Here are 10 spine surgeons making a name for themselves on instagram:
1. Elvis Francois, MD. Resurgens Orthopaedics (Atlanta)
Instagram followers: 276,000
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston)
Residency: Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)
2. Daniel Choi, MD. Spine Medicine & Surgery of Long Island (Syosset, N.Y.)
Instagram followers: 18,300
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Newark)
3. Chester Donnally III, MD. Texas Spine Consultants (Addison)
Instagram followers: 14,700
Fellowship: Rothman Orthopaedic Institute (Philadelphia)
Residency: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
4. Fernando Villamil, MD. Spine by Villamil MD (Tulsa, Okla.)
Instagram followers: 13,500
Fellowship: Harvard Spine Fellowship
Residency: University of Puerto Rico (San Juan)
5. Steven Cyr, MD. SASpine (San Antonio)
Instagram followers: 12,000
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic
Residency: Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center (Lackland, Texas)
6. Greg Khounganian, MD. GSK Spine (Encino, Calif.)
Instagram followers: 11,600
Fellowship: Southern California Orthopedic Institute (Van Nuys, Calif.)
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (New York City)
7. Jamie Gottlieb, MD. Gottlieb Spine (Denton, Texas)
Instagram followers: 11,400
Fellowship: Texas Back Institute (Plano)
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
8. Juan Uribe, MD. Barrow Neurological Institute (Phoenix)
Instagram followers: 6,400
Fellowship: University of Miami
Residency: Hospital San Vicente de Paul (Heredia, Costa Rica) and University of South Florida (Tampa)
9. Betsy Grunch, MD. The Longstreet Clinic (Gainesville, Ga.)
Instagram followers: 3,500
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (Durham, N.C.)
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
10. Michael Gallizzi, MD. The Steadman Clinic (Vail, Colo.)
Instagram followers: 3,000
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center
Residency: University of Missouri-Columbia
