WNY’s Leading Spine Surgeon
Your Top Choice for Spine Surgery
Dr. William Capicotto is one of the most experienced spine surgeons in the United States and the leading spine surgeon in Western New York. He placed first in his class in the United States on his Board Examinations. One of the first surgeons in the country to perform Total Disc Replacement Surgery, and the first spine surgeon in WNY to be certified in endoscopic spine surgery. He introduced spine endoscopy to WNY.
With over 40 years of experience, there’s no better choice when you need to eliminate back or neck pain and preserve your strength and motion.
State-of-the-Art Motion Preserving Spine Surgery
When you need surgery to correct back or neck pain, don’t trust just any spine surgeon. You want a surgeon with great experience that uses the latest techniques and advancements and is committed to patient safety and success to ensure a seamless operation.
Dr. Capicotto has been performing TDR for over 20 years and has one of the largest groups of Artificial Disc Replacement patients in the USA. He was one of the first surgeons to introduce TDR to Western New York and has trained hundreds of spine surgeons in the technique.
Ultra-minimally invasive Endoscopic Spine Surgery has dramatically improved a surgeon’s ability to preserve motion. These surgeries are performed through incisions about the size of a dime. Dr. Capicotto introduced this technology to WNY and continues to advance the technique with hundreds of successful endoscopic surgeries that have saved patients from being fused.
There are very few spine surgeons capable of performing total disc replacements and there are very few that perform spine endoscopy. Dr. Capicotto is one of the very few spine surgeons in the world that is well versed in both technologies.
Always Consider a Less Invasive Approach to Spine Surgery
What Is Endoscopic Spine Surgery?
Endoscopic Spine Surgery takes MISS to the next level. This ultra minimally invasive approach uses precision tools and high-end treatments for the most minimally invasive procedures. Many of our instruments are about the size of a grain of rice. Dr. Capicotto is so confident of this procedure that he has undergone it himself with great success.
What does this mean for our patients? It means:
- Expanded options for minimally invasive spine surgery
- An even smaller incision site (roughly the size of your baby finger)
- Reduced recovery time
- Lower rates of complication
What Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?
Even minimally invasive spine surgery, which has been performed for perhaps 15 years, is becoming obsolete when compared to ultra minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Compared to traditional open spine surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) utilizes the knowledge of important anatomy along with cutting-edge technology to treat your spinal condition without causing undue injury to the surrounding soft tissues.
Computer-assisted technology (such as computer navigation and nerve monitoring) and highly specialized tools and instrumentation provide for the safe and effective treatment of your pain. All the advantages of MISS are amplified by ultra minimally invasive spinal endoscopic surgery.
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery
Artificial Disc Replacement, also known as Total Disc Replacement or TDR, replaces a damaged disc with an artificial one to preserve natural spine motion and function, and improve mobility such as bending, twisting, and rotating.
Not every patient is eligible for TDR but with growing advancements in technology and 20+ years of experience in Total Disc Replacement surgeries, we’re proud to say we have one of the largest groups of Artificial Disc Replacement patients in the USA.
Surgical Services
