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Co-founder
Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute, US
Richard D. Guyer, MD is a Co-Founder, Texas Back Institute, Director of the Spine Surgery Fellowship Program, Co-founder, Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation in Plano, Texas.
Dr. Guyer MD, completed medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and then attended the University of Pennsylvania Orthopedic Residency. He completed two spine fellowships, one at Case Western Reserve University with Henry Bohlman, MD in Cleveland, Ohio and the other with Leon Wiltse, MD in Long Beach, California.
Since 1982, Dr. Guyer, as one of the founders, has been in practice with the Texas Back Institute based in Plano. He holds over a dozen patents in spine surgery and has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, co-authored over 40 book chapters, and has given over 300 national and international presentations. The majority of his research work has dealt with the diagnosis and treatment of painful degenerative spinal conditions, particularly disc degeneration. He has been actively involved with spine research for more than 35 years, including serving as principle investigator or sub-investigator on multiple Food and Drug Administration Investigation Device Exemption trials. Results of these studies as well as numerous internally derived studies, have created the opportunity to present extensively at national and international conferences as well as publish the results in spine specialty journals.
Having been one of the pioneers in lumbar and cervical disc replacement, Dr. Guyer continues to conduct research and publish in this area. He has committed his practice to disc replacement and is a co-founder of the Center for Disc Replacement at TBI.
Dr. Guyer serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation and has been Director of the Spine Surgery Fellowship program since its inception in 1986. He has been very active with various spine societies and was the recipient of the David Selby Award from the North American Spine Society (NASS) for his service to that organization as well as the Leon Wiltse award. He served as President of NASS during the 2006-2007 year. He also received the Volvo Research Award from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.