Becker's Spine Review

45 Spine Surgeons at Spine & Orthopedics-Focused Hospitals Sign up for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine Business & Pain Management E-Weeklies at www.BeckersOrthopedicandSpine.com or call (800) 417-2035 45 45 Spine Surgeons at Spine & Orthopedics-Focused Hospitals By Heather Linder Here are 45 spine surgeons operating at spine and orthopedics-focused hospitals. Jim Adametz, MD, has a professional interest in lumbar, cervical and minimally invasive spine surgery. He performs fusion procedures, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty and disc surgery. Todd J. Albert, MD, performs spine surgery at Rothman Specialty Hospital, which is partially owned by Nueterra Healthcare and the physicians of Rothman Institute, based in Philadelphia. Dr. Albert is president of Rothman Institute and chairman of the department of orthopedics at Thomas Jefferson University Medical College. Gerald Alexander, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with Hoag Orthopedic Institute. Dr. Alexander practices with Fullerton Orthopaedic and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Lee V. Ansell, MD, is the medical director at Houston Orthopedic & Spine Hospital and past president of the Southern Neurosurgical Society and Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons. He serves on several committees for professional societies. Ali Araghi, DO, is a board-certified and fellowshiptrained orthopedic spine surgeon. He subspecializes in minimally invasive surgery, including artificial disc replacement. He practices at The Surgical Hospital of Phoenix, a 100 percent physician-owned hospital. Henry Aryan, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with a fellowship in complex spinal disorders and neurospinal oncology from the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. He practices at Fresno Surgical Hospital. Alexander Bailey, MD, is a spine surgeon at Heartland Surgical Hospital and Advanced Spine and Orthopaedic Specialists. He has a special interest in complex spine surgery. He is also affiliated with Phoenix Surgical Technologies, which develops spinal instrumentation. Mark Bernhardt, MD, is a physician with Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute and a partner with Dickson-Diveley Midwest Orthopaedic Clinic in Kansas City, Mo. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, Cervical Spine Research Society and Scoliosis Research Society. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, is the chief of the scoliosis service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and a professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is also the founder and president of the Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine. Frank P. Cammisa, MD, is chief of the Spine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He works with the Spine Research Program in the SpineCare Institute at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Cammisa also performs lateral lumbar interbody fusions. Gregory D. Carlson, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Hoag Orthopedic Institute and a general partner of Orthopaedic Specialty Institute of Orange County. He previously served as head of spine surgery at the University of California in Irvine. Mark A. Capehart, MD, is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and focuses on adult spine and pediatric orthopedics. He practices at several facilities, including the Oklahoma Surgical Hospital in Tulsa, which was founded in 2001 by orthopedics surgeons, neurosurgeons and anesthesiologists. Jason L. Cormier, MD, is a physician owner of Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital. He has a professional interest in minimally invasive complex spinal surgery. During his career, Dr. Cormier has served on the Council of State Neurological Society. Chris Cornett, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes exclusively in problems of the spine. He treats degenerative conditions, spinal stenosis and scoliosis. He is a co-owner at Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital in Omaha, a hospital jointly-owned by physicians and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Terrence Crowder, MD, is a spine surgeon with Sonoran Spine Center and the Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital, a 23-bed facility specializing in orthopedics, spine and podiatry. He is among the only spine surgeons who perform robotic spine surgery in Arizona. John Dietz, Jr., MD, is a spine surgeon with OrthoIndy and the practice's hospital, Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital. He serves as secretary of the Board of Directors of OrthoIndy and is a fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society. John Dickerson, MD, is a spine surgeon at Kansas Spine Hospital, a 38-bed spine focused hospital founded in 2003. The hospital includes a 3-tesla MRI and 16 slice CT scanner. Dr. Dickerson has a special interest in treating patients with minimally invasive spine surgery. Guy O. Danielson, III, MD, is a neurological spine surgeon at Texas Spine & Joint Hospital. He previously served as chief of neurological surgery at Mother Frances Hospital and East Texas Medical Center, both in Tyler. He has been the medical director for Spine Care Associates and president of NeuroCare Network. Winston Fong, MD, is a spine surgeon at McBride Orthopedic Hospital, a 78-bed physician-owned hospital originally founded in 1919. Dr. Fong has a special interest in minimally invasive spine procedures.

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