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T WIN CITIES SPINE CENTER PROVIDES A LIFE TIME OF CARE FOR PATIENTS, AND THE PR ACTICE CONTINUES TO OFFER THE MOST ADVANCED SPINE CARE AVAIL ABLE. A S T W I N C I T I E S S p i n e C e n t e r approaches its 70th a nniversa r y as a practice, one of its team members recalls how the organization helped her early in life. " When I was a child, I was diagnosed with scoliosis," says Lisa Butler, RN, with Twin Cities Spine Center. "Back then, treatment meant wearing a Milwaukee brace, and I wore that from the time I was 11 until I eventually had surgery in 1978, when I was 20. We were just starting to develop scoliosis screening at that time; and treatments were starting to evolve." Because Twin Cities Spine Center treats patients of all ages, from pediatrics to geri- atrics, Ms. Butler was able to receive care from the same team members who cared for her in childhood well into her adult years. She benefited from the practice's focus on early research, education, leadership and the values the practice's founder, John H. Moe, MD, instilled when he established the sub-specialty orthopedic spine practice in 1947. Countless other patients could share similar stories about the positive impact this progressive practice has had on their spine health over the years. Her experience as a scoliosis patient inspired Ms. Butler's choice to become a nurse. Her goal was to work for the spine specialty practice that had helped her, and, by doing so, assist other spine patients. After 27 years in her role as a nurse with Twin Cities Spine Center, she can attest that, "The physicians and staž are still striving for excellence with new treatments today." PIONEERING TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY The work of Dr. Moe and his colleagues contributed to the development of the Leading Spine Care for Generations BY CONNER ARMSTRONG TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER: (l-r) Benjamin Mueller, MD, PhD, Joseph Perra, MD, Amir Mehbod, MD, Kevin Mullaney, MD, Ensor Transfeldt, MD, Manuel Pinto, MD, James Schwender, MD, Christopher Alcala, MD, Timothy Garvey, MD 0 6 0 6C O V E R F E A T U R E