Dr. Lara Massie is a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal surgery for adult spinal deformities, scoliosis, trauma, and tumors. Her research focuses on improving the patient experience and surgical techniques that are associated with the best patient outcomes. She is skilled and experienced in both minimally invasive and complex open surgery, including robotic-assisted surgery and spinal revision surgery. Her philosophy is to align the patient’s goals with the non-operative and surgical techniques best suited to reach that outcome. Dr. Massie completed her undergraduate work in neuroscience at New York University, and received her medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine in Toledo, Ohio. She completed a neurosurgery residency at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and a fellowship in Adult Spinal Deformity at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
adult degenerative scoliosis
bulging disc
cervical disc disease
cervical disc displacement
cervical herniated disc
cervical spinal stenosis
complex spine deformities
compression fracture surgery
degenerative joint disease of the spine
degenerative spine conditions
disc replacement
facet joint syndrome
failed back surgery syndrome
foot drop
foraminotomy
herniated disc
lumbar spine injury
minimally invasive spine surgery
sciatica
scoliosis
spinal cord injury
spine fracture
spine tumor
spondylosis
thoracic disc disease
Credentials
Education
The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Internship
The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency
Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship
Duke University School of Medicine
Publications
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