Dr. Richard Guyer, MD, Plano, TX, 75093

Richard Guyer, M.D., is the Co-founder of the Texas Back Institute and Director of their Spine Fellowship Program. Dr. Guyer earned his Medical Degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, TX and continued with his residency program in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Guyer then completed two spine fellowships in Ohio and California.

Dr. Guyer holds many honors including founder of the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation and Chairman of the Board for the program. Dr. Guyer received the Best Doctor Award from D Magazine, is president of the North American Spine Society and winner of the Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research. As well as being on staff at Texas Back Institute, Dr. Guyer is currently an Associate Clinical Professor for the Department of Orthopedics at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX and on the editorial board for numerous medical journals including, Spine, The Spine Journal, University of Pennsylvania Orthopedic Journal, and The Journal of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.

Dr. Richard Guyer is a member of Texas Back Institute.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic surgeon

Areas Served

Plano, Trophy Club, TX

Contact

Languages

English, Basic Spanish

Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Arm pain
• Back pain
• Cervical spine disorders
• Degenerative disc disease
• Degenerative spinal conditions
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Foot drop
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Hip pain
• Lower back pain
• Neck disorders
• Neck pain
• Osteoporosis
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Spinal stenosis
• Sports injuries
• Whiplash

Treatments

• ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
• Annulus repair
• Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
• Anterior cervical corpectomy
• Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
• Anterior cervical fusion
• Artificial disc replacement - cervical
• Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
• Back surgery
• Bone graft substitutes
• Discectomy
• Endoscopic microdiscectomy
• Interspinous process spacers
• Laminectomy / decompression surgery
• Laminoplasty
• Lumbar corpectomy
• Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
• Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Neck surgery
• Pediatric spine treatments - non-surgical
• PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
• Posterior cervical decompression
• Posterior cervical discectomy
• Posterior cervical foraminotomy
• Posterolateral lumbar fusion
• Radiofrequency procedures
• Spinal fusion

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine
• International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Certifications

• Board Certified, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

• Current president of Texas Back Institute
• Fellowship, Spinal surgery, Leon Wiltse and Henry Bohlman at Case Western
• Director of Texas Back Institute Fellowship
• Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine
• Chairman of the Board, Texas Health Research Institute
• Past President, North American Spine Society, 2007