Dr. Khalsa is a board certified spine specialist who treats Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar degenerative conditions, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Cord injury, Spinal Infections, Spinal Tumors, Revision Surgery, Failed Back syndrome, Pseudoarthrosis (Failure of Fusion), Back Pain, Arm/Leg pain and other aspects of spine surgery utilizing Minimally Invasive techniques. His philosophy for his spinal surgery practice is “Believing it is his duty is to help his patients to understand their spinal pathology in the simplest of terms. Thus, together embark on a journey to a healthier and more satisfying life, whether that be through conservative or surgical methods. It is his responsibility to pursue conservative care in all possible scenarios, and then if all else fails, offer surgery.”
Dr. Khalsa is the son of an Air Force fighter pilot and a High School teacher and was raised in a household where the notion of Honor, Duty and Service were held paramount. This standard will be carried throughout Dr. Khalsa’s medical career, and he proudly extends the same qualities to patient care in his medical practice. Dr. Khalsa attended UCLA for his undergraduate training and earned a degree in Neuroscience. He attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, which is an academic, inner-city New York hospital. He then attended Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, a Level 1 trauma center, and completed his orthopedic residency. Dr. Khalsa attended University of Maryland/Shock Trauma in Baltimore, Maryland to complete his Spine Surgery Fellowship and another Level 1 Trauma Center.