Barricaid's Blog

Dr. Joshua M. Ammerman is a Washington, DC native and third generation neurosurgeon. Dr. Ammerman received his neurosurgical training at George Washington and completed a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Surgical Neurology Branch. Dr. Ammerman holds academic appointments as Assistant Clinical Professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. As an internationally recognized expert in the minimally invasive management of spinal disorders, Dr. Ammerman and his partners are frequently visited by physicians from around the U.S. and the world seeking to learn innovative techniques for the management of spinal diseases. Dr. Ammerman has published scientific papers on the treatment gap for herniated disc patients with large annular defects following discectomy, and has evaluated Barricaid against current standard-of-care treatments.