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Meet the Staff
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John W. Gilbert, M.D.John W. Gilbert, M.D. is a 4th generation Kentucky private practice physician who completed his training in neurosurgery at the University of Kentucky in 1990. He has been in private medical practice since 1990 and founded the Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center in 1995. He has been chief of the neurosurgery division at Samaritan Hospital since 1997 and St. Joseph East Hospital since 1999, and is presently co-chief of neurosurgery at Select Specialty Hospital. He also has attending privileges at Central Baptist Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. He is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and professor of Neurosurgery and professor of Pain Management at the Pikeville Medical School. He has achieved board certification status from the American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Academy of Pain Management, American Board of Pain Medicine, and is the only neurosurgeon in Kentucky to have board certification status from the American Society of Neuroimaging with a special emphasis on MRI and CT of the nervous system. He is one of 11 Kentucky physicians to achieve board certification status in addiction medicine. He implemented the first and only American College of Radiology (ACR) accredited MRI Neuroimaging in Hazard, London, Pikeville and Florence, Kentucky, and received congratulations from the inventor of the MRI for being the first neurosurgery office in the world to offer upright positional imaging. He practices Neuroimaging in all offices on a daily basis via telemedicine/teleradiology. He and the other multispecialty neuroscience physicians have published in national peer reviewed journals, and this has helped lead the practice to becoming the first in the world to receive five separate pain program accreditation awards. He was selected to “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons” and “Guide to America’s Top Physicians” in 2006 and 2007 as well as previous years by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. He was recently awarded International Health Professional of the Year by the International Biographical Center of Cambridge England. He is a Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) through the Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC), based upon Federal requirements developed by the Dept of health and Human Services for Federal Drug Testing Programs.
Greg R. Wheeler, M.D.Greg R. Wheeler, M.D. completed his neurosurgery residency and training at the University of Louisville and has been in private practice with Dr. Gilbert since 1997. He and Dr. Gilbert initially covered over 13 clinics a month at separate locations until being able to consolidate to the 5 present clinics in Florence, Hazard, London, Pikeville, and Lexington. He is an attending neurosurgeon at St. Joseph Hospital, Central Baptist Hospital, St. Joseph East Hospital, and is former chairman of the entire department of Surgery at Samaritan Hospital. He is co-chief of Neurosurgery at Select Specialty Hospital. He has obtained board certification status and is a diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He has an interest in complex disorders of the spine and brain, and performed the first lumbar I/F cage fusion in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition he was the first neurosurgeon at the Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center to utilize intraoperative Gliadel wafers (chemotherapy wafers) for the treatment of malignant glioblastoma of the brain. In addition, he has become the first neurosurgeon here to utilize the X stop which is a new FDA approved minimally invasive procedure for spinal stenosis. He was the first neurosurgeon here to implement the use of state of the art programmable implant systems for the treatment of complex normal pressure hydrocephalus and other disorders. He was the first neurosurgeon here to implement and utilize the NIM-Spine System to analyze neurointegrity of the spinal cord, brain, cranial nerves, and peripheral nerves. He has developed special expertise in a wide spectrum of complicated neurological disorders requiring different types of implanted devices to treat specific underlying multi-specialty neuroscience pathologies. His technical skills as an operative neurosurgeon and patient outcomes have resulted in not only physicians from Kentucky requesting consultations but those from the surrounding states and further requesting his neurosurgical expertise. He is certified with the first FDA approved artificial disc (CHARITE’) from DePuy and is the first Surgeon in Lexington, Kentucky to place the first approved Artificial Disc for the Cervical Spine.
Benjamin B. Storey, M.D. attended the University of Kentucky and graduated with distinction as well as becoming a Rhodes Scholar candidate. In addition, he obtained a medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. He performed medical internship at Bellevue Hospital Cornell Division of Slone Kettering Memorial Hospital and became a fellow in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic. He also completed a residency in psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati. He was a captain in the US Army Medical Corp and worked at the Cincinnati VA Hospital Department of Psychiatry and started a complete 32 bed in-patient and large out-patient drug treatment center. He has also been on faculty at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati as well as the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, and has been in private practice in psychiatry in Cincinnati, Ohio until 1972. He has been chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky for most of his 30 years of practice and has been on numerous hospital staffs in Lexington, Kentucky throughout that time. In addition, he has worked at Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse Hospital in 2002 as well as Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He has worked full time since January 2006 for the Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center providing a full range of out-patient psychiatric services, evaluations and consultations including evaluation and treatment recommendation for potential substance use disorders including evaluation of patients with dual diagnoses and other complex behavioral health patients. He also provides evaluations of patients considering intrathecal pump or epidural stimulator implants as well as other procedures. He has been a key participant in the startup of the first private practice in Kentucky to offer telepsychiatry and teleaddiction medicine services with Dr. Gilbert. This allows Dr. Storey and Dr. Gilbert to practice psychiatry and addiction medicine respectively throughout all clinic offices via the Telehealth Network. He has been a welcome addition to our practice and wonderful resource for our physicians, patients, and referring doctors.
