Andrew J. Trontis, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
About Dr. Trontis
Board Certified Orthopaedics
Dr. Andrew J. Trontis is a fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon and New Jersey native. He received his bachelor’s degree in from Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA, and went on to earn his master’s degree and medical doctorate from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphaia, PA. Dr. Trontis completed his orthopedic surgery residency at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
Following residency, Dr. Trontis completed the esteemed Spinal Surgery Fellowship Program at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles, California – a combined orthopaedic & neurosurgical spine surgery fellowship that provides comprehensive training in adult and adolescent spinal disorders. He had additional training in orthopaedic traumatology at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at University of Maryland Medical Center and pediatric orthopaedics at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Dr. Trontis has extensive training in minimally invasive surgery, cervical and lumbar disc arthroplasty, motion preservation technology, and both navigation-guided and robotic-assisted spinal surgery to treat degenerative spinal disorders, spinal deformity and spinal trauma.
Dr. Trontis is a reviewer for The Spine Journal, reviewing research papers on the topic of spine surgery prior to publication. He is also a member of the North American Spine Society and is currently serving on the National Committee for reviewing and distributing research grant money internationally. He is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Scoliosis Research Society.
Education & Training
Medical School
- Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Internship/Residency
- MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Fellowship
- Cedars-Sinai Spine Center
Los Angeles, California
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Trontis treats a variety of conditions, from head to toe, using advanced the most advanced, minimally-invasive surgical treatments.
- Auto Accidents and Work Injuries
- Back Pain
- Degenerative Conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Disc Herniation
- Failed Prior Surgeries
- Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases of the Spine
- Myelopathy
- Neck Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Deformity
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports Related Spine Injuries
- Vertebral Fractures
Dr. Trontis' Treatments & Services
Dr. Trontis is recognized as a highly accomplished orthopedic spine surgeon in both operative and nonsurgical treatment of spinal disorders.
- ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion)
- Cervical Disc Replacement: Prodisc C, Prestige, M6, Simplify, Mobi-C
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminoforaminotomy
- Lumbar Disc Replacement: Prodisc L
- Lumbar Spine Fusion: XLIF, ALIF, TLIF
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Motion Preserving Spine Surgery
- Revision Surgery
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Scoliosis Correction
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement
- Spinal Stabilization
- Spinal Tumor Surgery