Nationality American Years active 1990-present | Known for Pauza Disc Treatment Name Kevin Pauza | |
Education Pennsylvania State University Profession Physiatrist, Texas Spine and Joint Hospital Specialism Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | ||
Kevin pauza
Kevin Pauza, MD is an American physiatrist and interventional spine specialist. He is the co-founder of the Texas Spine and Joint Hospital located in Tyler, Texas. Pauza developed a procedure for the treatment of spinal disorders known as the Pauza Disc Treatment, which repairs and re-grows discs without a spinal fusion.
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Dr Pauza served on the advisory board of several medical tech companies. Additionally, he served as medical advisor overseas for royal families to which he provided treatment.
Career
Kevin Pauza MD is a physiatrist and a founding partner of the Texas Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler, Texas Dr. Kevin Pauza is a prominent US Spine physician with advanced degrees from University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Penn State College of Medicine, and Lehigh University.
Outside of treating patients suffering from chronic lower back pain and degenerative disc disease, Pauza is on the editorial panel of several scientific journals, committees and boards. He established the John Dehaan Foundation which annually awards $250,000 for advances in nonsurgical spinal treatment. In 2008, Penn State College of Medicine recognized Pauza with the Alumni Fellow Award.
Pauza Disc Treatment
Dr Kevin Pauza developed the Pauza Disc Treatment and Biostat System, a minimally invasive procedure that repairs and re-grows discs for the treatment of spinal pain and disorders including degenerative disc disease. Dr. Kevin Pauza holds a series of 16 patents for a device and Discseel biologic that support the treatment. The procedure involves injecting two components of blood plasma, thrombin and fibrinogen which combine to make fibrin, into damaged spinal discs for the treatment of spinal conditions such as degenerative disc disease, back pain and chronic low back pain, or internal disc disruption. The Biostat intradiscal fibrin sealant underwent multiple Food and Drug Administration studies to become an FDA approved Discseel biologic that reduces back pain and regrows degenerated spinal discs.