Jayesh Thawani, MD
Neurosurgery
Speaks
Languages
English
Provider Groups
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group
Primary Contact
(734) 712-4500
Accepting New Patients
Provider Groups
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group
Primary Contact
(734) 712-4500Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Neurosurgery
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, Brain & Spine Surgery - Ann Arbor Campus
5315 Elliott Dr
Ste 102
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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About
Jayesh Thawani, MD is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in treating conditions affecting the spine, brain, and peripheral nerves. In addition to his interests in treating pain and degenerative diseases of the spine, he has special interests in treating patients with tumors affecting the nervous system. Dr. Thawani emphasizes non-surgical treatment options when possible. When surgery is necessary, he uses minimally-invasive, image-guided surgical modalities that enhance the safety of surgery.
Dr. Thawani is one of the most experienced surgical robotic specialists in the Midwest and the state of Michigan, adopting and developing these technologies. He has trained at some of the busiest, most advanced academic medical centers in the country.
Services Include:
- Spine Surgery
- Neurosurgical Oncology
- Minimally-invasive laminectomy and fusion
- Scoliosis surgery
- Robotic-assisted spinal fusion
- Surgical and non-surgical treatment of fractures and dislocations of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
- Navigation guided spine surgery
- Microneurosurgery
- Brain and spinal tumor surgery
- Skull base surgery
- Brain mapping
- Spinal neurophysiologic monitoring
- Awake craniotomy
- Image and fluorescence guided surgery
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Aetna (Medicare Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of Michigan
- Aetna Commercial ALL PLANS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage ALL PLANS
- BCBS Michigan (Medicare Advantage)
- BCBS of Michigan Federal / Traditional
- BCBS of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO
- BCBS of Michigan PPO Commercial
- BCN Medicare Advantage
- BCN of Michigan HMO
- BCN of Michigan M Premier Care HMO
- Blue Care Network of Michigan
- Blue Cross Complete of Michigan
- Blue Cross Complete of Michigan - Medicaid
- BlueCross Blue Shield Michigan
- Cofinity
- Cofinity (Network)
- Community Care
- Community Care Associates
- HAP Alliance Health & Life Commercial
- HAP Alliance Health & Life Medicare Advantage
- HAP Empowered (Medicaid)
- Health Alliance Plan of Michigan
- Humana Medicare Advantage ALL PLANS
- McLaren Commercial ALL PLANS
- McLaren Health Plan
- McLaren Medicaid
- McLaren Medicare Advantage ALL PLANS
- Medicaid - Michigan
- Medicaid Michigan
- Medicare (Traditional)
- Medicare Michigan
- Meridian Commercial ALL PLANS
- Meridian Health Plan
- Meridian Medicaid
- Molina Healthcare of Michigan
- Molina Medicaid
- Multiplan PHCS (Network)
- Physicians Health Plan (PHP)
- Physicians Health Plan (PHP) Medicare Advantage
- Physicians Health Plan (PHP) Michigan Cares Network
- Priority Health
- Priority Health / Cigna Commercial
- Priority Health / Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Priority Health Medicaid
- Priority Health Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare Michigan
- Tricare (Humana Military) Non-Prime Plans
- TRICARE (Humana Military) Prime
- Tricare Humana Military
- Tricare Prime Remote
- Trinity Health
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Commercial ALL PLANS
- United Healthcare Community Plan (Medicaid)
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Michigan
- University of Michigan Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Veterans Choice Program
Conditions Treated
- Vertebroplasty
- Spinal lesion treatment
- Kyphoplasty
- Robotic assisted spinal fusion
- Brain tumors
- Spinal tumors
- Painful conditions of the spine
- Scoliosis
- Spinal stenosis
- Disc herniation
- Cervical stenosis
- Myelopathy
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Lumbar stenosis
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
Procedures Performed
- Neurosurgery of the brain and spine
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Spinal fusion and decompression
- Cervical artificial disc
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- Cervical foraminotomy
- Cervical decompression and fusion
- Lumbar fusion
- Microdiscectomy
- Foraminotomy
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Lateral lumbar interbody fusion
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Thoracic fusion
- Spinal tumor resection
- Robotic spine surgery
- Navigation based brain and spine surgery
- Surgical treatment of stroke and severe traumatic brain injury
Education & Certifications
Education
Fellowship:
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Internship:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School:
University of Michigan Medical School
Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery