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Doctor Richard D. Guyer the President of the Texas Back Institute and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Texas Southwestern. He holds the medical appointment of Vice-Chairman in the Department of Orthopaedics at Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Texas. Additionally, Dr. Guyer is on staff at Lutheran Medical Systems, Trinity Medical Center, and Medical City Hospital of Dallas.

Dr. Guyer earned a Medical Degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His Internship was at Parkland Memorial Hospital, followed by a Residency program in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Guyer participated in two Spine Fellowships one at Case Western Reserve University and the second in Long Beach, California.

Serving on numerous committees, Dr. Guyer is an active member of professional societies including: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, International Intradiscal Therapy Society, International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine, International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery, Institute for Spine & Biomedical Research. Dr. Guyer has published 55 peer-reviewed journal articles with current articles in press. He has presented 57 invited lectures and over 100 posters. He is the Associate Editor of Spine.
Richard D. Guyer, MD is on the Spine Universe Editorial Board.

SpineUniverse articles from Richard D. Guyer, MD

• Artificial Discs: Real Reconstructive Surgery for the Low Back
  Artificial disc replacement surgery offers the very latest technology in spine surgery.
• Cervical Artificial Disc Preserves Neck Mobility
  A cervical artificial disc may be used in a patient who undergoes spine surgery to relieve pressure on nerves in the spine. Spine specialists refer to this condition as nerve root compression.
• Cervical Artificial Disc Preserves Neck Mobility: Part 2
  The early results of the PRODISC-C artificial disc are promising. Patients return to activity sooner with pain relief and neck mobility.
• Spine Specialists On-Call: CHARITÉ™ Artificial Disc
  "Disc replacement is the most significant advancement since the modern treatment of spinal disorders began 70 years ago" as stated by Richard Guyer, MD.