Cigna HealthSprings

We Accept Cigna

Florida Surgery Consultants accepts out of network insurance with Cigna. If you have a Cigna PPO plan you will be able to see one of our doctors. All of our neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons are board certified. They are also all salaried employees. If you have a Cigna PPO plan and want the best care possible call our office and schedule a consultation with one of our doctors today.

Why Choose Florida Surgery Consultants?

As mentioned above the doctors are salaried employees of the company. They do not have to worry about the bottom line of the business, they are paid to provide the best patient care possible. Putting the patient first is our priority. If you choose one of our neurosurgeons or orthopedic surgeons for your needs we can guarantee that.

Offering The Best Care Available, Not Just Surgery

It’s an unfortunate misconception that surgeons only recommend surgery. That is not the case with Florida Surgery Consultants. Our medical team is experienced with the latest non-invasive procedures as well. All of our doctors do non invasive procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Therefore if you were recommended to see a neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon go with Florida Surgery Consultants. Not everyone needs surgery, most people only need a non invasive procedure such as an injection or a minimally invasive procedure such as a radio frequency ablation.

Ready to Schedule a Consultation?

To schedule a consultation call our office at (888) 411-6824 or use fill out the form and one of our scheduling representatives will get in contact with you immediately. Our clinics are located throughout central Florida making it more convenient for our patients. If you live near Tampa, Sarasota, Gainesville, Lakeland, or Ocala you are only 15 minutes away from one of our clinics. Get pain relief now and schedule an appointment today.

Insurance Questions?

What Health Insurances are Accepted at Florida Surgery Consultants?

Currently we are in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Medicare, Bright Health, and Cigna Health Springs plans. If you have health insurance that is not listed, please contact our office, many times we can accept patients that have plans with out of network benefits. If you were involved in a motor vehicle accident or a personal injury case we can also see you.

Our Neurosurgical Spine Surgery Team

Currently on staff, we have three Neurosurgeons that specialize in spine surgery. Our Spine Surgeons see patients in all five of our office locations in Florida. To find out more on why patients should choose a neurosurgeon for spine surgery rather than an orthopedic spine surgeon click here. If you want to see their credentials click their profiles.

Are these Spine Surgeries Minimally Invasive?

Yes, all these spine surgeries are.

What Surgical Procedures do our Board Certified Spine Surgeons Perform?

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

Removes a herniated disc in the neck to relieve neck pain

Co Flex Surgery

Titanium implant to keep spine stabilized after a decompression surgery (removal of a disc herniation) Major benefit of this procedure is not having to fuse your bones together.

Artificial Disc Replacement

Device that gets implanted to replicate the function of a normal disc which replaces a damaged disc.

Laminectomy

Removal of the lamina to relieve compression on the spinal cord.

Kyphoplasty

Inject bone cement into the vertebrae to fix a compression fracture.

Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (XLIF)

Surgeon goes in through the waist to relieve nerves that are pinched by removing damaged disc material.

Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)

Stabilizes the spinal vertebrae by going in through the back of the patient by creating a fusion with two or more vertebrae.

Microdiscectomy

Removal of a herniated disc or parts of the disc to relieve spinal cord pressure

Spinal Fusion

Removes damaged disc material and fuses the vertebrae together

Percutaneous Disc

Removal of a disc herniation using a needle

Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression

Reduces a disc herniation with laser technology

Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

Fuses Sacrum and Ilium to create one immobile joint which helps with back pain

Foraminotomy

Enlarges the pathway where spinal nerve roots exits to help spinal stenosis

Carpal Tunnel Release

Surgery that helps weakness and pain in the hand

What type of conditions do our Board Certified Spine Surgeons Treat?

Annular Tear

A tear in the ligament that connects your vertebrae to your disc

Degenerative Disc Disease

Loss of disc cushioning due to the aging process

Herniated Discs

The jelly like substance in between your vertebrae pushes through the annulus and touches the spinal cord.

Bulging Discs

A tear in the ligament that connects your vertebrae to your disc

Radiculopathy

Loss of disc cushioning due to the aging process

Sacroiliac Joint Pain

The jelly like substance in between your vertebrae pushes through the annulus and touches the spinal cord.

