The North American Spine Society released its list of 20 spine specialists under 40 in the October 2020 edition of SpineLine.
The surgeons featured are:
1. Barrett Woods, MD: Rothman Institute (Philadelphia)
2. Brian Coleman, DC: VA Connecticut Healthcare System
3. Daniel Kang, MD: Madigan Army Medical Center (Tacoma, Wash.)
4. Lloydine Jacobs, MD: Nexgen Orthopedics (Paramus, N.J.)
5. Emily Putney, DO: Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (Port St. Lucie, Fla.)
6. Antonio Webb, MD: South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital (San Antonio)
7. Heidi Hullinger, MD: New Jersey Spine Specialists (Montclair, N.J.)
8. Elizabeth Lord, MD: UCLA Health
9. Tina Raman, MD: NYU Langone Center
10. Nicholas Dea, MD: Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute (Canada)
11. Owoicho Adogwa, MD: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
12. Andrew Trontis, MD: Cedars-Sinai Spine Center (Los Angeles)
13. David Cheng, MD: USC Keck School of Medicine (Los Angeles)
14. Venita Simpson, MD: Navy neurosurgeon (Portsmouth, Va.)
15. Bassel Diebo, MD: SUNY-Brooklyn
16. Danielle Sarno, MD: Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)
17. David Kaye, MD: Rothman Institute (Philadelphia)
18. Peter Derman, MD: Texas Back Institute (Plano)
19. Deeptee Jain, MD: Washington University (St. Louis)
20. Khoi Than, MD: Duke University (Durham, N.C.)