Gay Best Richardson, M.D. completed a BS Degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry at Eastern Kentucky University in 1993 and completed her medical degree at the University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 1997. She is a member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Association, Kentucky Medical Association, and other prominent organizations. She has served as Chief Resident as well as in the Neurology Residency Review Committee as well as Cardiology and Family Practice Residency Review Committee. She has supervised and taught medical students as well as served on the Medical Quality Improvement Committee at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital. She has extensive research experience and extensive formal presentations and lectures in the Neurosciences. She has received numerous awards and honors including the David L. Cohen Award and graduated Magna Cum Laude as well as other commendations. She completed her Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington Center For Health and Rehabilitation and the Shiners Hospital for Children. She has achieved board certification status by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2002. She has also achieved board certification status by the American Board of Pain Medicine in 2004, and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine in 2006. She has extensive experience as an attending physician in Neurosurgery practice and has special interest in neck and low back pain, myofascial pain syndrome, electrodiagnostics, injective therapy and other neuroscience diagnoses. Her multiple board certifications in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine, Electroneurodiagnostic medicine and her extensive clinical and research experience make her a welcome addition to our multispecialty neuroscience practice both for our physicians, our referring physicians, and our mutual patients.
Stephanie Lynn Herder, MD Stephanie Lynn Herder, M.D. is a board certified neurosurgeon and diplomat in the American Board of Neurological Surgery who attended medical school at the Health Sciences Center at St. John's in Newfoundland. She completed a general surgery neurosurgery residency at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Teaching Hospitals and the University of Ottawa Teaching Hospital School of Medicine in 1985. She also completed a fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery in 1986 at the University of Ottawa. She has an extensive clinical and research experience in general and pediatric neurosurgery and in addition has published in the prestigious peer reviewed journal Child's Nervous System as well as the prestigious Journal of Neurosurgery. She has numerous degrees, diplomas and certificates including a Doctor of Medicine, a specialist certificate in Neurosurgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon of Canada in 1987. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1988 and received diplomat and board certification status by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 1993. She has been a member in the past of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Kentucky Medical Association, American Medical Association, Montana Medical Association, and is presently a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. She has had extensive experience at a level I trauma center with 80% cranial neurosurgery procedures. Dr. Herder's remarkable accomplishment of obtaining a board certification status both from the American Board of Neurological Surgery as well as the Royal College of Surgeons in Neurosurgery and her extensive experience in general pediatric and craniospinal neurosurgery make her a welcome addition to our multispecialty neuroscience practice both for our physicians, referring physicians and our mutual patients. Endreaetta Watts, M.D.
Dr. Watts is an experienced physician with a subspecialty in Neurology and has extensive knowledge in stroke, dementia, seizure, headaches, neck and back injury, disability and impairment evaluation, and other types of cranial and spinal injuries. She attended college at Transylvania University and completed her college degree in 1981. She did post graduate work at Western Kentucky University in Microbiology 1981 through 1984 and completed medical school at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1984 through 1989. She completed an internship at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1990 and completed her Neurology Residency at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky in 1993. She was a chief resident in Department of Neurology University of Louisville in 1993. She completed the fellowship in Neurodiagnostics with emphasis on EEG, EMG and sleep disorders at the University of Louisville, 1993 through 1994. She is continuing education in MS and other neurological disorders and established TPA stroke protocol as well as trained ICU nursing staff and neurological clinical care. She has extensive experience in the neurosciences and is a welcome addition to our practice and useful resource for our physicians, our patients, and our referring physicians.
