Our Specialty

Inland Northwest Spine and Neurosurgery provides all aspects of neurosurgical and spine care.

Simple and complex spinal surgery

Conservative spine care, including injection of the epidural space and sacroiliac joints

Minimally invasive microscopic neurosurgery

Lumbar artificial disk

Peripheral nerve surgery, including carpal tunnel surgery

Neurosurgical trauma care

In an independent national rating based on Medicare patient outcome and satisfaction, five stars were awarded to Northwest Specialty Hospital in 2006, for back and neck spinal fusion surgeries performed by Bret A. Dirks, M.D. Dr. Dirks and a colleague were the neurosurgical team at KMC ranked as one of the nation's top 20 for spine surgery, fusion category, from 1999 to 2002 in Money magazine's Fall 2003 Health Care Special Report.