James D. Schwender, MD
Staff Surgeon
My specialties:
- Orthopedic surgery
- Spine surgery
Professional interests:
- Spondylolisthesis
- Trauma, tumors and infections
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- cervical spine surgery
- Thoracic spine surgery
- lumbar spine surgery
- Degenerative disc disease
- Radiculopathy
- Scoliosis
- Spondylitis
Twin Cities Spine Center offers surgical management of back pain and injuries including spinal diseases and disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, including non-operative and operative treatments for spinal deformities, fractures, infections, tumors and arthritis.
Dr. Schwender has a special interest in cervical spine surgery, lumbar spine surgery and scoliosis.
Honors and awards:
- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Top Doctor in Mpls. St. Paul Magazine
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Spine surgery
Specialties
- Orthopedic surgery
Educational institutions
- New York University School of Medicine
Internships
- University of Vermont
Residencies
- University of Vermont
Years of experience
- 25
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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