Spine Leaders

Stephen T. Onesti, MD, was recently named director of neurosurgery for South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y. He is a board certified neurosurgeon with a special interest in spine surgery. Previously, Dr. Onesti chaired the department of neurosurgery at…

Hyun W. Bae, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive microsurgery at both The Spine Institute, based in Santa Monica, Calif., and Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles.

Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, is the chief of the scoliosis service at Hospital for Special Surgery and founder and president of the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine — and organization focused on providing orthopedic and spine care to underserved populations…

Tapan K. Daftari, MD, is a spine surgeon at Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta with a special interest in reconstructive spine surgery and cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement. He also performs minimally invasive procedures for patients. He practices at the…

Krzysztof Siemionow, MD, is a spine surgeon with the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Morton Grove, Ill., as well as a clinical assistant professor at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Richard D. Guyer, MD, is a spinal surgeon is a founding partner of Texas Back Institute in Plano , which opened in 1982.

Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, is the founder and CEO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spinal procedures and has been on the forefront of research and…

Kenneth Pettine, MD, is co-founder of Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine and The Spine Institute in Loveland, Colo. In addition, he co-invented and co-designed the Maverick Artificial Disk as well as the Prestige Cervical Artificial Disc.

Andrew Hecht, MD, is co-director of spine surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and a spinal consultant to the New York Jets, New York Islanders and New York Dragons professional teams. He is the director of…

Steven Garfin, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with a special interest in adult spine. He is currently the chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at UC San Diego and was recently elected president of the International Society for…