Kenneth Pettine

Kenneth Pettine (retired), who trademarked the phrase, “Friends don’t let friends get fused,” founded The Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine in 1991 to ensure his patients have non-fusion surgical options.

Pettine has been the principal investigator for 18 Food and Drug Administration studies involving nonfusion implants, biologics, and stem cells, and is a pioneer in spinal stem cell therapy.

He has been featured as one of the top 50 Spine and Specialist Surgeons to Know in America, and is the recipient of numerous honors, a distinguished speaker at national and international symposiums, and the author of more than 20 research publications. Although no longer practicing medicine, Kenneth Pettine is a wealth of information with a vast background to provide you with necessary information regarding stem cells.