UMC El Paso Spine Center

UMC's Spine Center brings a higher level of care to El Paso, West Texas and Southern New Mexico. UMC is proud to have the largest team of all board certified and board eligible neurosurgery medical staff in the El Paso region. Back and neck pain physicians specialize in minimally invasive procedures and treatments to bring pain relief.

Program Highlights:

  • Multidisciplinary Collaborators: Interventional Neurology, Rehab and Pain Management
  • Dedicated Neurosciences ICU
  • Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures
    - for Spine & Cranial Cases
    - for Tumor & Hemorrhage Evacuation
  • Spine Service Patient Navigator
Clinic Leadership


Luis Vasquez, MD

Luis Vasquez, MD

Dr. Vasquez has over 40 years of experience in neurosurgical care to include all modalities such as pediatric neurosurgery, complex spine, microsurgery and steriotactic radio surgery. He completed his undergraduate degree at Universidad Nacional Mayor De San Marcos and then went on to complete his medical degree at Facultad De Medicina De La Universidad Nacional Mayor De San Marcos in Peru. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, International College of Surgeons and Texas Neurosurgical Society. Dr. Vasquez is fluent in English, Spanish, German and French.

Akshay A. Gupte, MD, MBBS, MPH

Akshay A. Gupte, MD, MBBS, MPH

Dr. Gupte has nearly a decade of experience in neurosurgical care. He completed his undergraduate degree at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in India and then went on to complete his medical degree at the University of Minnesota.

Jaime Gasco, MD, FAANS, FEBNS

Jaime Gasco, MD, FAANS, FEBNS

Dr. Gasco has over a decade of experience in neurosurgical care.  He earned his medical school degree at the University of Valencia in Spain and then went on to complete his neurosurgery training at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Dr. Gasco is one of few neurosurgeons worldwide to be board certified in the USA and Europe.  He specializes in brain, spine, and peripheral nerve surgery with emphasis in using the latest minimally invasive technologies including MIS-TLIF, XLIF, ALIF, CoFlex, Intracept, OLIF and also pain management to include ESI injections and blocks. Dr. Gasco is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Spine Intervention Society and Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons.

David Wang, MD, PhD.

David Wang, MD, PhD.

Dr. Wang has nearly a decade of experience in neurosurgical care. He completed his undergraduate degree at Penn State University, completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience at the University of Florida, and then went on to complete his medical degree at University of Miami's School of Medicine. Dr. Wang served in the military as a Major. He provided neuorsurgical care, domestic and abroad, to include a 6 month tour in Afghanistan.

Service Location

UMC Spine Center
4824 Alberta Avenue, 4th Floor
El Paso, TX 79905

Schedule Services

Phone Number:
(915) 521-7731

Fax Number:
(915) 521-7103

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