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Sign up for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine Business & Pain Management E-Weeklies at www.BeckersOrthopedicandSpine.com or call (800) 417-2035 29 100 Spine Surgery Practices to Know Sponsored by: PARADIGM SPINE 100 Spine Surgery Practices to Know By Carrie Pallardy Here are 100 independent spine surgery practices to know. Anand Spine Group (Los Angeles). The practice's surgeons concentrate on adult and pediatric minimally invasive surgery and motion-preserving techniques. Founder Neel Anand, MD, has an interest in complex spinal deformity and scoliosis. Ann Arbor (Mich.) Spine Center. The Ann Arbor Spine Center was established in 2009 to care for patients with spine and neck problems. The practice includes six spine and neurological surgeons and four locations. Arizona Neurosurgery & Spine Specialists (Phoenix). The four physicians of Arizona Neurosurgery & Spine Specialists have a special interest in treating complex spine disorders, tumors and neurotrauma. The group was founded by Byron H. Willis, MD, who currently serves as president of the practice. Atlanta Brain and Spine Care. The practice was established in 2003 as a Spinal Research Foundation Regional Center of Excellence. The practice is led by President Steven D. Wray, MD, who is a past president of the Georgia Neurological Society. Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (Neptune, N.J.). Henry Liss, MD, established Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists in 1958, then known as The Neurosurgical Group of Chatham. The surgeons offer minimally invasive and complex spine surgery for the cervical and lumbar spine. The B.A.C.K. Center (Melbourne, Fla.). Glenn Bryan, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, founded Brevard Orthopaedic Clinic in 1981. The practice's focus began to shift towards spine and neck care in 1992. The name of the practice was changed to Back Authority for Contemporary Knowledge (B.A.C.K. Center) in 2002. BASIC Spine (Orange, Calif.). BASIC Spine includes fellowship-trained spine surgeon G. Thaiyananthan, MD; board-certified neurosurgeon Bryan Oh, MD; and orthopedic spine surgeon Lytton A. Williams, MD. The practice also includes pain management physicians, a pain management psychologist and chiropractors. Beverly Hills Spine Surgery (Los Angles, Calif.). Khawar Siddique, MD, MBA, board-certified neurosurgeon, and Brian Perri, DO, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, founded Beverly Hills Spine Surgery in 2005. The practice also includes spine surgeons Alex Rasouli, MD, and Edward Nomoto, MD, and pain management physician Roy Nini, MD. Black Hills Neurosurgery & Spine (Rapid City, S.D.). In 2009, The Spine Center at Rapid City was renamed Black Hills Neurosurgery & Spine. The practice includes spine-focused neurosurgeons Stuart Rice, MD, Tim Watt, MD, Jonathan Wilson, MD, Robert Ingraham, MD, and a neurologist. The Boston Spine Group. The Boston Spine Group, founded in 1998, includes a team of fellowshiptrained orthopedic spine surgeons, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists and pain management physicians. Led by Robert Banco, MD, the physicians treat patients with degenerative conditions, chronic low back pain, tumors, scoliosis and spinal trauma. Boulder (Colo.) Neurological Associates. Boulder Neurological Associates is a seven-physician group, including Alan T. Villavicencio, MD, who is a senior partner and director of research and development for the practice. He also heads up neurosurgery programs at two hospitals and is the director of The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Colorado. Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York (White Plains). Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York was founded in 1958. In addition to treating brain disorders, the practice focuses on procedures for the treatment of degenerative disc disease, spinal tumors, scoliosis, spinal fractures and spinal stenosis. Brain & Spine Center of Texas (Plano). Surgeons at Brain & Spine Center of Texas have an expertise in complex spinal instrumentation, minimally invasive spine surgery and cranial surgery. The practice has five office locations in Texas. Bristol (Tenn.) Neurosurgical Associates. Jim Brasfield, MD, a neurosurgeon subspecializing in spine surgery, founded Bristol Neurosurgical Associates in 1985 and then TriCities Spine in 2008, which brings together a team of spine specialists for a one-stop spine care facility. Buffalo Spine Surgery (Lockport, N.Y.). The surgeons of Buffalo Spine Surgery perform several procedures, including artificial disc replacement, XLIF and spinal fusions. The practice includes Andrew Cappuccino, MD, who has engaged in several research projects related to biologics, disc replacement and other spine innovation. Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates (Charlotte, N.C.). Founded in 1940, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates includes 18 physician partners and 26 physicians in the practice. The practice is one of 17 sites across the United States participating in the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database.

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