Treatments - James Kayvanfar, MD (JFKMD) web site

December 24, 2020

Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder

Arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder is used to address most common shoulder problems on an outpatient basis. They use small incisions, a small video camera and […]

August 6, 2019

Microscopically Assisted Discectomy and Spinal Decompression Surgery

Microscopically assisted discectomy or microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive surgery to treat symptomatic disk herniations and spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal) and take the […]

August 6, 2019

Radiofrequency Spinal Tumor Ablation

This is a minimally invasive outpatient type surgery (similar to Kyphoplasty). It is used to quickly (in 10-20 minutes) kill many types of cancer cells inside […]

August 4, 2019

Conservative Treatments of Neck & Back Pain

Using physical therapy, exercise, temporary bracing, medications, diet and nutrition to successfully treat most patients with neck and back pain

August 4, 2019

Ulnar nerve decompression at the wrist (Guyon’s canal)

An outpatient surgical procedure to remove the pressure off the Ulnar nerve at the wrist.

August 4, 2019

Anterior Transposition of Ulnar Nerve (Cubital Tunnel Release)

A more complicated outpatient surgical procedure to remove the pressure off the Ulnar Nerve at the elbow.

August 4, 2019

Piriformis Release

An outpatient surgical procedure to remove the pressure off the sciatic nerve behind the hip.

July 23, 2019

Minimally Invasive OsteoCool Radio-frequency (Tumor) Ablation (RFA)

Spinal vertebral body tumors can now be destroyed using a minimally invasive outpatient surgical procedure. Vertebral body tumors often cause destruction of the bone and loss […]

July 23, 2019

Kyphoplasty

Kyphoplasty is a form of a minimally invasive vertebral body cement augmentation surgery used to correct and stabilize acutely deformed vertebral fractures and provide immediate pain […]