Dr. Frank J. Schwab
Overview
An internationally renowned spine surgeon, Frank Schwab, MD, FAAOS, specializes in complex spinal pathology, pediatric and adult spinal deformity and revision reconstruction procedures. Dr Schwab s areas of clinical focus include innovating patient-specific operative treatment, optimizing sagittal realignment guidelines, emphasizing the use of pre-operative planning technologies and techniques for complex spine surgery. He is widely recognized as a leader in the field and has pioneered many aspects of spinal deformity care, especially for patients with extensive surgical histories. Dr Schwab also developed the first definitive classification of adult spinal deformity that has become a clinical standard for spinal surgeons all over the world.
Dr. Schwab is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 710 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall 7th, 11th And 12th Floors, New York, NY 10075
525 West 36th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Schwab 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.
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.
3 Clinical Trials
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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.
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- Elite
- KyphosisDr. Schwab isElite. Learn about Kyphosis.
- LordosisDr. Schwab isElite. Learn about Lordosis.
- OsteotomyDr. Schwab isElite. Learn about Osteotomy.
- ScoliosisDr. Schwab isElite. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal FusionDr. Schwab isElite. Learn about Spinal Fusion.
- Distinguished
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Schwab isDistinguished. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Advanced
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Schwab isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Fractured SpineDr. Schwab isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- LaminectomyDr. Schwab isAdvanced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- OsteoporosisDr. Schwab isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoporosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Schwab isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Schwab isAdvanced. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Schwab isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Schwab isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Bone GraftDr. Schwab isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- BursitisDr. Schwab isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Schwab isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Facet Joint SyndromeDr. Schwab isExperienced. Learn about Facet Joint Syndrome.