Matthew Follett, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon in eastern Chula Vista, practices with Synergy Orthopedic Specialists at the Lane Avenue complex in the 91914 zip code serving the Eastlake and Rolling Hills Ranch communities. Post-operative spinal-decompression and fusion patients transition to functional rehabilitation at Spine & Sport Physical Therapy on Hale Place, where spine-specific protocols address core stabilization and range-of-motion recovery after surgical fixation. He earned his MD from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2018, completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Stanford Health Care, and trained in a spine surgery fellowship at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. His clinical scope covers minimally invasive spinal surgery, neurologic decompression for cervical and lumbar stenosis, spinal motion preservation through disc arthroplasty, and complex revision surgery for failed prior instrumentation. Peer-reviewed research on semi-automated spinal measurement software reliability and bilateral total knee arthroplasty alignment informs the image-guided navigation techniques that complement acupuncture-based pain management available at Perfect Balance Acupuncture in the Eastlake area. Highest-complexity procedures include multi-level lateral lumbar interbody fusion with intraoperative neuromonitoring and cervical disc arthroplasty using motion-preserving artificial disc implants.