Spine Leaders

Gregory Carlson, MD, is a general partner of the Orthopaedic Specialty Institute of Orange County, and he is also a clinical assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of California, Irvine (Calif.). He previously head up the spine surgery program…

Ian I.T. Armstrong, MD, is the medical director of Los Angeles-based Southern California Spine Institute. He is also an attending staff neurosurgeon at Center for Ambulatory Surgery and Treatment in Westwood, Calif.; Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles; and St. Johns…

Jeffrey Arle, MD, practices at the Spine Center at Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston. He is also the associate chief, division of neurosurgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston.…

Walter Eckman, MD, founded Aurora Spine Center in Tupelo, Miss., in 1992. He has been in private practice since 1976 and is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He focuses exclusively on degenerative disease of the spine.

John D. Tydings, MD, founded Central Jersey Spine Associates in Lawrenceville, N.J., in 1995. He previously practiced with Trenton (N.J.) Orthopaedic Group and is the former director of spinal trauma at Capital Health Systems in Trenton. He is on staff…

John Steinmann, DO, provides care at Arrowhead Orthopaedics in Redlands, Calif. He is also the director of spine trauma at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, Calif., as well as an assistant clinical professor at Western University in Pomona, Calif.…

Wilson Zachary Ray, MD, is an assistant professor of neurological surgery and orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also provides care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He is a member of the North…

John Regan, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing with Spine Group Beverly Hills (Calif.). He also provides care at Marina del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,…

Mark L. Prasarn, MD, is an assistant professor at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and he also provides care with Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic…

Geoffrey T. Manley, MD, PhD, is the chief of neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital and professor of neurosurgery at the University of California San Francisco. He is also the co-director and principal investigator at Brain and Spinal Injury Center…