Richard Teff, MD, is the latest neurosurgeon to join Waco, Texas-based Ascension Providence, which aims to develop its neurosurgery program into a well-rounded multidisciplinary practice, KWTX reported July 7.
Dr. Teff spent 22 years in the U.S. Army, where he retired as a lieutenant general and earned two bronze stars for his service.
"What you're really getting is a tap on a shoulder in appreciation for the hard work that you did that really made a difference," Dr. Teff told KWTX. "Very few are given out to physician providers. I feel very honored to have been awarded that both times I was there."
Dr. Teff specializes in the treatment of spinal and cranial conditions, including degenerative disc disease, spinal fractures, herniated discs and traumatic brain injury.
A third neurosurgeon is joining the hospital in November.