Spine Surgery / Neurosurgery
Coastal Spine Institute (CSI) was founded to deliver personalized and highly specialized spine care for the patients of Brunswick County, Horry County, and surrounding coastal communities. CSI offers minimally invasive, outpatient, and complex spine surgical services.
CSI is the only surgical practice 100% dedicated to the care of patients with spinal disorders in the region. Doctor Kevin Cahill, MD, PhD, MPH is a Harvard-trained spinal neurosurgeon at CSI. Dr. Cahill is a board-certified neurosurgeon and fellowship-trained in spine surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient spine surgery, and complex spine surgery. He is the only fellowship-trained spinal neurosurgeon in the region.
Dr. Cahill has a passion for minimally invasive spine procedures and has helped to pioneer minimally invasive techniques that speed recovery after surgery. If you are contemplating spine surgery, contact us today to learn about the latest treatment options.
Medical Device Development / Incubator
The medical device incubator at CSI is dedicated to assisting startup companies develop and commercialize innovative medical devices for spine surgery. The current resident startup company is Power T Handle, LLC. Follow the link to learn more about this award-wining medical device that is making surgery more efficient for surgeons and patients.
Spine Clinical Studies + Research
The Coastal Spine Institute is dedicated to making spine surgery better. The field of spine surgery continues to evolve and is rich with innovation in surgical techniques and medical devices. Through the development and evaluation of novel surgical techniques and medical devices, CSI is committed to improving spine surgery outcomes. CSI also participates in clinical trials for spine surgery allowing patients access to the latest technologies in the field.
Our Mission
At Coastal Spine Institute we are committed to delivering the highest quality surgical care. We believe that spine surgery is always a last resort treatment option. By developing personalized treatment plans that utilize the latest techniques and technologies we aim to give you the best possible outcome following surgery. Furthermore, improving surgical care is an integral part of our mission. We are actively involved in the development and evaluation of novel treatments and medical devices with the goal of improving spine surgery and patient outcomes.
CSI Team
SPINAL DISORDERS
- CERVICAL SPINE
- Cervical disc herniation
- Cervical stenosis
- Cervical myelopathy
- Cervical deformity (Chin-on-chest)
- Failed fusion
- Adjacent segment disease
- Spinal fracture
- Cervical instability
- Spinal cord injury
- OPLL
- LUMBAR SPINE
- Disc herniation
- Stenosis
- Synovial cyst
- Degenerative disc disease
- Spondylolisthesis
- Flat-back
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Adjacent segment disease
- Lumbar deformity / scoliosis
- THORACIC SPINE
- Spinal stenosis
- Disc herniation
- Scoliosis / Kyphosis
- Spinal tumor
- Spine fracture
SURGICAL TREATMENTS
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Complex Spine Surgery
Outpatient Spine Surgery
- CERVICAL SPINE
- ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)
- Cervical discectomy
- Cervical fusion
- Cervical corpectomy
- Cervical laminectomy
- Cervical foraminotomy
- Deformity correction
- Cervical fracture stabilization
- LUMAR SPINE
- Lumbar discectomy
- Lumbar laminectomy
- Lumbar cyst removal
- Lumbar fusion
- TLIF (Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
- ALIF (Anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- XLIF / LLIF (Lateral lumbar interbody fusion)
- Flat-back correction
- Scoliosis correction
- THORACIC SPINE
- Thoracic discectomy
- Thoracic laminectomy
- Fracture reduction and stabilization
- Tumor removal and stabilization
- Scoliosis correction
- Kyphosis correction
Contact Coastal Spine Institute Today
We are dedicated to clinical excellence in the delivery of spine care with a strong commitment to innovation. Contact us today to learn more about our mission and to schedule an evaluation or second opinion.