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Richard A. Hynes, MD, FACS
President & Spine Surgeon, The B.A.C.K.

License and Board Certification:

Education:

8/1989-7/1990	Harvard University, Beth Israel Hospital, Departments of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, Boston, MA Fellowship Spine Surgery
7/1985-6/1989	Tripler Army Medical Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HA Orthopaedic Residency
7/1983-6/1984	Tripler Army Medical Center General Surgery Internship
8/1979-5/1983	Rutgers Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Piscataway, NJ Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine M.D. Degree
8/1976-5/1978	The American University, Washington, D.C. Degree: M.S. (Biology), Major: (Physiology)
8/1971-5/1975	Rutgers - The State University, Camden, NJ Degree: B.A. (Biology), (Philosophy)

"The patients will continue to teach us if we would just learn to listen."

Experience:

11/1992-Present	Spine Surgeon, The B.A.C.K. Center, an affiliate of Osler Medical Melbourne, FL
7/1985-6/1989	Chief, Spine Service Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Orthopaedic Service, Fort Gordon, GA
7/1983-6/1984	Assistant Chief, Orthopaedics Letterman Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA, Chief, Spine Service,

Positions Held:

2008-Present	President, HRMC Medical Staff
1996-Present	President, The B.A.C.K. Center, Melbourne, FL
1997-1999	Chief of the Department of Surgery, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL
1997-1999	Chief and Founding Member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL
2000-Present	Medical Director, The B.A.C.K. Center
2000-Present	Director TZEDAKA, Not For Profit Charity
1998-2000	Orthopaedic Service Line Director, Health First, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL
1996-1999	Director of Orthopaedics, MedPartners, Birmingham, AL
1992-Present	Consultant, DePuy, Medtronic

Clinical Appointments:

2007	University Research Professor, College of Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology
1990	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Heber School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery
1989-1990	Instructor Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard University

Professional Organizations:

Diplomate	American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Diplomate	American Board of Spine Surgeons
Fellow	American College of Spine Surgeons
Fellow	The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow	American College of Surgeons
Diplomate	National Board of Examinees
Diplomate	North American Spine Society
Member	Scoliosis Research Society
Member	Spine Arthroplasty Society
Member	Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member	American Medical Association

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Dr. Devin Datta and Dr. Mitchell Supler of The B.A.C.K. Center have both completed their training in the use of the Pro Disc.