Dr. Thomas Schuler, MD, FACS, is the Chairman of the Medical and Scientific Board for the National Spine Health Foundation. Dr. Schuler is double-board certified and trained in neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery of the spine.
Dr. Schuler founded Virginia Spine Institute in 1992 to advance the development of contemporary neurological and orthopaedic spinal surgery. Over the past 25 years he has grown this award-winning medical practice into the largest multidisciplinary spinal practice in the region.
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