 My name is Dr. Daniel Gelb. I am an orthopedic spine surgeon. I have the title of Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Maryland Medical Center and the School of Medicine. I take care of people who have problems with their neck and spine. I take them through a progression of treatments from nonoperative management all the way up into surgery if their problems should require it. My goal for patients is for them to remain as functional as possible for as long as possible with the minimal intervention possible. Essentially, everyone as they get older develops some degenerative change in their neck and back. Back problems are extremely common. It's the most common reason why people miss time from work other than the common cold. Very few people require surgical treatment, but we want to do the things we want to do. We want to remain active. We want to play with our kids. We want to do sports and we want to go to work. And if that requires some type of treatment for your back, that's what I'm here for. My main interest has always been in spinal deformity surgery. Certainly, most people are pretty familiar with the concept of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis kids who have spinal curvature and people are aware of that. And we certainly take care of that problem and I enjoy that part of my practice. I think it's less recognized that adults also can develop scoliosis and that can be a significant source of disability. And so a good deal of my practice is centered around treating adults with spinal deformity. We have assembled a team at the University of Maryland that can take care of orthopedic problems. It's really as good as any in the nation. Every single one of our faculty members are fellowship trained. They're all devoted to teaching and research and patient care. And through collaboration with the other departments within the medical center, we can offer expertise that very few other places can.