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Old 06-22-2012, 06:17 PM
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I'd go to Shands for any major surgery, espcially for something so close to the spinal cord as back surgery. Years ago, when I herniated a disk, my doctor refused to let me go to anyone but a neurosurgeon because too many things can go wrong when so close to the spinal cord.
I would suggest Dr. Friedman .. Chief of Neurosurgery at Shands (U of Fl Medical School). Nice guy .. look at his vitae = A++.