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

Website Usage, Policies, and Disclaimer

  
Thank you for visiting the internet pages of the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center. This website is intended to serve as a source of general information about the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center. This website is not intended as a source of medical advice nor does it promise or guarantee to be correct, complete, or up-to-date. The material provided on this website is not intended to create a physician-patient relationship, and the receipt or viewing of this website does not constitute a physician-patient relationship. The viewer should not rely on information provided herein and should always seek the advice of a competent licensed physician in his or her local area.

The owner of this website is a neurosurgical medical practice established in the state of Maryland, U.S.A.. The material partners of the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center are licensed physicians of the state of Maryland specializing in general neurosurgery and spine surgery. Viewing this website in a state where this website fails to comply with all laws and ethical rules of such state is not permitted. Do not send the owner of this website or anyone listed herein confidential information until you speak with one of our staff members.

Copyright © 2008-2011 by the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center, PA.. All rights are reserved as to all original content throughout this web site. No copyright claim is made as to any government works or external resources made available, linked, or quoted herein. Some material is provided with written permission from the owner(s) and will be labeled as such. Other material may be provided via an external link. The Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center is not responsible for damages to files or computers in connection with the use of this website. You may not reproduce the material available within this site without the written permission of its owner unless you are a current patient or referring provider in good standing or an employee of the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center.

A federal regulation, and subsquent revisions and additions, commonly known as the “HIPAA Privacy Rule” initially went into effect on April 14, 2003, and requires that we provide detailed notice in writing of our privacy practices (the “Notice”). The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires us to address many specific things in the Notice.

In the Notice, we describe the ways that we may use and disclose health information about our patients. The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires that we protect the privacy of health information that identifies a patient or in those instances where there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify a patient. This information is called “protected health information” or “PHI.” The Notice describes your rights as our patient and our obligations regarding the use and disclosure of PHI.

We are required by law and commit to you to:

     (a) Maintain the privacy of PHI with respect to you;
     (b) Give you the Notice in which we outline our legal
          duties and privacy practices with respect to PHI; and
     (c) Comply with the terms of the Notice as they currently
          are in effect.

As permitted by the HIPAA Privacy Rule, we reserve the right to make changes to the Notice and to make such changes effective for all PHI we already may have about you. If and when the Notice is changed, we will post a copy in our office in a prominent location. We also will provide you with a copy of the revised Notice upon your request to a Privacy Official in our office.

Internet Privacy

This Privacy Policy applies to the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) website. Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) website contains links to other sites. Once you enter another website (whether through an advertisement, service, or content link), be aware that Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to look for and review the privacy statements of each and every web website that you visit.

While you may use some of the functionality of Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) website without registration, some of the specific tools and services on our website require registration. If you use our website without registering, the only information we collect will be Non-Personal Information using Cookies. If you choose to become a member of our website, we require a limited amount of Personally Identifiable Information, such as your name and email address.

NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

Even if you do not register with us, we may collect Non-Personal Information about all visitors to our website, special promotions and newsletters.

Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) may assign a visiting computer a different Cookie. The information collected by Cookies:

     * Helps us to statistically monitor how many people are using our website;
     * How many people find our information useful; and
     * What interests visitors.

Cookies are also used to facilitate a user's log-in, as navigation aides and as session timers, but not to retain Personal Health Information about you.

Your browser software can be set to reject all Cookies. If you reject our Cookies, certain functions and conveniences of our website may not work properly but you do not have to accept our Cookies in order to use our site. We do not link Non-Personal Information from Cookies to Personally Identifiable Information without your permission and do not use Cookies to collect or store Personal Health Information about you.

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

As you use Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time), you may be given the option of receiving recurring informational/promotional newsletters via email. These emails will be of a general nature and will in no way disclose your unique health characteristics. At the time you sign up for our email newsletters or any time thereafter, you can choose to opt-out of receiving additional promotional emails from us.

To subscribe to such newsletters, we need your contact information, such as name and email address. You can unsubscribe from the newsletters by simply clicking on the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email newsletter. An email to our automated unsubscribe service will be created on your computer. Click the "send" button. You will then be unsubscribed from that newsletter within two to three business days.

When you choose to participate as a member with Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) emails the article or other content designated by you to your friend's email address, listing your email address as the sender. Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) uses the friend's email address only for sending your friend the email you requested. While we store the email address, we do not use it for any other purpose.

This Privacy Policy does not protect you when you send content, questions or ideas to Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) by email. If you want to keep them private or proprietary, do not send them in an email to Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time).

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Neither Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) nor any of its services are designed or intended to attract children under the age of 13.

Personally Identifiable Information collected through market research will only be used by Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) and its operations contractors and will not be given or sold to a third party

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or as specifically agreed to by you, Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) will not disclose any Personally Identifiable or Personal Health Information it gathers from you on our website. We will only release Personally Identifiable or Personal Health Information to third parties:

     * To comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order; and
     * In special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your Personally Identifiable or Personal Health Information to a third party, we will attempt to notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We will inform you if a material change to the Privacy Policy is made that involves the use of your Personally Identifiable Information. Your continued use of the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) site will indicate acceptance of the changes. Please exit the site immediately if you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised policy.

ADVERTISING

Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) may occasionally link to resources that have been personally reviewed and are continually monitored by the Owners or designee for quality assurance. Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center PA / BaltimoreNeurosurgery.com (and other forwarding domains as may be developed from time to time) from time to time, include resources through online Affiliate Programs and, as such, receive minor compensation based on a limited percentage of the purchase transaction, should one occur.

Copyright © 2008-2011 by Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center, PA
Dr. Ira Garonzik
Dr. James Conway
Dr. Ross Sugar
Dr. H. Christopher Lawson
Mirowski Medical Office Building
5051 Greenspring Avenue, Suite 101
Baltimore, MD 21009
Phone: (410) 664-3680
Fax: (410) 664-3686


Updated Thursday; January 20, 2011 || 3:16 PM