Your First Visit
Thank you for entrusting your care with us. We are passionate about helping our patients regain mobility and achieve optimal health outcomes through advanced surgical techniques and personalized care. In order to best serve you, please bring the following to your first appointment:
1) Driver's License or a government-issued ID
2) Insurance card
3) Credit card
Please have your past medical history and current medications ready to be entered into our electronic medical record system when you first register. You will also be asked to fill out a new patient form detailing the reason for your visit. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to your appointment time to complete these tasks.
If you are seeking a second opinion, please make sure you have the following:
1) Previous x-rays, CT scans, and/or MRI scans brought on a CD UNLESS they were obtained at VHC, Fairfax Radiology Center, Rayus, Washington Radiology, Novant Health Imaging, Community Radiology, Advanced Radiology, American Radiology, Progressive Radiology, Reston Radiology, and Chesapeake Imaging. We have access to those images online. We do NOT have access to Patient First, INOVA Urgent Care, MedStar, and JHU.
2) If you had spine injections within the past 3 years, please bring the procedure notes to your appointment or have available the dates and procedure names.
3) Any prior notes from other spine surgeons.
We value getting to know each patient and answering all your questions. Therefore, please expect each visit to take at least 30 minutes. If you have not had x-rays within the past year, these will be obtained at your visit. We recognize that your time is valuable and so we make every effort to run on time. Occasionally, emergencies or patients require a little more time, and these cause scheduling delays beyond our control. We apologize if we keep you waiting. In total, a visit may take up to 1 hour so please plan accordingly.
We know emergencies come up so if you need to cancel your appointment, we ask that you notify us within 24 hours. No shows and late cancellations may be charged a fee.