The 20 Best Vertebroplasty Doctors near San Diego, CA

Find the Experts and Specialists who perform Vertebroplasty

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 79 doctor with experience in Vertebroplasty near San Diego, CA. Of these, 70 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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79 providers found
    Distinguished in Vertebroplasty
    Interventional Radiology
    Distinguished in Vertebroplasty
    Interventional Radiology

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sean Tutton is an Interventional Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Tutton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Endocrinology
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Endocrinology

    Office

    4168 Front St Ste 1106-UC, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Karen Mccowen is an Endocrinologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Mccowen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. Her top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, and Vertebroplasty.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty

    Scripps Health

    4077 5th Ave, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharjeel Sabir is a Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Sabir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Ascites, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Liver Embolization, and Stent Placement.

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    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Pannell is a Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Pannell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subdural Hematoma, Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tudor Hughes is a Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, Osteopenia, Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis, and Vertebroplasty.

    Advanced in Vertebroplasty
    Orthopedics
    Advanced in Vertebroplasty
    Orthopedics

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Richard Allen is an Orthopedics provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Allen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Advanced in Vertebroplasty
    Advanced in Vertebroplasty

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vinko Zlomislic is an Orthopedics provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Zlomislic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Advanced in Vertebroplasty
    Radiology
    Advanced in Vertebroplasty
    Radiology

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    7901 Frost St, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (5.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Lyon is a Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Lyon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Ureterocele, Lung Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Vertebroplasty.

    Advanced in Vertebroplasty
    Advanced in Vertebroplasty

    San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group Inc.

    8745 Aero Dr Ste 200, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Keith Kortman is a Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Kortman has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Pleural Effusion, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    2100 5th Ave, Ste 200, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lance Altenau is a Neurosurgery provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Altenau is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Internal Medicine

    Walgreen CO

    3900 5th Ave Ste 110, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Courtney O'rourke is an Internal Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. O'rourke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. Her top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Liver Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Internal Medicine

    Scripps Health

    4077 5th Ave, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yomiyyu Gammada is an Internal Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Gammada is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Necrosis, Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Orthopedics

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Garfin is an Orthopedics provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Garfin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disk, Microdiscectomy, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Interventional Radiology

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Hennemeyer is an Interventional Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Hennemeyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Liver Embolization, and Vertebroplasty.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Neurosurgery

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Arvin Wali is a Neurosurgery provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Wali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Internal Carotid Agenesis, Thrombectomy, and Osteotomy.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Interventional Radiology

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Friend is an Interventional Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Friend is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Liver Embolization.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Neuroradiology

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Walter Olsen is a Neuroradiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Olsen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Gastrostomy, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Orthopedics

    California Orthopaedic Institute Medical Associates Inc

    7485 Mission Valley Rd, Suite 104a, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Maneesh Bawa is an Orthopedics provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Bawa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Sciatica, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty

    UCSD Department Of Pediatrics

    7910 Frost St Ste 100, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Clinton Nichols is a Radiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Nichols is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, Liver Embolization, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Vertebroplasty
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Sonia G. Ponce Cardiology A Professional Corp.

    227 Church Ave, 
    Chula Vista, CA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Luis Sanchez is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Sanchez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vertebroplasty. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Bronchiectasis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Vertebroplasty?

    Vertebroplasty is often an outpatient procedure used to treat painful compression fractures in the spine. In a compression fracture, all or part of a spine bone collapses.

    When should I see a Vertebroplasty doctor near San Diego, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Vertebroplasty doctor near San Diego, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Vertebroplasty doctors near San Diego, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Vertebroplasty doctors near San Diego, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Vertebroplasty doctor near San Diego, CA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Vertebroplasty doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Vertebroplasty doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Vertebroplasty doctor near San Diego, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Vertebroplasty doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Vertebroplasty doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Vertebroplasty doctors near San Diego, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Vertebroplasty doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Vertebroplasty doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Vertebroplasty doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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