Alfred Hicks, DO NPI: 1376744565
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Overview
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- Procedural Focus
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Education
- Undergraduate Degree
- University at Albany 1995
- Medical School
- Chicago College Of Osteopathic Medicine 2003
- Internship
- Midwestern University 2004
- Residency
- Peninsula Hospital
- Fellowship
- Leatherman Spine Center
About
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Dr. Alfred Hicks, D.O. received his medical degree from Midwestern University in the greater Chicago area and completed his residency in Orthopedic surgery at Peninsula Hospital, a member of the LIJ Health system on Long Island, New York. He then went on to complete a fellowship in spinal surgery at the renowned Leatherman Spine Center in Louisville, Kentucky. At the Leatherman Spine Institute both neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons are mentors allowing for a well rounded surgical and non-surgical education.
- Dr. Hicks specializes in all aspects of non-surgical and surgical care of the adult and pediatric spine. His scope of surgical practice includes minimally invasive procedures, surgery on the cervical and lumbar spine including artificial disc replacement, spinal deformity including scoliosis, traumatic injuries of the spine, tumor and infection.
- After fellowship, he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. He was a staff Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. In 2010-2011 he served a tour of duty in South Helmand province at Bastion Hospital where he performed over 450 surgeries on victims of improvised explosive devices, gunshots and a wide variety of other injuries.
- He brings to the region his expertise and experience. Dr. Hicks likes being in his woodshop, skiing, and hiking. He and his wife, Jeanette, have 4 children who enjoy travel and live music together.