Journal of Pain & Relief
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Kountis V

Spine & Pain Interventionalist, Private Practice, Gramercy Surgery Center, New York

Biography

Dr. Vasilios Kountis, DO is a Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Spine Surgery Specialist in Staten Island, NY. He is affiliated with NYU Langone Health Tisch Hospital. Dr. Kountis is expertly trained in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions including CT and X-ray guided spinal procedures, epidural and facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, sympathetic ganglion blocks, discography, radiofrequency ablation, advanced endoscopic discectomies and rhizotomies of the spine utilizing a true minimally invasive system.

Publications

Transection of the Medial Branches Performed Endoscopically for Chronic, Axial Low Back Pain: A Case Report

Background: Chronic, axial lower back pain is most commonly caused by either inflammation of the lumbar facet joints or arthritic changes at the joints. Chronic low back pain is the number one cause of missed work and disability in the working population. The scientific literature demonstrates that when the medial branches are targeted for treatmen... Read More»

Kountis V, Goldstein GL and Kountis HM

Case Report: J Pain Relief 2017, 6:295

DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000295

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