Here are six things to know about Texas Back Institute, based in Plano:
1. Texas Back Institute was founded in 1977 by Dr. Stephen Hochschuler and Dr. Ralph Rashbaum.
2. Minimally invasive surgery, disc replacement and scoliosis and spine tumors are the major specialities on which the company focuses.
3. In 2000, surgeons at Texas Back Institute became the first to perform lumbar disc replacement in the U.S., according to its website.
4. The Texas Back Institute Fellowship Program, established in 1986, has trained more than 120 fellows across the country.
5. Patricia Bowling serves as the company’s CEO.
6. Texas Back Institute was the first institution in the U.S. to prescribe outpatient myelography, according to its website.