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80+ spine surgeons performing artificial disc replacement | 2024
Alan Moelleken, MD. The Spine and Orthopedic Center (Santa Barbara, Calif.). Dr. Moelleken has fellowship training in neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. He has presented on total disc replacement on multiple occasions.
10 spine surgeons to know
Alan Moelleken, MD. The Spine and Orthopedic Center (Santa Barbara, Calif.). Dr. Moelleken has been the chair of Tri-County Spine and Orthopedic Conference for the past 25 years. He's also an adjunct professor at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima, Wash.
40+ spine surgeons performing artificial disc replacement | 2023
Alan Moelleken, MD. The Spine and Orthopedic Center (Santa Barbara, Calif.). Dr. Moelleken has fellowship training in neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. He has presented on total disc replacement on multiple occasions.
50 spine surgeons to know
Alan Moelleken, MD. The Spine and Orthopedic Center (Santa Barbara, Calif.). Dr. Moelleken has been the chair of Tri-County Spine and Orthopedic Conference for the past 25 years. He's also an adjunct professor at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima, Wash.
Spine surgeon leader to know: Dr. Alan Moelleken of The Spine and Orthopedic Center
Alan Moelleken, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at The Spine and Orthopedic Center in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Spine surgeon leader to know: Dr. Alan Moelleken of The Spine and Orthopedic Center
Alan Moelleken, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon serving patients at The Spine and Orthopedic Center, with locations in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Bakersfield and Oxnard, all in California.
Spine Surgeon Leader to Know: Dr. Alan Moelleken of The Spine and Orthopedic Center
Alan Moelleken, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at The Spine and Orthopedic Center, Santa Barbara, Calif. He is a part of the attending staff at Santa Barbara (Calif.) Cottage Hospital and Goleta Valley Community Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif. He previously served as an attending physician in orthopedic and neurosurgery at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York.
35 Spinal Surgery-Driven ASCs to Know
Carrillo Surgery Center (Santa Barbara, Calif.). Carrillo Surgery Center was founded in 2005 by Alan Moelleken, MD, who also founded and chairs the Tri-County Spine and Orthopedic Conference. There are several procedures performed at the two-OR facility, including lower extremity surgeries, general orthopedic procedures and interventional pain management. Surgeons also perform more unique procedures in the outpatient setting, including total knee replacements, minimally invasive posterior spinal fusions with posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions, sacroiliac joint fusions and cervical artificial disc replacements. Carrillo Surgery Center is accredited to keep patients for 23 hour stays, which allows for some of the more complex procedures.
8 Surgery Centers With Artificial Disc Replacement Spine Surgery
Here are eight surgery centers where spine surgeons perform outpatient artificial disc replacement procedures. If you would like to add a surgery center to this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com. Carrillo Surgery Center (Santa Barbara, Calif.). Carrillo Surgery Center was founded in 2005 by Alan Moelleken, MD, who also founded and chairs the Tri-County Spine and Orthopedic Conference. There are several procedures performed at the two-OR facility, including lower extremity surgeries, general orthopedic procedures and interventional pain management. Surgeons also perform more unique procedures in the outpatient setting, including total knee replacements, minimally invasive posterior spinal fusions with posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions, sacroiliac joint fusions and cervical artificial disc replacements. Carrillo Surgery Center is accredited to keep patients for 23 hour stays, which allows for some of the more complex procedures.
Members of the list were selected for their leadership in prestigious spine organizations, their immense procedural and technological contributions to the field and other notable accomplishments pertaining to spine surgery. The list was created through extensive research and recommendations from around the country before being vetted through some of the most well-respected spine surgeons in America. All surgeons included on the list were trained at top medical schools and often completed spine fellowships at world-renowned institutions. Other criteria examined for inclusion on this list includes leadership roles within professional organizations, charitable service, spine research accomplishments and other notable achievements.
Becker's compiles its list of nominees based on independent research, subscriber nominations, and the recommendations gathered from industry physicians, hospital heads, and field associations.
READERS OF A CERTAIN AGE should have no problem thinking back to their elementary and high-school days and remembering a kid who spent most, if not all, of his or her formative years in a back brace. The affliction was usually a result of scoliosis and it made some of us cringe (and sit up a little straighter) at the thought it could strike us, too.
Spine Specialist Wins National Award
A national orthopedic publication recently named DR. ALAN MOELLEKEN of the Santa Barbara-based Spine and Orthopedic Center as one of the country’s 50 best spine surgeons. Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review selected the surgeons based on achievements, leadership positions, reputation of their affiliations, education, and contributions to the advancement of spine treatment and surgery.
Moelleken Named to Spine Specialist List
ALAN MOELLEKEN MD, of the Spine and Orthopedic Center in Santa Maria has been named to the “50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America” list by Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine Review. Becker’s is a bimonthly publication received by approximately 15,000 orthopedic and spine professionals.
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DR. ALAN MOELLEKEN has been named one of the nation’s 50 best spine specialists by an industry publication. Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine Review said it created the list based on input including the doctors’ achievements, reputation and contributions to the field.
Spine & Orthopedic Center Founder One of Top 50 in Country
ALAN P. MOELLEKEN MD, founder of The Spine & Orthopedic Center in Blythe, was named one of the top 50 spine experts in the country, according to a poll by Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine review. Moelleken is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in disorders of the spine.
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ALAN MOELLEKEN MD, has been named among the top 50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America by Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine Review
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