Dr. Hugh Lawrence Bassewitz M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
2800 E Desert Inn Rd Suite 100 Las Vegas NV, 89121About
Dr. Hugh Bassewitz is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Bassewitz specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Bassewitz tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1994
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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