Becker's Spine Review

30 Sign up for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine Business & Pain Management E-Weeklies at www.BeckersOrthopedicandSpine.com or call (800) 417-2035 California Spine Group (San Diego). California Spine Group is the practice of board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD. Dr. Abitbol is a past president of the North American Spine Society. Center for Spine Care (Dallas). The Center for Spine Care includes John Peloza, MD, boardcertified orthopedic spine surgeon and Michael Musacchio, Jr., MD, board-certified neurosurgeon. Dr. Peloza founded the Center for Spine Care and currently serves as the center's director. Colorado Comprehensive Spine Institute (Englewood). George A. Frey, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, founded the Colorado Comprehensive Spine Institute in 2011. Dr. Frey has expertise in complex spine conditions affecting both adult and pediatric patients. The practice includes two additional spine surgeons and a number of pain management physicians. Dallas Neurosurgical & Spine. Dallas Neurosurgical & Spine was formed in the early 1960s when two neurosurgical groups merged. The practice focuses on minimally invasive spine surgery, Gamma Knife focused radiation, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery and pain management. DenverSpine. DenverSpine has MRI, X-ray and injection suite capabilities for patients with back pain. The spine surgeons treat patients with spinal deformity, spine fractures and scoliosis. The surgeons are joined by physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists. Denver Spine Surgeons (Greenwood Village, Colo.). Denver Spine Surgeons is comprised of board-certified orthopedic and fellowshiptrained spine surgeons David Wong, MD, Gary Ghiselli, MD, and Sanjay Jatana, MD. The three surgeons have practiced together in Denver for close to a decade. Desert Institute for Spine Care (Phoenix). DISC includes board-certified orthopedic spine surgeons Anthony Yeung, MD, Christopher Yeung, MD, and Justin Field, MD. The practice subspecializing in selective endoscopic discectomy, thermal annuloplasty and evocative discography. Deuk Spine Institute (Melbourne, Fla.). Founded by Ara Deukmedjian, MD, Deuk Spine Institute surgeons perform a variety of interventions for back pain, including a new procedure Dr. Deukmedjian developed called Deuk Laser Disc Repair. He also founded the non-profit Deuk Spine Foundation. DISC Sports & Spine Center (Calif.). Robert S. Bray Jr., MD, founded DISC Sports & Spine Center in 2006. The practice now has locations in Beverly Hills, Marina del Rey and Newport Beach. Dr. Bray currently serves as the DISC CEO, as well as its founding director. Florida Spine Institute (Clearwater). Florida Spine Institute includes three neurosurgeons, two orthopedic spine surgeons, an orthopedic surgeon, a neurologist and a number of pain management and physical rehabilitation physicians. Florida Spine Institute includes the C-Med Ambulatory Surgery Center for outpatient procedures including minimally invasive spinal decompression.   ner of Long Island Spine Specialists. The practice performs several procedures including fusion, cervical laminoplasty and YESS discectomy. Fourth Corner Neurosurgical Associates (Bellingham, Wash.). Fourth Corner Neurosurgical Associates was established in 1998. The practice includes board-certified neurosurgeons David Baker, MD, David Goldman, MD, Michael Lawrence, MD, Barry Landau, MD, and Tung Ha, DO. Lowe-Greenwood-Zerbo Spinal Associates (Linwood, N.J.). Lowe-Greenwood-Zerbo Spinal Associates is comprised of James Lowe, MD, Henry Greenwood, MD, and Joseph Zerbo, DO. Dr. Lowe and Dr. Zerbo are equity partners of the Millennium Surgical Center in Cherry Hill, N.J. Frisco (Texas) Spine. Frisco Spine includes four spine-focused surgeons who perform procedures including cervical spine surgery, cervical laminectomy, artificial disc replacement, microdiscectomy, minimally invasive spine surgery and lumbar spine surgery. Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute (Cincinnati). The Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute was founded in 1937. There are 11 physician partners who have a special interest in a variety of procedures, including axial lumbar interbody fusion, complex spinal reconstruction, cervical and lumbar arthroplasty, minimally invasive spine surgery and deformity correction. Front Range Center for Brain & Spine Surgery (Fort Collins, Colo.). Front Range Center for Brain & Spine Surgery was founded in 1978 and now includes three office locations in Colorado and Wyoming. The surgeons have a special interest in treating patients with a variety of spinal disorders with surgical and non-surgical methods. Georgia Comprehensive Spine (Athens). The surgeons of Georgia Neurological Surgery founded Georgia Comprehensive Spine in 2010 in collaboration with fellowship-trained physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists. The group includes five spine-focused neurosurgeons with a special interest in spinal cord injury, brain tumor and other disorders. Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine (Indiana). Goodman Campbell and Spine Group came into being with the merger of the Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group and Indiana University Department of Neurosurgical Surgery. Julius Goodman, MD, board-certified neurosurgeon, and John Russell, MD, co-founded the Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group. Houston Orthopedic & Spine Physicians. Houston Orthopedic & Spine Physicians was founded in 2011 and is owned by 25 partners of the Houston Orthopedic and Spine Hospital. The physicians perform several procedures, including spinal fusion, laminectomy, anterior cervical discectomy and kyphoplasty. Indiana Spine Group (Carmel). Indiana Spine Group is led by president and founding member Rick Sasso, MD, who is also the co-medical director of the St. Vincent Spine Center. Indiana Spine Group includes eight physicians and pioneered the incorporation of ScoliScore. Lancaster (Pa.) NeuroScience & Spine Associates. Lancaster NeuroScience & Spine Associates includes a team of six neurosurgeons who perform spinal fusions, artificial disc replacements and surgery for brain conditions. Practice surgeons include chief of neurosurgery at Lancaster General Hospital and past president of Pennsylvania Neurological Society. Long Island Spine Specialists (Commack, N.Y.). Thomas Dowling, Jr., MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, is the founding part- Michael A. Gleiber, MD, PA, Spine Surgery, (Jupiter and Boca Raton, Fla.). Michael A. Gleiber, MD, is the founding partner and president of his spine surgery practice which includes locations in Jupiter and Boca Raton, Fla. In his practice, Dr. Gleiber focuses on treatment for patients with herniated discs, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, spinal trauma, tumors and degenerative disc disease. Midwest Neurosurgery & Spine Specialists (Omaha). Midwest Neurosurgery & Spine Specialists includes locations in Nebraska and Iowa as well as the Midwest Imaging Center. Surgeons at the practice have a special interest in treating patients with artificial disc surgery, gamma knife surgery and spinal tumor surgery. Midwest Spine Institute (Stillwater, Minn.). Midwest Spine Institute was established in 1987 and includes a team of spine surgeons, mid-level providers, physical therapists and interventional pain physicians. Surgeons at the practice perform minimal access spine surgery, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and artificial disc replacement. Minimally Invasive Spine Institute of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (Chicago). The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute was founded by board-certified and fellowship trained spine surgeons Frank Phillips, MD, and Kern Singh, MD. Dr. Phillips serves as the director of the section of minimally invasive spine surgery at Rush University Medical Center. Nebraska Spine Center (Omaha). Nebraska Spine Center was founded in 1973 and has grown to include nine physicians. The surgeons opened a physician-owned hospital, Nebraska Spine Hospital, as a partnership with Alegent Health. The spine surgeons of Nebraska Spine Center founded the Nebraska Foundation for Spine Research in 1998. NeoSpine (Puyallup, Wash.). Richard Wohns, MD, is the founder and president of NeoSpine, formerly South Sound Neurosurgery. He was among the first neurosurgeons to perform the XLIF technique for minimally invasive spine surgery.

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