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Learn more about the providers at Seton Spine & Scoliosis Center, the only spine specialized neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, and non-surgical rehabilitation group in the central Texas area.
Physician Bios
Matthew J. Geck, MD | John K. Stokes, MD | Eeric Truumees, M.D. | Lee E. Moroz, M.D. | Enrique B. Pena, M.D.
Spine Surgeons
Matthew J. Geck, MD
Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Fellowship-Trained in Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery
Co-Chief, Seton Spine and Scoliosis Center, Austin Texas
Co-Founder, SpineHope, a non profit organization that transforms the lives of children with spinal deformities worldwide through surgery, education and research.
Matthew J. Geck MD is a board certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who has a practice focused exclusively on spine and scoliosis surgery. For the past 10 years his Austin-based practice has focused exclusively on spine and scoliosis surgery, and since 2003 has become the largest spinal deformity practice in central Texas treating adult and pediatric scoliosis, kyphosis and other complex spinal problems. Dr. Geck also specializes in cervical disc replacement and cervical myelopathy. Dr. Geck’s practice is a referral center for some of the most complex cases of adult and pediatric scoliosis, as well as other complex problems of the adult and pediatric spine. He has performed well over 1200 spine operations in practice. He has had the largest spinal deformity practice in Central Texas since 2003, treating scoliosis, kyphosis, and other complex spinal problems.
Dr. Geck was raised in Wisconsin. He performed his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin in the Medical Scholars program and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1992. He attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and graduated in 1996 Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Geck performed his orthopedic surgery residency at the UCLA Medical Center, and was Chief Resident in 2000. To add to his adult and pediatric spine training, he elected to perform two fellowships in spine surgery. Dr. Geck was certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2003. He has been in practice in Austin, Texas since 2002. He served as medical director at his previous practice, from 2008 to 2009. Dr. Geck was then named as Co-Chief of the Seton Spine and Scoliosis Center in November of 2009.
Dr. Geck performed an ACGME approved spine fellowship in adult and pediatric spine surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He then spent additional time at Miami Children's Hospital focusing on complex spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and revision surgery for the previously operated scoliosis patient.
Dr. Geck is also the Founder of SpineHope, a non profit organization that transforms the lives of children with spinal deformities worldwide through surgery, education and research. In addition to 7 trips to Cali, Colombia performing life changing spinal surgeries for underprivileged children, Dr. Geck intends through SpineHope to develop additional global outreach programs. For his efforts in global outreach for complex spine problems Dr. Geck was given the University of Wisconsin’s Forward under 40 award in 2009.
Dr. Geck has written or presented more than 40 scientific papers and book chapters in the journals Spine, The Journal of Spinal Disorders, Orthopedic Clinics in North America, and at the Scoliosis Research Society, International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques, North American Spine Society, Cervical Spine Research Society, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a Fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society, North American Spine Society, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Special Interests
- Spinal Deformity
- Adult and pediatric scoliosis
- Previously Operated Scoliosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Conservative treatment of spinal deformities
- Kyphosis
- Failed spine surgery
- Flatback Syndrome
- Cervical disc replacement.
- Cervical myelopathy.
- Minimally invasive spine surgery, including XLIF, MAST, and other technologies.
- Degenerative disease of the neck and back.
- Herniated discs in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal stenosis
Clinical Services
Spinal Deformity
- Conservative care of adult and pediatric spinal deformities
- Adult and pediatric scoliosis surgery
- Adult and pediatric kyphosis surgery
- Care for the previously operated scoliosis patient
- Brace treatments for scoliosis and kyphosis
- Growing rods for early onset scoliosis
- Titanium rib/VEPTR for early onset scoliosis
- Spinal osteotomies for complex scoliosis or kyphosis
- Complex spinal instrumentation
- Minimally invasive/Less invasive surgery for spinal deformities
Degenerative Spine
- Conservative care of degenerative spinal disorders
- Cervical and lumbar disc replacement
- Microscopic cervical and lumbar discectomy
- Minimally invasive/less invasive spinal surgery
- MAST: Minimal Access Spinal Technologies
- XLIF: Lateral Access Surgery
- Cervical and lumbar spinal decompression for stenosis
- Cervical and lumbar reconstruction for spinal instability
Tumor
- Primary spine tumors and metastases to the spine.
Dr. Matthew Geck shares educational videos and information on spine and scoliosis procedures
Click here to watch videos featuring the latest spine surgery and scoliosis surgery techniques and innovations. Videos include Dr. Matthew Geck featured on Austin, Texas news stations. Also view patient educational videos of spine and scoliosis procedures including: "Rod Capture like Sideloading Screws", DLIF procedure, TLIF procedure, XLIF procedure, Scoliosis Care, Patient Success Stories, Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery and more.
