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Baron S. Lonner, M.D. is the Director of Scoliosis Associates in New York City, a practice dedicated to the diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of patients with scoliosis and other spinal deformities. Dr. Lonner is one of the most experienced leaders throughout the Northeast and the U.S. in minimally invasive surgery using spinal endoscopy for scoliosis and other deformities. He is at the forefront of research and innovation in this area and in complex spinal reconstructive surgery in pediatric and adult patients.

Dr. Lonner received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Boston University, where he was in the accelerated six-year medical program. During medical school, he was honored for his work on congenital scoliosis, which was later presented at the international Scoliosis Research Society meeting. Dr. Lonner had formal scoliosis surgical training during his residency at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. Additional scoliosis and spine surgical training was completed at The Cornell University Medical Center and The Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Lonner was formerly the Chief of the Spine and Scoliosis Division of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Schneider Children’s Hospital. He left that position to assume the role of Director of The Spine and Scoliosis Treatment Center. He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at New York University Medical School, New York.

Dr. Lonner is a member of several prestigious scholarly organizations, including the Scoliosis Research Society, North American Spine Society, and The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery. As an active researcher in the area of scoliosis and spinal deformity he has authored and presented numerous publications.

In addition to his work with patients at Scoliosis Associates, Dr. Lonner devotes approximately one month of his time each year to perform charitable care for patients with severe spinal deformities in developing countries. He has worked in the Dominican Republic, other parts of Latin America, and Africa.

Dr. Lonner is deeply committed to international patient education and care. He has recently launched spinal deformity information websites in the Hindi language and the Chinese language. providing scoliosis and spine information to those communities.

Baron S. Lonner, MD is on the Spine Universe Editorial Board.

SpineUniverse articles from Baron S. Lonner, MD

• After Scoliosis Surgery: Pain Management, Activity, Eating, Hospital Discharge
  Doctor Lonner explains how postoperative pain is managed and when patients can be released from the hospital.
• Common Questions about Scoliosis Surgery
  Doctor Lonner answers some commonly asked questions about life after scoliosis surgery.
• FAQs about Flatback Syndrome
  A loss of normal lumbar (low back) lordosis (spinal curvature) or actual kyphosis in the lumbar spine may product symptoms termed flatback syndrome.
• Flatback Syndrome: Spine Surgery to Correct Spinal Alignment
  If you have kyphosis in your lumbar spine, it’s called flatback syndrome. Spine surgery for this syndrome will try to correct spinal alignment and relieve stress on muscles in your back, hips, and knees, which have been overworked by poor posture.
• Operative Management of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in 71 Patients
  An abstract from the SRS 2005 Annual Meeting designed to evaluate the surgical correction of Scheuermann’s kyphosis.
• Recovery from Scoliosis Surgery
  Many doctor approved tips for patients and their caregivers to consider after scoliosis surgery.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Anterior (Front) Approach and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
  One type of surgical procedure used to treat scoliosis is called video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or VATS.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Approaches and Procedures
  The different types of spine surgery used to treat spinal deformities such as scoliosis are outlined here.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Curve Considerations
  Curves tend to be more flexible in younger patients and more rigid in adults.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Degenerative Conditions and Crankshaft Phenomenon
  Degenerative changes make the spine stiffer.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Flatback Syndrome (Kyphosis)
  Kyphosis or flatback syndrome was initially described in patients who had been treated with Harrington spinal instrumentation.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Flatback Syndrome and Surgery
  Flatback syndrome develops form a straightening of the normal lordosis (inward sway) in the lumbar spine.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Goals and Considerations
  Scoliosis surgery is complex and the reasons why a child undergoes surgical treatment is may differ from an adult.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Preparation Steps and Surgical Risks
  The author explains what steps are taken before surgery and the risks.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Rib Hump and Curve Correction
  The goals of scoliosis surgery include reducing the size of the rib hump and curve correction
• Scoliosis Surgery: Spinal Fusion
  Surgery for scoliosis and other types of spinal deformities requires the spine to eventually be fused solid.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Step by Step through Treatment
  An index to Dr. Baron Lonner's series about scoliosis surgery.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Treating Kyphosis
  The goal of spine surgery to correct kyphosis is to restore the spine to normal kyphosis, which is a curve between 20 and 50 degrees.
• Scoliosis Surgery: Vertebral Column Resection
  Vertebral column resection involves removing one or more vertebrae from the spine to help correct severe spinal deformity.
• Scoliosis: A Three-Dimensional Problem
  The spine is a three-dimensional structure and scoliosis is a 3-D problem. Doctor Baron Lonner explains the different types of anatomical planes in relationship to scoliosis.
• X-rays and Tests before Scoliosis Surgery
  Scoliosis surgery may require many differerents kinds of preoperative tests.
• Your Scoliosis Surgery: What You Should Know
  Each year, thousands of adults and children undergo spine surgery to treat scoliosis. The type of surgery depends on the type of scoliosis, so this article gives brief explanations of each type. Also includes x-rays showing the types of scoliosis.