Jeffrey McDonald, MD
Neurosurgery & Spine Care

Dr. Jeff McDonald is a national leader in specialized surgery for neurological and spine disorders. He has been named on the “Best Doctors In America” list in 2011, 2012 and 2013. His surgical team was ranked as one of the top twenty in spine surgery from 1999-2002.

Dr. McDonald's practice includes: simple and complex spinal surgery; conservative spine care, including injection of the epidural space and sacroiliac joints; minimally invasive microscopic neurosurgery; lumbar and cervical total disc arthroplasty; minimally invasive sacroiliac joint surgery; peripheral nerve surgery, including carpal tunnel surgery; cranial surgery -- malignant and benign brain tumors; neurosurgical trauma care; and computerized stereotactic-guided surgery of the brain.

A graduate of the University of Chicago School of Medicine, Dr. McDonald completed his residency at the University of California in San Francisco before beginning his practice. He is a founding partner of Northwest Specialty Hospital.

Contact Dr. McDonald:

North Idaho Neuro Surgery & Spine, PLLC
980 W. Ironwood Drive,
Suite 206
Coeur d Alene, ID 83814-4903
ph: (208) 667-4949
fax: (208) 765-0348

Visit Dr. McDonald's website:

www.idspinecare.com

Bret A. Dirks, MD
Neurosurgery & Spine Care

Born and raised in Moscow, Idaho, I feel very fortunate to be able to return to the area practice here. My education began at the University of Idaho in Moscow, University of Washington, Seattle and Residency at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Neurosurgery in Coeur d’ Alene has changed and the need has grown in the past 15 years since I began my practice in July 1994.

Part of neurosurgical team ranked top 20 in the U.S. 1999-2002, I specialize in cervical and lumber decompression and fusion surgeries, neurosurgical trauma care, carpal tunnel release and lumbar epidural injections. My nurse practitioner Twyla Masterson has been assisting me for the past 10 years with critical care experience.

My interests include golf, skiing, and spending time with my family. My wife, Michele, also from Moscow, and my children Derek and his wife Samantha, Erika and new husband, Ryan, and a great joy to us our granddaughter, Emma. We also as a family do a medial mission to Honduras every year taking about 35 people to administer food, medical and dental care, shoes and clothing to the local people who come from far away.

Contact Dr. Dirks:

North Idaho Neuro Surgery & Spine, PLLC
980 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 206
Coeur d Alene, ID 83814-4903
ph: (208) 667-1376
fax: (208) 765-0348

Visit Dr. Dirks' website:

www.inlandnwspine.com

Jeffrey J. Larson, MD
Coeur d'Alene Spine & Brain

A board certified neurosurgeon on staff at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Dr. Jeffrey Larson is the founder of Coeur d'Alene Spine and Brain, PLLC. Dr. Larson received his undergraduate training at the University of Michigan. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Dr. Larson completed his surgical internship and neurosurgery residency training at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the Mayfield Spine Institute.

Dr. Larson devotes his medical practice exclusively to the treatment of disorders of the spine. He is an expert on treatments for serious back and spine problems, such as minimally invasive spine surgery, spine fusion, motion preservation surgery, and complex spinal reconstruction. Dr. Larson has authored over 60 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, abstracts, and presentations. He has won national research awards. He is continuously involved in spine relatedresearch and development.

Contact Dr. Larson

Coeur d'Alene Spine & Brain
3320 N. Grand Mill Lane
Coeur d' Alene, ID  83814
ph: 208-765-9100
fax: 208-765-9103

Visit Dr. Larson's website:

www.cdaspine.com