Spine Leaders

Lytton A. Williams, MD, is the director and founder of the Los Angeles Spine Surgery Center at St. Vincent Medical Center. He is also an orthopedic spine surgeon at BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif. He serves as an associate professor…

Fred Naraghi, MD, is the director of the Comprehensive Spine Center in San Francisco. He is affiliated with a number of hospitals in San Francisco, including the California Pacific Medical Center. He is also a member of the North American…

Lawrence Dickinson, MD, is a neurosurgeon with Pacific Brain & Spine Medical Group in Castro Valley, Calif., and serves as the medical director of the intensive care unit and neurointensive care unit at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. He…

With more than 20 years of experience, David Paly, MD, is board-certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology. He practices at South Sound Neurosurgery in Puyallup, Wash.

Paul Nottingham, MD, is the medical director of Bay Area Spine Institute in Walnut Creek, Calif. He is also a part of the John Muir Physician Network and is affiliated with John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek and John Muir…

Nimesh H. Patel, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Methodist Moody Brain and Spine Institute in Dallas. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He has been published…

Graf Hilgenhurst, MD, is the chief physician and founder of Precision Pain Care in Smyrna, Tenn. He is a board certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain management and treats patients with chronic spine pain.

Bryan Oh, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif. He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He is also a reviewer for journals, including Neurosurgery…

Nameer R. Haider, MD, is the director of interventional pain management at the Minimally Invasive Pain Institute in Washington, D.C. He is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine.

Franklin Todd Wetzel, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, professor and vice chair for the department of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He is also a member of the North American Spine Society…