Dr. Richard A Lytle MD
Neurosurgeon
7 Vanderbilt Park Dr Asheville NC, 28803About
Dr. Richard Lytle practices Neurological Surgery in Asheville, NC. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Lytle 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
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1997
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
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Practice At 7 Vanderbilt Park Dr
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