora, MN 55051
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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Garry Banks is an Orthopedics provider in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Dr. Banks is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Herniated Disk, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Banks is currently accepting new patients.
Infinite Health Collaborative, PA
Paul Crowe is an Orthopedics provider in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Dr. Crowe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Herniated Disk, Spinal Stenosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Crowe is currently accepting new patients.
Summit Orthopedics - Woodbury (Woodlake)
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Disc Surgery, and Herniated Disc Surgery.
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. Santos isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Santos isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Santos isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Facet Joint SyndromeDr. Santos isAdvanced. Learn about Facet Joint Syndrome.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Santos isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Herniated DiskDr. Santos isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Santos isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- KyphosisDr. Santos isAdvanced. Learn about Kyphosis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Santos isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Santos isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Santos isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- CoccydyniaDr. Santos isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
- DiskitisDr. Santos isExperienced. Learn about Diskitis.

