Here are 10 spine surgeons to know:

Oren Gottfried, MD, is a spinal neurosurgeon at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Hospital.

Daniel Kang, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Tacoma, Wash.-based Madigan Army Medical Center.

Casey Davidson, MD, is a spine surgeon at Bone and Joint Institute in Franklin, Tenn.

Mark Kerner, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Hampton Roads Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine in Newport News, Va.

David Kaye, MD, is a spine surgeon at Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.

Here are 10 spine surgeons to know:

Brandon Hirsch, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Phoenix-based The CORE Institute.

According to the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, orthopedic practices spend more than $33,000 per month per surgeon to maintain overhead in addition to ancillary, medical malpractice and capital expenditures.

Ched Nwagwu, MD, is a spine and neurosurgeon at White Plains-based Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York.

Jesse Even, MD, is a spine surgeon at TMI Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery in Arlington, Texas.

Here are 10 spine surgeon leaders to know:

Robert Banco, MD, is a spine surgeon at Boston Spine Care Group.

Elizabeth Lord, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at the University of California Los Angeles Health.

Stephen Goll, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Orlando (Fla.) Orthopaedic Center.

Here are 10 spine surgeon leaders to know:

Dominic Kleinhenz, MD, is a spine surgeon at Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics.

Nima Salari, MD, is a spine surgeon at Phoenix-based Desert Institute for Spine Care.

William Bruck, MD, is a spine surgeon at Dallas-based Carrell Clinic Spine Center.

Ali Mesiwala, MD, is a spine surgeon at Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports and Spine Center.