Luis Kolb, MD

Mihir Gupta, MD, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with a background in neurosurgery and orthopaedics. He performs both traditional and minimally invasive procedures to treat an array of complex spinal disorders.Dr. Gupta says he was drawn to spine surgery because of how quickly the field is evolving. “We finally have a much better understanding of why people have back or neck pain and how to make it better safely,” he says. “And that doesn’t always involve surgery. Our job is to figure out when surgery is appropriate, and more importantly, when it is not the best solution.”

Maxwell Laurans, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Yale Medicine who specializes in spine tumors and degenerative spine conditions. He begins each patient interaction by asking in-depth questions about symptoms, complaints and patient history to figure out the source of the problem. Dr. Laurans believes in taking his time to get to know his patients, who might require several visits.

Juan Bartolomei, MD, is a spine surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive degenerative disk disease procedures, reconstructive procedures, and emergency room cases. Dr. Bartolomei understands that surgery is a significant step and considers each of his patient’s cases carefully before developing a treatment plan based on their lifestyle, other medical issues, and goals for recovery.