Dr. Melvin C. Makhni

"Trained in both Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical aspects of Spine Surgery, Dr. Melvin C. Makhni is the Director of Complex Spine Surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital.  Dr. Makhni uses the most up-to-date techniques in minimally invasive, microscopic, motion-sparing, ultrasonic, and computer navigation surgery to optimize treatment success.  Dr. Makhni treats the entire spectrum of spine conditions.  He has published techniques of fusion-less cervical spine surgery such as artificial disc replacements.  His interest in the Athlete Spine led to his collaboration with Major League Baseball, from which he has presented his work to international audiences.  He integrates minimally invasive and open techniques in scoliosis and spinal reconstructive surgery, and has published and presented innovative techniques to help patients suffering with spinal disorders such as the ""Kickstand Rod"" technique for coronal imbalance.  Dr. Makhni is a fellowship-trained Spine Surgeon on faculty at Harvard Medical School and on staff at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School, and completed his Orthopaedic then his combined Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Spine training in New York City at Columbia University.  Dr. Makhni serves on advisory panels at the North American Spine Society and has internationally published two textbooks, and has published / presented over fifty scientific articles and abstracts to national and international audiences.".

Dr. Makhni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Osteotomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Invertebral Disc Disease.