My name is Gina Rizzo, and I am an advanced practice nurse with extensive experience treating patients with spinal and other neurologic disorders. Since receiving my nursing degree from Quinnipiac University, I have worked as a nurse throughout the continuum of nursing care, including the intensive care unit. I went on to become a nurse practitioner following additional education at Seton Hall University.

Throughout my career as a nurse practitioner, I have assisted in thousands of spinal surgeries and am truly committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients with spinal disorders. I have lectured at AANS national meetings on numerous topics, including how to be a good surgical assistant and spinal anatomy for surgical assisting. Over the past five years, I have also had the privilege of serving as a research coordinator for a recent FDA trial for the TOPS device, a motion-preserving spinal device. Alongside my colleagues and fellow Maxim nurse practitioners, Monica Kleban and Brielle Zimick, I have contributed articles to multiple nursing journals on complex neurosurgical cases.

I am truly passionate about developing meaningful relationships with my patients. Maxim Brain and Spine will offer a platform where patients are not treated as numbers, but as individuals along their surgical journey. I aim not only to be a resource to these patients but also to make an otherwise stressful surgical experience a smooth transition back to normal life.