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

The Practice

The Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center is devoted to providing patients with the highest quality of surgical and nonsurgical care for neurosurgical conditions.  Conditions that are treated include, but are not limited to, the following:

Spine

       Herniated cervical discs;
       Neck and arm pain;
       Cervical myelopathy;
       Cervical stenosis;
       Herniated lumbar discs;
       Low back and leg pain;
       Lumbar stenosis;
       Spinal column tumors;
       Intramedullary spinal cord tumors.

Brain

       Intra and extra-axial tumors (gliomas, meningiomas);
       Skull base tumors;
       Cerebrovascular lesions (carotid artery stenosis, aneurysms, AVMS);
       Parkinson’s disease and tremor.

The practice uses the lastest technologies to treat their patients including minimally invasive spine and cranial procedures, endoscopic and key-hole cranial procedures, motion-preserving technology for treatment of spinal disorders and    Cyberknife Radiosurgery for both cranial and spinal pathology.

In addition to training in neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Ira Garonzik M.D., Founder and President of the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center, has specialized training in the treatment of complex spinal problems and conditions. His partners, Dr. James Conway M.D., Ph.D., and Dr. H. Christopher Lawson M.D., also completed their neurosurgical residencies at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.  Through a highly personalized and comprehensive analysis of a patient’s condition, our goal is to return individuals to their normal, active lifestyles. We believe a patient’s care requires more than technical expertise. We take pride in the importance we place on bedside manner and listening to and communicating effectively with patients and their families. We believe in exploring all noninvasive approaches prior to surgical intervention. Should surgery be required once conservative treatments are exhausted, we apply state-of-the-art techniques and technology to improve the lives of our patients.


Interventional Pain Management

Futhering the concepts of integration, coordination, and continuity of surgical and non-surgical care for patients with spine and brain disorders, Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center has established a state-of-the-art interventional pain management suite under the direction of Dr. Ross Sugar, a physician Board-Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management.

Through the addition of non-surgical therapeutic alternatives, the Division of Pain Management, under the direction Dr. Sugar, extends the already expansive list of services available through Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center.

       Image Guided Injections;
               Epidurals,
               Transforaminals,
               Facet Joint Blocks,
               Nerve Root Blocks,
       Spinal Cord Stimulation;
       Radiofrequency Rhizotomy.


Physical Therapy

Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center continues to foster a mindset of integrating surgical and non-surgical care for patients with spine and brain disorders. An important element of this philosphy centers around physical therapy and rehabilitation.

From pre-surgical therapeutic and preventive intervention to surgical and post-operative rehabilitation, the Division of Phyical Therapy, under the direction of Jim Dowla, MPT, is prepared to provide customized treatment plans to address your unique needs.

       Comprehensive spine and neuromuscular assessments;
       Pre and postoperative therapy integration;
       Multi-modal programs including ultrasound, iontophoresis, electric
            stimulation, traction, and thermal treatment;
       Manual therapy including soft tissue manipulation, myofascial release,
            joint mobilization, neuromuscular massage, and stretching;
       Workers Compensation and workplace analysis;
       Return to work program;
       Therapeutic exercise;
       Functional bracing;
       Injury rehabilitation.