The spine specialists at the Orange County Institute for Spine at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital are experts in diagnosing and treating back and spine problems.  We vow to discover the cause of your discomfort; provide valuable information so that you can make informed decisions; and recommend comprehensive treatment designed to relieve your pain.  

Please call us at 1 (800) 721-7989 for more information on back surgery or to make an appointment.

Click on the names of our spine specialists below for more physician information:

Thomas E. Chappell, MD, Board-Certified Neurosurgeon

Mitchell Cohen, MD, Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Fellowship-Trained Spine Surgeon

Zafar Khan, MD, Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Fellowship-Trained Spine Surgeon

Ram Mudiyam, MD, Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Fellowship-Trained Spine Surgeon

Tien T. Nguyen, MD, Board-Certified Neurosurgeon

David Propst, DO, Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Fellowship-Trained Spine Surgeon

Muralidhara Raju, MD, Board-Eligible Neurosurgeon, Fellowship-Trained Spine Surgeon

Physicians performing services at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital are independent contractors and not employees, agents or representatives of Fountain Valley Regional Hospital.