Providers and Faculty of the Spine Center
The Spine Center's professional care team is led by Medical Director William A. Abdu, MD, MS. Our interdisciplinary team includes:
Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Social Workers
Registered Nurses
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physicians
- William A. Abdu, MD, MS
Surgery of the Spine including Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Disorders, Disc Herniation, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylotic Myelopathy, Spinal Cord Injury, Spine Trauma
- Perry A. Ball, MD
Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Surgery, Head and Spine Injuries, Critical Care Medicine, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Tumors
- Ralph D. Beasley, MD
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Spine Related Pain Problems
- Gilbert J. Fanciullo, MD, MS
Analgesic Infusion Systems, Spinal Cord Stimulation, End of Life Care, Comprehensive Care for People with Serious Illness
- Rowland G. Hazard, MD
Chronic Disabling Back and Neck Pain
- Jon D. Lurie, MD, MS
General Internal Medicine, Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Outcomes
- Robert K. McLellan, MD, MPH
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Clinical Toxicology, Hazard Identification, Evaluation, and Control, Building Associated Diseases, Disability Management, Functional Restoration, Complex Fitness for Duty Examinations, Substance Abuse Detection, and Forensic Medicine
- Robert J. Rose, MD
Radiofrequency Treatment of Spine Pain
- Dilip K. Sengupta, MD, PhD
Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lumbar Disc Replacement, Spinal Injuries, Spinal Deformities
- Nathan E. Simmons, MD
Brain Tumors, Pituitary Surgery, Spinal Injuries, Spinal Surgery, Spinal Tumors
- James N. Weinstein, DO, MS
Spine Center, Spine Tumors, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Surgery
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists (certified in the McKenzie approach to back pain treatment)
- Birgit Ruppert, PT, Cert.MDT
- Eric Hartmann, DPT, Cert. MDT
Occupational Therapist
Social Worker
- Elizabeth Ossen, MSW
Clinical care management
Registered Nurses
- Dawne Mortenson, RN, BSN, Head Clinical Nurse
- Derri Guadagni, RN
- Kathryn J. Lamb, RN
Physical Therapist Assistant
- Dori Thompson, PTA, Certified Aquatic Therapist (ATRIC)
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