Spine Leaders

Dr. Ramin Bagheri specializes in spine surgery at the San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders in La Jolla, Calif., where he has been practicing since his San Diego Spine Fellowship under Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD, president of the center, who…

Aruna Ganju, MD, of Northwestern Center for Comprehensive Orthopaedic and Spine Care in Chicago, is a board-certified neurological surgeon whose areas of interest include areas spinal column and cord injury as well as tumors of the spinal column and cord.

Todd M. Raabe, MD, subspecializes in adult and pediatric spinal surgery with Azalea Orthopedics in Tyler Texas, and is also affiliated with Texas Spine & Joint Hospital in Tyler.

Stefano Sinicropi, MD, FAAOS, is an orthopedic and neurosurgical spine surgeon as well as the CEO and president of Stillwater, Minn.,-based Midwest Brain & Spine Institute. Dr. Sinicropi treats adult and pediatric trauma, deformities, scoliosis, myelopathy, chronic conditions, infections and…

Paul T. Rubery, MD, is chief of the division of spine surgery at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center. He was recently named chair of the department of orthopedics, but the appointment is still pending the University Board of…

Nizam Razack, MD, JD, is founder and president of Spine & Brain Neurosurgery Center in Orlando. He is a former chairman of the department of neurological surgery for Orlando Health, where he also serves as a member of the Joint…

Richard A. Hynes, MD, is president of Melbourne, Fla.-based The B.A.C.K. Center. He is the immediate past president of Melbourne-based Holmes Regional Medical Center's medical staff. He also previously served as chief of the department of surgery at HRMC. He…

Rebecca Kuo, MD, JD, is a spine surgeon practicing with MK Orthopaedics Surgery & Rehabilitation in Joliet, Ill. She previously practiced at Joliet, Ill.-based Meridian Medical Associates. She is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and licensed to practice law in the…

Leonard Kranzler, MD, JD, is a neurosurgical trauma surgeon at the University of Chicago Medicine. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Bar Association, Central Neurosurgical Society and Illinois Society of Neurological Surgeons.

Leigh H. Hopkins, MD, JD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing with Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Lourdes Medical Associates. He also performs surgeries at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, N.J., and has privileges at Lourdes Medical Center of…