Accepting 🇨🇦 patients
Cannot treat BC residents

Danny Mendelsohn
Spine Surgeon
Neurosurgery
Experience:
8 years
Location:
Vancouver, BC
Consults:
Virtually & in-person
Speaks:
English
Treats:
Adults
At the Rapid Access Spine Clinic and his private office in North Vancouver, Dr. Mendelsohn sees over 1000 new patients each year. He has operating privileges at several facilities in the lower mainland and is part of the Division of Neurosurgery at Lion's Gate Hospital. He is a recognized expert in surgical interventions that relieve chronic back pain, sciatica, and spinal deformity, utilizing advanced image-guided and minimally invasive techniques to optimize patient recovery.
Dr. Mendelsohn’s neurosurgical training gives him a deep, granular understanding of the spinal cord and nerve roots. His private practice focuses on orthopedic spine procedures:
Dr. Mendelsohn has been a significant contributor to the clinical research surrounding CT-based intraoperative navigation for spine surgery, leading studies that proved image-guided surgery is not only safer for patients but highly cost-effective for healthcare systems.
Beyond clinical surgery, he is a leading, widely-cited voice in medical education research, specifically focusing on resident work hours, sleep, and the prevention of physician burnout.
223 Nelson's Crescent #501a,
New Westminster, BC V3L 0E4, Canada
231 15th St E,
North Vancouver, BC V7L 2R3, Canada
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Yes. Virtual or in-person consults are available.
Dr. Mendelsohn can see patients who live outside British Columbia who are seeking private spine or neurosurgical care. If you live in BC, he is generally not able to treat you privately for insured spine surgery in BC.
English
Patients commonly seek Dr. Mendelsohn's expertise because they may be experiencing chronic back or neck pain, sciatica from a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, or nerve compression in the spine, and are considering lumbar discectomy, minimally invasive spine surgery, or cervical decompression. Dr. Mendelsohn is the founder and director of the Rapid Access Spine Clinic, served as Chief Resident in neurosurgery at the University of British Columbia, and is Vice President of Consultant Specialists of BC.
