Dr. James Mok

Biography

Dr. Mok is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon at the Stanford Medicine Spine Center in Redwood City. He specializes in diagnosing and treating a wide range of degenerative spine conditions, including disc herniations, spinal stenosis, myelopathy, and spondylolisthesis. With a focus on minimally invasive surgical techniques, Dr. Mok strives to perform procedures that yield the highest chances of success. His surgical specialties include minimally invasive microdiscectomy, laminectomy, spinal fusion, and artificial disc replacement. Prior to his tenure at Stanford, Dr. Mok served as an orthopaedic spine surgeon at NorthShore Orthopaedic Spine Institute in Chicago and held a position as Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Chicago. He has also served in the United States Army Medical Corps, where he was deployed as an orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Mok has published extensively in leading journals in his field, including Spine Journal and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and has presented at various international and national meetings. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the North American Spine Society.

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