Overview
Dr. Christopher Yeung is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon, and built DISC with the philosophy of providing patients the least invasive yet most effective method to treat their spine problems. He is an expert and educator in the most cutting edge minimally invasive techniques, with a special affinity for endoscopic spine surgery and cervical artificial disc replacement.
He has trained dozens of surgeons on endoscopic spine surgery and has been the principal investigator in numerous FDA studies, including the Orthofix 1 & 2-level M6-C artificial disc replacement, Cervicore cervical & Flexicore lumbar artificial disc replacement, and Coflex dynamic stabilization device.
Dr. Yeung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Spinal Stenosis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1635 E Myrtle Ave, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85020
8630 E Via De Ventura, Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
3487 S Mercy Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85297
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.
OrthoArizona
Dr. Caleb Behrend is a board-certified spine surgeon in Chandler, AZ.Dr. Caleb Behrend is a board-certified spine surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery, laser surgery, cervical spinal surgery, scoliosis and spinal deformity and musculoskeletal medicine. His practice is focused on alleviating pain and reducing disability from spinal diseases using the least invasive effective approach to treatment. He completed medical training at UCLA and residency at The University of Rochester in New York. Fellowship training was in complex spine surgery and spinal trauma at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia.His practice emphasizes minimally invasive spine surgery including decompression, discectomy, fusion, and revision surgeries. He also has special interest in cervical spine reconstructions, adult scoliosis and spine deformity surgery. In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Behrend has mentored others in the field of spine and trauma surgery having served as faculty at Virginia Tech School of Medicine and Research Institute and through ongoing research in bio-engineering at Clemson University. When he is not seeing patients Dr. Behrend enjoys teaching and clinical research in areas of patient outcomes, risk reduction, and complication prevention. He serves on the editorial board for GOS and is a member of the AAOS, and NASS. Dr. Behrend is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.
Neurosurgical Associates Ltd
Udaya Kakarla is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatric Orthopedics provider in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Kakarla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Bone Graft.
Center For Orthopedic Research And Education LLC
Ali Araghi is an Orthopedics provider in Sun City, Arizona. Dr. Araghi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Araghi is currently accepting new patients.
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. Yeung isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Yeung isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Yeung isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Yeung isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Herniated DiskDr. Yeung isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Yeung isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- LaminectomyDr. Yeung isAdvanced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- MicrodiscectomyDr. Yeung isAdvanced. Learn about Microdiscectomy.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Yeung isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Yeung isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Yeung isExperienced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Yeung isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Yeung isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- SciaticaDr. Yeung isExperienced. Learn about Sciatica.