Welcome to the online home of Drs Evan D. O'Brien and Linqiu Zhou, providing spinal surgery and pain management services to patients in the New Jersey/Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Dr. O'Brien is a board-certified surgeon specializing in the complete and comprehensive medical and surgical treatment of the spine from diagnosis through recovery.

Areas of specialty include degenerative conditions of the spine, spinal deformity, spine trauma, tumors and infection of the spine in all age groups.

Dr. O'Brien is double board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Board of Spine Surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his post-doctoral training in general surgery, orthopaedic surgery and spine surgery. He is a member of many professional medical societies. He has published multiple articles in the area of endoscopic spinal surgery, edited an educational spinal surgery primer, and presented his research findings at meetings across the country. Read Dr. O'Brien's full CV (PDF). Download Acrobat Reader

Dr. O'Brien provides cutting-edge skills and technology in the treatment of spine ailments including artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive spine surgery, percutaneous lumbar fusion, endoscopic discectomy, laser surgery, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and more extensive reconstructive procedures.

Dr. Linqiu Zhou completed an orthopedic residency and spine fellowship in China before moving to the United States. He worked for several years as a visiting scholar at MCP Hahnemann before repeating his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship training at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Zhou has extensive experience with diagnosis and treatment of spinal and musculoskeletal disorders and various pain syndromes. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has published many papers and articles on pain managements, and presented his findings at international meetings. Read Dr. Zhou's full CV (PDF). Download Acrobat Reader

Dr. Zhou focuses on the following disorders: spinal diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, neuropathic pain syndromes, cancer pain, and headache. He performs trigger point injections, joint injections, and tendon injections in the office. Other procedures include neurolysis procedure, discogram, IDETT, vertebroplasty, spinal cord stimulator procedure and intrathecal morphine (or baclofen) procedure.

Call to schedule an appointment: (856) 845-0707.