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Sebastian
Lattuga

Specializing in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga serves as an expert surgeon in New York City.

Based in New York, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga maintains a reputation as a premier spine surgeon. He currently practices at four locations around the state, including Lake Success, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Kew Gardens. At New York Spinal Specialists, he applies his expertise to the most complex spinal disorders. In addition, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga serves as Chief of Spine Surgery at Franklin Hospital. Recently, he also began serving as a spine surgeon for the Long Island Lizards, a lacrosse franchise.

In order to achieve the best possible outcome for his patients, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga utilizes the latest techniques for surgical and nonsurgical procedures. He specializes in performing minimally invasive, decompression, and fusion surgery. Working with even the most severe cases, Dr. Lattuga sees patients who have been injured in automobile crashes or other serious accidents. Over the course of his career, he has achieved successful outcomes for thousands of individuals. In 2009, he gained recognition for saving a patient from complete paralysis. Highly esteemed for his professional accomplishments, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga earned recognition from Press Ganey Associates, Inc. as one of the top 1% of physicians in the New York Metropolitan area.

Educated at the Stony Brook University Medical Center School of Medicine, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1989. After receiving his medical degree, he completed a research fellowship and an internship in general surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center, a residency in orthopedic surgery at Stony Brook University Medical Center, and an adult and pediatric spine fellowship at the Jackson Memorial Hospital. Certified through the National Board of Medical Examiners, Dr. Lattuga is fully licensed in New York. For additional information regarding Dr. Sebastian Lattuga and his practice at New York Spinal Specialists, visit www.spinesurgeonnewyork.com.


Sebastian Lattuga's Schools

Sebastian Lattuga's Companies

  		•  New York Spinal Specialists 1996 - Lake Success, New York
    Chief, Division of Spine Surgery at Franklin NorthShore LIJ Health System
    Patient base and/or focus is on people who have had car accidents and need back surgery, people who haven fallen and need surgery (ladders, scaffolding, iron workers, firemen, NYPD). Sees a large number of Spanish-speaking population and a large number of Albanians. Some of the top procedures performed are: lumbar decompression, lumbar fusion, diskectomy.

Sebastian Lattuga's Publications

  • New York Spinal Specialists: Part 1, Sebastian Lattuga
    November, 2011
    A board-certified orthopedic and spinal surgeon with over two decades of clinical experience, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga currently maintains the private practice New York Spinal Specialists at four convenient locations spread across the New York metropolitan area. With offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Lake Success, and Kew Gardens, New York Spinal Specialists boasts distinction as one of the leading spine treatment facilities in the region, largely due to its excellent reputation. In a review by Press Ganey, a prominent healthcare survey company, Dr. Lattuga ranked in the top 1 percent of all survey subjects, earning this distinction based on interviews with 560 of his patients over a 5-year period. To read testimonials from New York Spinal Specialists clients, visit http://www.spinesurgeonnewyork.com/About/Testimonials.aspx.

    At New York Spinal Specialists, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga oversees a talented staff that takes great pride in fostering close personal relationships with every patient they assist. Approaching each case with the utmost care and compassion, the specialists garner high accolades for surgical ability and compassionate bedside manner, employing vast knowledge and state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and correct a wide array of spinal conditions with both surgical and nonsurgical methods.

    Patients with mild to moderate spinal ailments who visit New York Spinal Specialists are strongly encouraged to consider nonsurgical treatments such as physical therapy and chiropractic adjustments, as the practice has found notable success administering comprehensive medical management and medication monitoring over both the short and long term. Many patients of New York Spinal Specialists seeking relief from spinal pain also stand to benefit markedly from discography decompression. The staff at New York Spinal Specialists often use epidural steroid injections in the cervical, lumbar, and lumbar transforaminal regions with the aforementioned techniques to optimally alleviate discomfort associated with spine-related injuries.

  • Spinal Cord Stimulation Treats Pain with Electronic Pulses, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga
    December, 2011
    by Dr. Sebastian Lattuga

    Doctors often recommend spinal cord stimulation to patients with chronic or acute back pain. The treatment involves implanting a small electrical device in the abdomen or buttock. The device includes tiny wires that run to the epidural space surrounding the spine. The device delivers low-voltage electronic pulses to help block nerve receptors and relieve pain. Dr. Sebastian Lattuga, a New York spine surgeon, recommends this treatment to some patients who experience persistent back pain or numbness due to injury or disease.

    While every patient’s situation is different, Dr. Sebastian Lattuga often suggests that patients try a trial stimulator before undergoing permanent surgery. During a trial stimulator procedure, he inserts the device just under the skin. If the patient experiences relief from the earlier symptoms, he schedules surgery for a permanent device with a long-lasting battery.

    After surgery, Dr. Lattuga monitors the patient’s progress over a period of time. Some patients use the stimulator for just a short time once a day, but others may benefit from several prolonged periods of treatment each day.

    For more information about back pain relief, contact Dr. Sebastian Lattuga’s office at 516-355-0111.