RH Provider
Michael J. Vives, M.D.
Specialties:
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine (Orthopaedic Surgery Board)
Interests:
Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery
Aetna, Inc.
America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)
AmeriHealth of NJ
Amerivantage Dual Coordination (HMO SNP)
Clover Health Plans
Devon Health Services/ULLICO
Horizon BCBS Managed Care
Horizon NJ Health
Horizon NJ Total Care (HNJH)
Horizon PPO Network
Medicaid
Medicare
Multiplan/PHCS
Prime Health Services, Inc.
Three Rivers Provider Network
UHC Comm / Oxford
United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)
WellCare Health Plans
Wellpoint (formerly AmeriGroup Medicaid HMO/Amerivantage Dual Coordination (HMO SNP))
University Hospital, Newark
Overlook Hospital
St. Barnabas Medical Center
BS, College of William and Mary (-01/01/1991)
M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (-01/01/1995)
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA (07/01/1995-06/30/1996)
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA (07/01/1996-07/01/2000)
Fellowship: Spinal Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Med., San Diego, CA, USA (08/01/2000-07/31/2001)
Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery
Locations
40.738886173069, -74.19158205374
205 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
P:
973-972-5108
40.740542657877, -74.19226466709
140 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
P:
973-972-9000
Provider Biography
Michael Vives, MD is an Professor and Chief of the Spine Division in the Department of Orthopaedics at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School. He has extensive experience in the operative and nonoperative treatment for a wide range of spinal injuries and disorders.
Dr. Vives is Board-Certified and specializes in the management of:
• disc herniations
• spinal stenosis
• disc degeneration
• scoliosis
• spinal fractures/spinal cord injury
• spinal tumors
He has extensive experience with emerging techniques such as disc replacement, minimally invasive surgery and computer guided spine surgery.
Dr. Vives' expertise has earned him positions on the editorial boards of scientific journals including The Spine Journal, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, and SpineLine. He has authored 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and has presented close to 130 scientific and clinical lectures at meetings at the national and international level.
Dr. Vives trained at renown spine programs while completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and his fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the University of California, San Diego. He was elected to the medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha, while earning his MD from the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from The College of William and Mary where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Vives is active in ma