Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD, a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon in eastern Chula Vista, earned certification from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1990 after completing his medical degree at the University of Ottawa (1982) and a surgery residency at McGill University. His spinal-fusion and artificial cervical disc procedures generate post-operative rehabilitation referrals to spine-focused physical therapy programs such as Spine & Sport Physical Therapy in Chula Vista's Del Rey area, where patients transition from surgical stabilization to functional mobility. As immediate past president of the North American Spine Society and a board member of both the Cervical Spine Research Society and the Federation of Spine Associations, he has testified before Congress as a patient advocate on healthcare policy. His California Spine Group practice operates from Lane Avenue in the 91914 zip code, serving the Eastlake and Rolling Hills Ranch communities with additional satellite offices across San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside counties. Chronic spinal pain cases involving central sensitization often require coordinated neuropsychiatric assessment through The Neuron Clinic, which addresses the neurological and cognitive dimensions of persistent pain syndromes. Highest-complexity procedures include computer-assisted multi-level cervical arthroplasty using artificial disc implants and minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion with intraoperative neuromonitoring.