Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
| Published: | 03/15/2012 |
Presentation made at MSIA March breakfast meeting in St. Louis by Dr. Lucas Zebala, spinal surgeon from Washington University
Lukas P. Zebala, MD Assistant Professor Appointment Line: 314-514-3500 Clinical Specialty Cervical spine surgery Clinical Interests Dr. Zebala’s practice centers on the evaluation and treatment of degenerative spine conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. In addition, he routinely sees patients with other adult spine conditions including deformity/scoliosis/kyphosis, trauma, tumors, and infections as well as patients with previous failed spine surgery requiring revision. His practice and operative modalities including minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient spine surgery and complex spine reconstructions. Research Interests Dr. Zebala’s research interests include: clinical outcomes following degenerative spine surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery, outcomes after complex adult and pediatric spinal reconstructive surgery and improvement of patient outcomes through new spine technologies and surgical techniques. Background Lukas Zebala, MD is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgery at Washington University in Sl. Louis, Missouri. He is a specialist in degenerative spine disease, spine deformity, spine trauma, spine tumors, spine infections spine reconstruction and performs surgery on the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Dr. Zebala earned his bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University and his medical degree from The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed both his orthopaedic surgery residency and adult and pediatric spine surgery fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. Awards Nominated for the Russell A. Hibbs Award, Scoliosis Research Society 44th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009 Scoliosis Research Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, September National Institutes of Health Summer Research Participation Award, University of Chicago School of Medicine, 2001 Medical Degree The university of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois Residency Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri
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Lukas P. Zebala, MD
Assistant Professor
Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Board Eligible 2009)
Clinical Office Locations
Center for Advanced Medicine (CAM)
4921 Parkview Place, Suite 12A
St. Louis, MO 63110
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Academic Office Mailing Address
660 S. Euclid Ave.
Campus Box 8233
St. Louis, MO 63110
Common Procedures
Minimally invasive spine procedures and complex spine reconstructions; tumor resection; posterior spinal fusion (including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine); anterior spinal fusion (including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine); anterior and posterior spinal instrumentation; decompression of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; discectomy; transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; spinal osteotomy; correction of spinal deformity; and minimally invasive spine surgery
Common Diagnoses Treated
Degenerative disc disease (including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine); adult spine deformities; spinal stenosis, spondylosis/arthritis of the spine; disc herniation; radiculopathy; scoliosis; kyphosis; spondylolisthesis; and fractures of the spine; spine trauma, tumors, and infections Visit us on the web ortho.wustl.edu
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