Spine Leaders

Here are 50 spine surgeons to know:

Taro Kaibara, MD, had unique training during his residency at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine in Canada.

Saqib Hasan, MD, of Oakland, Calif.-based Webster Orthopedics, is the first fellowship-trained full-endoscopic spine surgeon in the U.S.

Robert Bray Jr., MD, is a spinal neurosurgeon who is well known for his work with minimally invasive spine surgery.

A spine surgeon debuting new technology and nine more surgeons to know:

Randall Hlubek, MD, became interested in medicine after interning with a prosthetics company in high school.

Ira Garonzik, MD, founded the Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center in 2005 and holds leadership positions at Sinai Hospital and Northwest Hospital, both in Baltimore.

Ryan Schnetzer, MD, is both an accomplished spine surgeon and athlete.

A physician appointed to a board of trustees in Florida and nine more spine surgeons to know:

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