William Tobler, MD, is a board-certified neurological surgeon and the chairman of the board of managers at The Christ Hospital Spine Surgery Center in Cincinnati. The Christ Hospital Spine Surgery Center is a free-standing facility focused on outpatient spine surgeries and pain management procedures. The surgery Center is a partnership between The Christ Hospital, spine specialists from the Mayfield Clinic and United Surgical Partners International. In addition to his work at The Christ Hospital Surgery Center, Dr. Tobler also serves as director of neurosurgery at The Christ Hospital, a position he has held since 2002.
Dr. Tobler's areas of interest are tumors of the brain and spine, stereotactic and image-guided neurosurgery, and various types of minimally-invasive spine surgery, including outpatient minimally-invasive lumbar spine fusion.
He graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed residencies at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Christ Hospital, Children's Hospital Medicinal Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
He has several professional memberships, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Medical Association, Society of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Tobler recently discussed the use of — and his doubts about — robotic technology in spine surgery. "I have evaluated robotic systems but have not used them in the operating room. I would consider using a robotic system if I was convinced that it could be easily integrated into the operating room environment, and at an affordable cost," he said. "However, I am not yet convinced that it offers me a better advantage for the improvement of patient care over what I currently do."
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Dr. Tobler's areas of interest are tumors of the brain and spine, stereotactic and image-guided neurosurgery, and various types of minimally-invasive spine surgery, including outpatient minimally-invasive lumbar spine fusion.
He graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed residencies at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Christ Hospital, Children's Hospital Medicinal Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
He has several professional memberships, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Medical Association, Society of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Tobler recently discussed the use of — and his doubts about — robotic technology in spine surgery. "I have evaluated robotic systems but have not used them in the operating room. I would consider using a robotic system if I was convinced that it could be easily integrated into the operating room environment, and at an affordable cost," he said. "However, I am not yet convinced that it offers me a better advantage for the improvement of patient care over what I currently do."
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Spine Surgeon Leader to Know: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni of University of California San Francisco Department of Neurological Surgery