Kendrick M. Khoo, M.D.
Dr. Kendrick Khoo earned his medical degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine. After completing his orthopedic surgery residency at UCSF Fresno in California, Dr. Khoo underwent an additional year of fellowship training in spine surgery at University of California Davis.
Dr. Khoo utilizes evidence-based medicine and a shared decision-making approach to offer patients better outcomes and long-term viable solutions.
Outside of seeing patients, Dr. Khoo enjoys going on road trips and cooking new recipes with his wife and sons.
Laurens Johansen M.D.
Laurens Johansen is a Board Certified Family Practitioner who has been working with Northwest Spine Surgery for almost 25 years. He assists in surgery and also see patients in the office. His primary care background adds some depth to the patient experience in a specialist’s office. He has lived in the Portland area since 1974 graduating from Portland Adventist Academy in 1979, getting a BS in Biology from Walla Walla University in 1983, and graduating from Loma Linda School of Medicine in 1987. He did his Family Practice residency in Hinsdale, IL from 1987-1990. He met and married his wife, Linda, of 33 years while living there. His father was also a FamilyMedicine physician here in the Portland area and they were able to practice together for seven years. Laurens likes to fish, read, play music, and go on road trips. He grew up in the Chicagoland area and is an avid sports fan.
