When Should You Ask for a Second Opinion?

Topics: Patient Advocacy, Spine Talks® Cities,

Thomas C. Schuler, MD; Christopher R. Good, MD; Richard Guyer, MD; Todd J. Albert, MD; Martin Pham, MD; Jeffrey L. Gum, MD; Thomas Mroz, MD; Jim Schwender, MD

July 22, 2020

An excerpt from Spine-Talks®: Cities 2020, a virtual tour of exciting minimally invasive advancements from the voices of members of the National Spine Health Foundation’s Medical and Scientific Board, who have been recognized as the nation’s top spine surgeons.

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Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS

Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS: Virginia Spine Institute (Reston, VA), President of Board Of Advisors

Christopher R. Good, MD, FACS

Christopher R. Good, MD, FACS: Christopher R. Good, MD, FACS

Richard D. Guyer, MD

Richard D. Guyer, MD: Texas Back Institute (Dallas, TX) Richard

Todd J. Albert, MD

Todd J. Albert, MD: Hospital for Special Surgery (New York, NY)

Martin H. Pham, MD

Martin H. Pham, MD: UC San Diego Health (San Diego, CA)

Jeffrey L. Gum, MD

Jeffrey L. Gum, MD: Norton Leatherman Spine Center (Louisville, KY)

Thomas Mroz, MD

Thomas Mroz, MD: Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH)

James D. Schwender, MD

James D. Schwender, MD: Twin Cities Spine Center (Minneapolis, MN)

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