| u need medical attention and you are residing in | | | | • Surgical Director of the CyberKnife |
| Washington, you can easily contact any of the | | | | Radiosurgery Center |
| doctors along the area. These doctors provide you | | | | As an expert in the treatment of the nervous |
| with necessary medical treatment whenever you | | | | system, Dr. Naff has gained many recommendations |
| need them. | | | | regarding complex surgical pain procedures. These |
| There are several doctors located in the area of | | | | include methods like implanting morphine pumps and |
| Columbia, Washington that offer different types of | | | | spinal cord stimulators. |
| health care and medical treatments. These doctors | | | | Dr. Naff is also affiliated with some of the finest |
| have their own clinics where patients can have | | | | hospitals including Union Memorial Hospital, Northwest |
| immediate medical attention especially when hospitals | | | | Hospital, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, and Carroll |
| are far away from their home. | | | | Hospital Center. |
| Some of these doctors can provide home service | | | | Among the services provided by Dr. Naff includes: |
| treatment for patients who cannot visit their clinics | | | | • Complex spinal reconstruction and |
| due to serious illness. These doctors are mostly | | | | stabilization |
| affiliated with hospitals in which they can refer | | | | • Spinal tumor surgery |
| patients in case further treatment is necessary. | | | | • Lumbar discectomy |
| Washington Institute of Natural Medicine | | | | • Cervical discectomy and fusion |
| 3402 Connecticut Avenue, NW | | | | • Microdiscectomy |
| Washington, DC 20008 | | | | • Kyphoplasty |
| Telephone: (202) 237-7681 | | | | • Lumbar facet blocks |
| Among the established medical institutions is the | | | | Dr. William C. Lauerman |
| Washington Institute of Natural Medicine. The institute | | | | Georgetown University Orthopedics |
| provides homeopathy treatment to many patients in | | | | 3800 Reservoir Road, N.W. |
| Washington, D.C. and its neighboring districts. The | | | | Washington, DC 20007 |
| center is manned by certified doctors of naturopathy | | | | Telephone: 202.444.8766 |
| and licensed natural health care personnel. | | | | Dr. Lauerman is a resident doctor of the Spine Center |
| Dr. Victoria K. Goldsten is the director of the center. | | | | at Georgetown University Hospital. He is a board |
| Since 1973, Dr. Goldsten has devoted her expertise in | | | | certified Orthopedic Surgeon and has made |
| treating several patients. During her early medical | | | | successful surgeries to many patients. |
| practice, she has served to several hospitals in the | | | | Most of the resident doctors in the hospital are |
| area. She is also a certified in homeopathy, | | | | specialists who came from the Orthopedic and |
| acupressure, hypnotherapy, and Reiki. | | | | Neurological Surgery, Neuroradiology, Pain |
| Her credentials include: | | | | Management, and Rehabilitation Medicine. |
| • B.S. Nursing degree holder | | | | The hospital provides the latest in surgical and |
| • Doctorate degree in Naturopathy | | | | non-surgical medical treatment. Treatment includes |
| • Registered Naturopath in the District of | | | | degenerative disorders or spinal stenosis, scoliosis, |
| Columbia | | | | spondylolisthesis, spine tumors, infections, and spinal |
| • Licensed nurse and massage in Maryland | | | | fractures. |
| and Washington | | | | Dr. Randy F. Davis |
| Dr. Goldsten has also conducted several seminars on | | | | Spine and Pain Center |
| the importance and methods of natural medicine. | | | | Telephone: 410-553-8290 |
| Dr. Neal J. Naff | | | | Dr. Davis received his doctorate degree from Johns |
| Telephone: 410-616-7600 | | | | Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a certified |
| Dr. Naff is a certified neurosurgeon. Dr. Naff finished | | | | orthopaedic surgeon and also a professor in the |
| his neurosurgical study at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. | | | | Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and |
| His credentials and achievements include: | | | | Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. |
| • Founding member of Chesapeake | | | | Dr. Davis is also a member of the North American |
| Neurosurgery | | | | Spine Society and the Cervical Spine Research |
| • Chief of Neurosurgery at Sinai Hospital of | | | | Society. He conducts lectures around the world in |
| Baltimore and St. Joseph Medical Center | | | | topics pertaining spinal injuries. |