Our Spine, Back and Neck Specialists

John M. Beiner, MD, FAAOS, EMT/DMT  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Additional: Spinal Deformity and Trauma, Cervical Spine

Locations: Branford, Guilford, Wallingford, Hamden

William Conaway, MD  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Locations: Shelton, Trumbull, Westport

Gerard Girasole  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Additional: Spinal Deformity and Trauma, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

Locations: Trumbull

Kenneth M. Kramer, MD  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Locations: Branford, Guilford, Hamden, Orange, Wallingford

Jonas Lieponis  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Locations: Milford, Branford

Glenn S. Russo  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Additional: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Complex Pediatric and Adult Spinal Deformity

Locations: Hamden, Shelton, Wallingford, Branford

Jeffrey M. Sumner  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Additional: Trauma and Fractures

Locations: Hamden, Branford, Orange

Shirvinda A. Wijesekera  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Additional: Trauma and Fractures

Locations: Branford, Hamden, Milford, Wallingford

James J. Yue  

Primary Specialty
Spine, Back and Neck

Additional: Trauma and Fractures

Locations: Shelton, Hamden, Essex

    Daniel Kline, MD  

    Primary Specialty
    Physiatry

    Additional: Spine, Back and Neck, Pain Management

    Locations: Branford, Branford, Essex, Hamden, Hamden, Madison

    Common Spine, Back and Neck Injuries and Conditions

    • Acute Wry Neck
    • Arcuplasty
    • Back Pain
    • Brachial Plexus (Stinger Injury)
    • Epidural Steroid Injections
    • Herniated Discs
    • Muscle Strain/Sprain
    • Scoliosis (Spine Curvature)
    • Spondylosis (Degenerative Disc Disease)
    • Stenosis (Spine Narrowing)

    Our Comprehensive Approach to Spine, Back and Neck Care

    There are many causes of spine, back and neck pain. Every person—and every injury—is different. That’s why we always take a personalized approach to diagnose and treat your specific injury or condition. We offer surgical and nonsurgical options with expertise in adolescent, adult and geriatric injuries. There’s never a convenient time for an injury, so we make our treatment plans fit into your life. If you need to see us right away, you can go to one of our Urgent Care Centers and skip the ER. We’ll diagnose you, quickly, with in-office X-rays or at one of our three MRI Centers. We offer inpatient and outpatient surgical care for occupational disorders, scoliosis, traumatic and degenerative spinal conditions, as well as sports-related injuries at our state-of-the-art Surgical Center, at other fine area hospitals, or at the Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute at MidState Medical Center. We’re proud to have the best spine, back and neck orthopaedic surgeons in Connecticut. Their expertise, combined with our pain management, physical medicine and physical therapy staff, provides you with a comprehensive team approach to get you back to being pain free rapidly and safely.

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