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 Dr. Dwight Tyndall, MD

Dr. Dwight Tyndall completed his Spine Fellowship from the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He completed his Orthopaedic training at the world renowned Stanford University in California. He completed his medical school degree in New York City from the NYU School of Medicine. His Undergraduate training was completed at the Sophie Davis Accelerated Medical School program in New York City.

 

He is a regular contributor to the Hammond Times, and is the author of the “Ask the Bone Doctor Column”. He is actively involved with the Boys and Girls Club, and is on their Board of Directors. He is also the team Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Gary Steelheads basketball team. Dr. Tyndall has published in Clinical Orthopedics and Journal of Orthopaedic Research. He has presented at the Eastern Orthopaedic Association.

 

Educational Background

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY Spine Fellowship
  • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Orthopedic Surgery Residency
  • New York University, New York, NY Doctor of Medicine
  •  Sophie Davis New York, New York, NY Biology

 Licensure & Certifications

  • Board Certified
    American Board of Orthpedic Surgery.

Memberships

  • North American Spine Society (NASS)
  • Indiana State Medical Society (ISMA)
  • State Orthopaedic Society

Hospital Affiliations

  • St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Hammond and Dyer, IN
  • Community Hospital, Munster, IN
  • St. Catherines Hospital, East Chicago, IN
  • Munster Same Day Surgery Center, Munster, IN

Specialization

  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery using the operating microscope
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Lumbar Spine Surgery
  • Scoliosis
  • Advanced Spinal Fusion techniques
  • Motion Preservation Spine Surgery.

Papers and Presentations

  • Tracking Back Problems
    Journal of Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation 2007; 15/6: 55-58, 2006.
  • Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis of the Lumbar Spine
    In Craig EV (ed): Clinical Orthopaedics, New York; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999, PP 407-418.
  • Treatment of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy and/ or Myelopathy with Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion without Instrumentation
    Camissa F, Tyndall DS.
  • Treatment of Experimantal Osteomyelitis Using Antibiotic Impregnated Bone Graft Substitute
    Journal of Orthopaedic Research 11, 619-626, 1993.
  • Retrospecitive Analysis of the Santa Clara Valleys Experience with the Treatment of Spinal Fractures using Harrington Rods 1985-1990
    Disputation Day Conference, Stanford University, June 1996.
  • Treatment of Spondylotic Myeloradiculopathy with Wide Posterior Decompression and Fusion with Lateral Mass Plating: A Preliminary Analysis of a New Technique
    Disputation Day Conference, Stanford University, June 1997.
Dr. Nitin Khanna, MD
 




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