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Christopher E. Wolfla, MD

Neurosurgery

Dr. Wolfla is a Board-Certified, fellowship trained, neurosurgical spine specialist with particular interest and expertise in complex spinal disorders. He specializes in the comprehensive management of all spinal disorders, emphasizing an individual approach to patient care.   Dr. Wolfla attended Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. After graduation from Medical School with Honors, he completed a residency in Neurological Surgery at the Indiana University Medical Center and a Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. From 1998 through 2005, he was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, where he held the Esther and Ted Greenberg Endowed Chair of Neurosurgery. He is a member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha honor societies.   Dr. Wolfla currently serves on the Executive Committees of both the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves.

Care Emphases:

  • Disc Herniations
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Cervical, Lumbar and Thoracic Spine
  • Spinal Degenerative Disease
  • Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation
  • Spinal Tumors, Fractures, and Infections
  • Spinal Stenosis and Spinal Instability

Joined Medical College of Wisconsin:

  • 2005

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 1991

Training:

  • Residency, Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 1991-1997
  • Fellowship, Spinal Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 1997-1998

Board Certifications:

  • Neurological Surgery


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