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Neurosciences Institute - Clovis
The Community Neurosciences Institute • Clovis office is the outpatient home to Dr. Derek A. Taggard. He is a board-certified neurosurgeon by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Taggard specializes in spine conditions and revisions, as well as cranial conditions and tumors. Dr. Taggard has inpatient privileges at both Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno and Clovis Community Medical Center.
The practice aspires to provide concierge level service to all of our patients and referring entities. The beautiful, new office opened in late 2020 and is conveniently located on the Clovis Community Medical Center campus. The building offers covered drop off area, ample parking and easy access to the office on the second floor near the elevator.
Conditions We Treat
Cervical Spine Conditions
- Atlantoaxial instability
- Basilar invagination
- Cervical deformity
- Cervical degenerative disc disease
- Cervical disc herniation
- Cervical disc replacement (arthroplasty)
- Cervical myelopathy
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Cervical spine fracture
- Cervical spine or cord tumor
- Cervical stenosis/spondylosis
- Cervicothoracic deformity
- Craniocervical junction anomalies
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Revision surgery
Thoracic and Lumbar Conditions
- Adult degenerative scoliosis
- Lumbar degenerative disc disease
- Lumbar disc herniation
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Lumbar stenosis/spondylosis
- Neurogenic claudication
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Revision surgery
- Spinal cord, cauda equine and nerve sheath tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered cord
- Thoracic and lumbar spine fracture
- Thoracic and lumbar spine tumor
Cranial Conditions and Tumors
- Astrocytoma
- Cranioplasty
- Gliobastoma multiforme
- Glioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Metastatic tumor
- Oligodendroglioma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Derek A. Taggard, M.D.
Neurosurgery
Patient Forms
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