John E. Clontz received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1979 and is jurist doctor from the University of Kentucky in 1982. He was a partner at Clontz & Cox Attorneys from 1982 through 2003. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association. He has served as chairman of the Rockcastle County Development Board from 1986 through 2002 and developed a 10 year county strategic plan and county leadership training program patterned after Leadership Kentucky now in its third year. He has been chairman of the Rockcastle County School District Strategic Planning Committee and developed a seven year strategic consolidation and building plan for school district. He has received the Everett C. Brown Award for community leadership. He has served as general counsel and corporate secretary for Health Essential Solutions Incorporated from March 2003 through November 2005. He was responsible for all legal and administrative matters arising from the company’s nurse practitioner, physician house calls, home health and Hospice businesses in 15 states. His responsibilities included organizing and qualifying operating units and obtaining and maintaining all federal, state, and local licensure requirements, negotiation of operation contracts, human relation labor matters, oversight of HR department, management of all legal proceedings, management of all Medicare and Medicaid matters, and served as the company compliance officer. John has worked full time for Physician Services, DBA Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center, DBA Open/StandupMRI.com as full time in-house counsel and full time chief compliance officer since 2005. He has also functioned as an administrator for the practice since then as well, and is responsible for all legal, regulatory, compliance, contracts, as well as myriad of other administrative and legal functions for the Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center. His responsibilities have also included management of all Medicare, Medicaid, Workman's Compensation, or any other commercial insurance matters and compliance. In addition, he oversees Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center services and reviews and insures compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal statute. His extensive experience in previous health care company in 15 states has made him a welcome addition to the Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center.
Dr. Mick graduated from the Kansas City College of Medicine in 1980 and completed internship at Normandy Hospital in 1981. Dr. Mick worked in Family Medicine in Hardin, Illinois as well as Jerseyville Primary Care Associates from 1981 through 1991. He completed Residency in Neurosurgery at Deaconess Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri from 1991 through 1996. He also completed a Fellowship in Neurosurgical Trauma in 1995 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience as an attending neurosurgeon at the well-known Neurosurgery and Spine Associates of Alabama, Central Washington Neurosciences of Washington, and the Trover Clinic of Kentucky. He is the founder and president of the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Washington. He is a member and affiliated with numerous organizations including the American Medical Association, the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, and other medical and neurosurgical organizations. He has honors including performing as a medical examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration as well as a Neurosurgical Board Examiner for the American Board of Osteopathic Neurosurgery, and has been Chairman of the Board of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences as well as directorships, awards committees, and has been president and vice president of Medical Staff as well as Director of Medical Education at Yakima Regional Medical Center. He has published in peer reviewed journals as well as peer reviewed presentations on neurosurgical issues as diverse as spinal epidural hematomas and extended transsphenoidal approach for resection of parasellar craniopharyngiomas and skull base reconstruction. Our referring primary care doctors will appreciate Dr. Mick’s 10 years of experience in Family Practice and our neurosurgery and neuroscience physicians and patients appreciate his neurosurgical expertise and acumen that have qualified him to become a Neurosurgery Board Examiner. His experience with complex neurosurgical and neuroscience issues make him a welcome addition to our practice.
M. Steven Hanson is a native of Kentucky. He attended Centre College and received his civil engineering degree from the University of Kentucky. He continued his education through the Life Underwriters Training and Council, College for Financial Planning, and is a graduate of the Tax Institute on Estate Planning held at Colorado State University. He is president and founder of Pinnacle Planning and is involved in financial services industry since 1990. He is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers and is a qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table. He is a registered representative with W. R. P. Investments Incorporated, and holds a Series 6, 7, and 63 securities licenses. He has been a frequent speaker at both publicly and privately sponsored seminars on estate, investment, insurance, and business planning. He has worked with the Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center since it was founded in 1995 by Dr. Gilbert as a practice consultant. He has assisted in human resource development, financial planning for the practice as well as strategic business planning for the practice, and has been instrumental in consulting with the administration of the practice. He has also assisted in public relations, and spearheaded and developed state of the art cost effective pension profit sharing retirement plans for the employees as well as health and dental benefits, vision benefits, short and long term disability, and life insurance benefits as the practice has grown from one employee John W. Gilbert, M.D., PSC in 1995 to the current multispecialty neuroscience practice with 15 doctors and a total of approximately 70 employees. He has helped implement state of the art 200 bit encrypted T-lines with the practices own intranet and electronic medical records system and voice over intranet telephony system to further leverage the skills of the physicians and staff of the Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center. He has helped engineer continuous quality control processes thus allowed the practice to continue to grow and assisted the physicians in providing state of the art multispecialty cost effective neuroscience care.
