Freddie Contreras, MD is a neurosurgeon at the Neurological Associates of Texarkana (Texas) where he has practiced medicine since 1987. He is among a group of three surgeons from the practice who have used the stem cell procedure from Harvest Technologies to treat back pain. The procedure requires surgeons to extract bone marrow from the patient's hip and process it through a device to concentrate a dose of cells that can be re-implanted into the patient to promote healing. He was among the first surgeons to use the technology on the minimally invasive procedure.
"I am utilizing BMAC from Harvest Technologies, which is truly on the cutting edge of medical technology," Dr. Contreras said. "Highly credible research from respected surgeons and top-tier institutions support its potential advantage to aid in faster healing time and favorable postoperative outcomes. BMAC provides an efficacious, minimally invasive system to utilize a patient's autologous bone marrow, which science has shown to contain high numbers of adult stem cells. By concentrating these cells safely, and quickly, I can measurably increase the potential to possibly achieve exceptional outcomes."
Dr. Contreras earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Medical School in Oklahoma City. He completed an internship in general surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Then he attended a five-year neurosurgery residency program at the UTG.
He's a member of the Neurosurgical Associates of Texarkana.
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"I am utilizing BMAC from Harvest Technologies, which is truly on the cutting edge of medical technology," Dr. Contreras said. "Highly credible research from respected surgeons and top-tier institutions support its potential advantage to aid in faster healing time and favorable postoperative outcomes. BMAC provides an efficacious, minimally invasive system to utilize a patient's autologous bone marrow, which science has shown to contain high numbers of adult stem cells. By concentrating these cells safely, and quickly, I can measurably increase the potential to possibly achieve exceptional outcomes."
Dr. Contreras earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Medical School in Oklahoma City. He completed an internship in general surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Then he attended a five-year neurosurgery residency program at the UTG.
He's a member of the Neurosurgical Associates of Texarkana.
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Spine Surgeon Leader to Know: Dr. Stanley Jones of Houston Orthopedic & Spine Hospital
Spine Surgeon Leader to Know: Dr. William Tobler of The Christ Hospital Spine Surgery Center
Spine Surgeon Leader to Know: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni of University of California San Francisco Department of Neurological Surgery