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  • Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Accepting new patients
  • 56 years of experience
  • Cedars Sinai Marina Spine Center 4640 Admiralty Way Ste 600, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
  • (310) 448-7890

Brief Intro

Watkins, Robert G.: "Surgical Approaches to the Spine" Springer/Verlag, New York 1983 Watkins, R.G., O'Brien, J., Drauglis, R., Prickett, C. Spine "Comparisons of Preoperative and Postoperative MMPI Data in Chronic Back Patients" pgs. 897-895, Harper and Row Publishers, Philadelphia 1986. Watkins, R., Buhler, B., Loverock, P.: "The Water Workout Recovery Program" Book Contemporary Books, Chicago, 1988. Watkins, Robert G., Editor Inaugural Issue (Book) Lumbar Discectomy and Laminectomy - Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery Aspen Systems Publications, Rockville 1987 Watkins, Robert G.: "Surgical Approaches to the Spine", Second Edition Springer/Verlag, New York 2000 Watkins, Robert G.: "Chronic Spine Pain in the Competitive Adult Athlete: Golf, Baseball & Rehabilitation", Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Review, Volume 5, No. 3 Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 1997 Watkins, Robert G.: "Low Back Injuries in Golf", Sports Medicine Update, Volume 14, 1999 Issue

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Tennessee Health Science Center College Of Medicine - 1969

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • Cedars Sinai Marina Spine Center
  • 4640 Admiralty Way Ste 600, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
  • Mon:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:8:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Orthopedic Spine Surgery
  • Orthopedic Surgery

Conditions Addressed

  • Sciatica
  • Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage
  • Fractures, Dislocations, Derangement, and Sprains
  • Osteoarthritis
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Procedures Performed

  • Neurological Testing
  • Physical Therapy
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Cord Surgery
  • Occupational Therapy Evaluation
  • Neurological Testing
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Medicare
  • Tricare
  • Asuris Northwest Health
  • AARP
  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • State Farm
  • HealthPartners
  • Meritain Health
  • MagnaCare
  • Humana
  • Moda Health
  • BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA
  • Oscar Health Insurance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • Children's Hospital 18
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  • Psychiatry 91
  • Geriatrics 143
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