Dr. Neill M. Wright's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

Dr. Wright focuses his practice on disorders of the cervical spine, and has performed over 2,000 cervical spine surgeries. His practice includes the treatment of craniocervical/craniovertebral junction disorders, atlantoaxial instability, cervical spondylosis, cervical disc herniations, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy, cervical spondylolithesis, cervical stenosis, cervical deformity, as well as tumors of the spinal cord and spine. He has the largest series of cervical artificial disc surgeries (cervical arthroplasty) at Washington University. Dr. Wright is the developer of the C2 laminar fixation technique, now popular worldwide for the treatment of atlantoaxial instability. He is also one of the leading experts on the use of synthetic bone in cervical spine procedures.

Languages

• English

Education

• Washington University Saint Louis (Grad. 2000)
• University of California, Berkeley (Grad. 1989)
• University of California, Los Angeles (Grad. 1993)

Other Specialties

• Neurosurgeon

Areas of Expertise

• Laminectomy
• Cervical spondylosis
• Spinal cord tumor
• Herniated disk
• Artificial Disc Replacement
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

Awards & Recognitions

• Eagle Scout
• Mayfield Award. AANS Spine Section 2000