About Our spine Center
Cascade Orthopaedic Spine Center prides itself in providing patients one of the most comprehensive and technologically advanced spine centers around greater Seattle. Our physicians are Fellowship Trained at top institutions and provide superior patient evaluation, extensive treatment options, and excellent patient care.
Cascade Orthopaedic Spine Center prides itself in providing patients one of the most comprehensive and technologically advanced spine centers around greater Seattle. Our physicians are Fellowship Trained at top institutions and provide superior patient evaluation, extensive treatment options, and excellent patient care.
Evidence-based medicine has shown that a multi-disciplinary team approach is the most effective treatment for neck/back pain and spinal conditions. At the Cascade Spine Center, we believe in a step-wise approach to spine care attempting conservative and non-operative treatments first before considering more invasive or surgical options. However, when surgery is appropriate and indicated, we are able to provide cutting edge surgical treatment options from the latest minimally invasive surgery, to microscope assisted surgery, to spine motion preservation, and if needed, complex spinal reconstruction and fusion. With our interdisciplinary team approach to care, patients benefit from orthopaedic and physiatry evaluation, different viewpoints, and an extensive breadth of treatment options and management of the patient's condition.
Our comprehensive spine center combines an unparalleled team of surgical and non-surgical spine physicians, physician assistants, physical therapists, massage therapists, occupational therapists. We are able to provide further interventional care at Cascade Ambulatory Surgery Center where procedures can be performed in a systematic and routine fashion.
Our doctors believe that successful treatment of spinal injuries require active involvement and communication between the patient, the primary care giver, and other subspecialists.
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Alan Chen, MD, MS
Dr. Chen is a non-surgical spine specialist and is double Board Certified in Pain Management and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He is also accredited in Medical Acupuncture.
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Susie Kwon, MD
Susie Kwon, MD, is a non-surgical interventionalist serving patients in Cascade Orthopedics in Auburn and Bonney Lake, Washington.
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Andelle Teng, MD, MS
Dr. Teng is a Fellowship Trained, Board Certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon specializing in the treatment of degenerative, arthritic, and traumatic disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Dr. Teng is the Director of Cascade Spine Center
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Stephen Wheeler, PA
Stephen Wheeler, PA-C, joined Cascade Orthopaedics, with locations in Auburn and Bonney Lake, Washington, in 2019. At the practice, Stephen works closely with the rest of the team, providing compassionate care to patients in the Washington area.
Interventional Procedures:
Electrodiagnostic Studies
Fluoroscopy guided epidural steroid injections
Fluoroscopy guided facet joint injections
Fluoroscopy guided sacroiliac joint injections
Fluoroscopy guided hip joint injections
Facet blocks / medial branch nerve blocks
Radiofrequency nerve ablation
Selective nerve root injections
Peripheral nerve blocks Spinal Cord Stimulator - Trial placement
Trigger point injections Botox injections
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy/injection
Ultrasound guided peripheral joint injections Ultrasound guided soft tissue injections
Joint visco supplementation Sympathetic nerve blocks
Ganglion Impar block for pelvic pain
Conditions Treated:
Cervical / Thoracic / Lumbar Spine Problems
Complex Spine Problems
Degenerative Disc Disease Disc Herniations
Myelopathy Radiculopathy
Sciatica
Spinal Infections
Spinal Instability
Spinal Spondylolisthesis
Spinal Spondylolysis
Spinal Spondylosis / Osteoarthritis / Degeneration
Spinal Stenosis Trauma / Fractures / Neck & Back Injuries
Vertebral Compression/Burst Fractures
SURGICAL EXPERTISE:
Cervical / Thoracic / Lumbar Spine Surgery
Cervical Disc Replacement/Arthroplasty
Decompression Discectomy, Vertebral Corpectomy
Foraminotomy / Microforaminotomy
Fusion / Spinal Hardware Instrumentation
Integrated Spacers/Cages
Interbody Fusions (ALIF / PLIF / TLIF)
Interspinous Stabilization
Laminectomy / Laminotomy / Laminoplasty
Lateral Access Interbody
Fusions Microscope Assisted Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Motion Sparing Surgery
Spinal Cord Stimulator - Permanent placement
Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection (TFESI/NRB)