Charles Frank, MD

Charles Frank, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at MercyOne and office is located at Orthopedic Specialists, Davenport. Conditions he frequently treats include:

• Lower back pain Lumbar radiculopathy
• Neurogenic claudication
• Herniated disc
• Lumbar stenosis
• Compression fractures
• Lumbar instability
• Spondylosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Cervical myelopathy
• Cervical radiculopathy
• Cervical instability
• Cervical stenosis

Procedures he performs include:

• Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF)
• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
• Microdiscectomy
• Laminectomy

Dr. Frank will navigate the complexities of back pain to develop a treatment plan unique to you, which he views as a rewarding challenge. Surgery’s never the only option and very rarely the first recommended option. He’ll maximize all options prior to discussing surgery.