At Texas Orthopedics, we’re privileged to have a team of highly skilled spine surgeons and Physiatrists who work as a team to serve patients experiencing disorders and injuries of the spine, nerves, muscles, and bones. Our team includes physicians recognized locally and nationally as experts in their respective fields, who have committed themselves to providing world-class care to patients across Central Texas and beyond.
Spine Surgeons
Back and neck pain are common conditions that affect millions of Americans annually. However, there are numerous spine disorders that our doctors can carefully examine, diagnose and treat with the appropriate conservative, non-surgical and advanced surgical options.
Below is an overview of the Texas Orthopedics spine surgeons. Click on their individual links to learn more about these doctors.
Dr. O. Atilla Onan
O. Atilla Onan, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon who specializes in surgery of the cervical and lumbar spine. Dr. Onan completed his medical degree and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and his Spine Surgery Fellowship in Seattle. His areas of expertise include but are not limited to the following conditions and treatments:
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
- Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- Disc Herniation or Slipped Disc
- Laminectomy and Laminotomy
- Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
He is currently seeing patients in Northwest Austin, South Austin and Round Rock.
Dr. Andrew Pham
Andrew Pham, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Texas Orthopedics specializing in disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine. Dr. Pham completed his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, his Orthopedic Surgery residency at the Medical University of South Carolina / Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and his Harvard Spine Surgery Fellowship in Boston, MA. His areas of expertise include but are not limited to the following conditions and treatments:
- Spinal Stenosis
- Disc Herniations
- Scoliosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Spinal trauma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
- Cervical Anterior and Posterior Fusion
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Thoracic Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Laminectomy and Laminotomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Kyphoplasty
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
He is currently seeing patients in Central Austin, Kyle and Lakeway.
Dr. Justin Vickery
Justin Vickery, MD is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Texas Orthopedics specializing in disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine. Dr. Vickery completed his medical degree at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, his Orthopedic Surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, and his Spine Fellowship at the Norton Leatherman Spine program in Louisville, Kentucky. His areas of expertise include but are not limited to the following conditions and treatments:
- Ankylosing Spondylitis/DISH
- Spinal stenosis
- Radiculopathy
- Disc herniation
- Microdiscectomy
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Spondylosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Scoliosis
- Spine trauma/fractures
- Cervical spine surgery
- Cervical disc arthroplasty
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- Posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion
- Cervical laminoplasty
- Laminectomy and laminotomy
- Thoracic spine surgery/thoracic spine fusion
- Osteodiscitis/Osteomyelitis
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Lumbar spine fusion
- Lumbar interbody fusion
- Sacroiliac dysfunction/sacroiliac fusion
- Lumbar disc arthroplasty
Dr. Vickery will be seeing patients starting September 2, 2025, at our Northwest Austin, Round Rock and Leander offices.
Physiatrists
The Texas Orthopedics spine team includes a highly trained, award-winning team of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation doctors (Physiatrists) including Dr. Kenneth Bunch, Dr. Vishal Kancherla and Dr. Ai Mukai. Our Physiatrists work alongside spine surgeons and are experts at diagnosing and offering non-surgical treatment options for neck pain, back pain and conditions of the nerves, muscles, and bones. Their diagnostic tools include using electrodiagnostic studies to diagnose nerve and muscles conditions that affect function and quality of life due to pain, weakness, numbness and/or tingling in the spine and extremities.
Below is an overview of the Texas Orthopedics Physiatrists. Click on their individual links to learn more about these doctors.
Dr. Kenneth Bunch
Kenneth Bunch, MD, is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), and has a special interest in interventional spine, musculoskeletal, and electrodiagnostic medicine. Dr. Bunch has advanced training in ultrasound and fluoroscopic-guided spine procedures which adds to his comprehensive non-surgical care for spine and musculoskeletal disorders. He utilizes physical therapy, exercise, interventional procedures, and medications to help patients minimize pain and restore function. He performs electrodiagnostic (EMG) testing to diagnose specific nerve disorders including carpal tunnel syndrome and neuropathy.
Dr. Bunch is currently seeing patients at our Northwest Austin and Leander locations.
Dr. Vishal Kancherla
Vishal Kancherla, MD is a board-certified Interventional Physiatrist and fellowship-trained spine specialist. His expertise lies in restoring function and optimizing performance in those patients with spine, joint, muscle and nerve pain. He believes that a series of small steps can yield massive improvements. His patient-centered philosophy helps guide him to determine the safest, simplest and most appropriate treatment methods needed to obtain a successful outcome. Dr. Kancherla focuses on individualized treatment plans performing non-surgical interventions and prescribing the appropriate therapies in the treatment of a wide variety of conditions.
Dr. Kancherla is currently seeing patients at our Northwest Austin, Round Rock and Kyle locations.
Dr. Ai Mukai
Ai Mukai, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician who focuses on non-surgical musculoskeletal and spine care using conservative modalities such as physical therapy and image-guided injections. She also performs electrodiagnostic studies to diagnose nerve and muscle conditions that can cause pain, weakness, numbness, and tingling. In addition, her interests include Orthobiologics including Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and stem cell therapy.
Dr. Mukai is currently seeing patients at in Central and South Austin.
Learn more about spine care at Texas Orthopedics.
