Donald D. Dietze, MD, FAANS
Board Certified Neurological Surgeon
Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgery
Dr. Dietze focuses on restoring spinal health and well-being to all patients.
Request an AppointmentEducation
- Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1982
- Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, 1986
- Residency in Neurosurgery, Board Eligible, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1993
Credentials
- Board Certification - American Board of Neurological Surgery, May 8, 1997
- Medical License – Louisiana, 1986-present
- Medical License – Tennessee, 1993-1996
- Medical License – Florida, 1988-1993
Memberships
- AANS Ethics Committee, 2013-2016
- AO Spine, 2012-present
- North American Spine Society, 1997-present
- Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 1994-present
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1992-present
Publications
- Dietze DD: Primary Reconstruction for Spinal Infections, Chapter 135, Schmidek HH & Sweet WH (eds), Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 4th. Edition, 2000: 1781-1794
- Kim DH, Beck CE, Dietze DD, Fessler RG: Surgical Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction, Chapter159, Schmidek HH & Sweet WH (eds.), Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 4th. Edition, 2000: 2107-2121
- Dietze DD, Fessler RG, RP Jacob: Primary Reconstruction for Spinal Infection. J Neurosurg 1997 Jun; 86(6): 981-989
- Fessler RG, Dietze DD: Surgical Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction, Chapter 150, Schmidek HH & Sweet WH (eds), Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 3rd. Edition., 1995: 1875-1886
- Steck J, Fessler RG, Dietze DD: Lateral Parascapular Extrapleural Approach to Intradural Extramedullary Thoracic Tumors. J Neurosurg 81: 202-205, 1994 Dietze DD, Fessler RG: Thoracic Disc. Neurosurgical Clinics of North America 4(1): 75-90, 1993
- Dietze DD, Fessler RG, Jacob RP: Primary Reconstruction for Spinal Infections. J Neurosurg, 1993 Dietze DD, Haid RW: Antibiotic-Impregnated Methylmethacrylate in Treatment of Infections with Spinal Instrumentation: A case report and technical note. Spine 17(8): 981-987, 1992
- Fessler RG, Dietze DD: Lateral Parascapular Extrapleural Approach to the Upper Thoracic Spine. Perspectives in Neurological Surgery 3(1): 85-105, 1992
- Dietze DD, Fessler RG: Lateral Parascapular Extrapleural Approach in Spinal Surgery. Comprehensive Therapy April 18:4, 1992
- Fessler RG, Dietze DD: Lateral Parascapular Extrapleural Approach to the Upper Thoracic (Tl-T4) Spine. J Neurosurg 75: 349-355, 1991
- Dietze DD, Mickle JP: Cerebellar Mutism after Posterior Fossa Surgery. Pediat Neurosurg 16: 25-31, 1990-1991
- Dietze DD, Mickle JP: Recurrent Craniopharyngioma. Contemporary Neurosurgery Vol 13(19), 1991
- Dietze DD, Haid RW: Antibiotic-Impregnated Methylmethacrylate in Treatment of Infections with Spinal Instrumentation. J Spinal Dis 4(3), 1991
- Dietze DD, Fessler RG: Comparative Anatomic Evaluation of Surgical Approaches to the Upper
