Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery · North Jersey
Your spine. Your goals.
A board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, dual fellowship-trained, with advanced training in adult and pediatric spinal conditions, who matches the treatment to the problem: a clear diagnosis, a plan built around your goals, and motion-preserving options when surgery is the answer.
Not ready to book? Start with what's going on
Start where you are
- I'm in pain and want answersFind what sounds like you. Each guide explains what it is, what helps, and when to come in.See the conditions
- I was told I need surgerySee what the options are, from endoscopic surgery to disc replacement, and what Dr. Wey would ask first.Compare the treatments
- My child has a curveScoliosis, kyphosis, and growth-related spine problems, including options that avoid fusion.Children and teens
- I'm already a patientYour first visit, pre-op and post-op playbooks, care plans, and answers to common questions.For patients
What brings you in?
Tap the one that sounds like you. Each guide says what it is, what usually helps, and when to come in, the way Dr. Wey would explain it in the office.
- Neck painOngoing pain or stiffness in the neck.
- Pinched nerve in the neckPain, numbness, or tingling down the arm.
- SciaticaPain that travels from the back down the leg.
- Spinal stenosisLeg pain or tiredness when standing or walking.
- Slipped vertebraOne bone has shifted forward on the one below.
- Adult scoliosisA curve in the spine that causes pain or leaning.
- Spinal cord compressionHand numbness, clumsiness, or balance changes.
- Compression fractureBack pain from a bone weakened by osteoporosis.
Motion-preserving surgery
Disc replacement
For the right patient, an artificial disc relieves pain and pressure on the nerves while keeping the spine moving. Dr. Wey uses the prodisc® family of implants for the neck and low back.
Learn about disc replacementAlso: endoscopic spine surgery, through an incision the size of a dime, and vertebral body tethering for growing children.
How Dr. Wey practices
A plan made for you
Built around your symptoms, your goals, and your life.
Surgery only when it helps
Most spine problems get better without an operation.
Keep your spine moving
When surgery is needed, motion-preserving options come first when they are right for you.
Training and credentials
- Board certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons
- Member, Scoliosis Research Society and North American Spine Society
- Advanced fellowship in adult and pediatric complex spine surgery, University of Pennsylvania and Shriners Children's Philadelphia
