Spine and Rehabilitation Center

Practice description

Dr. Tran is a board certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon in Austin, TX. He specializes in the treatment of degenerative conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.

Born in Vietnam, he is an adopted Austinite. After graduating from Lanier High School and University of Texas at Austin, he was an electrical engineer at IBM Austin for five years. He then went to medical school in Galveston and completed his orthopedic surgery residency in Arkansas. Dr. Tran came back to his hometown and to the Spine and Rehabilitation Center in 2002 after completing a spine fellowship at the famous Texas Back Institute.

Dr. Tran’s approach to patient care is comprehensive, compassionate, conservative, yet innovative. His goal is to apply his expertise in cervical, thoracic, and lumbar surgery to maximize his patients’ function and enhance their quality of live. “The standard by which the Spine and Rehabilitation chooses to determine the appropriate services to patients is always based upon achieving maximum improvement in the individuals quality of life.” His special interests include minimally invasive spine surgery and lumbar/cervical artificial disk replacement.

Dr. Tran and his wife Luan have three daughters. He cherishes his family life and enjoys swimming, running, skiing, and traveling.

Certifications

Board Certified; American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Member; American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Professional membership

North American Spine Society
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Travis County Medical Society

Community Service

Project Access (indigent care for Travis County residents)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering with High Honors; University of Texas at Austin
Doctor of Medicine with Honors; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Residency in Orthopedic Surgery; University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Fellowship in Orthopedic Spine Surgery; Texas Back Institute, Plano, TX

Presentations

CME presentation: “Management of Neck and Back Pain”; Texas Society of Nurse Practitioners; Austin, TX; 2004
Research presentation: “Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) with stand-alone titanium cages: three year follow up”; 10th Annual Spine + Science + Management Program; New Orleans, LA; 2001
Research presentation: “Effect of ulna styloid fracture to the stability of the distal radioulnar joint”; Arkansas Orthopedic Research Forum, Little Rock, AR; 2000
Research presentation: “The cost of postoperative rehabilitation services for total joint replacement”; 66th Annual Meeting of the Acedemy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Anaheim, CA; 1999

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