Home of the California Spine Institute and Dr. John C. Chiu, a pioneer in the development of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). MISS is the alternative to open back surgery for the treatment of herniated back and neck discs, as well as several other back problems. MISS is also known as: endoscopic spine surgery; endoscopic cervical surgery; endoscopic lumbar surgery; and endoscopic thoracic surgery; laser spine surgery, and so on.