Second Opinion Spine Information

Second Opinion Spine provides expert, unbiased second opinions for anyone considering spinal surgery. This consultative service developed in response to Dr. David Bomback and Dr. David Kramer's observation of increasingly aggressive spine surgical procedures being performed today. While the explosion of new technologies in the field is promising, these new procedures can be confusing and often misused. In our opinion, any spine surgery is maximally invasive when it is recommended for you, and a surgical second opinion is critical to provide peace of mind that you are on the right path to the best recovery possible. During our combined 30 years in practice, we have consulted and treated many patients who have either undergone, or considering undergoing, spinal surgery that was not tailored to their personal needs. Recent pressures in health care may only continue to limit access to recognized experts and may even limit the expert’s ability to sit down and take the time necessary to understand and analyze not only your unique spinal pathology, but to view it in the context of your medical condition, and your own personal long term goals. Through our years in clinical practice, we have been asked to review imaging studies and/or consult on more and more friends and family of satisfied patients in our practice. Ultimately, we began to realize that there was a need to provide expertise to a wider audience seeking objective on-line consultative services.