
Orthopaedic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA)
Alexander R. Vaccaro MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
The Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
925 Chestnut Street
5th Floor
5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: 800-321-9999
Website: www.rothmaninstitute.com
Certification
- Board Certified
- Fellowship Trained
Associations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Cervical Spine Research Society
- North American Spine Society
- Scoliosis Research Society
Specialties
- Degenerative Spine
- Spinal Deformity
- Trauma
- Tumor-Infection
Hospital Affiliations
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
University Affiliations
- Thomas Jefferson University
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About Our Practice:
Alexander Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor and Attending Surgeon of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and a partner at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the Vice Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and has a PhD in Spinal Injury. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of numerous pathologic conditions affecting the cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral spines including degenerative disk disease, scoliosis and other deformities, trauma, infections and tumors. He has an interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques and image guided technologies in the management of spinal disorders. He has published over 350 peer reviewed manuscripts and has edited over 31 textbooks.
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