Ken Hsu, MD, San Francisco, CA, 94117

Since 1982, St. Mary's Spine Center has provided patients with the highest quality care available. We take pride in our experience as the oldest continuously operating multidisciplinary spine center in the western United States.

Today, we maintain our reputation as San Francisco's premier Spine Center by incorporating the latest innovations into our program of holistic, integrated care. We offer a full spectrum of treatments, including noninvasive techniques, such as manual manipulation, exercise, nutritional counseling, and medication management. Of all patients treated at the Spine Center, only 6 percent needed to be treated surgically.

Our team of physicians, physical therapists, and registered nurses works closely together to provide continuity of care and education along each patient's path to recovery, focusing on the individual and their specific needs.

Dr. Hsu received his medical degree from State Univ. of New York. He then completed a residency in general surgery at Mt. Zion Hospital and an orthopaedic surgery residency at St. Mary’s Medical Center, both in San Francisco. Following his residency, he completed a fellowship in Spine and Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Univ. of Hong Kong. Dr. Hsu is one of the inventors of the X-Stop® device for lumbar stenosis and has been the Director of Spine Surgery at St. Mary’s since 1988. He is a member of Stanford Univ. Clinical Faculty.

Dr. Ken Hsu is an Orthopedic Surgeon with St. Mary's Spine Center.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic Surgeon

Areas Served

San Francisco Bay Area

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Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Arm pain
• Arthritis
• Back pain
• Degenerative disc disease
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Kyphosis
• Leg pain
• Lower back pain
• Myelopathy
• Neck disorders
• Neck pain
• Osteoporosis
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Tumors
• Upper back pain

Treatments

• ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
• Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
• Anterior cervical corpectomy
• Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
• Anterior cervical fusion
• Artificial disc replacement - cervical
• Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
• Back surgery
• Caudal injections
• Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
• Cervical spine surgery
• Epidural steroid injection - cervical
• Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
• Facet joint injections / blocks
• Interspinous process spacers
• Kyphoplasty
• Laminectomy / decompression surgery
• Laminoplasty
• Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Neck surgery
• Nerve blocks
• Posterior cervical decompression
• Posterior cervical discectomy
• Posterior cervical foraminotomy
• Posterolateral lumbar fusion
• Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
• Sacroiliac joint injections / blocks
• Scoliosis surgery
• Sympathetic ganglion blocks
• Transforaminal injections
• Trigger point injections
• Upper back surgery
• Vertebroplasty

Professional Affiliations

• International Society for Study of Lumbar Spine
• NASS
• American Back Society
• Spine Arthroplasty Society

Certifications

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

• Clinical Faculty, Stanford University
• Spine and Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Hong Kong