About Us

Spine & Scoliosis Specialists was founded as Greensboro Spine and Scoliosis Center in 2007 by Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS, the only specialist with double fellowship training in spine and scoliosis treatment in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina.

Dr. Cohen’s goal was to create a medical practice focused solely on the needs of spine patients, providing them with state-of-the-art care delivered in a caring and compassionate manner, designed to relieve their pain and improve their quality of life.

It was a bold idea – there were no other medical practices in the area focused solely on the spine in 2007, and there are none still – but Dr. Cohen was convinced that patients with complex spine disorders would benefit from a specialty focus. His vision proved accurate. Since its founding, the office has developed a reputation regionally and nationally for excellence, drawing patients from as far away as California.

Two years after opening, the practice had already outgrown its original office. We relocated in 2009 to a newly-constructed, larger office and changed our name to Spine & Scoliosis Specialists to reflect the larger geographic area we now serve. We also expanded our medical staff to include S. Michael Tooke, MD, FRCSC, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon. Both Dr. Cohen and Dr. Tooke have extensive experience in the treatment of complex spinal problems, with proven results.

With the arrival of Thomas Saullo, MD in 2011, we added another dimension to our services - advanced specialist care in nonsurgical treatment, physical medicine and rehabilitation.  Dr. Saullo is a board-certfied physiatrist who works closely with our surgeons, allowing patients to benefit from multidisciplinary spine care.  As a physiatrist, he takes a whole-body approach to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with spine problems. 

Although our practice has grown significantly over the years, Dr. Cohen's mission remains the same as the day he founded the office: providing advanced spinal care to relieve patients' pain and to improve their appearance, mobility and quality of life.