 My name is Anthony Conti. I'm a neurosurgeon at JFK Neuroscience Institute specializing in complex and reconstructive spine surgery. My treatment care philosophy is to do what's best for my patients and treat them like they're a member of my family. It's to treat the whole self and know that pain and different brain and spine pathologies take a significant not just physical but mental My main goal is to minimize their pain while maximizing their quality of life whether that be through surgery or through conservative measures. I won't hesitate to recommend to a patient that they should undergo surgery if I feel that it's the right thing or if I feel that they will achieve significant improvement in their quality of life and in their pain control. I also won't hesitate to tell patients that I don't think surgery is the right option. To see a patient go from having significant pain or spinal deformity or debility from spinal deformity issues to a point where surgery or conservative measures can get them back on their feet to get them back to doing the activities that they love and to see how much their quality of life is improved during the span of our relationship together is one of the most rewarding things that I can ask for as a surgeon.