Spine Leaders

Robert J. Banco, MD, is the founder of Boston Spine Group and is an associate clinical professor in the orthopedic surgery department at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He served as spine section chief of the department of…

Carmina F. Angeles, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon with The NeuroSpine Institute in Eugene, Ore. Her current hospital appointments also include Sacred Heart Medical Center At RiverBend and Mckenzie-Willamette Medical Center, both in Springfield, Ore. She is a member of…

Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD, is the medical director of the San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders and is a clinical professor in the orthopedic surgery department at the University of California San Diego. He is an active member of the…

Ali Araghi, DO, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Phoenix-based The CORE Institute. He is the associate editor of The Spine Journal and serves on the board of directors for the American Board of Spine Surgery. He is also a…

John J. Regan, MD, is the medical director of Spine Group Beverly Hills (Calif.) and the co-director of St. Vincent Spine Institute in Los Angeles. He is also an associate clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at University of Texas Southwestern…

Douglas Won, MD, is the director and founder of Minimally Invasive SpineCARE in Dallas. He is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He is also a member of the Society for Minimally…

David Chang, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Marina Spine Center in Marina Del Ray (Calif.) Hospital. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of North American Spine Society and California Orthopaedic…

Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD, is a spine surgeon at The Institute for Comprehensive Spine Care in Clifton, N.J. He is a member of North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is affiliated with Englewood (N.J.) Hospital…

J. Brian Gill, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Nebraska Spine Center in Omaha. He also provides care at the Nebraska Spine Hospital in Omaha. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is…

Avery M. Jackson III, MD, is the CEO and medical director of Michigan Neurosurgical Institute in Grand Blanc, which he founded in 2003. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and American Academy…