Dr. Joseph Tirone Alexander MD
Neurosurgeon
49 Spring St 1st Floor Scarborough ME, 04074About
Dr. Joseph Alexander practices Neurological Surgery in Scarborough, ME. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Alexander prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1985
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Back Pain
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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