Center for Spinal Disorders

Specialists at the Capital Institute for Neurosciences’s Center for Spinal Disorders diagnose and provide patients with a wide range of treatment options for back pain, degenerative diseases, spinal trauma, spinal tumors and infections.

Whether it is an early approach to back pain requiring a physiatrist, who is a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, to develop a therapy and rehabilitation plan, or surgical options including the latest in minimally invasive surgery, our spine center can provide you with a plan that targets your specific problem while doing it in the least invasive manner possible. The Institute also features a Center for Pain Management where patients can be seen for back pain that might benefit from specialized treatment options including medication, epidural steroid injections, and more complex treatment options including implantable nerve stimulators and intrathecal (into the spinal fluid) drug delivery system.

Physicians within the Center for Spinal Disorders treat spinal conditions including back and neck pain; herniated discs and pinched nerves; spondylolisthesis; degenerative spine disease; spinal stenosis; scoliosis; spinal trauma and tumors; and vascular lesions.

Working in coordination the Institute’s team of neurologists, cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists and pain specialists, as well as specialists from throughout our healthcare system including experts in our regional cancer center, physicians in our spine center are able to deliver the continuum of care needed to provide you with a comprehensive approach to your specific needs.

Our Physicians:

Ronald H. Gonzalez, MD, Medical Director of the Center for Spinal Disorders

• Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as Electrodiagnosis

Lee M. Buono, MD, FACS

• Board Certified in Neurosurgery. Completed his medical degree and residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. 609-588-5081

Rakesh Gupta, MD

• Board certified in Anesthesiology and fellowship trained in Pain Management at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Previously served as director of the Division of Pain Management at Cooper University Hospital

Kenneth H. Rogers, DO

• Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and fellowship trained in Interventional Pain Management at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Previously worked as the founder and director of the Division of Pain Management at Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center