Spine Leaders

Paul Stanton, DO, is a board-certified spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Mark F. Abel, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at University of Virginia's Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic in Charlottesville, Va. He serves as an orthopedic surgery professor and pediatrics professor.

Zachary A. Smith, MD, serves as an assistant professor in neurological surgery at Chicago-based Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Board-certified Thomas C. Schuler, MD, founded Reston-based Virginia Spine Institute and now serves as CEO.

B. Theo Mellion, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon in Wichita, Kan. He provides services at Wichita-based Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital.

B. Theo Mellion, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon in Wichita, Kan. He provides services at Wichita-based Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital.

Mamerhi O. Okor, MD, is an assistant professor at University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine.

Dennis Crandall, MD, is the medical director of Tempe, Ariz.-based Sonoran Spine, where he also serves as the chairman of the Sonoran Spine Research and Education Foundation. He is a team spine surgeon for the Phoenix Suns and the Arizona…

Philip Weinstein, MD, serves as the neurospinal surgery program director at University of California San Francisco. He treats cervical, thoracic and lumbar spondylosis and stenosis as well as spinal cord and vertebral tumors.

John M. Small, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon in Tampa, Fla. He specializes in treatment of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine as well as sports medicine.