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THOMAS
NIEMEIER, MD

ORTHOPEDIC SPINE

Medical School

Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC)

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Residency

University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)

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Fellowship

Stanford University Spine Surgery (Palo Alto, CA)

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Board Certification

Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

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Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
AO Spine

Physicians: Thomas Niemeier, MD
APPOINTMENT: 912-644.5300  -    Fax: 912-629-6044 
CONDITIONS

Radiating Arm & Leg Pain
Disc Herniations (ruptured disc)
Sciatica (tingling sensation)
Spondylolisthesis (forward slip of vertebra)
Spinal Stenosis (narrowing of spinal canal)
Spinal Instability
Spinal Fractures
Scoliosis (curvature of the spine)
Spinal Tumors

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NON-SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections
Facet Joint Injections
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections
Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injections

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SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Lumbar Disc Microsurgery
Minimally invasive Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement
Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Fusion Surgery
Scoliosis/deformity correction
Kyhpoplasty (Ballon Vertebroplasty)

Thomas E Niemeier, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with Optim Orthopedics who provides consultation and treatment for patients with all spinal disorders, including cervical spine and complex spinal deformities.

Some conditions treated by Dr. Niemeier include herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, radiculopathy, scoliosis and spondylolisthesis. His procedures include disc replacement, micro decompression, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, lateral lumbar interbody fusion, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, anterior lumbar interbody fusion, lumber disc microsurgery, and cervical posterior foraminotomy.

 

Dr. Niemeier earned a bachelor’s degree at Clemson University before attending medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center where he was selected as the Kurt Niemann Most Outstanding Resident. 

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Following residency training, he went on to complete specialized fellowship training in Spine Surgery at the Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California. He has published over a dozen peer reviewed journal articles on a wide spectrum of orthopedic topics, is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), North American Spine Society (NASS) and AO Spine, and continues to have an active role in clinical research.

 

In addition to the latest techniques in spinal reconstruction, Dr. Niemeier is trained in minimally invasive surgery and motion-preserving techniques

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Orthopedic Spine

If you are experiencing a backache or neck pain, pain that radiates down your arm or leg, numbness, or weakness in your extremities, you may require treatment for a spinal disorder.

 

Optim Orthopedics is made up of a team of highly skilled and experienced spin physicians who specialize in the full spectrum of operative and non-operative spine treatments. Our experts have been leaders in minimally invasive and outpatient spine procedures for more than 20 years.

 

Most importantly, Optim Orthopedics spine physicians take the time to listen and understand a patient’s lifestyle goal and work in partnership with that patient to achieve the best possible outcome.

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