An experienced spine surgeon based in Denton, Texas, Dr. Jamie Gottlieb is a graduate of Cornell University where he earned his medical degree. Dr. Jamie Gottlieb previously served as an emergency room and staff physician before becoming a spine surgeon and holds multiple patents for devices used to treat problems involving the spine and spinal cord.
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) affect hundreds of thousands of Americans with approximately 12,500 new injuries of this nature occurring annually, most frequently due to causes including car accidents and falls. However, the most common sports-related SCIs are caused by diving. Younger people between the ages of 16 to 30 comprise the segment of the population most likely to be affected by SCIs.
Most SCIs are incomplete rather than complete, meaning the signaling from the brain to below the area where the injury occurred is reduced but not eliminated. The majority of people affected by this type of injury experience tetraplegia or quadriplegia.
Fortunately, over the past decades, the average length of hospital stays for patients with SCIs has been reduced from 24 days to 11 days. However, people who have suffered a serious SCI typically require significant ongoing care that can be very costly.
Dr. Jamie Gottlieb 