Welcome to the:
Starr Spine and Disc Center 
11301 Amherst Ave. #102
Wheaton MD 20902
(301) 933-7827
Located in the heart of Wheaton, leading health professionals, Dr. Joel Starr, Dr. Mayer Green, and Dr. John Melmed, are dedicated to getting you out of pain and back to your normal daily activities as quickly as possible. With over 10 years of practice in the Wheaton and Silver Spring area since 1999, they offer a combination of skill and experience that result in an effective, conservative, evidence based, treatment plan to help get you back to a pain-free life!
If you are new to our website, please feel free to visit the New Patient Center. You will find New Patient forms that you can download, fill out and bring with you already filled out to your first visit. You may also fax them to us ahead of time, or send via email, saving you valuable time!
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