David P. Rouben, M.D.

Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
Dr. David Rouben is a Louisville native who received his Doctorate of Medicine Degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1977. After completing a general surgical internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, he continued his specialty training at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia, an affiliate of the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Rouben then traveled to both Boston and Toronto to complete fellowships in joint reconstruction and spinal reconstruction respectively. Dr. Rouben spent an additional nine years teaching at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center before returning home to Louisville in 1992, where he has continued to practice orthopaedic adult spinal surgery.

Dr. Rouben has been innovative in the development of minimally invasive spine surgery. He has traveled across the globe to teach his techniques in minimally invasive spine surgery.

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Spine Fellowship
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario    1983

Medical School
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky  1977

Internship
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas    1978

Orthopaedic Residency
Georgia Baptist Medical Center
Atlanta, Georgia    6/1982

Joint Reconstruction Fellowship
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts    12/1982

Michael T. Casnellie, M.D.

Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
Dr. Michael Casnellie is a native of Northern Kentucky. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Purdue University and received his Doctorate of Medicine Degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1999. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center,which is associated with Texas Tech, in El Paso, TX. He has completed a fellowship in spine surgery at Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis, MN.

Dr. Casnellie has had training in minimally invasive spine surgery and specializes in adult spinal surgery.  Dr. Casnellie performed the first Cervical (neck) Disc Replacement in Kentucky.

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Spine Fellowship 
Twin Cities Spine Center
Minneapolis, MN     2005

Medical School
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky   1999

Internship 
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio    2000

Orthopaedic Residency
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
El Paso, TX     2004