Before joining the Virginia Spine Institute, Dr. Subach was an assistant professor of neurosurgery and spinal surgery at Emory University in Atlanta. He focuses on the treatment of spinal disorders and is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons and North American Spine Society.

"I'm a neurosurgeon who is fellowship trained in spinal disorders," Dr. Subach says. "When I was finishing my neurosurgery training I decided to not be a Jack of all trades, but a master of one."

He is an invited member of the International Lumbar Spine Study Group and a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. Additionally, Dr. Subach lectures on the management of complex spinal disorders. He is the director of research at the Virginia Spine Institute, as well as the director of research for the non-profit Spinal Research Foundation. He is also the editor-in-chief of the foundation's journal.

Dr. Subach graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor and completed a neurosurgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed a spinal surgery fellowship at the Emory Clinic in Atlanta. He is certified by both the American Board of Neurological Surgery and American Board of Spinal Surgery.

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