About Stewart G. Eidelson, MD

Dr. Stewart Eidelson is a fellowship-trained and board certified orthopaedic spine surgeon with private offices in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and Delray Beach, FL.

At Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Dr. Eidelson received a medical degree. He completed an internship at New York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital in New York, NY, and an orthopaedic residency at the United States Public Health Service on Staten Island. Dr. Eidelson completed surgical residencies at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA, and the Alfred I. DuPont Institute in Wilmington, DE. Under the direction of Dr. Arthur Stefee, Dr. Eidelson completed spine fellowship training at the Cleveland Spine and Arthritis Center in Cleveland, OH.

Dr. Eidelson has performed more than 3,000 spine surgeries utilizing the most advanced technologies. He is keenly interested in minimally invasive procedures to remedy disc disorders and treats complex spinal stenosis. Dr. Eidelson's primary area of interest is spinal stenosis and outcome studies related to elderly patients who undergo spine surgery. This interest led him to found the Palm Beach Orthopaedic and Spinal Research Foundation located in Boca Raton, FL.

In addition, Dr. Eidelson views patient education as intrinsic to his medical practice. He has demonstrated his devotion to patient education by founding SpineUniverse.com, an award-winning website that is the most visited spine site on the Internet. To support his patient education publishing projects, he established SYA Press and Research. Through SYA Press and Research, he has published several books for the layman, including Save Your Aching Back and Neck and recently, Advanced Technologies to Treat Neck and Back Pain, A Patient's Guide.

A prolific author, Dr. Eidelson has published and presented his research in peer-reviewed journals and at society meetings. In addition, Dr. Eidelson is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Medical Association, International Association for the Study of Pain, and North American Spine Society.