Spinal Stenosis

The narrowing of the spinal canal, can pinch your spinal cord and the nerves around it

Arthritis of the Spine

Inflammation of the facet joints in the spine

Facet Joint Syndrome

Degeneration or Inflammation of the Facet Joints

Collapsed Disc

A disc that has lost most of its height which can cause disc pain

Bone Spurs

often called osteophytes, they are bony growths that can form where the bones meet one another.

Spondylosis

Normal wear and tear due to the aging process, can also be called Degenerative Disc Disease

Dr. Frank Cannon

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Frank Cannon is our orthopedic surgeon who specializes in knee surgery, shoulder surgery, and hip surgery. Dr Cannon currently sees patients in our Tampa, Ocala, and Bradenton offices. All of his surgeries are done in an outpatient facility, unless it is a major joint replacement surgery. Some of Dr. Cannon’s orthopedic procedures are minimally invasive. Dr. Cannon is an excellent Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon.

What Types of Surgeries does our Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Treat?

Ankle Surgery

Arthroscopy of the Ankle

This procedure identifies and treats problems in your ankle using a fiber-optic viewing camera and small surgical tools that are fished through a small incision.

Ankle Fusion Surgery

Fusion of the ankle that fixes fractures in the ankle.

Hip Surgery

Hip Arthroscopy

This outpatient procedure uses miniature instruments and a small camera to diagnose issues with the hip joint.

Total Hip Replacement

Replacement of the hip, usually done in a hospital setting

Knee Surgery

Arthroscopic Capsular Release

Arthroscopic capsular release is a minimally invasive shoulder surgery that helps to alleviate pain and restore movement to the shoulder for individuals suffering from adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder.

Bankart Repair

Bankart repair shoulder surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to mend a tear in the glenoid labrum.

Biceps Tenodesis

Biceps tenodesis is a surgery used to treat tears or inflammation in the tendon that connects the biceps muscle to the shoulder.

Diagnostic Arthroscopy

Diagnostic arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique that can be used to accurately identify problems in the shoulder joint. It is performed using a specialized camera called an arthroscope.

Distal Clavicle Excision

Diagnostic arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique that can be used to accurately identify problems in the shoulder joint. It is performed using a specialized camera called an arthroscope.

Joint Injection

This outpatient joint injection procedure relieves pain in the shoulder and arm caused by arthritis.

Rotator Cuff Repair

This surgery repairs a tear of the rotator cuff in your shoulder. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that holds the head of the humerus in the shoulder socket.

SLAP Repair

This arthroscopic procedure is performed to repair a tear of the biceps tendon at the point where it connects to the labrum. This is known as a Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior (SLAP) tear.

Orthopedic Conditions We Treat

SLAP Tear

This tear affects the labrum which is the cartilage on the rim of the shoulder’s socket. Sometimes the biceps tendon may also be damaged when the superior labrum anterior and posterior is damaged.

Meniscal Tears

This is a torn cartilage that is in the knee. I can be due to the normal aging process. When you hear a knee pop that may be a meniscus tear, which will start to hurt and swell.

Tendon Tears

This happens when tissues that connect the muscle to the bones tear. A common tendon tear can be a patellar tear.

Rotator Cuff Tear

Can happen over time due to repeated motion or can happen due to an acute injury such as a car accident. A rotator cuff tear happens when there is a tear in the muscle that surrounds the shoulder joint.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

These are tears in your knee that can happen due to quickly changing directions or a specific motion that can tear this ligament. Most of the time a tear to the ACL will require surgery.

Cigna HealthSprings

We Accept Cigna

Why Choose Florida Surgery Consultants?

Offering The Best Care Available, Not Just Surgery

Ready to Schedule a Consultation?

Insurance Questions?

What Health Insurances are Accepted at Florida Surgery Consultants?

Our Neurosurgical Spine Surgery Team

Are these Spine Surgeries Minimally Invasive?

Yes, all these spine surgeries are.

What Surgical Procedures do our Board Certified Spine Surgeons Perform?

