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13 SPINE SURGEONS The surgeons who lead the Midwest's top spine hospitals By Marcus Robertson T he Midwest is home to some of the best hospitals and health systems in the nation, and that holds true for spine surgery. Following are 30+ spine surgeons leading seven of the Mid- west's top hospitals for spine surgery, according to Healthgrades' 2022 ranking. Note: is is not an exhaustive list. Please reach out to mrobertson@ beckershealthcare.com with any information on qualifying physicians that were not initially included. HSHS St. John's Hospital (Springfield, Ill.) 1. Christopher Graves, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 2. Timothy Vanfleet, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon MercyHealth Javon Bea Hospital - Rockton (Rockford, Ill.) 3. Brian Braaksma, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 4. Michael Roh, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center (Rockford, Ill.) 5. Brian Braaksma, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 6. Michael Roh, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis 7. John Dietz Jr., MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 8. Jeffrey Konopka, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 9. Michael McCarthy, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 10. Justin Miller, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 11. Gregory Poulter, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis) 12. Eduardo Beauchamp, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 13. Bayard Carlson, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 14. Timothy Garvey, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 15. Amir Mehbod, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 16. Benjamin Mueller, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 17. Kevin Mullaney, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 18. Joseph Perra, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 19. Manuel Pinto, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 20. James Schwender, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 21. Eiman Shafa, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 22. Ensor Transfeldt, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon St. Luke's Hospital (Chesterfield, Mo.) 23. Michael Boland, MD. Neurologic spine surgeon 24. Michael Chabot, DO. Orthopedic spine surgeon 25. James Coyle, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 26. Sarah Fouke, MD. Neurologic spine surgeon 27. Stephen Johans, MD. Neurologic spine surgeon 28. Daniel Kitchens, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 29. David Minges, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 30. Rhoderic Mirkin, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 31. Christopher O'Boynick, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 32. Michael Polinsky, MD. Neurologic spine surgeon 33. Scott Purvines, MD. Neurologic spine surgeon 34. David Raskas, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 35. Kevin Rutz, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon 36. Eric Sincoff, MD. Neurologic spine surgeon 37. Andrew Youkilis, MD. Neurologic spine surgeon Mercy Health - Lorain (Ohio) Hospital 38. Robert Berkowitz, MD. Orthopedic spine surgeon n Spine surgeon named chief medical officer of Loyola Medical Group By Carly Behm A lexander Ghanayem, MD, was named chief medical officer of Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medical Group. Dr. Ghanayem is chair of Loyola Medicine's department of orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation, according to a Feb. 15 news release. He has held that role since 2016, and he joined Loyola in 1995. Dr. Ghanayem's clinical expertise is in a variety of spine conditions, including the cervical and lumbar spine. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and presented more than 150 abstracts. He serves on Loyola Medicine's finance committee and is chair of the compensation committee. Loyola Medical Group is a physician-led team with more than 850 physicians. n