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Amit Merchea, M.D., is a surgeon at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida specializing in colon and rectal surgery. Mayo Clinic provides expert care to everyone who needs healing. That means combining our comprehensive, integrated care with a seamless patient experience to provide exactly the care you need. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Mayo Clinic among the top hospitals for Cancer in the nation.

For the most serious or complex conditions, turn to Mayo Clinic’s multidisciplinary teams of experts for accurate diagnosis and innovative treatment options. We combine comprehensive, integrated care with a seamless experience to provide exactly the right care. We work with each person on an individualized care plan, including follow-up with home physicians.

Oluwaseun O. Akinduro, M.D., is a fellowship trained Neurosurgeon specializing in Complex Spine and Spinal Oncology. He serves as the Director of Spinal Oncology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Akinduro completed medical school at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and then completed his neurosurgical training at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. He then completed a Complex Spine and Spinal Oncology fellowship at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Akinduro runs a basic science laboratory focused on finding targeted therapies for patients with spinal cancers. His clinical and research interests are: drug delivery techniques for spine tumors, chordoma treatment, minimally invasive techniques for treatment of degenerative spinal conditions as well as spinal tumors, robotic spine surgery, awake spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery, lateral approaches to the spine, and stabilization techniques for craniocervical junction disease.