Our Specialties Include

• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Traumatic and Degenerative Spine Surgery
• Arthritis of the Spine & Scoliosis
• Oncologic Conditions
• Disc Replacements
• Non-operative Spine Care
• Interventional Pain Medicine
• Spinal Cord Simulators
• Functional Discography
• Physical Therapy
• Bone Density/Osteoporosis

Dr. Kornelis Poelstra
Orthopaedic and Neurological
Spine Surgeon

About Us: About Dr. Poelstra

Kornelis Andries Poelstra, M.D., Ph.D.

Board-Certified
Orthopaedic and Neurological Spine Surgeon

Undergraduate Degree

Magnet School for Science and Technology
Groningen, The Netherlands

Medical Doctorate

University of Groningen, School of Medicine
Groningen, The Netherlands

United States Medical Doctorate

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Philadelphia, PA

PhD Doctorate

University of Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering
in collaboration with The Gristina Institute for Biomedical Research, Herndon, VA
Groningen, The Netherlands

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

University of Virginia, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Charlottesville, VA

Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship

Thomas Jefferson University and Rothman Institute
Philadelphia, PA

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• North American Spine Society (NASS)
• Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS)
• Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
• AO Spine Faculty, North America
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Maryland Orthopaedic Society (MOS)
• Society for Pain Practice Management (SPPM)

Hospital Affiliations

• Fort Walton Beach Medical Center
• Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast (Destin)
• The Surgery Center at Sacred Heart Medical Park
• Surgical Specialists, ASC

Practice Interests

• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Traumatic- and Degenerative Conditions of the Spine
• Arthritis of the Spine
• Spinal Deformity (incl. Adult Scoliosis, Kyphosis)
• Oncologic Conditions (incl. Metastatic Disease)
• Spine Fractures
• Disc Replacements
• Spinal Cord Injury

Research Interests

• Reduction of (implant associated) Postoperative Wound Infections
• Stem Cell Implantation for Spinal Cord Injury Regeneration
• Advances in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Treatments
• Outcomes Studies after Spinal Surgery

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