Spinal surgeon and former Director of Spine Surgery at West Chester Hospital Dr. Atiq Durrani has announced he will be opening a new office in Columbus, Ohio. The founder of CAST (the Center for Advanced Spine Technologies) and MISI (the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute), Dr. Atiq Durrani has a reputation as a premier medical mind and a man of the highest moral caliber. The new office will carry forward his techniques for minimally invasive treatments and outpatient care.

“It is a high honor and a privilege to be expanding our business into the Columbus market,” Dr. Atiq Durrani was quoted as saying. “We will be continuing to offer our excellent standard of medical care and cementing our reputation as one of the most trusted sources of spinal care in the country. Utilizing our minimally invasive techniques, we will be able to serve the Columbus community and help them get back into the workforce and into their regular lives more quickly and with less pain.”

Dr. Atiq Durrani was recently selected as one of America’s Top Orthopedists, and most recently, in 2013, earned the Award of Honor in Orthopedic Surgery from the National Institute of Medicine. Dr. Atiq Durrani went to undergraduate and medical school in his home country of Pakistan, then came to the U.S.A., where he received orthopedic residency training at the University of Cincinnati. He is licensed in Ohio and Kentucky. Dr. Atiq Durrani’s reputation as a man of high morals and integrity precedes him to Columbus.

For Dr. Atiq Durrani the new office is the latest in a series of expansions for his practice, having founded the Center for Advanced Spine Technologies (CAST), the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute (MISI), and recently opened a clinical office in Dayton, OH. Each location serves as a hub for Dr. Atiq Durrani’s minimally invasive approaches to spine care, using a patient-first methodology that tailors a program of treatment and rehabilitation unique to each patient.

Dr. Atiq Durrani is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Orthopedic Research Society, the North American Spine Society, the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, and the Mid America Orthopedic Association, as well as several other notable medical associations.