Richard N. Wohns
Experienced in Invertebral Disc Disease

Dr. Richard N. Wohns

Neurosurgery
Swedish Medical Center
Neospine
1519 3rd Street Southeast, 0, 
Puyallup, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Invertebral Disc Disease
Swedish Medical Center
Neospine
1519 3rd Street Southeast, 0, 
Puyallup, WA 
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Overview

Richard Wohns is a Neurosurgery provider in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Wohns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Wohns is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Yale , 1977
Residency
University of Washington School of Medicine , 1983
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
National Hospital for Nervous Diseases , 1980
Hospital Affiliations
St Clare Hospital
St Francis Community Hospital
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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  • EPO
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  • EPO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
PacificSource
  • PPO
Premera
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  • PPO
Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Neospine
1519 3rd Street Southeast, 0, Puyallup, WA
Call: 253-841-8939
Other Locations
Neospine
901 Boren Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Call: 253-841-8939
Swedish Cherry Hill
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-320-2000
Swedish First Hill
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-386-6000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Wohns has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Ganglioneuroblastoma
Kyphosis
Encephalocele
Meningocele
Microvascular Decompression
Sciatica
Vertebroplasty
Syringobulbia
Craniectomy
Gliosarcoma
Deep Brain Stimulation
Myelomeningocele
Subdural Hematoma
Ganglioglioma
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Gliomatosis Cerebri
Hemangiopericytoma
Syringomyelia
Spinal Tumor
Epidural Hematoma
Prolactinoma
Tuberous Sclerosis
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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.


1 Clinical Trials

The Coflex®COMMUNITY Study: An Observational Study of Coflex® Interlaminar Technology
The Coflex®COMMUNITY Study: An Observational Study of Coflex® Interlaminar Technology
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 24, 2019
Intervention Type: Device

5 Total Publications

Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities.
Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities.
Journal: World neurosurgery
Published: June 16, 2022
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