Dr. Steven Joe Hess MD
Neurosurgeon
20375 W 151st St Suite 205 Olathe KS, 66061About
Dr. Steven Hess practices Neurological Surgery in Olathe, KS. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Hess 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 Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks 1986
University of Wales in Great Britain 1986
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Awards
- 2007, 2007 Kansas City Super Doctors
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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