A physician who marked a milestone in image-guided surgery and nine more spine surgeons to know:

Andrew Trontis, MD, a spine fellow at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Spine Center made waves early in his career.

Ara Deukmedjian, MD, has extensive experience having performed more than 2,000 cervical decompressive discectomies, treating more than 1,000 herniated or degenerated discs and doing more than 300 laser spine surgeries.

Peter Syre, MD, of Salida, Colo.-based Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center has big plans for the hospital's spine program.

Brian Gantwerker, MD, is an active member of the North American Spine Society and was recognized for his advocacy efforts in spine surgery.

Justin Bundy, MD, of Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga., has been a leader in augmented-reality spine surgery.

Christopher Glattes, MD, a spine surgeon at Nashville, Tenn.-based Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics, grew up with a mother who was a surgical scrub nurse.

A spine surgeon who performed a unique approach to a spinal fusion and nine more surgeons to know:

Emily Putney, DO, specializes in a variety of spine conditions from cervical and lumbar stenosis to scoliosis and disc herniation at Coastal Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Brian Subach, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon at National Spine & Pain Centers in Rockville, Md., said he likes seeing his patients' faces after realizing their pain is gone.

DiFusion Technologies, Inc. today announced landmark data for the company’s ZFUZE Surgical Polymer and how it compares to traditional biomaterials like Titanium and Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK). 

Matthew Philips, MD, is a spine surgeon and chief of brain and spine services at New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health.

A surgeon named to the Mississippi State Board of Health and nine more spine surgeons to know:

Bradley Heiges, MD, a spine surgeon at Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics, became interested in medicine when he was a patient in college.

Regis Haid Jr., MD, is a spine surgeon at Atlanta Brain and Spine Care and the new president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Michael Groff, MD, is a spinal neurosurgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

A surgeon who used a novel technique on a spine patient last month and nine more spine surgeons to know:

Joseph Weinstein, DO, is a spine and orthopedic surgeon at Comprehensive Orthopedic & Spine Care in New York City.

Roosevelt Offoha, MD, is a spine surgeon at Houston Scoliosis & Spine Institute.

Christian Gaffney, MD, is a spine surgeon at Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center.