Dr. Matthew F. Philips

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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Dr. Zaidi is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and director of spine research at the Computational Neurosurgical Outcomes Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Given the complex nature of spine diseases, Dr. Zaidi believes in tailoring surgical techniques and individualizing care to treat each patient’s unique set of circumstances. He strongly adheres to the philosophy of caring for his patients as if they were his own family members. Dr. Zaidi believes that developing a surgical plan depends on a thoughtful conversation with his patients and their families and tailoring surgery to meet the patient’s goals and specific needs.Fascinated by the complexity of spinal disorders and the ability of spine surgery to restore function and improve the quality of a patient’s life, he pursued a specialized fellowship in complex spine surgery, adult spinal deformity surgery, as well as endoscopic surgery. He integrates novel, minimally invasive techniques and modern technological innovations to treat a variety of spinal pathologies.Dr. Zaidi’s clinical practice is focused on the treatment of global spinal imbalance among patients with degenerative spine disease, tumors and scoliosis; by restoring the natural curvature of the spine, surgery can reduce pain and improve function. His research focuses on developing novel surgical tools to improve the safety and efficacy of surgery, as well as analyzing surgical outcomes in order to improve surgical outcomes. Dr. Zaidi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Ron Riesenburger is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Riesenburger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Epidural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.