Dr. Frank Kuwamura, MD

Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

3503 Paesanos Pkwy Ste 201
Shavano Park, TX 78231

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About Dr. Frank Kuwamura, MD

Dr. Frank Kuwamura is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon with more than 19 years of experience treating conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He specializes in fractures, spinal stenosis, arthritis, tumors, spinal deformities, infections, sciatica, and degenerative disc disease. He began his career as a Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves, serving at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and later as Department Head at Naval Hospital Corpus Christi. Today, as founder and chief spine surgeon at MD Spine Care & Orthopaedics in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Kuwamura provides both advanced surgical solutions and regenerative therapies such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell treatments. He is also an innovator in medical device design and has participated in landmark clinical trials, including the Blackstone cervical disk replacement and Emulex annular repair studies.

Services, Conditions and Procedures

Back and neck pain treatment without fusion

Lower back pain

Spinal fusion

Thoracic spine disorders

Joint cyst

Muscle weakness

Back and neck pain treatment without fusion

Lower back pain

Spinal fusion

Thoracic spine disorders

Joint cyst

Neck pain and spine problems

Muscle weakness

ACDF

XLIF®

ALIF

MOBI C

METR

Ifuse Implant

Prodisc C Vivo

Location

MD Spine Care

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3503 Paesanos Pkwy Ste 201
Shavano Park, TX, 78231

More About Dr. Frank Kuwamura, MD

Practice

MD Spine Care

Hospital Affiliations

South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital

Specialties

Insurance

Aetna
CIGNA
HCSC Insurance Services Company
Humana
United HealthCare

NPI Number

1184671398

Provider's Gender

Male

Background and Education

Years practicing

20 years

Education

National Capital Consortium (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1995
Boston University School of Medicine
National Capital Consortium (Internship), 1990

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