Dr. Walsh provides specialized care for adult spinal deformity, spinal tumors, and scoliosis, and treats patients who suffer with cranial problems, such as tumors and epilepsy. Committed to his patients having safe and quick recoveries, Dr. Walsh performs minimally invasive spinal surgery whenever suitable. After receiving his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at Tufts University in Boston, Dr. Walsh completed his medical degree at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia. He completed his neurosurgery residency and fellowship in orthopedic and neurological complex spine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Walsh is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, AOSpine, and International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. His research has focused on the biomechanics of the L5/S1 junction in long thoracolumbosacral constructs. Dr. Walsh has medical privileges at Allegheny General Hospital and Forbes Hospital.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
schmorl's nodes
spine hardware removal
intracept procedure
degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine
cervical spine instability
myelitis/myelopathy
sacroiliac joint pain
spine osteotomy
vertebral shift
spinal growth rod
adult idiopathic scoliosis
laser spine surgery
lumbar instability
neural foraminal stenosis
lumbar tumor surgery
spine arteriovenous malformation (avm)
spinal intervention
spinal compression fusion
degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
spinal disorders
scoliosis bracing
lumbar synovial cysts
severe lordotic deformities
adult degenerative scoliosis
severe kyphotic deformities
Credentials
Residency
Cleveland Clinic
Education
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery
Publications
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