Some of the finest surgeons in the area perform neurosurgery at
NWSH. Procedures include surgeries of the spine, of the
peripheral nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system.
 Dr. Jeffrey McDonald
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 2001 and the “Best Doctors in the Inland
Northwest” in 2003. 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
artificial disk; 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.
Dr. Jeffrey McDonald can be contacted at:
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 at: http://www.idspinecare.net
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Dr. Bret A. Dirks
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.
Dr. Bret A. Dirks can be contacted at:
Inland Northwest Spine and Neurosurgey, PLLC
850 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 300
Coeur d Alene, ID 83814-4903
ph: (208) 667-1367
fax: (208) 292-0873
Visit Dr. Dirks website at: http://www.inlandnwspine.com/
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