Spine Leaders

A board-certified neurosurgeon, Donald L. Behrmann, MD, PhD, specializes in spinal disorders and central nervous system tumors.

Donna A. Saatman, MD, is a board-certified neurologist serving patients in Temple Terrace, Brandon and Sun City Center, Fla. She previously served at a private clinic in Brandon, as president and chief neurosurgeon.

Jeffrey E. Florman, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon in Scarborough, Maine. Dr. Florman is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and is affiliated with the Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Craig H. Rabb, MD, serves as the director of the neurotrauma program at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He specializes in spinal cord injury and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Julie A. Long, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon in Pleasanton, Calif.

Here are nine spine surgeons to know:

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Adrian J. Thomas, MD, provides services at New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute in Bedford.

Kevin Raymond O'Neill, MD, provides services at Vanderbilt Spine Center and Vanderbilt Orthopaedics in Nashville, Tenn. He is also an assistant professor in orthopedics and rehabilitation and in neurological surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

S. Samuel Bederman, MD, PhD, is a spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute in Plano. He has a special interest in deformity reconstruction, complex revision surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. He treats both adult and adolescent patients.

Christopher Kepler, MD, MBA, is a board-certified spine surgeon at Rothman Institute in Philadelphia. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kepler is published in several peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents at national and international orthopedic meetings.