Ira Garonzik, MD  |  James Conway, MD PHD  |  Ross Sugar, MD  |  H. Christopher Lawson, MD

Patient Education

 Patient Education Animation Series
 Procedure Example Cases
 BNSC Surgery Online
 Patient Literature
 Hospital Affiliations
 External Resources

Patient Education Animation Series
Utilizing the most advanced animation techniques on the Internet, Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center has developed a comprehensive series of animations that depict some of the most common disorders we encounter and treatment procedures we offer. From detailed illustrations of spine anatomy to step by step animations of the surgical repair of a herniated disc, our animation series will help you better understand your condition and our treatment recommendations.

       Patient Education Animation Series[coming soon]



BNSC Procedure Example Cases
Drs. Garonzik, Conway, Sugar, and Lawson have developed procedure-specific case examples in order to help patients understand their approach, instrumentation, and tools utilized during surgery. The cases have had all personally identifiable information redacted for purposes of privacy.

    Zero-P [coming soon]
    Pro-Disc C [coming soon]
    Posterior Cervical Fusion [coming soon]



BNSC Surgery Online
Drs. Garonzik, Conway, Sugar, and Lawson have compiled a sample set of actual cases utilizing radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, and illustrations for review by their patients. The cases have had all personally identifiable information redacted for purposes of privacy.

       Spine Surgery Online
       Intracranial (Brain) Surgery Online



Patient Literature
Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center has developed a set of patient education resources for use in learning more about neurosurgery, anatomy, and types of disorders and how they are treated.

       Neuro (Brain and Spine) Anatomy Provided through CNS.org
       Spine Anatomy Provided through a link to MetaCafe.com
       Cranial Nerves Gray's Anatomy provided through Books.Google.com/



Hospital Affiliations
The physicians of Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center retain staff privileges and serve patients at numerous facilities in the Baltimore area. The following are links to regional facilities with which our providers are affiliated.

       Sinai Hospital
       St. Joseph's Hospital
       Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
       Northwest Hospital



External Resources
Numerous professional organizations are devoted to providing educational information in connection with a wide variety of neurosurgical and spinal disorders. The physicians of the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center are active members of these organizations. In order to help you gain further information and to better understand your neurosurgical and/or spinal disorder, we provide you below with the links to some of these organizations. We hope you find these websites helpful.

       American Association of Neurological Surgeons
       Congress of Neurological Surgeons
       North American Spine Society
       The Movement Disorder Society