Dr. Greenfield Jr. works at South Texas Spinal Clinic PA, which is a leading edge spinal care private practice located in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Gerald Q. Greenfield, Jr. graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a Doctor of Medicine Degree. While at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Greenfield was a four-year letterman and an All-American Athlete in track and field.
He completed a rotating internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and a residency in orthopaedic surgeryat Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.
Dr. Greenfield completed fellowships in spine and trauma surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and the Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland. He served as chief of spine surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center and was team physician for the USA Modern Pentathlon Team.
Dr. Greenfield served in Saudi Arabia and Iraq in the first Gulf War and in Iraq in the second Gulf War. He is also a past president of the Board of the American Academy of Pain Management.
In addition to his private medical practice, Dr. Greenfield serves on the clinical faculty of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Greenfield has published and presented in local, national, and international forums. He has 30 years of active and reserve service in the Army.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the doctors, nurses, and staff at South Texas Spinal Clinic is to provide the very best spinal care to the people of San Antonio and patients of South Texas. This is accomplished through coordination and interaction between the doctor, his nurse, and the patient resulting in timely care with a high level of expertise. Any suggestions on how we can better the process will be greatly appreciated. We specialize in the surgical and medical management of back and neck disorders including back and neck injuries, fractures, herniated discs resulting in are or leg pain (radiculopathy), spinal stenosis, scoliosis, and degenerative deformities.
The doctors perform all of the newest and innovative techniques in spinal surgery including microendoscopic discectomy, interbody fusion with cages, and are actively involved in various new procedures currently under investigation across the country. The clinic has three main offices throughout San Antonio and the doctors also see patients at various satellite clinics in San Antonio and the surrounding towns.
South Texas Spinal Clinic offers physical therapy, back school, work hardening, functional assessment, electromyography, as well as pain management.
Mission Statement
TO PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE IN PATIENT CARE through our team of highly skilled doctors and medical support staff, and to meet our patient's needs with compassion and understanding.
Philosophy
WE SET OUR STANDARDS HIGH and we are committed to providing our patients with the very best that Spinal Medicine has to offer. While we use state-of-the-art medical technology and implement medicine's most sophisticated procedures, we realize that personalized, traditional care should always be our goal. The wellbeing of our patients is the cornerstone of our practice at South Texas Spinal Clinic.
