Dr. Gerald Schell Has More Experience with Spine Than Other Specialists

Being one of the most preeminent minimally invasive spine surgeons, Dr. Gerald Schell roots stem from the Thumb of Michigan. He uses advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques for the vast majority of his patients with spinal disc disease. He believes that these techniques allow the spine surgeons to achieve the same goals of open surgery while minimizing the collateral damage associated with the open approaches.

Pertaining to his current profession, Gerald is currently playing a leading international role in the experimental development of single-level and two-level artificial discs for cervical disk problems. He is involved with numerous other collaborative scientific endeavors to help advance neurosurgical care.

Holding over 40 years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Schell has more experience with the spine than other specialists in his area. He graduated from Michigan State University medical school in 1980. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Ascension St Marys Hospital and Ascension Standish Hospital. 

Dr. Gerald completed a residency at S U N Y Upstate Medical University Hospital. He currently practices at Minimally Invasive Asc and is affiliated with Ascension St Marys Hospital. He accepts multiple insurance plans. He is a board-certified in Neurosurgery.

Soon, he will be doing pain management at Hills and Dales. It will include consultations, cervical injections, lumbar injections, sacroiliac injections, and spinal cord stimulation. Working at Schell Spinal, He helps develop surgical techniques that are being used around the world. He works for 80-100 hours a week and serves on the hospital’s Board of Directors.

Regarding his areas of specialization, Gerald is proficient in neurosurgery, interventional spine medicine, neurosurgical spine reconstructive surgery, neurological spine surgery, and orthopedic spine surgery.

Adding to his achievements, Dr. Gerald Schell performs novel procedures such as the three-dimensional CT reconstructive techniques with balloon kyphoplasty for patients who previously had no hope for pain relief for osteoporotic compression fractures.