Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Infant 0-2
- Child 3-12
- Adolescent 13-17
Languages
- Spanish
- French
- English
In-Network Plans
View All Accepted Plans (22)Gender
MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- All Children's Specialty Physicians
About Theodore Spinks
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Spinks is a pediatric neurosurgeon and chief of the neurosurgery program at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida in collaboration with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the hospital staff in 2021.
He most recently was a neurosurgeon with the Brain and Spine Neuroscience Institute in Lutz, Florida. Dr. Spinks has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and lectured nationally.
His research interests include stem cell harvest, minimally invasive neurosurgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, concussion and mild traumatic brain injury.
Dr. Spinks earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, New York. He completed a residency at the University of California, Los Angeles, Division of Neurological Surgery, and a fellowship in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Golisano Children's Hospital launches neurosurgery program for kids in effort to reduce transfers to Tampa and Miami, News Press - Ft. Myers (December 21, 2021)
Locations
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, Ft. Myers
- 4550 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33966
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- phone: 727-767-8181
- fax: 727-767-8030
- ACH OUTSIDE SERVICES
- 501 6th Avenue South, St Petersburg, FL 33701
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Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2006
- Residency: UCLA Medical Center, Neurosurgery, 2005
- Medical Education: Columbia University in the City of New York, MD, 1999
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery: American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2011
Insurance
- Aetna (Commercial)
- Aetna Better Health (Medicaid)
- Avmed (Commercial)
- BCBS FL (Commercial)
- CareSource (Medicaid)
- Cigna Health Care (Commercial)
- Community Care Plan (Medicaid)
- Curative
- Evolutions (Commercial)
- Florida Community Care
- Florida Medicaid
- Gulf Coast Provider Network (Commercial)
- Humana Medicaid
- Medicare
- Molina/ Magellan (Medicaid)
- Multiplan (Commercial)
- Simply Healthcare (Medicaid&Healthy Kids)
- Sunshine State/ Wellcare (Medicaid &Healthy Kids)
- TriCare
- United (Commercial)
- United Community Plan (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
- WPS TriCare East (Commercial)
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
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