Robert S. Bray, Jr., M.D.

Board Certified Neurological Spine Surgeon 

 

 

Outpatient Surgery Magazine refers to Dr. Robert S. Bray as “one of the world’s foremost neurological spinal surgeons.” Specializing in minimally invasive procedures, he has helped transform these complex cases to outpatient procedures that now account for an astounding 95% of his practice, while the national average is only 5-10%.  One of the first neurosurgeons in the country to dedicate his practice to spine, he has performed more than 10,000 procedures over the past three decades. He currently serves as the CEO and founding director of D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center.

 

In October 2009, he presented the finding on his recent discovery of T.E.A.M. Disease (thoracic epidural arteriovenous malformation) to the Annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons.  This debilitating condtion primarily affects younger women resulting in extreme upper back pain, loss of function in the lower extremities and can ultimately lead to paralysis.  An outpatient surgical procedure has been shown effective in reversing the symptoms.

 

Since graduating from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas, Dr. Robert S. Bray, Jr. has served as the director of neurosurgery and headed the spinal programs at Saint John’s Medical Center, Century City Hospital, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he also founded the Institute for Spinal Disorders. During 20 years of combined active and reserve duty with the United States Air Force, he received multiple medals and commendations for his work developing medical protocols and teaching wartime trauma techniques. He served as Major while stationed as Chief of Neurosurgery at the David Grant Medical Center.

 

As the first California neurosurgeon to specialize in the spine, Dr. Robert S. Bray, Jr. began his career at the forefront of this specialty and still remains one of its pioneers. He has multiple patents on a wide variety of spinal implants and surgical instruments to his name and is regularly consulted by the world’s leading medical manufacturers on the design and use of their products. Dr. Robert S. Bray, Jr.’s commitment to education and research is exhibited by his roster of more than 25 trained Fellows, his lectures around the globe, his many published, peer-reviewed articles, and his frequent instructional seminars for a variety of medical companies.

 

He was recently profiled in Orthopedics This Week.

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