Spine Leaders

"Refuse to fuse" is a motto Scott Blumenthal, MD, lives by.

Kenneth Nwosu, MD, is a spine surgeon who works in Puyallup and Burien, Wash.

Richard Menger, MD, has been a leading researcher on the intersection between economic policy and spine surgery.

A physician who marked a milestone in image-guided surgery and nine more spine surgeons to know:

Andrew Trontis, MD, a spine fellow at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Spine Center made waves early in his career.

Ara Deukmedjian, MD, has extensive experience having performed more than 2,000 cervical decompressive discectomies, treating more than 1,000 herniated or degenerated discs and doing more than 300 laser spine surgeries.

Peter Syre, MD, of Salida, Colo.-based Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center has big plans for the hospital's spine program.

Brian Gantwerker, MD, is an active member of the North American Spine Society and was recognized for his advocacy efforts in spine surgery.

Justin Bundy, MD, of Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga., has been a leader in augmented-reality spine surgery.

Christopher Glattes, MD, a spine surgeon at Nashville, Tenn.-based Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics, grew up with a mother who was a surgical scrub nurse.