Spine Leaders

Tan D. Ly, DO, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Southeastern Spine Center in Sarasota, Fla., which he joined in 2011. He also provides care at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. He is a member of the American Medical Society and…

Ilya Laufer, MD, is a neurosurgeon providing care at Memorial Sloan Kettering's Spine Tumor Center in New York. He also serves as an assistant professor in the department of neurosurgery-spine at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He is also affiliated with New…

  Terrence T. Crowder, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon, providing care at Phoenix-based Sonoran Spine Center. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Medical Association and Arizona Orthopaedic Society. His hospital affiliations include Mesa-based Arizona…

Richard A. Kube II, MD, is the founder and owner of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute in Peoria, Ill., and Prairie Surgicare, a Peoria-based ambulatory surgery center that is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care. He serves…

Richard Lee, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon providing care at Newport Beach, Calif.-based Newport Orthopedic Institute and Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute. He is board-certified.

Safdar Khan, MD, is chief of the division of spine surgery in the orthopedic surgery department at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Columbus Orthopaedic Society…

Michael S. Chang, MD, a complex spine surgeon, is the fellowship director at Phoenix-based Sonoran Spine Center. He is also an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at University of Arizona in Tucson. He is a member of the Scoliosis Research…

Ian Dorward, MD, is an assistant professor of neurological surgery and orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His hospital affiliations include Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and St. Louis Children's Hospital. Dr. Dorward also has…

  Neil Badlani, MD, MBA, is an orthopedic spine surgeon providing care at The Orthopedic Sports Clinic in Houston. He is an avid researcher, and his work has been recognized nationally by the American Academy of Sports Medicine and Western…

Choll Kim, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Spine Institute of San Diego, the spine center of Alvarado Hospital, as well as an associate clinical professor at University of California, San Diego. He is a founder and…