Judson Cook, MD, a neurosurgeon, is the first surgeon in Wyoming to perform cervical disc replacement surgery the PCM Cervical Disc device, according to a CBS 5 News report.
Dr. Cook is a provider at Summit Spine & Neurosurgery Associates in Cheyenne, Wyo., and focuses on microlumbar discectomies, spinal fusions, cervical disc replacements and interspinous decompression technologies. He is also a clinical faculty member of the department of neurosurgery at the University of Colorado in Aurora.
The PCM Cervical Disc is an FDA-approved, motion-preserving device by NuVasive. The surgery was performed at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in early 2014
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