Removes a herniated disc in the neck to relieve neck pain

Titanium implant to keep spine stabilized after a decompression surgery (removal of a disc herniation) Major benefit of this procedure is not having to fuse your bones together.

Device that gets implanted to replicate the function of a normal disc which replaces a damaged disc.

Removal of the lamina to relieve compression on the spinal cord.

Inject bone cement into the vertebrae to fix a compression fracture.

Surgeon goes in through the waist to relieve nerves that are pinched by removing damaged disc material.

Stabilizes the spinal vertebrae by going in through the back of the patient by creating a fusion with two or more vertebrae.

Removal of a herniated disc or parts of the disc to relieve spinal cord pressure

Removes damaged disc material and fuses the vertebrae together

Removal of a disc herniation using a needle

Reduces a disc herniation with laser technology

Fuses Sacrum and Ilium to create one immobile joint which helps with back pain

Enlarges the pathway where spinal nerve roots exits to help spinal stenosis

Surgery that helps weakness and pain in the hand

What type of conditions do our Board Certified Spine Surgeons Treat?

A tear in the ligament that connects your vertebrae to your disc

Loss of disc cushioning due to the aging process

The jelly like substance in between your vertebrae pushes through the annulus and touches the spinal cord.

A tear in the ligament that connects your vertebrae to your disc

Loss of disc cushioning due to the aging process

The jelly like substance in between your vertebrae pushes through the annulus and touches the spinal cord.

The narrowing of the spinal canal, can pinch your spinal cord and the nerves around it

Inflammation of the facet joints in the spine

Degeneration or Inflammation of the Facet Joints

A disc that has lost most of its height which can cause disc pain

often called osteophytes, they are bony growths that can form where the bones meet one another.

Normal wear and tear due to the aging process, can also be called Degenerative Disc Disease

What Types of Surgeries does our Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Treat?

Ankle Surgery

This procedure identifies and treats problems in your ankle using a fiber-optic viewing camera and small surgical tools that are fished through a small incision.

Fusion of the ankle that fixes fractures in the ankle.

Hip Surgery

This outpatient procedure uses miniature instruments and a small camera to diagnose issues with the hip joint.

Replacement of the hip, usually done in a hospital setting

Knee Surgery

Arthroscopic capsular release is a minimally invasive shoulder surgery that helps to alleviate pain and restore movement to the shoulder for individuals suffering from adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder.

Bankart repair shoulder surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to mend a tear in the glenoid labrum.

Biceps tenodesis is a surgery used to treat tears or inflammation in the tendon that connects the biceps muscle to the shoulder.

Diagnostic arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique that can be used to accurately identify problems in the shoulder joint. It is performed using a specialized camera called an arthroscope.

Diagnostic arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique that can be used to accurately identify problems in the shoulder joint. It is performed using a specialized camera called an arthroscope.

This outpatient joint injection procedure relieves pain in the shoulder and arm caused by arthritis.

This surgery repairs a tear of the rotator cuff in your shoulder. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that holds the head of the humerus in the shoulder socket.

This arthroscopic procedure is performed to repair a tear of the biceps tendon at the point where it connects to the labrum. This is known as a Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior (SLAP) tear.

Orthopedic Conditions We Treat

SLAP Tear

This tear affects the labrum which is the cartilage on the rim of the shoulder’s socket. Sometimes the biceps tendon may also be damaged when the superior labrum anterior and posterior is damaged.

Meniscal Tears

This is a torn cartilage that is in the knee. I can be due to the normal aging process. When you hear a knee pop that may be a meniscus tear, which will start to hurt and swell.

Tendon Tears

This happens when tissues that connect the muscle to the bones tear. A common tendon tear can be a patellar tear.

Can happen over time due to repeated motion or can happen due to an acute injury such as a car accident. A rotator cuff tear happens when there is a tear in the muscle that surrounds the shoulder joint.

These are tears in your knee that can happen due to quickly changing directions or a specific motion that can tear this ligament. Most of the time a tear to the ACL will require surgery.

Our Clinic Locations

Largo

Orthopedic Conditions