Chair, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Dr. Zdeblick is the Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin. He founded, and has directed, the UW Spine Center since 1989. His practice is limited to the treatment of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal conditions. His goal in patient care is to treat each individual in a customized manner, clearly explaining the condition, its symptoms and predictable course. A variety of treatment options may then be considered, varying from education and reassurance, to non-surgical methods of symptom modification, to surgical treatment. The goal of surgical treatment is to offer the safest, least invasive method of alleviating your symptoms, in a manner that allows a return to a full range of normal activities.
Dr. Zdeblick's practice is limited to spinal surgery. Specialty interests include cervical disc replacement (artificial disc), cervical laminoplasty, lumbar outpatient microsurgery for disc herniations or spinal stenosis, and lumbar interbody fusions. He has been instrumental in designing novel implants to assist in the performance of less invasive spinal fusion or arthroplasty surgery.
Dr. Zdeblick established the University of Wisconsin Spinal Biomechanics Research Laboratory in 1989. Funded through the Veterans’ Administration Hospital and private industry sources, the laboratory houses an 858 MTS Bionix materials testing machine that has been adapted for spinal research. Specific research interests include spinal biomechanics, fusion healing, interbody fusion cages, spinal instrumentation, and bone graft substitutes.
