SpineLine, the publication of the North American Spine Society, has named its 2023 class of "20 under 40," which highlights 20 musculoskeletal-focused physicians under 40 making a name for themselves in the orthopedic and spine industry.
The honorees are selected by SpineLine's editorial board based on application statements describing factors that led them to spine care and the mentors who helped along the way, highlights of their careers thus far, and their philosophy of care.
Twenty musculoskeletal professionals under 40 to know:
Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Tucson, Ariz.)
Massiel Alvarado Morales, MD, neurosurgeon (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Bryce Basques, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Providence, R.I.)
Daniel Choi, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.)
Hoon Choi, MD, PhD, neurosurgeon (Weston, Fla.)
Christine DiPompeo, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Peoria, Ill.)
James Eubanks, MD, physiatrist (Charleston, S.C.)
Juanita Garces, MD, neurosurgeon (San Antonio)
Stephanie Halloran, chiropractor (Boston)
Brian Karamian, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Salt Lake City)
Justin Lantz, DPT, physical therapist (Los Angeles)
Alexander Lemons, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Pinehurst, N.C.)
Alex Michael, MD, neurosurgeon (St. Louis)
Jacob Rohrs, MD, physiatrist (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Renee Rosati, DO, physiatrist (Charleston, S.C.)
G. Sunny Sharma, MD, physiatrist (Dallas)
Gabriel Smith, MD, neurosurgeon (Cleveland)
Courtney Toombs, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.)
Aditya Vedantam, MD, neurosurgeon (Milwaukee)
Andrew Zhang, MD, orthopedic surgeon (Shreveport, La.)