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Maimonides Medical Center cuts ribbon
on new Comprehensive Spine Center
FRIDAY • APRIL 27
April 27, 2018
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BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK
MMCGOLDRICK@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
Maimonides Medical Center
on Tuesday, February 27
cut the ribbon on its brand
new Comprehensive Spine Center on
the eighth floor of 6010 Bay Parkway.
The center – which, according to
the medical center, provides patients
with the highest level of medical and
surgical expertise in a state-of-theart
4,400 square-foot setting – boasts
technological advancements like neurodiagnostics,
imaging, fluoroscopy,
EMG and nerve conduction studies.
It is the
only center in
Brooklyn to
offer advanced,
real-time, minimally
invasive, image-guided spine
surgery.
Maimonides President & CEO Ken
Gibbs said, “It’s our pleasure to bring
this level of expertise to the communities
we serve. Our Spine Center brings
the best of our neurosurgical and
orthopedic specialties together under
one roof for the benefit of patients.”
The grand opening ceremony included
remarks from Dr. John Houten,
director of spinal neurosurgery &
neurotrauma and Dr. Ahmed Saleh,
orthopedic spine surgeon.
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Arthur de Gaeta
Maimonides Medical Center has debuted a brand new Comprehensive Spine
Center in Bensonhurst.