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Institute. He has served as president of the Cervical Spine Research Society. Christopher P. Ames, MD (University of California San Francisco Medical Center). Dr. Ames is director of spinal tumor and spinal deformity surgery at UCSF Medical Center and co-director of the neurospinal disorders program and UCSF Spine Center. Howard S. An, MD (Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago). Dr. An is director of the division of spine surgery and spine fellowship program at Rush University Medical Center. Neel Anand, MD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles). Dr. Anand is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. He was one of the first surgeons to perform a combination of three minimally invasive procedures to correct adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis. D. Greg Anderson, MD (Rothman Institute, Philadelphia). Dr. Anderson is the clinical director of the spine section of the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is president of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Paul Anderson, MD (UW Health, Madison). Dr. Anderson is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has a professional interest in spinal trauma and complex cervical spine disorders. Gunnar Andersson, MD (Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago). Dr. Anderson is the chair of spinal deformities at Rush University Medical Center and practices spine surgery at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. He has authored or co-authored more than 250 academic papers. Carmina F. Angeles, MD, PhD (The NeuroSpine Institute, Eugene, Ore.). Dr. Angeles has a professional interest in minimally invasive procedures for treating common spinal conditions, including degenerative diseases and stenosis. She is also trained to perform cervical disc arthroplasty and treats patients with more complex pathology. Ali Araghi, DO (The CORE Institute, Phoenix). Dr. Araghi is the director of the spine division at The CORE Institute. He has served on the board of directors for the American Board of Spine Surgery and as spine section president of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics. Vincent Arlet, MD (Penn Comprehensive Spine Center, Philadelphia). Dr. Arlet is a spine surgeon and founder of Scolisoft. He attended medical school in Paris and was awarded the Scoliosis Research Society Traveling Fellowship in 1997. Henry Aryan, MD (Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center, Fresno, Calif.). Dr. Aryan holds an academic appointment with the University of California, San Francisco’s spine center and department of neurological surgery. Hyun Bae, MD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles). Dr. Bae is the codirector of the spine fellowship program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine surgery and artificial disc replacement. Paul Baek, MD (Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, Wis.). Dr. Baek has been with Aurora Bay Care Clinic since its inception. As a neurosurgeon, he focuses on neurotrauma, peripheral nerve surgery and spine surgery. Richard A. Balderston, MD (Philadelphia Spine Center). Dr. Balderston is the chief of spine surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital. His research contributed to ProDisc total disc replacement surgery. Robert J. Banco, MD (The Boston Spine Group). Dr. Banco is president of The Boston Spine Group and an associate clinical professor in the orthopedic surgery department at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He has authored more than 150 publications and took part in 12 FDA IDE studies. Gordon Bell, MD (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland). Dr. Bell is the head of spinal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and vice-chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery. He treats patients with cervical and lumbar spinal injuries, athletic spinal injuries and tumors. Edward Benzel, MD (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland). Dr. Benzel is chairman of the Cleveland Clinic’s department of neurosurgery. His clinical interests focus on spinal disorders, complex spine instrumentation and spine tumors. He is one of the founding members of the Lumbar Spine Research Society, which formed in 2007. Erica F. Bisson, MD (University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City). Dr. Bisson has a professional interest in spine surgery, neurosurgery, occipitocervical disease and spinal fusion. She treats patients with a variety of conditions, including spondylolisthesis and trauma. Scott Blumenthal, MD (Texas Back Institute, Plano). Dr. Blumenthal is a partner and co-director of the Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute. He served as a principle investigator for the SB III Charite Artificial Disc and was among the first spine surgeons to perform a total disc replacement in the United States. 208 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know (continued from page 1) Spine Surgeons & 208 Specialists to Know Spine 23 Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD (Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City). Dr. Boachie-Adjei is the chief of the scoliosis service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is also the founder and president of the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine. Scott Boden, MD (Emory Healthcare, Atlanta). Dr. Boden is the director of Emory Healthcare’s Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center. He is chairman and founder of the National Spine Network and a member of more than a dozen other medical societies. Christopher M. Bono, MD (Brigham and Women’s
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