Dr. Michael A. Gleiber Recognized for Excellence in Spinal Surgery

    JUPITER, FLORIDA, June 26, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Michael A. Gleiber has been recognized for his excellence in spine surgery, earning the 2014 Castle Connolly Top Doctor award and being named a Vitals Top Ten Surgeon Specialist in Florida Award for 2014. Dr. Gleiber previously won the 2013 Castle Connolly Top Doctor award, making this his second year to receive the honor.

As a Vitals Top Ten Doctor, Dr. Gleiber is in the top 1% of practicing doctors in the nation. This award is based on patient reviews and ratings on aspects of their care such as bedside manner, doctor-patient face time, and degree of follow-up. Dr. Gleiber is considered by his peers to be a top leader in the country in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery. Dr. Gleiber has pioneered "Concierge Spinal Surgery and Spinal Medicine," specializing on individualized and personalized patient care as it relates to spinal health. He treats all disorders and injuries in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine including: stenosis, scoliosis, myelopethy, degenerative disc disease, trauma, tumors, and infections. He has also received extensive training in the most recent advances to spinal surgery, including minimally invasive techniques and motion preserving spinal surgery.

In addition to being named a Top Ten Doctor, Vitals also awarded Dr. Gleiber with the Patients' Choice and Compassionate Doctor Awards for multiple years in a row. Dr. Gleiber has received several awards over his years of training as one of the best spine surgeons in the U.S.A. While completing his internship at Columbia University in New York, he was recognized by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery for his excellence in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic trauma surgery, receiving the Harold M. Dick Award, the Harrison McLaughlin Award, and Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Award. While earning his medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors at The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., he received the Julius Nevaiser Award for the most promising future as an orthopedic surgeon and the Alec Horwitz Scholar Award for having the most honors grades during his first year of medical school. Michael A. Gleiber, M.D. is Board Certified and Fellowship Trained.

Dr. Gleiber is also a spokesperson for The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, and often serves as a guest lecturer at research institutions and hospitals, sharing his expert knowledge of the treatment of spinal surgery and spinal medicine. He is an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Sciences at The Charles E. Schmidt Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine for Spine Surgery, and belongs to several professional organizations, including The North American Spine Society, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

For more information about Dr. Michael A. Gleiber, visit http://www.michaelgleibermd.com.

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