Dr. Rachid Assina M.D.
Board Certified Neurosurgeon Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon
Dr. Rachid Assina, MD, RPh, FAANS, specializes in Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery with a special interest in the treatment of spinal tumors and scoliosis. Dr. Assina’s NJ/NY practice centers on a comprehensive integrated approach to the development and implementation of a plan of care for the full range of spine conditions. He provides state-of-the-art treatment, restoring back health and enabling patients to lead full lives.
As a neurosurgeon and an orthopedic fellowship-trained spine surgeon, Dr. Assina performs the most innovative surgical techniques, including minimally invasive endoscopic surgery, artificial disc replacement, computer-assisted scoliosis correction, Robotic spine surgery, and laser-assisted tumor surgery to achieve the best results for his patients.
Dr. Assina spent five and half years as an Assistant Professor at the Rutgers Neurosurgery Department teaching residents and has performed more than 1500 spinal and cranial neurosurgical procedures. Dr. Assina completed his neurosurgical residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School where he performed more than 2000 procedures as a resident. He completed a fellowship in Orthopedic Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Spine Institute of New York and Beth Israel Medical Center performing more than 350 spine surgeries.
Prior to his medical training, Dr. Assina received his Bachelors in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and was a practicing Pharmacist before he left to pursue a neurosurgical career. He has been actively involved in research and has 18 academic manuscripts, four book chapters and dozens of abstracts to his credit. He is a founder of a Nonprofit organization that performs scoliosis surgery in the underserved areas of Africa.
Dr. Assina is fluent in Arabic and French and is committed to providing outstanding, expedient, compassionate and technologically sophisticated care and expertise to his patients.
Meet Our Team Of Doctors
Dr. James Yu
Board Certified Anesthesiologist
Board Certified Interventional
Pain Management Physician
Dylan J. O'Rourke
Certified Physician Assistant
Pain Condition We Treat
Improve your quality of life with our comprehensive approach to pain management
We are dedicated to finding individualized treatment options tailored to fit your needs. Our team is dedicated to helping you lead a productive and active life, free from pain and disruption.
We use an integrative approach to conduct a comprehensive evaluation and assess your condition.
Physical examination and review of your medical history. We assess the cause of your pain, determine its severity and duration, and help you develop an individualized treatment plan.
We provide a range of treatments and procedures to address your chronic pain. These include nerve blocks, injections, physical therapy, implantable therapies and more. We also offer health education to help you better manage your condition.