Spine Center

503 418-9888

Located at the Center for Health & Healing in Portland’s new South Waterfront neighborhood

Back pain can impact your entire life, making it hard to sleep, do your job or enjoy your regular activities. The OHSU Spine Center wants to help you feel like yourself again. Our goal is to provide immediate and personalized care that lets you return to an active and pain-free lifestyle.

Easy Access

Self-referrals welcome. We’ll work with you if you need a physician referral.
We accept most health plans. We will work with your insurance carrier to identify your level of coverage.
Our staff will help facilitate all of your OHSU spine appointments, from physical therapy to appointments with other spine staff.

Multi-disciplinary Team of Experts

Your spine is delicate and can require complex care. We know you want to get back to your regular activities as soon as possible. To ensure you get the most benefit from the OHSU Spine Center, we have put together a team of specialists from different disciplines of spine care, all under one roof. This team approach ensures quick, accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Conservative Approach to Surgery

Back pain can be frightening, because many people think surgery is the only way to treat it. We take a different approach. By coordinating care across multiple specialties, we can limit periods of pain and disability for many people without the need for surgery. If surgery is the best option to restore your quality of life, some of the country’s best spine surgeons are at your disposal.

Research

The benefit of an academic medical center is that breakthroughs in research quickly become the most innovative treatments available. Our physicians have access to treatments, techniques and equipment you won’t get anywhere else in the area. You can feel confident your team at the Spine Center will give you the best care.