Western Neurosurgical Clinic

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Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Schiffer has specialized in minimally invasive Cervical and Lumbar Disc Surgery for twenty two years... eliminating neck and arm pain, lower back pain, and sciatica in his patients.

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Indications: Low back pain, sciatica, and pain, weakness, numbing or or tingling in the legs or feet.

Interspinous Process Decompression (X-STOP)
For Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and/or Spondylolisthesis

Indications: Neck pain, and pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in the arms and hands.

Cervical Endoscopic Discectomy
For disc herniations and disc herniations with small bone spurs

Cervical Endoscopic Discectomy/Anterior Cervical Discectomy
For multilevel disc protrusions and bone spurs

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See our Spinal Surgery Videos and watch actual procedures being performed by Dr. Schiffer. Hear an interview with the patient after the surgery.

All surgeries will be performed only by Dr. Schiffer

Up to 4 disc levels performed in one surgery

New surgical treatment for back pain only" patients

Patient Mark Price, back at what he loves to do after surgery peformed by Dr. Schiffer.
Read testimonials of the patients that underwent back or neck surgery performed by Dr. Schiffer.

Claudia: I feel that it was a blessing that I was able to find you to do the surgery and I am so happy that I chose the CED procedure instead of a fusion... This fall, my husband, Bob, and I took our Harleys and we rode all the way to Branson, Missouri and back! All total was 5,500 miles!

Richard:I was eventually diagnosed as having a herniated disc which was confirmed as a left L4-5 bulge on an MRI exam... Now, I seldom think about my back, I am pain free, all lower extremity symptoms have resolved, and I am able to participate in all physical activities without discomfort just as I did before the herniated discs occurred.

since my CED procedure and I
am very pleased with the results. Improvement was evident immediately post op, allowing me to spend the entire next day sightseeing with my wife. Avoiding the use of narcotic pain meds was a huge plus since I do not tolerate their side effects. I still cannot believe that this much simpler procedure saved me from the more invasive level 2 cervical fusion that appeared to be my only option before learning of your CED procedure.

Dr. Schiffer Bio
Learn all about Dr. Schiffer, Neck and Back Surgeon
Dr. Stan Schiffer is an internationally known spinal surgeon who trained at the Cleveland Clinic and is presently on the clinical teaching staff at the University of California San Francisco Department of Neurosurgery. He has specialized in minimally invasive surgery for herniated cervical and lumbar discs since 1987, and has performed over 2,000 spinal procedures. Read more...

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