May 17, 2022
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Avery L. Buchholz, MD, to the hospital’s network of care at Lexington Brain and Spine Institute. Specializing in diseases of the brain and nervous system, Dr. Buchholz joins the board-certified physicians and highly skilled staff at Lexington Brain and Spine Institute to provide comprehensive care in the treatment of disorders affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves, including surgery for degenerative conditions, trauma and cancer.
Dr. Buchholz graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, and he earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. He then completed a neurological surgery residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, serving as chief resident. After his training at MUSC, Dr. Buchholz completed a complex spine surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. While there, he also completed an AO spine fellowship, winning its national award for best clinical research.
Board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, Dr. Buchholz is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Spine Society and the Scoliosis Research Society, among other organizations. He has also served as second lieutenant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard 13th MEED, Medical Service Corp., and as captain in the South Carolina Army National Guard Medical Command, Medical Service Corp.
Dr. Buchholz treats all disorders of the spine with specific expertise in spinal deformity, scoliosis, complex spine surgery, tumors of the spine and minimally invasive surgeries. He has more than 15 years of clinical experience and most recently served as assistant professor of Neurosurgery at University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville and as an affiliate assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at MUSC.
Dr. Buchholz is accepting new patients.
Lexington Brain and Spine Institute
Lexington Medical Park 3
222 East Medical Lane
Suite 200
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 935 - 8410
Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 8,000 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly 100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
