Dr. Kenneth Reesor is an orthopedic surgeon who is fellowship trained in spine. He has the further distinction of holding a master’s degree in electrical engineering. He credits this for his precise way of approaching his spine patients’ problems.Dr. Reesor not only offers each of his patients tremendous expertise but also the human aspect as well. Dr. Reesor believes being a good listener is an important aspect of being a surgeon.He takes pride in connecting with his patients on a personal level and really excels at simplifying complex topics so that patients can understand both their problem and the proposed solution prior to surgery. Dr. Reesor is a native of Kentucky and earned his Medical Degree and a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. He then began his surgical internship with the U.S. Army at the Dwight David Eisenhower Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, and an orthopedic preceptorship, also with the U.S. Army, at Moncrief Community Army Hospital in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Dr. Reesor performed his orthopedic residency at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Tripler, Hawaii, and his spine surgery fellowship at South Texas Spinal Clinic in San Antonio, Texas.Before moving to Texas for his fellowship, Dr. Reesor was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany during the Gulf War, where he was an orthopedic surgeon with the U.S. Army, 97th General Hospital. He now strives to provide the best care experience for his patients focusing on conservative care and customizing the operative plan for each patient to achieve their unique goals of surgery and attempting to maximize the patient's recovery results. “My goal is to make sure each patient gets a proper diagnosis and then a treatment plan that fits their needs and circumstances,” he explained. “To me, every patient is an individual with their own particular set of circumstances, so we custom-tailor a treatment plan to fit them and their needs.”“Not every issue can be solved with a minimally invasive procedure,” he said. “But the procedure I recommend will the one that is the least invasive that will give them the best results.”Dr. Kenneth Reesor loves working with patients who know that they have to do their part to get better.“Some patients believe my job is to ‘fix them,’ and I get that – you go to a spine surgeon to make the pain go away,” Dr. Reesor said. “But the patient who is going to have the maximum outcome from spine surgery is the one who works the treatment plan. They need to understand and put an effort into the treatment plan.”