3
Board-Certified Spine Surgeons
2 Ivy League
Trained Surgeons on the Team
50+ Years
Combined Nano Endoscopic Experience
Typically, endoscopic procedures are done with two of the spine surgeons present. Not available anywhere else.
Dr. Ditsworth with Visiting Doctor from Abu Dhabi
Visiting Doctor from Slovakia
Visiting Student from Brazil
Neurosurgeon & Founder, Nano Back Institute
A board-certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Ditsworth developed the Non-Traumatic Discectomy for treating herniated and bulging discs in the spine. In contrast to traditional approaches to spine surgery, which frequently do damage to a healthy spine, this procedure truly is beyond "minimally invasive."
Dr. Ditsworth has written more than 40 peer-reviewed abstracts, articles, and book chapters. He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and has been on staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center for many years.
Board Certified in Neurosurgery
Fellowship in neurosurgery at Yale University School of Medicine
Developed the procedure for treating herniated and bulging discs without cutting
Abstracts, articles, and book chapters on endoscopic spine surgery
On staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center for many years
Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
We perform the best non-traumatic procedures available using the most advanced tools and equipment. Some of our technology is only available here.
The world's smallest endoscope. Dot skin opening so small, only a small bandaid is needed.
No cutting causes no bleeding. No bleeding causes no scarring. Preserve your natural spine structure.
Walk out the same day. Return to normal activities faster than any other spine procedure available.
Highest non-traumatic access success rate. Other techniques have a much lower success rate.
Physicians, surgeons, and medical professionals come to Back Institute for their personal spine care.
Pioneering non-traumatic spine surgery since 1995 with peer-reviewed publications and proven results.
30+
Years Experience
96%
Success Rate
10K+
Procedures Done
3
Locations
When physicians, surgeons, and nurses need spine surgery for themselves, they choose Back Institute. They understand the science. They see the outcomes. And they trust us with their own bodies.
This is the highest endorsement any medical practice can receive — the trust of the medical community itself.
"As a physician myself, I was extremely particular about where I would have my spine procedure done. The Back Institute's NANO technique was exactly what I was looking for."
Dr. Michael S.
Orthopedic Surgeon · Houston, TX
"When I told my colleagues I was having endoscopic spine surgery at Back Institute, they were skeptical. When they saw me back at work two weeks later, they were asking for the referral."
Dr. Sarah L.
Emergency Medicine · Seattle, WA
"As a spine surgery nurse, I've seen patients struggle through long recoveries from conventional procedures. When I needed my own surgery, I chose Back Institute."
NP J.K.
Spine Surgery NP · Los Angeles, CA
All patients shown here have been followed closely for at least 2 months (except as noted), and they did well. This is not a full list of patient doctors.
| Name | State / Region | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| A.S. | Pennsylvania | M.D., Anesthesiologist, University of Pennsylvania |
| C.Y. | Ohio | M.D., Neurology |
| M.D. | Washington D.C. | M.D., Professor, Georgetown |
| A.M. | California | M.D., Surgeon, University of Calif., San Francisco |
| J.W. | Pennsylvania | M.D., Pain Medicine |
| E.F. | Pennsylvania | M.D. (Harvard trained) |
| P.K. | Washington D.C. | Family Medicine |
| R.K. | Mexico | Family Medicine |
| C.D. | South Carolina | Retinal Surgeon |
| B.P. | Utah | D.O., GI specialist |
| A.L. | Florida | M.D., Family Doctor |
| C.P. | Canada | M.D. |
| C.R. | New Jersey | M.D., Cardiologist |
| V.N. | California | Ph.D., Faculty member, UCLA |
| D.S. | Colorado | M.D., Radiation Oncologist (Stanford) |
| J.B. | Iowa | M.D. |
| V.R. | Kansas | M.D., Neurologist |
| M.T. | California | M.D., General Surgeon |
| O.L. | California | M.D., Plastic Surgeon |
| C.W. | Minnesota | M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon |
| K.L. | Arizona | Naturopathic Physician |
| M.F. | Massachusetts | M.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School |
| Y.P. | New Jersey | M.D., Internal Medicine |
| R.R. | West Indies | M.D., Cardiologist |
| R.W. | New York | M.D. |
| D.R. | New York | M.D. |
| J.D. | Maryland | M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins Medical School |
| W.P. | New Mexico | M.D. |
| J.H. | Ohio | M.D., Pediatrics |
| P.C. | Quebec, Canada | M.D., General Practice |
| A.N. | Florida | D.C. |
| C.S. | Idaho | D.V.M. |
| G.S. | California | D.C. |
| D.A. | Virginia | Emergency Room M.D. |
| T.S. | Virginia | M.D. |
| A.P. | New Jersey | M.D. |
This is not a full list of patient doctors. Physicians, surgeons, and professors from institutions including Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania have chosen Back Institute for their personal care.
Our innovative approach to spine care has been featured in major news outlets nationwide.
About 400,000 Americans may be getting highly invasive back surgery unnecessarily. A local doctor says he's found great success with an outpatient procedure to remove herniated disc material. Most patients can benefit from this procedure.
Four out of five Americans suffer low back pain at some point in their lives. When therapy and medicine fail, a new procedure may be the simplest surgical solution yet.
Back Institute's non-traumatic approach has been featured in national news since our founding in 1995.