Vanderbilt Health

People throughout the Southeast trust Vanderbilt Spine Center to treat their back and neck pain, sciatica and other problems involving the spine. We bring many specialists together to offer care tailored to each patient, including treatment without surgery. If surgery is needed, our team offers broad experience in the most innovative treatments, which we demonstrate through our excellent outcomes.

Spine Care: Why Choose Vanderbilt

Many doctors struggle with how best to help patients with their back or neck pain. This is especially true when you’ve had many kinds of treatment for an injury or a complex condition, with little or no improvement. We are known for:

• A full spectrum of care. We don’t automatically route patients to surgery. Treatment options include physical therapy, medications and injections. If surgery is needed, we offer both minimally invasive and traditional surgery.
• A team of experts. Physiatrists, interventional pain experts, neurologists, orthopaedists, orthopaedic surgeons, oncologists, anesthesiologists and other specialists on our team work together to help you decrease or eliminate pain and improve your quality of life.
• National recognition.  U.S. News & World Report ranks us among the top 50 hospitals in the country for neurology and neurosurgery. BlueCross BlueShield names us a Blue Distinction Center for high quality spine surgery care. And Becker’s Healthcare names us to its list of 100 hospitals with great neurosurgery and spine programs.
• Telehealth services. We can offer specialty follow-up care to you through a simple video consult with your local doctor. This means you have access to a Vanderbilt specialist, close to home.
• Long-term follow-up. Unlike any other spine center in the region, the Vanderbilt Spine Center carefully tracks how our patients are doing, years after surgery. We use this information to improve how we care for patients every day.
• Superior outcomes. On average, our patients report significant improvements in pain, general health and quality of life a year after surgery. View our surgical outcomes.

Conditions We Treat

We treat a wide range of conditions that cause back and neck pain, including:

• Cervical radiculopathy
• Compression fractures of the spine
• Degenerative disc disease
• Herniated discs
• Lumbar radiculopathy (Sciatica)
• Metastatic cancer of the spine
• Myelopathy
• Nerve pain (including sciatica)
• Post laminectomy syndrome
• Scoliosis
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Traumatic fractures (including those that have not healed after bracing)

Diagnostic Tests We Offer

• Electromyography (EMG)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Myelography (CT Myelogram)

Treatments We Offer

Our experts are specially trained in a full range of nonsurgical and surgical treatments for the spine, including:

• Cervical epidural steroid injection
• Cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injection
• Fluoroscopic guided hip injection
• Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection
• Sacroiliac joint steroid injection
• Surgical procedures
  • ALIF: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
  • Anterior cervical corpectomy
  • Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
  • Cervical laminaplasty (cervical laminoplasty)
  • Cervical laminectomy and fusion
  • Cervical posterior foraminotomy
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Lumbar corpectomy
  • Lumbar disc microsurgery
  • Lumbar laminectomy for stenosis
  • Minimally-invasive TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
  • Occipito-cervical fixation (OC fusion)
  • Spinal fusion (including cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine)
  • XLIF lateral lumbar interbody fusion

Patient Resources

• Anterior Cervical Fusion Guide
• Lumbar Decompression Surgery Guide
• Lumbar Microsurgery Guide
• Posterior Cervical Decompression Surgery Guide
• Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery Guide
• Spinal Deformity Fusion Guide
• Spinal Fusion Surgery Guide

Locations

Vanderbilt Spine Center One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 23108
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 875-5100
Fax: (615) 936-8211
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Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Institute
Medical Center East
1215 21st Ave. S., Suite 4200
Nashville, TN 37212
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Vanderbilt Neurosurgery
Village at Vanderbilt
1500 21st Ave. S., Suite 1506
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 322-7417
Fax: (615) 322-6875
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Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
2201 Children's Way, Suite 1221
Nashville, TN 37212
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Clarksville

Vanderbilt Spine Center Clarksville
980 Professional Park Drive, Suite E
Clarksville, TN 37040
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Franklin

Gallatin

Vanderbilt Spine Center Gallatin
300 Steam Plant Road, Suite 420
Gallatin, TN 37066
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Springfield

Vanderbilt Spine at NorthCrest Medical Center
500 Northcrest Drive, Suite 522
Springfield, TN 37172
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Meet Our Care Team

For Referring Physicians

To arrange a consultation or make a referral, call (615) 875-5100. You can also download and fax our request for consultation form to (615) 343-9463.

The Transfer Center assists referring doctors and facilities in quickly and efficiently transferring patients to Vanderbilt. Once approval has been obtained to transfer the patient, we will handle the logistics of the transfer. To reach the Transfer Center, call (615) 343-0976.

Contact Us

To make an appointment at any of our locations, call (615) 875-5100.

Things to bring to your appointment:

• Insurance Card
• Names of previous doctors
• Current list of medications
• Download our new patient packet. Bring the completed packet to your first appointment.

Please bring any of the following items that relate to your condition:

• X-Rays
• MRIs
• CT, CAT
• EMG results
• Previous surgery information including the doctor’s operation notes
• Pictures of the surgery, if you were given any

Related Programs and Services

• Vanderbilt Neurosciences
• Vanderbilt Orthopaedics
• Vanderbilt Pain Management
• Vanderbilt Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Vanderbilt Radiology
• Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center