Overview
Robert Johnson is an Orthopedics provider in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Cord Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Johnson is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
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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.
Ralph Garza is an Orthopedics provider in Seguin, Texas. Dr. Garza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Cord Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Cord Abscess, Diskitis, Spinal Stenosis, Hip Replacement, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Garza is currently accepting new patients.
MD Spine Care
Dr. Frank Kuwamura is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon with more than 19 years of experience treating conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He specializes in fractures, spinal stenosis, arthritis, tumors, spinal deformities, infections, sciatica, and degenerative disc disease.He began his career as a Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves, serving at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and later as Department Head at Naval Hospital Corpus Christi.Today, as founder and chief spine surgeon at MD Spine Care & Orthopaedics in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Kuwamura provides both advanced surgical solutions and regenerative therapies such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell treatments.He is also an innovator in medical device design and has participated in landmark clinical trials, including the Blackstone cervical disk replacement and Emulex annular repair studies. Dr. Kuwamura is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Cord Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Herniated Disk, Laminectomy, and Vertebroplasty.
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
- KyphosisDr. Johnson isDistinguished. Learn about Kyphosis.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- MicrodiscectomyDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Microdiscectomy.
- ScoliosisDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Bone GraftDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- DiskitisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Diskitis.
- Fractured SpineDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- Klippel-Feil SyndromeDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Klippel-Feil Syndrome.
