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After a career as a mechanical engineer, Dr. LaRocca pursued medicine and received his medical doctorate from The Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University (now the Sidney Kimmel Medical College). He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Albert Einstein Medical Center, which included specialized training in pediatric scoliosis at the Shriners Hospitals for Childre

How would I go about finding out if I am a candidate for neck or back surgery? We would ask you to bring all of your medical records and any images (MRI, xRay, CT) to your appointment. A thorough review will determine your options. If you have been told you should seek an opinion from a surgeon, we are ready to evaluate your case...

• Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion • Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) • Fusion • Laminectomy • Laminoplasty • Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) • Lumbar decompression • Microdiscectomy • Posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion • Posterior cervical laminotomy • Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) • Scoliosis fusion surgery • Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)

As a way to empower patients and teach them or their loved ones how to advocate for their own solution to back pain, I am declaring the “Spine Patient’s MRI Review Bill of Rights”. 1) You have the right to keep a copy of all your MRI, CT and X-ray images...