Michael X. Rohan, Jr., D.O.

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Fellowship-trained in spine Specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery, motion preservation & artificial disc replacement

Dr. Rohan, Jr. specializes in the treatment of back and neck pain, including degenerative disease, spinal deformity (scoliosis) and spinal trauma.

Dr. Michael Rohan, Jr. is fellowship-trained in spine surgery, the highest level of medical education in the U.S. His fellowship was done at the prestigious Texas Back Institute, which in 1986 was the first and largest spine specialty center in the United States. During his fellowship, Dr. Rohan, Jr. specialized in minimally invasive spine surgery techniques that require the surgeon to operate through a one-inch incision using tubular retractors with tiny cameras and cutting devices in the tip.

Dr. Rohan, Jr. received his D.O. degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Medicine in New Jersey.

Dr. Rohan, Jr. founded Northwest Florida Spine 10 years ago, as one of the first spine surgeons to bring these new minimally invasive spine surgery and artificial disc replacement techniques to the Panama City region as a long-overdue alternative to traditional 3-inch long incisions that were common in the region.

Consequently, Northwest Florida Spine over the years attracted hundreds of patients and referrals from across the Northwest Florida Panhandle region, from Mobile, Alabama; Fort Walton Beach; Pensacola; Destin; Miramar and to the east Tallahassee and Dothan, Georgia to the north. Responding to its regional reputation in spine care, in early 2018, the spine center transitioned its name from Panama City Spine to Northwest Florida Spine which reflects the regional draw of patients.

Dr. Rohan, Jr. is a member of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics and is able to surgically treat problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He has also participated in spine surgery research projects and has published his results in the annual meeting of the North American Spine Society.

Each year, Dr. Michael Rohan, Jr. DO at Northwest Florida Spine is referred back pain and neck pain patients from across the Gulf Coast, including the Florida Panhandle, Southern Georgia, Southern Alabama, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Destin, Fort Walton and as far away as Mobile, AL.

Family practice physicians and chiropractors often refer patients who have exhausted non-surgical treatment options and need to learn their surgical options. This can include new techniques in spine surgery that reduce the length of the incision, or new artificial disc replacement surgery.