Meet Your Team

Spine Team Texas and its specialists are setting a new standard in back and neck pain relief. Each member of our team is spine-focused, from physiatrists and neurosurgeons to physical therapists and registered nurses. Their commitment to compassionate, comprehensive care is not only our key differentiator, it’s our mission.

Many Minds. One Mission.

Meet Our Doctors

Meet Our Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners

Meet Our Physical Therapists

Our Doctors

Ahmed Embabi, MD

Anesthesiologist / Pain Management

Alexa B. Royston, DO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Amit T. Darnule, MD

Anesthesiologist / Pain Management

Anthony P. Berg, MD

Anesthesiologist / Pain Management

Anton Zaryanov, DO

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Arpan Desai, DO

Anesthesiologist / Pain Management

Carver Wilkins, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Christina Nguyen, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Cortland K. Miller, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Daniel T. Sanders, MD

Anesthesiologist / Pain Management

David G. Garrigues, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Management

David H. Campbell, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

David Rothbart, MD, FAANS, FACS

Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Egle Bávry, MD

Anesthesiologist / Pain Management

Elise Tran, DO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Harish Badhey, MD

Anesthesiologist / Pain Management

Jennifer L. Donnelly-Straach, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Joseph Platon, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Mark J. Bauernfeind, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Michael D. Garcia, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Neil N. Patel, MD, FAAOS

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon

Nirav B. Patel, MD

Anesthesiology / Pain Management

Richard S. McPherson, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Richard Zhang, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Ryan S. Reeves, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Sean Lam, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Steven Tijmes, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Pain Management

Physician Assistants / Nurse Practitioners

Dwayne Collins, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

Gayle Jasinski Rogers, D.C., PA-C

Physician Assistant

Jennifer Krick, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Lisa Gauvin, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

Markus Bader, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Patrick Clay Buzbee, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Randy Farrer, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Sean Harbour, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sylviane A. Kasende, MSN, APRN, ANP-C

Adult Nurse Practitioner

Vivian Yael Sarne, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Physical Therapists

Annette Lettiere, PT, MPT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Cassie Zivney, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, Cert. DN

Physical Therapist

Craig Cunningham, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, Cert. DN

Director of Physical Therapy

Erin Goebel, PT, DPT, CLT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Jennifer Vilchis, PT, MPT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Katie Troseth, PT, MPT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Matt Cerone, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Michelle Hatley, PT, MPT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Siva Sankaran, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Cert. DN

Physical Therapist

Theresa Menditto, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Tristan Boyd, PT, Cert. MDT

Physical Therapist

Meet Walt Rutkowski

Physical trainer, businessman, & back pain conqueror

After enjoying physical training for many years, Walt developed a specific pain. He tried conservative treatments, but when it was time to find a surgeon, he knew who to call!

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