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James Kang, MD (McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh). Dr. Kang is the UPMC Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Spine Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also a tenured professor in the department of orthopedic surgery…

  Walter Eckman, MD (Aurora Spine Center, Tupelo, Miss.). Dr. Eckman opened his private practice in 1976 and moved to Tupelo in 1985. He founded the Aurora Spine Center in 1992 and has a special interest in less invasive procedures…

J. Patrick Johnson, MD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles). Dr. Johnson is a neurosurgeon and director of the Neurosurgery Spine Fellowship program in the department of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He previously served as chief of neurosurgery at Olive…

Burak Ozgur, MD (ONE Brain and Spine Center, Newport Beach, Calif.). Dr. Ozgur is the founder and director of ONE Brain and Spine Center. He is also chief of neurosurgery spine program at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, which he helped…

Robert L. Tatsumi, MD (Legacy Health, Tualatin, Ore.). Dr. Tatsumi is a spine surgeon at Legacy Health. He previously practiced with Pacific Spine Specialists. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine surgery and artificial disc replacement. He’s also…

Plas T. James, MD (Atlanta Spine Institute). Dr. James is a spine surgeon with Atlanta Spine Institute. He previously served as chief of orthopedics at West Paces Medical Center and is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and…

  E. Hunter Dyer, MD (Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, Charlotte, N.C.). Dr. Dyer is a neurosurgeon with a special interest in endoscopic spine surgery at Carolina NeuroSurgery and Spine Associates. He is president of the practice.   Dr. Dyer is…

Fred Sweet, MD (Rockford Spine Center, Rockford, Ill.). Dr. Sweet is co-founder of Rockford Spine Center and treats patients with a range of spinal conditions. He is also a clinical assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Rockford. Dr. Sweet is a…

Russel C. Huang, MD (Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City). Dr. Huang is the director of the Hospital for Special Surgery Spine Surgery Clinic and has a special interest in minimally invasive surgical procedures, intervertebral disc replacement, spinal fusion…

Chris Summa, MD (The Spine Clinic of Monterey Bay, Soquel, Calif.). Dr. Summa founded The Spine Clinic of Monterey Bay in 2000. He leads a team of medical providers that diagnose and treat spinal conditions. He has a special interest…