Here are seven spine surgeons or neurosurgeons who recently received awards or promotions.
Robert Holtzman, MD, received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Holtzman is board certified in neurosurgery as well as in psychiatry and neurology.
Top Doctors named Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican Hospital neurosurgeon Gayatri Sonti, DO, PhD, a 2017 Top Doctor in Rockford. He has been practicing for more than 14 years, specializing in scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, spina bifida and cranial trauma.
John S. Kuo, MD, PhD, will serve as the inaugural neurosurgery chair of the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.
Marquis Who's Who recognized Andrew E. Sloan, MD, for his neurosurgery career. Dr. Sloan was on the front lines of developing brain tumor immunotherapy as well as Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy.
UC San Diego Health selected Alexander Khalessi, MD, to serve as its neurosurgery chair. He will also serve as chief of neurosurgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Southfield, Mich.-based neurosurgeon Pradeep Setty, DO, was named a 2018 Top Doctor. He specializes in minimally invasive approaches to treat brain and spine disorders.
John Pollina Jr., MD, has earned recognition as a 2018 Top Doctor in Amherst, N.Y. He is clinical vice chairman of Buffalo Surgery Group and director of spine surgery at State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.