Vice Chairman Director of Spine Surgery Director of Fellowship, Spine Surgery Associate Professor
University at Buffalo Neurosurgery
Williamsville, New York
Dr. John Pollina is Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo who joined UBNS in 2013. Dr. Pollina, who is a board certified neurosurgeon, serves as Director of Comprehensive Spine Surgery.
After receiving his BA in Economics from Fairfield University in 1990, Dr. Pollina completed medical school at SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1994. He completed his neurosurgical residency at SUNY Buffalo as well.
Dr. Pollina’s focus is in treatment of disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. His areas of expertise are low back and neck pain; herniated disc; spinal stenosis; scoliosis; spinal instability; spinal tumor and infection; carpal/cubital tunnel syndrome; and intracranial pathology. His research interests include motion sparing/preserving technology of the spine; minimal access approaches and techniques to the spine; osteo-biologics of spinal fusion; and spine surgery outcome-based research.
Saturday, March 18, 2023
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST
Sunday, March 19, 2023
9:24 AM – 9:26 AM EST