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Specialties:
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Cervical Decompression & Fusion
• Lumbar Decompression & Fusion
• Spinal Stabilization
• Thoracic Decompression & Fusion
• Chiari Decompression
• Brain & Spine Tumor Resection

Why He Does What He Does
Dr. Benae, who considers himself more of a healer than a
surgeon, thinks of his patients as family. He said he can’t
sleep well at night if someone he attended to is not well
or not where he/she needs to be. He thrives on making
significant changes in patients so their pain is either gone
or much more manageable. One of the greatest compliments he ever received came from a 69-year old patient;
she asked if she could adopt him. She had undergone surgery from another doctor and was having trouble recovering, to the point that she could no longer hold her head up.
Dr. Benae helped her and now she tells everyone she can
about him.

Dr. Benae, who is an excellent brain surgeon in addition to working with the issues of the spine, does what
he does because he has the resources, education and
tools to help others. One of the reasons he chose neurosurgery was to provide access to this highly specialized field of medicine to underserved areas, such as
some of the developing nations. He often coordinates
medical missions to offer help in these countries and
has even sent much-needed medical equipment back to
his native Cameroon.
Dr. Benae’s last thoughts? “If you are suffering from neck
or back pain, don’t wait to feel if you are ready for surgery or not,” he said. “Come see me so we can find out
what’s going on and can lay out a plan. You might not
even need surgery.”

8865 Synergy Drive, Suite 100
McKinney, Texas 75070
[phone]
www.NorthTexasBrainAndSpineSpecialists.com
Dr. Jean Louis Benae is a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon
currently accepting new patients with back pain, neck
pain, spinal disorders, brain disorders or peripheral
nerve pain. To schedule an appointment, please contact
his office in McKinney at [phone].

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