Todd Peters is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon recognised nationally for his leadership and innovation in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques and regenerative biologics.
Drawing from more than two decades of experience in top-to-bottom spine, he takes a highly personalised approach to patient care wrapped in a fierce commitment to minimalism. Highly skilled in the most advanced MIS approaches, he is able to use smaller incisions involving a smaller environment, which reduces tissue and muscle damage. His patients, as a result, experience shorter recovery time and better long-term outcomes, all with less pain and a quicker return to their active lives. He recently joined DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach as physician partner.
SSN: As a specialist in spinal surgery, could you tell us more about your experience and training background in this field?
TP: I grew up on the East Coast, where I attended college and medical school in the Philadelphia area. During my orthopaedic surgery residency, I decided to proceed with a specialty in spine surgery. I attended Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Allegheny University’s Orthopedic Surgery Programme and finally the University of Maryland in Baltimore, where I did my spine surgery fellowship.
I practiced briefly in Allentown, Pennsylvania before moving to Vail, Colorado, where I practiced for 11 years. After Vail, I moved my practice to California (initially in the Inland Empire area), and then to Orange County, where I have been for the last nine years.