Lower back pain, spinal injuries and disorders keep thousands of Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents from working and living comfortably. The Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital is a leading-edge collaboration between the best of two worlds – the neurosurgeons from the Norman Prince Spine Institute and the orthopedic spine surgeons from the Brown University Health Orthopedics Institute.
Bassel G. Diebo, MD, is the co-director of Brown University Health’s Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital, where he is helping to advance multidisciplinary spine care, strengthen collaboration, and support key safety initiatives.
Our multidisciplinary team of spine specialists is highly skilled and experienced in treating a range of spinal injuries and disorders, including osteoporosis, herniated discs, and arthritis of the spine.
The Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital uses state-of-the-art surgical techniques, including the Medtronic Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform for spine surgery, to minimize surgical incisions and quicken recovery times.
Congratulations to The Miriam Hospital being named one of Avant-Garde Health’s Healthcare Research All-Stars for 2025, placing it among the top one percent for orthopedic surgery research hospitals in the nation, based on the quantity and quality of their published orthopedic surgery research.
Congratulations to (from left to right) Alan Daniels, MD, Bassel Diebo, MD, and Eren O. Kuris, MD, for having been named to Avant-Garde Health’s Healthcare Research All-Stars 2025 list. This national recognition places them among the top one percent of surgeons in the country.
Unable to stand for long before her legs gave way, Joanne's back pain had taken over her life. The chronic pain was winning until Bassel Diebo, MD, spine and scoliosis surgeon, diagnosed flatback syndrome.
Janet's battle with dropped head syndrome led her to The Miriam Hospital, where a transformative surgery gave her life back. Learn about her remarkable journey and recovery.
Minimally invasive spine surgery is the use of advanced technology that provides the most benefit, while minimizing pain and complications of surgery. Our experienced surgeons use specialized equipment, including robotics, to perform spinal surgery through small incisions that are less than an inch. Minimally invasive surgery has many benefits, including less pain, less blood loss, lower infection risk, faster recovery, and smaller scars. These procedures are often performed on an outpatient basis, with no need for a hospital stay. Ask your surgeon if minimally invasive spine surgery would be appropriate for you.
Our multidisciplinary team of spine specialists is highly skilled and experienced in treating a range of spinal injuries and disorders.
The Miriam Hospital earned the “Top Hospital in Rhode Island” designation from US News & World Report for the 14th year in a row in its 2025 to 2026 rankings. The Miriam was awarded a "high performing" rating for eight common adult procedures and conditions including back surgery (spinal fusion).
The Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital has earned an Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery (ACSS) from The Joint Commission, making it the first program in the region to earn an advanced certification. The hospital’s Spine Center underwent a rigorous two-day survey by The Joint Commission with “zero findings”, making it an accredited Spine Center of Excellence.
In 2024, the Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital earned The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery (ACSS), becoming a Center of Excellence.
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Alan H. Daniels, MD
February 29, 2024
New and innovative technologies are helping spine specialists diagnose spine-related conditions and treat them with less invasive procedures.
Eren O. Kuris, MD
December 15, 2020
The discs in the spine can be damaged by traumatic injury or can wear with age and cause pain but there are ways to treat degenerative disk disease.
