- Spine Specialist
Board-CertifiedNeurosurgeon in Los Angeles
Neck and back pain does not announce itself all at once. It builds slowly. A bag lifted the wrong way off the car seat. A quick turn over the shoulder to check a blind spot before merging. Small, ordinary moments, and suddenly it is a real problem. About 80 percent of adults, on a typical basis, encounter troubles with low back pain during their lifetime. It is not some rare condition; it is one of the top causes of disability in the country.
Wong Spine treats that reality directly. Dr. Albert Wong, a board-certified neurosurgeon in Los Angeles and spine surgeon, works with patients through every stage, from diagnosis to surgery, when surgery is genuinely the right call.
Board Certified
American Board of Neurological
About Dr. Albert P. Wong
About Dr. Albert P. Wong
Dr. Albert P. Wong treats complex spine conditions as a board-certified neurosurgeon in Los Angeles. Having dual fellowship training, at Stanford for minimally invasive techniques and Northwestern for complex spine deformities, he built his practice around one idea. Precision matters more than volume. Patients notice the difference once they sit across from him.
Surgery comes last here, not first. Dr. Wong starts by reviewing imaging closely and pushing conservative treatment as far as it can reasonably go. Once that stops working and surgery becomes the clearest path, the conversation shifts. When it does, robotic guidance and endoscopic technique commonly come into play, since less tissue disruption tends to mean a faster recovery.
Technical skill matters. So does how a surgeon treats people. Patients keep choosing Dr. Wong for both.
Dr Wong is an amazing Surgeon who was very thorough and explained in detail what my condition was and what to expect from surgery.
Credentials & Expertise
What actually separates our spine surgeon from another? The procedure itself is only part of the equation; training, technique, judgment, and how a surgeon treats people all play a role in the outcome. Here is what stands behind Dr. Wongโs approach, from fellowship training and academic background to how he handles complex cases day to day.
Services
Spine Surgery Services in Los Angeles
Patients share their problems, asking which surgery they need. Dr. Wong, a spine surgeon in Los Angeles, has an answer for most of them, though it always depends on the case in front of him. Robotic spine surgery. Endoscopic surgery. Minimally invasive spine surgery. Spinal fusion, decompression, revision spine surgery, disc replacement. The full range of spine surgery services sits under one roof. Patients across the city trust him for it. Years spent on genuinely complex spine conditions built that trust, not routine cases alone.
Robotic Spine Surgery
Screw placement near the spinal cord leaves no room for guesswork. Robotic guidance gives Dr. Wong a sharper, real-time view during these complex cases, and the precision it adds shows up exactly where it matters most.
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery
A worn disc does not always need to just disappear. Dr. Wong replaces it with an artificial one, keeping natural motion at that segment instead of fusing it solid, and that single choice changes recovery considerably.
Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Half an inch, sometimes less. That is the incision size guiding the entire endoscopic procedure. A small camera leads the way to herniated discs and nerve compression, disturbing very little around the target itself.
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Open surgery cuts wide. This does not. Specialized retractors let Dr. Wong work through much smaller incisions instead, and the payoff shows up directly in less muscle disruption and less blood loss.
Spinal Decompression Surgery
Bone spurs. Thickened ligament. A disc pressing where it should not. Whatever the actual cause, Dr. Wong clears the pressure crowding the spinal canal until the nerve finally has room again.
Revision Spine Surgery
Sometimes a first surgery does not hold. Hardware shifts. A fusion never quite settles. Pain comes back. Dr. Wong takes on these harder cases, working carefully around scar tissue left behind from before.
Spinal Fusion Surgery
Two separate vertebrae become one, permanently, under Dr. Wong's approach. When instability is the real diagnosis rather than disc or nerve pain specifically, fusion is what actually solves it.
Conditions We Treat
Spine Conditions We Treat
Every diagnosis looks different up close. Dr. Wong treats the full range of spine conditions, both surgically and without surgery, including common neck and back pain, alongside more complex tumors and deformities. What actually works depends on the case, not a fixed protocol. Below are the conditions patients bring in most.
Herniated Disc
Discs herniate, material presses on a nerve, and pain travels into an arm or leg from there. Endoscopic removal is one way through it.
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Degenerative Disc Disease
Age wears discs down. Sometimes it stays quiet; sometimes it does not. When pain becomes real, artificial disc replacement or fusion becomes the likely answer.
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Spinal Stenosis
The canal around the spinal cord narrows in spinal stenosis, and nerve roots pay the price. Decompression restores that lost space directly.
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Spinal Myelopathy
Hand clumsiness. An unsteady gait. These are the telltale signs when myelopathy compresses the spinal cord itself. Decompression, sometimes with fusion, relieves it.
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Back Pain
Not every backache has the same root cause. Sometimes decompression fixes it. Sometimes minimally invasive surgery does, depending on what imaging actually shows.
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Neck Pain
A stiff, aching neck commonly traces back to compression higher in the spine. Endoscopic and decompression techniques address that directly, with minimal disruption.
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Sciatica
Pain shooting down the leg? That is usually a compressed nerve root talking. Endoscopic and minimally invasive procedures go straight after that source.
