Dr Kent C New MD PhD Neurosurgeon Jacksonville FL

Dr. Kent New takes a conservative approach, maximizing non-surgical treatments for spine conditions. If surgery is necessary, he specializes in minimally-invasive surgical approaches. Dr. New was the first surgeon in Jacksonville, FL to perform artificial cervical disc replacement surgery. Dr. Kent New practices primarily at St. Luke's Hospital which is only two hospitals in the city to have the Medtronic O-arm intra-operative image guidance system to allow the safest, most accurate technique for performing lumbar spine instrumentation surgery (ie lumbar fusion).

Dr. Kent New is the only neurosurgeon in Jacksonville, FL with a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology with special expertise in brain tumor immunology. He offers patients access to cutting-edge treatments of glioblastoma, the most malignant brain tumor, including tumor vaccine trials.

In conjunction with Dr. David Chabolla, a neurologist specializing in epilepsy, Dr. New offers patients with epilepsy a comprehensive evaluation of medical and surgical options to treat their disorder.

For patients with movement disorders including tremor and Parkinson's Disease, Dr. Kent New performs framless deep brain stimulator (DBS) implantation.

Dr. Kent New is a Neurosurgeon with St. Vincent's Spine and Brain Institute FL 32204.