Dr. Robert J Hacker MD
Neurosurgeon
3355 Riverbend Dr Suite 400 Springfield OR, 97477About
Dr. Robert Hacker practices Neurological Surgery in Springfield, OR. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Hacker 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
Univ of Ne Coll of Med, Omaha Ne 1977
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A randomized prospective study of an anterior cervical interbody fusion device with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up results.
- Threaded cages for degenerative cervical disease.
- Failed anterior cervical foraminotomy.
- Cervical disc arthroplasty: a controlled randomized prospective study with intermediate follow-up results. Invited submission from the joint section meeting on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves, March 2005.
- Very late complications of cervical arthroplasty: results of 2 controlled randomized prospective studies from a single investigator site.
- CT directed stereotactic biopsy, a new neurosurgical tool.
- Surgical treatment of brain stem carcinoma: case report.
- Screw fixation for odontoid fracture; a comparison of the anterior and posterior technique.
- Comparison of interbody fusion approaches for disabling low back pain.
- The Ray Threaded Fusion Cage for posterior lumbar interbody fusion.
Treatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Back Pain
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
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