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Andrew Cappuccino, MD (Buffalo Spine Surgery, Lockport, N.Y.). Dr. Cappuccino is a spine surgeon with Buffalo Spine Surgery and on staff at several local hospitals. He also serves as the assistant orthopedic surgeon for the Buffalo Bills. He is a…
J. Abbott Byrd, MD (Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists, Virginia Beach, Va.). Dr. Byrd is a spine surgeon at Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists. He has experience as chief of spine surgery at West Virginia University and holds numerous patents for spinal implant devices.…
Evalina Burger, MD (University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora). Dr. Burger is a professor of orthopedics and senior orthopedic spine surgeon at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She has a special interest in adult spinal deformity and reconstruction. …
Darrel S. Brodke, MD (University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City). Dr. Brodke is a board-certified spine specialist with a special interest in treating degenerative disorders. He is the Louis Janet Peery Presidential Endowed Chair and professor and…
Scott Boyd, MD (Columbia Neurosurgical, Columbia, S.C.). Dr. Boyd is a surgeon with Columbia Neurosurgical Associates. He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and an associated fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Boyd earned…