Becker's Spine Review

Sign up for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine Business & Pain Management E-Weeklies at www.BeckersOrthopedicandSpine.com or call (800) 417-2035 lowship-trained spine surgeons, non-surgical spine specialists, spine therapists, X-ray and diagnostics. South Florida Spine Clinic (Fort Lauderdale). Founded in 2000 by chief medical officer Jeffrey Cantor, MD, South Florida Spine Clinic includes pain management services as well as spine surgeons. Dr. Cantor performs minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal fusions and total disc replacement. South Oregon Neurosurgical & Spine Associates (Medford). SONSA includes neurological and spine surgeons Miroslav Bobek, MD, David Walker, MD, and Matthew Miller, MD. The SONSA surgeons perform procedures that address spinal stenosis, fractures and herniated discs. South Texas Spinal Clinic (San Antonio). Gilbert R. Meadows, MD, founded South Texas Spine Clinic, which now includes 13 locations and 13 physicians. Surgeons perform a variety of procedures, including anterior cervical fusions, anterior cervical discectomy, XLIF and lumbar microdiscectomy. South Shore Brain and Spine Specialists (West Islip, N.Y.) Kevin Mullins, MD, founded South Shore Brain and Spine Specialists in 2000. The practice also includes four other neurosurgeons. Spine Institute (Johnstown, Colo.). Rocky Mountain Spine Arthroplasty Specialists was founded in 2004 and later became known as The Spine Institute. Founder Kenneth Pettine, MD, has also founded the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery and the Orthopedic Stem Cell Institute. Spine Institute Santa Monica (Calif.). The Spine Institute has a focus on research and clinical trials for several types of spine and back pain management procedures.The surgeons focus on growth factors, stem cell therapy and biologics to promote spinal tissue generation or regeneration. SpineCare Medical Group (Daly City, Calif.). SpineCare Medical Group surgeons perform minimally invasive procedures, spinal fusions and advanced internal fixation device procedures. The physician partners have a research and education division, San Francisco Spine Institute. Southeastern Spine Center (Sarasota, Fla.). Southeastern Spine Center includes a research institute to provide objective evaluation of outcomes for operative and non-operative care for treatment with spinal disorders. Spine Colorado (Durango). Spine Colorado includes fellowship-trained spine surgeons and physical medicine physicians. The surgeons perform deformity correction, trauma surgery and total disc replacement procedures. Southeastern Spine Institute (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.). Originally founded in 1991 by Donald R. Johnson, MD, the Southeastern Spine Institute pursued a singular vision to become a preeminent spine and pain management practice. Today SSI has grown to include a total of 14 physicians. Spine Group Beverly Hills (Calif.). Spine Group Beverly Hills is practice of fellowshiptrained orthopedic spine surgeon John Regan, MD. The practice performs procedures including lumbar discectomy, cervical discectomy, spinal fusion, lumbar laminectomy, minimally invasive surgery and scoliosis surgery. Southern California Neuroscience and Spine. The Center for Neuroscience and Spine, a part of the Southern California Center for Neuroscience and Spine, was founded in 2005 by Ali H. Meiswala, MD. He performs complex operations for patients with skull base, peripheral nerve and movement disorders. Southern Oregon Neurosurgical & Spine Associates (Medford). Led by Miroslav P. Bobek, MD, Southern Oregon Neurological & Spine Associates is a comprehensive team of neurosurgeons that treats brain, spine, spinal cord and nervous system disorders. The surgeons perform minimally invasive techniques and use the METRx MicroDiscectomy System. Southwestern Brain & Spine (New Orleans). Southwestern Brain & Spine has 10 providers and three practice locations. The practice was founded in 2006 and includes neurosurgeons and non-surgical specialists. The surgeons have a special interest in complex spine surgery, spinal tumors and degenerative conditions. PARADIGM SPINE SpineNevada (Reno). SpineNevada includes James Lynch, MD, a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who performs more than 500 spine surgeries per year. The group also includes nonoperative physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists and physical therapy. Spine Team Texas (Southlake). Spine Team Texas includes neurosurgeons David Rothbart, MD, Juan Bartolomei, MD, and Steven Morgan, MD, PhD, and orthopedic spine surgeon Leonard Kibuule, MD. The practice also includes a number of physiatrists and pain management specialists. Summit Spinecare (Woodbury, Minn.). Summit Spinecare is a division of Summit Orthopedics, which was launched when the practice opened a 38,000-square-foot building in 2009. Approximately 6,500-square-feet are dedicated to the spine center with six specialists. Summit Spine Institute (Portland, Ore.). J. Rafe Sales, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, founded Summit Spine Institute at Emanuel 33 Hospital in 2007. Dr. Sales performs surgical procedures including lumbar fusion, anterior cervical corpectomy and interspinous stabilization. Texas Back Institute (Plano, Texas). Stephen Hochschuler, MD, and Ralph Rashbaum, MD, founded Texas Back Institute in 1977. In 1985, the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation was founded to improve care for patients with back pain through research and education. Texas Spine Consultants (Dallas). Texas Spine Consultants is located at Baylor University Medical Center and includes five physicians. The practice includes the fellowship director for the Dallas Spine Fellowship and a pain medicine physician. Total Spine Specialists (Huntersville, N.C.). Total Spine Specialists includes four offices in North Carolina. Led by co-founding physician Mark Hartman, MD, and Paul J. Tsahakis, MD, the practice includes physicians who perform minimally invasive spine surgery. TriState Neurological Associates (Erie, Pa.). TriState Neurological Surgeons partners with Saint Vincent Health Care to provide brain, spinal and neurosurgical care. It is the community arm of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Twin Cities Spine Center (Minneapolis). John H. Moe, MD, founded Minnesota Spine Center and Twin Cities Scoliosis Center, which merged in 1998 to become Twin Cities Spine Center. The practice includes 10 fellowship-trained spine surgeons and a full research department. Tyler (Texas) Neurosurgical Associates. Tyler Neurosurgical Associates, established in 1972, includes four spine specialists. The practice offers procedures for spinal instability, spinal tumors, degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, spondylosis and spinal stenosis. Virginia Spine Institute (Reston). Virginia Spine Institute was founded by Thomas C. Schuler, MD, in 1992, and since then VSI spine surgeons have participated in several cuttingedge research and development projects. Washington Brain & Spine Institute (Washington, D.C). Washington Brain & Spine Institute includes board-certified neurosurgeons Jeff Jacobson, MD, and Zachary Levine, MD. They have expertise in cervical spinal trauma, cervical arthroplasty and spinal reconstruction. Watkins Spine (Marina del Rey, Calif.). Watkins Spine was founded by Robert Watkins III, MD, a founding member of the North American Spine Society and co-director of the Marina Spine Center. Along with his partners, Dr. Watkins has treated several professional athletes. n Paradigm Spine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 2005 to be the leading provider of novel posterior non-fusion spinal implant technologies for the global spine market. The Company is the first to U.S. market with its proprietary coflex® inter-laminar technology to treat moderate to severe spinal stenosis. Today, Paradigm Spine, LLC has offices in New York, NY and Wurmlingen, Germany and employs over 76 people world-wide. The Company sells its four core medical device products in more than 45 countries worldwide.

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