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Douglas Wong, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in operative and non-operative treatment of spinal disorders in both adult and pediatric patients. He practices with Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center in Denver. He's also affiliated with Ortho Colorado Hospital.

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In today's healthcare environment, there are several opportunities for spine surgeons and groups to partner with hospitals. However, this relationship requires a special understanding between the two sides and strong leadership to really make it work.

Christopher Chaput, MD, is a spine surgeon and the director of orthopedic research at Temple, Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare. He's also an assistant professor of surgery at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

Donald Atkins, MD, will be working with the Spine Treatment Centers of America in San Antonio.

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John Steinmann, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon who treats traumatic spinal injuries and degenerative problems of the neck and low back. He is the director of spine trauma at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Redlands, Calif., and an assistant clinical professor at Western University.

Michael Gleiber, MD, is the founding partner and president of his spine surgery practice, which has locations in Jupiter and Boca Raton, Fla. He is Surgeon in Chief and Chief Medical Officer of Michael A. Gleiber, M.D., PA.  He has been inducted into Super Doctors, as elected by his physician colleagues in 2012, and rated among The Top Orthopedists in America by Consumers' Research of America. Dr. Gleiber is on staff at The University of Miami Hospital and several Palm Beach County medical centers. He is a board certified orthopaedic spine surgeon focusing on minimally invasive spinal surgery. He completed his training at Columbia University in orthopaedic surgery followed by a spine surgery fellowship at The Leatherman Spine Institute.

Amir Vokshoor, MD, of DISC Sports & Spine in Marina del Rey, Calif., Terrence Crowder, MD, of Sonoran Spine Center in Mesa, Ariz., and Joseph Zavatsky, MD, section chief of orthopedic spine surgery at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, discuss today's challenges for spine surgeons and where the opportunities are for success in the future.