A spine practice built on a different promise
Synergy Spine Center offers full-endoscopic, no-fusion spine surgery from a patent-holding surgeon in Seneca, South Carolina — with prices published before you decide.
Synergy Spine Center is a full-endoscopic spine and interventional-pain practice in Seneca, SC, led by Marion McMillan, MD — Yale- and Tufts-trained, holder of two U.S. patents in minimally invasive spinal technique, and committed to transparent pricing and honest candidacy.
Most patients quoted a fusion were never told there was another way
Spinal fusion remains the default recommendation for a great many back and neck problems. For some patients it is genuinely the right operation. For many others — people with a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, or nerve compression — it is a larger, irreversible surgery than the problem requires.
Synergy Spine Center was built around the less-invasive alternative: full-endoscopic surgery that removes only the tissue pressing on the nerve, through an incision smaller than a fingertip, on an outpatient basis. The practice pairs that technique with two commitments that are unusual in spine care — publishing prices openly, and being willing to tell a patient that they do not need surgery at all.
Credentials that hold up
Two U.S. patents
Granted for innovations in minimally invasive spinal technique — not marketing language, but issued intellectual property.
Yale & Tufts trained
Undergraduate and medical education at two of the country’s most rigorous institutions, in practice since 1992.
Published & peer-reviewed
Work presented and published internationally in the spine literature, anchoring an evidence-first approach to care.
Marion R. McMillan, MD
Yale- and Tufts-trained and in practice since 1992, McMillan holds two U.S. patents in minimally invasive spinal technique. He personally reviews every MRI submitted to the practice and gives each patient a candid answer — including when surgery isn’t the right step.
By the numbers
What you can expect here
- A candid read on whether endoscopic surgery fits your case — including being told if it does not.
- An all-inclusive price, known before you commit to anything.
- An outpatient procedure with same-day discharge for most patients.
- A clear pathway for out-of-town patients, starting with a mailed-in MRI.
Where to go next
Marion McMillan, MD
The surgeon, his training, and the patents behind the technique.
Learn more →Our Philosophy
Pain prevention over pain management, and surgery only when warranted.
Learn more →Patents & Publications
The peer-reviewed and patented work behind the practice.
Learn more →The Fusion Alternative
What endoscopic surgery replaces, and who it is for.
Learn more →Transparent Pricing
Why prices are published, and what all-inclusive means.
Learn more →Out-of-Town Patients
The from-anywhere pathway, starting with a mailed MRI.
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Start with a Free MRI Review
Send the MRI you already have. McMillan will tell you whether you’re a candidate — and what it would cost — before you decide anything.
Get Your Free MRI Review