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John K. Stokes, MD
Board-Certified Neurosurgeon
Fellowship-Trained in Spine Surgery
Co-Chief, Seton Spine and Scoliosis Center
Dr. Stokes is a board-certified neurosurgeon, fellowship-trained in spinal surgery with a practice entirely focused on spinal surgery. He has been in practice in Austin for more than seven years and has performed thousands of spinal procedures. His practice serves as a referral center for complex spinal problems for the region. 
Dr. Stokes completed undergraduate training at the University of Texas - Austin in 1992 adding to a long family history of Longhorn graduates. Dr. Stokes subsequently obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1995. He then completed Neurosurgical residency training at the University of North Carolina Hospitals and Clinics in Chapel Hill, NC. During six years of intense Neurosurgical training, he developed a keen interest in Spinal Neurosurgery prompting advanced fellowship training at the Cedars Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders in Los Angeles, CA and UCLA ending in 2002.
Dr. Stokes obtained Board Certification by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 2005 and remains a member in good standing. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He was named as Co-Chief of the Seton Spine & Scoliosis Center, Austin Texas, in November 2009.
Dr. Stokes has published numerous scientific articles in peer reviewed journals and has authored book chapters relevant to spinal surgery. In addition, he has given presentations at scientific meetings around the country. Dr. Stokes was a principal investigator in a FDA IDE (investigational device exemption) study of the Mobi-C artificial cervical disc. He also collaborates with several medical device manufacturers in the development of new spinal technologies.
Clinical Services:
- Conservative/Non-operative treatment of spinal disease
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Artificial cervical disc placement
- Artificial lumbar disc placement
- Endoscopic spinal surgery
- Spinal deformity surgery
- Treatment of failed spinal surgery
- Surgery for spinal instability/spondylolisthesis
- Surgery for spinal cord tumors
- Surgery for tumors of the spinal column
- Surgery for herniated cervical, thoracic and lumbar discs
- Treatment of degenerative disc disease
- Decompression for cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal stenosis
- Implantation of spinal cord stimulators and drug delivery devices
- Other forms of surgical treatment for spinal pathology
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Eeric Truumees, M.D.
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Fellowship-Trained in Spine Surgery
Dr. Eeric Truumees is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Seton Spine and Scoliosis in Austin, Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Dr. Eeric Truumees received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He then completed an internship in General Surgery followed by a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. Dr. Truumees furthered his education by completing a fellowship in Spinal Surgery at William Beaumont Hospital with Dr. Harry Herkowitz in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Dr. Truumees has served as Clinical Director for the Harold W. Gehring Center for Biomechanical Research and Implant Retrieval,
William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. He has also served as 
Adjunct Faculty for the Bioengineering Center at Wayne State University in Detroit.
He has served as Chairman of the Education Publication Committee and as a
member of the Board of Directors for the North American Spine Society.
Dr. Truumees is a member of the Spine Program Subcommittee for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Truumees is a member of the following professional societies: the American Orthopaedic Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the
North American Spine Society, the Cervical Spine Research Society, the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, the
Foundation for Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), and many more.
Dr. Truumees has been published in many professional publications including Spine, Medical Engineering & Physics, The Spine Journal, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Journal of
Bone & Joint Surgery - British Volume and many more.
He is a
Site Principle Investigator for a clinical research study on KAVIAR, Kyphoplasty vs. Vertebroplasty. Dr. Truumees is also a Site Principle Investigator for a clinical research study on Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Compression Fractures: Prediction of
Additional Fractures after Vertebral Augmentation and has served as a
Site Investigator on the use of the OP-1 Product in Spinal Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.
At Seton Spine & Scoliosis in central Texas, Dr. Truumees specializes in cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine disorders.
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Non-surgical Spine Physicians
Lee E. Moroz, M.D.
Board-Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Dr. Moroz is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He completed his undergraduate work at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.  Dr. Lee Moroz received his medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston and went on to complete his residency training at NYU Medical Center’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation. Dr. Moroz served as Chief Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Manhattan V.A. Hospital.
At Seton Spine & Scoliosis in Austin, Dr. Moroz specializes in helping patients return to activity without having to resort to surgery. His focus of care is the diagnosis and assessment of back and neck pain problems. Dr. Moroz is proficient in pain relieving spinal injections.
The work of Dr. Moroz has been published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Enrique B. Pena, M.D.
Board-Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Fellowship-Trained in Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Dr. Pena is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at New York University in New York. Dr. Enrique Pena received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School in Newark. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Morristown Memorial Hospital / Atlantic Health Systems in Morristown. Followed by residency training in  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas in Houston. Dr. Pena furthered his education by completing a fellowship in Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal and Electrodiagnostic Medicine at The Spine Center at New England Baptist Bone & Joint Institute in Boston. Dr. Pena served as a Staff Physician and Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Tufts University Medical School, The Spine Center at New England Baptist Bone & Joint Institute in Boston.
At Seton Spine & Scoliosis in Austin, Dr. Pena specializes in the non-surgical treatment of patients with back and neck problems. His focus of care is the diagnosis and assessment of musculoskeletal and spine problems.
He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the North American Spine Society and the Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation.
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