Dr. Gyarteng-Dakwa has been an attending physician at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Dakwa received his Doctor of Medicine from the State Medical Institute of Russia in 1990 and also completed Loma Linda Medical School in 1991. He has done his residency at St. Joseph's Hospital in Patterson at New Jersey from 1997 and completed an anesthesiology residency from 1997 through 12/00 at Howard University Hospital in Washington D.C. He has also done a fellowship as well as anesthesiology in critical care and served as an attending at the prestigious Yale University school of Medicine at New Haven, Connecticut from 7/01 through 06/02. He has also served as an assistant professor of Anesthesiology at the Martin Army Hospital at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was an attending anesthesiologist from 07/02 through 02/05 at the Yale University School of Medicine at New Haven, Connecticut. He has extensive experience in pain management and pain medicine as well as pain procedures at the Pain Management Center of Durham in North Carolina as well as at University Medical Hospital in Syracuse, New York. His extensive experience at the Yale University, which is world renowned for neuroscience, makes him a welcome addition to our practice's physicians as well as our patient's and their referring doctors.
Dr. Wyttenbach has residency specialty training in anesthesia and pain medicine with 26 years of experience in all types of anesthesia both general and regional and in additions has an extensive experience in alternative and complementary medicine and research. He attended the Wake Forest University and obtained a medical doctorate from the prestigious Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1981. He completed an internship and anesthesia residency at the University of Tennessee in 1984. He has worked at the United States Air Force Military Regional Hospital 1984 through 1988 and also has an honorable discharge as a Major from the United States Air Force. His extensive experience in anesthesia and pain medicine and pain management and his compassion and experience make him a welcome addition to the Spine & Brain Neurosurgical Center practice for our patients as well as our doctors and referring doctors. Of note, he had honors such as Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society as well as Mortar Board Honor Society as well as Premedical Honor Society. He has an excellent and exceptional clinic practice record.
Dr. Marino attended the College of Wooster at Wooster, Ohio from 07/78 through 06/82 and obtained a medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in 1986. He Completed his surgical internship at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland in 1987 and an anesthesia residency from the University of South Florida in 1990. He has been a chief of anesthesia at Colleton Regional Hospital in Walterboro, South Carolina as well as a chief of anesthesiology at Lexington Memorial Hospital in Lexington, North Carolina. He is a USA trained and board certified anesthesiologist with extensive clinical experience. He is a welcome addition to the Spine & Brain Neurosurgical Center Practice both for our doctors and patients as well as our patient's referring doctors. He has been given the award of best clinical instructor in anesthesia in 2004 by Wake Forest University. He is the president of Lexington Anesthesia Associates. he has extensive experience in both pain clinics as well as epidural procedures
Dr. Kenney obtained a magna cum laude with a B.S. in Biology from Tufts University in 1984 and completed a medical degree with honors for the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1988. He serves as a resident in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Kentucky from 1988 through 1992. He has won Outstanding-Teacher Of The Year award on three separate occasions as well as an honor of Alpha Omega Alpha. He is a member of numerous radiological societies and is board certified by the American Board of Radiology in June 1992. In addition, he has achieved a certificate of added qualification in Neuroradiology from the American Board of Radiology in November 1998. He has numerous publications and has served and continues to serve as staff on number of hospitals. He has been an associate professor of Radiology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He works as needed for the Spine & Brain Neurosurgical Center and his board certifications status in General Radiology as well as Neuroradiology makes him a welcome addition for our patients, referring physicians, and our other neuroscience doctors.
Patricia G. Broughton, RN, PMHNP-BC. Patricia G. Broughton, RN, PMHNP-BC. Patricia graduated from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in 1990 with her associate degree in nursing. She has had a varied nursing career in geriatrics, pediatrics, acute care, cardiac step-down and open heart recovery and rehabilitation. In 1995 she received her BSN and worked for Helmut Jungschaffer, MD one of the few pediatric rheumatologist in the US. She decided to change her specialty to adult acute care nursing and has spent the past 10 years working for Saint Joseph Healthcare in Lexington and London Kentucky. She has been involved in most aspect of open heart surgery recovery. Patricia graduated from EKU with a master's degree in adult psychiatric nursing in December 2008. Her experience with acute care patients and those with chronic health problems, as well as those that suffer from such psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety which often occur with chronic pain, makes her a valuable asset to the practice.
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