Top Doctors 2025
Each year, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine asks thousands of Minnesota physicians whom they would trust if they needed care for themselves or their family members. The doctors most frequently named are...
Spine Surgeon Performs Summit Orthopedics’ First Robot-Assisted Surgery
Spine surgeon Edward Santos, M.D., recently became the first Summit Orthopedics physician to perform robot-assisted spine surgery using leading-edge technology. In July, Edward Santos, M.D., one of Summit Orthopedics’...
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Ask Dr. Santos: How Do You Evaluate Surgical Options For Degenerative Discs?
Time is not kind to the discs in our spine. Fortunately, most of us do not experience pain as our discs become less flexible over the years. When disc...
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Ask Dr. Santos: What Is The “Gold Standard” In Spine Surgery?
Dr. Santos explains how a procedure comes to be considered the gold standard in spine surgery for disc degeneration conditions.
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Ask Dr. Santos: Can I Request Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?
The prospect of spine surgery is unsettling for any patient. Dr. Santos explains the surgical approaches used to correct back problems, and discusses the considerations that come into play...
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Meet Dr. Edward R. Santos
Patient education is second nature to orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Edward R. Santos. As an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, he educated medical residents for more than...