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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018
SPOTLIGHT
DR.
STEPHEN
P.
COURTNEY
Board-Certified, Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Developing superior operative techniques
to treat neck and back disorders!
S
tephen P. Courtney, M.D. is a board-certified, fellowship
trained orthopedic spine surgeon by the American Board
of Orthopedic Surgery and the founder of the Spine Di-
vision at Plano Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Spine
Center (www.posmc.com). He has been practicing medi-
cine and providing exceptional patient care in Plano since
1995. In that time he has worked tirelessly to develop
superior operative techniques to treat neck and back disorders.
He has earned a distinguished reputation among his profes-
sional colleagues, medical peers and patients.
Dr. Courtney was born and raised in Louisiana learning early
about some of the most rewarding things in life: basketball, Cajun
cooking and most importantly, hard work. He graduated high school
as Salutatorian of his class and was selected for Louisiana Boys State.
He was also a member of the Louisiana All-State basketball team. In
college, he graduated summa cum laude from Northeast Loui-
siana University and later received his medical degree
from Louisiana State University Medical School
where he was awarded the Howmedica Bio-
mechanic Award and the Louisiana Ortho-
pedic Association Award. He also placed
fourth in the World Congress for Student
Research Competition. His residency was
at Texas A&M University Medical Center
and completed further specialty training
through a fellowship at Florida Neck &
Back Institute in Gainesville, FL. He
continues to attend many professional
conferences to ensure he remains at
the cutting edge of his field.
Dr. Courtney has been Chief of
Orthopedic Surgery at the Medi-
cal Center of Plano and a mem-
ber of the Hospital’s Executive
and Operating Room Com-
mittees. Dr. Courtney shares,
“Having practiced medicine
for the better part of two de-
cades, I’ve not only gained
a unique insight into the
strengths of useful tools avail-
able in the field, I’ve discovered
opportunities for improvement.”
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