Maryland's Health Matters - BWMC - Spring 2017 - 5

The UM Spine
Network Offers
Specialized Care
Debilitating, burning, throbbing, shooting, stabbing-no matter
how you describe it, the pain caused by ongoing back and
spine issues can be unbearable.
So can the stress of finding a qualified provider for relief.
With its board-certified and specially trained surgeons
conveniently located throughout the state, the University of
Maryland Spine Network makes finding effective and
comprehensive spinal treatment easy.
The network, made up of the area's leading neurosurgeons
and orthopaedic surgeons, provides the full spectrum of care
to pediatric and adult patients.
EXCELLENT CARE: Surgeons across the state from the Eastern
Shore to Baltimore City to Harford County are affiliated with
the University of Maryland Medical System hospital within their
communities and follow time-tested, evidence-based treatments
to ensure optimal recovery. No matter when and where you enter
the UM Spine Network, you'll receive the same excellence in care.
CLOSE COLLABORATION: The network also allows surgeons to
collaborate on everything from diagnosis and
treatment to rehabilitation and patient education.
If treatment plans call for additional expertise,
patients are seamlessly connected within the
network to surgeons who provide specialized care.
"Patients can be assured they are getting the
highest quality, safest care with all of our network
practitioners," says Steven C. Ludwig, MD, head of the
Clifford
Solomon, MD

Division of Spine Surgery at the University of Maryland
Medical Center and professor of orthopaedics at the
University of Maryland School of Medicine. "We care for

a whole bandwidth of different patients with different complexities. The more

SPINE
SURGERY
AT UM BWMC
If you have pain or weakness in the neck or back,
it could be a symptom of
a neurological or spinal
condition. After consulting with your primary
care physician, he or she
may refer you to a spine
surgeon or neurosurgeon
for further assessment.
At the Spine and
Neuroscience Center at
UM BWMC, our multidisciplinary team works with
you to understand your
symptoms and ailments
and thoroughly diagnose
the problem. Our experienced surgeons care
for patients with a wide
range of spine and neck
pain, disorders and deformities. They use minimally
invasive techniques and
innovative pain management therapies to treat
conditions including
degenerative disc disease,
sciatica, disc herniation,
spinal stenosis, tumors
and fractures.

doctors involved, the better it is for the patients."
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES: In addition, patients have access to advanced
technology and the latest techniques, including minimally invasive
procedures that reduce pain and prompt a speedy recovery.
"The University of Maryland Spine Network is like your own personal
all-star team for spine care," says Clifford Solomon, MD, director of the
Spine and Neuroscience Center at UM BWMC and clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at the UM School of Medicine. "You have access to
the best spinal surgeons in the region, starting in your own backyard."

To ﬁnd a spine surgeon at UM BWMC, call 410-787-4636 or visit ﬁndadoctor.mybwmc.org.

LEARN MORE
Visit umms.org/spine to
ﬁnd more information about
the UM Spine Network.
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