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Board-certified neurosurgeon providing advanced surgical and non-surgical care for neck pain, back pain, and complex spine conditions.
Kevin Kwan, MD, FAANS
Board-Certified Neurosurgeon
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Dr. Kevin Kwan
- ✓Board-certified neurosurgeon with advanced fellowship training
- ✓Specialized expertise in complex spine surgery
- ✓Individualized care and direct access to your surgeon
- ✓Conservative care first, surgery when it's the right choice
- ✓Compassionate, thorough, and patient-centered approach
What Patients Are Saying
I cannot say enough great things about Dr. Kwan. He is an exceptional surgeon with an even more exceptional bedside manner. From the very first visit he will treat his patients like family — patient, kind, and genuinely caring.
I was in extreme pain for years before I walked into Dr. Kwan's office. Surgery was not even an option, until it was! I had my spine surgery in August, and it has been life-changing.
Dr. Kevin Kwan saved my mobility! After a failed fusion, he not only revised it but also decompressed my nerves from foraminal stenosis on multiple levels.
Dr. Kwan is amazing and performed back surgery on me. I am able to run and do everything I couldn't do before — I highly recommend him! His bedside manner was outstanding.
Doctor Kwan is an amazing doctor — he saved my life. He's done two successful surgeries on me already, and the procedures were thoroughly explained.
Dr. Kwan and his team performed surgery for my dad. He was absolutely outstanding — he explained the injury very clearly, the surgery needed, complications, and what to expect. His follow-up and aftercare were outstanding, and my dad has recovered strongly. Thank you, Dr. Kwan!
I highly recommend Dr. Kevin Kwan as your neurosurgeon. He removed a tumor from my spinal cord and stabilized my spine so I can stand and walk. Dr. Kwan takes wonderful care of his patients.
Both my mother and father were Dr. Kwan’s patients with sciatic nerve pain. He saw them quickly and recommended a minimally invasive surgery, and afterward they were able to return to their regular lives. It’s rare to find a doctor who genuinely listens throughout the whole process.
He is an excellent doctor. He truly cares for his patients and he listens to you. If you want excellent care, go to Dr. Kwan — he has an excellent staff. Best decision I made.
Dr. Kwan is one of the best doctors. His empathy, professionalism, and follow-ups are excellent. He has a good heart and is a genuinely decent human being.
Absolutely amazing — one of the best neurosurgeons I’ve worked with.
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Anatomy of a lumbar disc herniation
How a worn disc at L4–L5 tears, releases its gel centre into the spinal canal, and compresses the nerve root that supplies the leg.
- 01Healthy disc
- 02Degeneration & bulge
- 03Extrusion & compression
- 04Radicular symptoms
The disc is a pressurised cushion — a gel nucleus held under tension by concentric rings of collagen, sealed between the vertebral endplates.
With age and load the rings dry, weaken and fissure. The disc loses height and its back wall begins to bulge toward the canal.
A rip in the outer ring lets nucleus extrude into the lateral recess, narrowing the canal and flattening the traversing L5 root against the bone.
The compressed, inflamed root refers pain, numbness and weakness along the L5 distribution — down the leg to the top of the foot.
Illustrative and simplified; anatomy and symptoms vary between patients. Diagnosis requires clinical examination and imaging.