Dr. Scott Lawrence Blumenthal M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6020 W Parker Rd Suite 200 Plano TX, 75093About
Dr. Scott Blumenthal is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Plano, TX. Dr. Blumenthal specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Blumenthal 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
Northwestern Uniiversity 1982
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Artificial disc: preliminary results of a prospective study in the United States.
- Intervertebral cages for degenerative spinal diseases.
- Artificial intervertebral discs and beyond: a North American Spine Society Annual Meeting symposium.
- To the editor.
- Prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: five-year follow-up.
- Interspinous Process Decompression: Expanding Treatment Options for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.
Awards
- Texas Super Doctors 2011
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Fellowships
- Northwestern University Medical School-GME
- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago-PMR
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