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Eric O. Klineberg, MD, MS
Dr. Eric O. Klineberg is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UTHealth Houston, serving as Chief of Orthope...
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Peter G. Passias, MD
Dr. Peter G. Passias completed an accelerated masters and medical doctorate program with a sub-focus on mechanical engineering, followed by ...
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Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD
Dr. Themistocles Protopsaltis is Director of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery and an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone...
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Justin K. Scheer, MD
Dr. Justin K. Scheer is currently a comprehensive spine fellow in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University in New York Ci...
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Frank Schwab, MD
Frank Schwab MD is the System Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Northwell Health and the Chair of Orthopaedic surgery at Lenox Hill Hosp...
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Christopher Shaffrey, MD, FAANS
Dr. Christopher I. Shaffrey graduated magna cum laude from The Citadel in Charleston, SC with B.S. degree in biology. He played varsity bask...
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Justin Smith, MD, PhD
Dr. Justin Smith completed the MD, PhD program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He subsequently completed his neurosurgery residency at the...
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Alex Soroceanu, MD
Dr. Alex Soroceanu earned her medical degree at McGill University in Quebec completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Dalhousie Univer...
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Alekos Theologis, MD
Dr. Alekos Theologis is a spine surgeon who cares for adults with a wide range of spinal disorders and deformities at the University of Cali...
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Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD
Dr. Jay D. Turner is an American Board of Neurological Surgery certified attending neurosurgeon and an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery a...
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Juan S. Uribe, MD, FAANS
Dr. Juan S. Uribe is the Chief Division of Spinal Disorders and Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI). He app...
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Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA, FAANS
Dr. Michael Y. Wang was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and spent his childhood in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Stanford University in Palo Al...
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Mitsuru Yagi, MD
Dr. Mitsuru Yagi is a Professor and Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan. He is Chi...
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Vedat Deviren, MD
Dr. Deviren specializes in the treatment of spinal disorders in children and adults. He completed a spine surgery fellowship at UCSF, joined...
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DOUGLAS BURTON, MD
Dr. Burton attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern S...
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