McCord David H MD PC

Dr David McCord grew up in Hopkinsville Kentucky His father Dr Gerald McCord was a family practitioner there for many years and inspired the best in his son Because Dr Gerald McCord was a juvenile diabetic he personally understood how medical conditions could affect every aspect of ones life His compassionate medical practice became the model of care Dr David McCord wanted to emulate in his own spine practice Dr David McCord graduated as valedictorian from Hopkinsville High School and summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University Following medical school at Cornell University he did a surgical internship and orthopaedic residency at Duke University Dr McCord completed his spine fellowship with worldrenowned spine surgeon Dr Paul McAfee formally of Johns Hopkins University Dr McCord became board certified and has practiced as a Spine Specialist in Nashville for over twenty years with his care limited to spine neck and back related issues In the early 1990s Dr McCord was instrumental in the development of semiflexible disc cage replacements and participated in the original FDA study Dr McCords pioneering work combined with guest surgeries and lectures across the globe helped lead to