TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW PHYSICIAN

DENTON, TEXAS – February 3, 2006 – Texas Back Institute (TBI) is proud to announce the newest member of their team, Jason Marchetti, M.D. He will be practicing in the Denton and Hurst locations.

“Dr. Marchetti has trained with some of the finest medical teams in the Dallas area,” said Scott L. Blumenthal, M.D., spine surgeon and president of Texas Back Institute. “We are pleased to have him on our team of physicians.”

Marchetti specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and focuses on the prevention, rehabilitation and non-operative treatment of occupational, sports and spine injuries. As part of his training in PM&R, he also performs electrodiagnostic testing and lumbar injections for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. He has served as the Medical Director, a member of the Physician Advisory Committee and volunteer doctor at the Collin County Adult Clinic. He was also Chief Resident of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor University Medical Center.

“I chose to work for Texas Back Institute because I was attracted by the blend of private and corporate practice, combined with academics and research,” said Marchetti. “And of course, the great history and reputation of the practice.”

Marchetti attended the University of Texas at Dallas where he graduated cum laude and received a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas where he received his doctorate. He served his residency training for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor University Medical Center and an internship in Internal Medicine at Parkland Health and Hospital System, both in Dallas. He has held lectures in Introduction and Medical Management of Stroke and Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury for Texas Women’s University School of Occupational Therapy. Marchetti is a member of the North American Spine Society, International Spine Intervention Society, Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation, Texas Medical Association, American Medical Association, Denton County Medical Society and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Texas Back Institute

Texas Back Institute (TBI) is one of the largest freestanding spine specialty clinics in the United States. The Institute, based in Plano, Texas, was established in 1978 and provides comprehensive medical care for individuals with back and neck pain. TBI is a back care leader specializing in spinal arthroplasty minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformation and spinal oncology care. As an academic health care organization, TBI has trained hundreds of physicians, scientists and allied health professionals. Its research institution employs state-of-the-art technology and research to treat patients and is involved in the most clinical trials of artificial discs. TBI’s professional staff includes board-certified spine surgeons, general surgeons, internists, chiropractors, physiatrists, pain specialists, exercise physiologists and a team of physical and occupational therapists. Texas Back Institute’s main office is located in Plano, with offices in Denton, Fort Worth, Greenville, Garland, Hurst, Midland, TX and Phoenix, AZ. For more information, visit www.texasback.com.

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