Dr. Scott J. Raffa, a board-certified and fellowship-trained neurosurgeon and spine surgeon, joins Cantor Spine Center to serve his hometown patients. In Tampa, Florida, Dr. Raffa completed medical school and residency in Neurological Surgery at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He completed his Master of Business Administration through the University of Florida and his postgraduate fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL.

Among the disorders Dr. Raffa treats are neck and back pain, sciatica/pinched nerves, spinal stenosis, herniated and slipped discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis spinal cord compression and many more. In addition to spondylolysis, pars defects, spondylosis, spine trauma, spinal deformity, cervical myelopathy, kyphosis, spinal instability, spinal cord compression, and other spinal conditions, there are a number of other conditions that can affect the spine.

His expertise lies in minimally invasive spinal surgery, including lateral and endoscopic approaches, as well as intraoperative neuronavigation imaging, and neuromonitoring. Among his other specialties are minimally invasive and same-day spine surgery, as well as outpatient and ambulatory spine surgery.

Safety is Dr. Raffa’s top priority. Before considering surgery, this approach focuses on quality of life and exhausts all other options. In the same way, patients and their families should expect an honest, transparent, and friendly conversation that will lead to a plan of care that is personalized and tailored to their circumstances.

Dr. Raffa is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Florida Medical Association, and our local county associations.