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Pinched Nerve
Numbness. Weakness. Pain that travels along a specific path. A pinched nerve does that, and decompression or endoscopic surgery relieves it at the source.
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Radiculopathy
Radiculopathy sends pain, tingling, or weakness along a nerve pathway. Dr. Wong treats the underlying compression using targeted surgical techniques.
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Spinal Deformity
Scoliosis and similar deformities reshape posture slowly, over years. Robotic-assisted fusion gives Dr. Wong the precision complex curvature correction actually demands.
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Spine Tumor
A spine tumor changes the calculation entirely; precision becomes everything. Robotic guidance paired with decompression lets Dr. Wong remove it while protecting nearby nerves.
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- Why Choose us
Why Patients Choose Dr. Wong
Finding the right spine surgeon comes down to one real question: does this person have the judgment to know when surgery actually helps? Equipment matters less than that.
Technology helps. Surgical judgment matters more. Dr. Albert Wong is a dual fellowship-trained neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive and complex spine procedures in Los Angeles.
Experience in Complex Spine Cases
Spinal instability, nerve compression, deformity, degeneration, and revision surgery: Dr. Wong treats all of it. Recognizing when surgery genuinely helps and when it does not is something only years of practice can teach.
- Dual fellowship training in complex and minimally invasive spine procedures
- Treats deformity, instability, nerve compression, and revision surgery cases
- Careful surgical planning improves accuracy across every procedure type
Technology That Supports the Surgeon
Modern imaging, minimally invasive tools, and robotic guidance: Wong Spine uses all three to plan and execute with precision. Augmented reality navigation, in particular, sharpens screw placement accuracy where it counts most.
- Robotic and augmented reality guidance for complex procedures
- Modern imaging supports precise surgical planning beforehand
- The surgeon decides. The technology just assists him.
A Patient-Focused Philosophy
Conservative treatment always comes first here. Dr. Wong reviews imaging and symptoms closely before surgery ever enters the conversation, and each plan follows the individual case, not a fixed protocol.
- Conservative options come first, always
- Treatment plans built around each patient's actual case
- Direct communication throughout diagnosis, surgery, and recovery
- Area We Serve
Serving Patients Across Los Angeles and Surrounding Areas
People drive across the city for this, sometimes further. Los Angeles neurosurgeon exist all over the city. Patients still choose Wong Spine specifically for the harder cases, the ones other practices pass along. Robotic-assisted surgery. Minimally invasive procedures. Spinal fusion, decompression, disc replacement. One practice, the full range. Precision guides every recommendation, case by case.
About Path
A Simple Path Toward Relief
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Book Your Visit
Call the office directly, or use the online form; either works fine.
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Initial Evaluation
This step covers a close review of symptoms, history, and any existing imaging.
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Diagnosis
Imaging confirms exactly what is happening, ordering new scans when
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Treatment Plan
The plan weighs surgical and non-surgical paths, matched to your case.
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Follow-Up
Visits continue after surgery, and the plan shifts as recovery moves forward.
- Faqs
FAQs About Spine Surgery At Wong Spine
Real questions come up before any real decision gets made. Here are the ones patients ask most, covering surgical options, recovery, safety, and how to find the right spine surgeon in Los Angeles.
Discs. Vertebrae. Nerves. Spine surgery treats problems in any of the three. Minimally invasive decompression handles some cases. Fusion handles others. The diagnosis decides which.
It depends. Some patients walk the same day. Others need weeks before life feels normal again. Overall health plays a role, and so does the procedure itself. Minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches tend to move faster than traditional open surgery.
No surgery is risk-free, spine surgery included. That risk drops considerably with careful patient selection, modern imaging, and precise technique. Ask a surgeon directly about individual risk factors. That conversation matters more than any general statistic.
Residency training draws the real line here. A neurosurgeon trains in the brain, spine, and nervous system specifically. Some spine surgeons come through orthopedics instead. Dr. Wong took the neurosurgery path, then added dual fellowship training in complex and minimally invasive spine work.
Marketing tells you very little. A fellowship background tells you more. So does how frequently a surgeon actually performs the specific procedure under consideration. Not every spine surgeon Los Angeles offers has walked the same path to get there, and that difference matters.
Wong Spine sees patients from across the city and the surrounding region. Surgical care and non-surgical care both live under one roof. A consultation starts with an imaging review, moves to diagnosis, and ends with a plan built for that one case, not a general template.
Sometimes, yes, particularly once conservative treatment stops working, and nerve compression is taking something real away from daily life. Sometimes, no, when the risk outweighs an unclear benefit. A thorough evaluation is what actually answers this question, not a blanket rule either way.
Orthopedic surgeons treat bones and joints. Neurosurgeons treat the brain, spine, and nervous system. Both can perform spine surgery. Dr. Wong trained in neurosurgery, with a focus on the spine.
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Dr. Albert P. Wong, MD
8436 W. 3rd St, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 746-5918
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Office Hours
Monday โ Friday: 8:00 AM โ 5:00 PM
Saturday โ Sunday: Closed