Georgiy Brusovanik, M.D, is a minimally invasive orthopedic spine surgeon based in Miami, Florida. He trained at Duke University with both orthopedic and neurosurgical faculty. He specializes in helping patients with back and neck pain.
Dr. Brusovanik is well known locally and internationally. He has helped numerous professional and Olympic athletes, executives and celebrities. He always attempts to help patients without surgery, but when surgery is indicated, his way of performing surgery minimizes pain and speeds recovery.
Born in Moscow, Dr. Brusovanik moved to Miami in 1992. He matriculated from University of Miami and has called Miami home for many years. He lives on Miami Beach with his wife and two daughters. He speaks English, Spanish and Russian.
Dr. Brusovanik treats patients not only in the United States from his Miami location, but from across the world including Venezuela, Columbia, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Trinidad, Brazil, Ecuador, St. Thomas, British Virgin Islands, Argentina, Norway, and Nigeria.
More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year, however, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery - they call it “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome” and it means patients get no relief from their pain after back surgery.
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"So many patients with back pain are fixable but many doctors just drop them after a failed back surgery, push them to pain management medication, and it's an injustice," says Dr. Brusovanik. "Those are worthwhile fights I am willing to take on. Everyone deserves a chance to live their lives pain free and with mobility."