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CPMC Back and Spine Services

Your back is a complex structure of nerves, small joints and discs, as well as tendons, muscles and tissue. Because of this complexity, treatment for back and spine problems may require a multidisciplinary team and specially trained orthopedic spine or neurologic surgeons.

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Featured Services

  • Back and Spine Surgery
  • Evaluation and Diagnostic Services
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures
  • Therapeutic and Non-Surgical Care

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Back and Spine Services within the Sutter Health network

The Sutter Health network has doctors and services in more than 100 California cities.

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    Help for Back and Spinal Problems

    Spinal problems are some of the most costly and painful musculoskeletal conditions today. At CPMC Mission Bernal Campus & Orthopedic Institute in San Francisco we offer comprehensive spine care provided by world-class spine specialists.

    Spine specialists treat a full spectrum of complex spinal conditions and disorders using leading-edge minimally-invasive and microspinal surgical techniques for back pain relief. Microspinal surgery is available to treat complex back and neck problems, remove tumors, stabilize joints, and for spinal fusions and pinched nerve decompression. Microspine surgery uses laparoscopic techniques performed through tiny incisions. Patients experience substantially less post-surgical pain.

    Spinal and disc problems are diagnosed using advanced imaging techniques. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provide detailed anatomic photos of spinal structures. Using these imaging tools, spine doctors can diagnose back conditions quicker and easier, as well as, confirm and locate injured area with pinpoint precision to treat back pain. 

    Back pain relief and spine services include:

    • Lumbar spinal stenosis
    • Herniated disc – cervical or lumbar
    • Cervical spondylosis
    • Spine trauma
    • Spinal tumor
    • Scoliosis
    • Spine surgery

    CPMC features some of the top-rated back pain doctors, spine orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons in the San Francisco Bay Area and northern California. Providing personalized patient care using the most successful back pain surgery options available is what we do best.

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    Get Help for Back Pain

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    Holistic Pain Relief

    Sutter care centers have a wide range of treatments to resolve back pain without narcotic medications or surgery.

    Education and Support

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    Classes and Events

    Taught by physical therapists, classes cover common back disorders, guidelines for good posture, back treatments and recovery, self-care and symptom management.

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    Back and Spine Health and Wellness

    Use this guide to learn how to keep your back healthy and treat back pain at home.

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    Dealing With Chronic Back Pain

    In cases of chronic back pain, seeing a back pain specialist, sports medicine physician, neurologist or neurosurgeon may be the best solution for you.

    Musculoskeletal Disorders Research

    Sutter Health Musculoskeletal Disorders Research
    Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or pain in the body's joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons and other structures that support the arms, legs, neck and back. Specific disorders include such things as carpal tunnel syndrome, epicondylitis and tendinitis. It can also include cuts and fractures due to accidents. Research in this area seeks to improve the treatment of disorders and the prevention of accidents, especially in the work environment.

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    Doctors at California Pacific Medical Center

    The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
    Yoshihiro Katsuura, M.D.

    Yoshihiro Katsuura, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Robert E. Mayle, Jr., M.D.

    Robert E. Mayle, Jr., M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Keith W. Chan, M.D.

    Keith W. Chan, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Lesley J. Anderson, M.D.

    Lesley J. Anderson, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Paul B. Roache, M.D.

    Paul B. Roache, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Gordon C. Lundy, M.D.

    Gordon C. Lundy, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Peter W. Callander, M.D.

    Peter W. Callander, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    John P. Belzer, M.D.

    John P. Belzer, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Nikolaj (Nik) Wolfson, M.D., FACS, FRCSC

    Nikolaj (Nik) Wolfson, M.D., FACS, FRCSC

    • Orthopedic Surgery

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    CPMC Davies Campus

    CPMC Davies Campus

    Castro and Duboce Streets

    San Francisco, CA 94114

    (415) 600-6000

    CPMC Mission Bernal Campus & Orthopedic Institute

    CPMC Mission Bernal Campus & Orthopedic Institute

    3555 Cesar Chavez Street

    San Francisco, CA 94110

    (415) 600-6000

    CPMC Pacific Heights Outpatient Center | 2333 Buchanan Street

    CPMC Pacific Heights Outpatient Center | 2333 Buchanan Street

    2333 Buchanan Street

    San Francisco, CA 94115

    (415) 600-6000

    CPMC Emergency, Mission Bernal Campus

    CPMC Emergency, Mission Bernal Campus

    3555 Cesar Chavez Street

    San Francisco, CA 94110

    (415) 641-6625

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