Specialists from Many Disciplines Create a Cooperative Team
The Wyoming Neuroscience and Spine Institute’s team includes neurologists, neurosurgeons, spine surgeons, interventional radiologists and one physiatrists
Joseph G. Sramek, M.D.
Board Certified Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgical Residency
Rush-Presbyterian- St. Luke’s
Medical Center
Cook County Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Internship, Department of General Surgery
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Doctor of Medicine
Rush Medical College
Chicago, Illinois
Brian H. Wieder, M.D.
Board Certified Neurosurgeon
Complex Spine Reconstruction and
Spinal Cord Surgery Fellowship
Jackson Memorial Hospital - University
of Miami, Miami, Florida
Neurological Surgery Residency
Jackson Memorial Hospital - University
of Miami, Miami, Florida
Medical School
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Robert Hollis, M.D.
Board Certified Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgical Residency
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois
General Surgery Internship
University of Illinois of Chigago
Chicago, Illinois
Medical School
University of Illinois of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
David B. Wheeler, M.D., Ph.D.
Board Certified Neurologist
Fellowship in Epileptology
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Residency in Neurology
Massachusetts General and Brigham
& Women's Hospitals
Boston, Massachusetts
Medical School - M.D., Ph.D. Neurosciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
M.Sc. Physiological Sciences
University of Oxford
Oxford, England
Ryan T. Swan, M.D.
Board Certified Physiatrist
Residency in Physical Medicine
& Rehabilitation
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois
General Surgery Internship
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
Medical School
University of Texas Health
Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Geoffrey G. Smith, M.D., FACR
Board Certified Radiologist
Internship in Transitional Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX
Residency in Diagnostic Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX
Medical School/Undergraduate
Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX
Clayton E. Turner, M.D.
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Spinal Surgery Fellowship
Center for Spinal Disorders
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
Houston, Texas
Transitional Internship
Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
Houston, Texas
Medical School
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Demian Yakel, D.O.
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Spinal Surgery Fellowship
Texas Back Institute
Plano, Texas
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Downers Grove, Illinois
Orthopedic Internship
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Downers Grove, Illinois
Medical School
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Downers Grove, Illinois
Karen Nelson, M.D.
Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Anesthesiology Fellowship
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Medical School
University of Texas
Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
Pete Seims, PA-C
Wyoming Neuroscience and Spine Institute Model of Care
- Neurology: Muscle and nerve disorders, migraine, memory, trigeminal neuralgia
- Cerebrovascular: Stroke, aneurysm, Arterial Venous Malformations, hemorrhage
- Tumor: Surgical, medical and radiation oncology, sterotactic radiosurgery
- Epilepsy: EEG, long-term monitoring, Vagal Nerve Stimulation, epilepsy surgery
- Spine: Conventional and minimally invasive spine surgery, advanced spinal reconstruction, spinal cord surgery
- Functional disorders: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease / deep brain stimulation, spasticity, spinal cord stimulation Trauma
- Pain Management: Medical and interventional
- Rehabilitation: Acute and chronic