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Lebanon Center for Pain and Spine Team
William A. Abdu, MD, MS
Spine Center
Areas of Focus
- Care of the spine including surgery of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine for degenerative disorders including disc herniation
- Lumbar spinal stenosis and Spondylolisthesis
- Cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy
- Disorders associated with spinal trauma
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Kevin J. Armstrong, DNP, APRN
Orthopaedics
My goal is to listen to what my patients are feeling and to assist them in understanding their treatment options. I share with them what I know about spine-related pain and problems and he…
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Areas of Focus
- Neck, mid-back, and low back problems
- Functional restoration
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Perry A. Ball, MD
Neurosurgery
Areas of Focus
- Thoracic and lumbar spine surgery
- Spine injuries
- Spinal disorders
- Spinal tumors
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David V. Dent, DO, MPH
Pain Medicine
Areas of Focus
- Musculoskeletal medicine
- Spinal diagnostics
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Functional restoration
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Bert L. Fichman, MD
Anesthesiology
Areas of Focus
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulators
- Kyphoplasty
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Guannan Ge, MD
Pain Medicine
The burdening nature of chronic pain conditions can negatively affect a patient's quality of life, interfere with their ability to perform basic activities of daily living and result in ph…
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Gerome M. Gepigon, MMS, PA-C
Spine Center
Spine medicine is a fascinating field because it combines several disciplines: orthopedics, neurology, rehabilitation and psychology. I enjoy the process of using these disciplines togethe…
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Kermit M. Hummel, MPAS, PA-C
Pain Medicine
In pain medicine, our approach is based upon an individual's experience of their own pain. We begin by asking them to describe how they hurt, when they hurt, how badly they hurt and where …
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Todd P. Lefkoe, MD, MS
Spine Center
My specialty, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is dedicated to improving quality of life for patients by helping to maintain or improve their function over time. My core objective is …
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Areas of Focus
- Non-surgical spine care
- Non-surgical muscle and joint care
- Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG)
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Kevin J. McGuire, MD, MS
Spine Center
I believe in forging a partnership with my patients so that we can set goals and expectations together. By working together, I can understand my patients' priorities, including the activit…
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Colleen M. Olson, MSN, APRN
Pain Medicine
Areas of Focus
- Chronic disabling back and neck pain
- Coccydynia
- Non-surgical care of spine problems
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Adam M. Pearson, MD, MS
Spine Center
The spine is very complex. It involves many areas of the body, including bones, discs, ligaments, nerves, blood vessels, and the spinal cord. Because of this complexity and the fact that e…
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Areas of Focus
- Adult spine surgery
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Dana M. Pilchik, PsyD
Psychiatry
As a Clinical Pain Psychologist, I am part of a comprehensive team approach to help patients relieve and manage chronic pain. Rather than tell a person that they need to "learn to live" wi…
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Areas of Focus
- Pain neuroscience education for patients
- Behavioral pain management
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain
- Treatment for co-morbid mental health and chronic pain conditions
- And 1 more areas of focus
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Timothy C. Ryken, MD, MS
Neurosurgery
As Chief of Neurosurgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, my mission is to create an environment that is founded on evidence-based medicine principles and patient-centered health car…
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Areas of Focus
- General adult and pediatric neurosurgery
- Tumors of the brain and spine
- Disorders of the spine
- Minimally invasive techniques
- And 1 more areas of focus
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Nathan E. Simmons, MD
Neurosurgery
Areas of Focus
- Gliomas
- Meningiomas
- Pituitary tumors
- Acoustic neuromas
- And 8 more areas of focus
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Bruce M. Vrooman, MD, MS
Pain Medicine
I welcome patients who have common acute or chronic pain conditions as well as those who have been told there is nothing else that can be done to help them with their pain.
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