i have asked if it was appropriate to specify the miracle worker who gave me back my life and Dan said it was OK, so, if you happen to consider southeast Florida as accessible to you, my surgeon is Jonathan Hyde, MD, with practice limited to spine care and reconstructive surgery. His office is at 4302 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140, adjacent to Mt Sinai Medical Center, phone: 305-532-2411 and his web site is: www.southfloridaspine.com . He does offer referral services to well-trained orthopaedic surgeons in many parts of the world and has done training all over the world in the super-advanced procedures that gave me back my life. As an individual, he is very personable but, i caution, has a VERY busy 2-man practice. Good fortune to all!