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Dr. Pratt attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK for his undergraduate education earning Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and Bachelor of Science in zoology. He went on to complete a Masters of Science in ecology and evolutionary biology at the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. He received his Medical Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, OK. During medical school Dr. Pratt was selected for the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society and earned the Lewis J. Moorman Valedictorian Scholarship awarded to the medical student with the highest academic performance in each graduating class.

Dr. Pratt completed his residency training at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He completed fellowship training in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, WA. He is a member of AO spine North America and member of the scientific planning committee for joint spine section.

Dr. Pratt serves as faculty at UTMB with a focus in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery. HIs clinical interests include minimally invasive spine surgery, complex and revision surgery for adult degenerative spinal disease, spinal tumors, and spinal deformity. He brings a multimodal approach to spinal surgery to reduce invasiveness of the operative procedure and improve patient outcomes and recovery.

In his personal time, Dr. Pratt enjoys spending time with his wife and son, hiking, and traveling.

Dr. Rishi Lall was born in Minneapolis, MN and grew up in northern Wisconsin. He completed his undergraduate education at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL with a degree in biological sciences. He obtained his MD from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. During medical school Dr. Lall was selected for membership in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society and won numerous awards including the Lewis E. and Edith Phillips Scholarship awarded to the top five students in each medical school class. During medical school, Dr. Lall developed a passion for the neurosciences and neurosurgery and was awarded the Mark Gichert Memorial Award for Scholarship in Neurosurgery.

Dr. Lall completed his internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL and completed his neurosurgery residency training and Chief Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch. During this time, he received the Thayer Award for Excellence in Teaching, awarded by the UTMB School of Medicine. He currently serves as a full-time faculty Neurosurgeon at UTMB. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons and serves as a delegate for Texas to the national Council of State Neurosurgical Societies. He is also an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Dr. Lall is a board certified neurosurgeon and a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological surgery. Dr. Lall serves as the Director of Neurosurgery Spine for UTMB Hospital. His clinical interests include complex and minimally invasive spine surgery for degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis, scoliosis and spinal deformity surgery, brain tumor and skull base surgery and cerebral aneurysm surgery. He is passionate about using cutting edge and minimally invasive techniques to maximize patient outcomes, decrease postoperative pain, and improve recovery. He is actively involved in research on the effects of spine surgery on chronic pain and his research has been presented at the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting as well as at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

In his personal time, Dr. Lall enjoys traveling, playing tennis and golf, and spending time with his wife, who is also a physician at UTMB in the department of Family Medicine. He is proud to be a member of the UTMB community and looks forward to making a difference.

Rudy P. Briner, MD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery with over 30 years of experience as a neurosurgeon.

Dr. Briner earned both his Master of Science in Biochemistry (1978) and his Doctor of Medicine (1982) at UTMB. He remained at UTMB to complete his general surgery internship and neurosurgery residency from 1982-1988.

Upon completing his resident training, Dr. Briner went into private practice for several decades in the Bryan-College Station, Texas, area. During his career in private practice, Dr. Briner worked at various practices, including the Spinal and Neurological Surgery Associates (1995-2005) and the St. Joseph Physician Associates (2005-2016). He is a founding member of the Texas Brain & Spine Institute that opened in 2006 and is currently owner of Harvey Neurosurgery (since 2009) and partner at Clinical Neuroscience Services (since 2011). Dr. Briner joined UTMB in 2018.

Dr. Briner is a member of several regional, state, and national professional medical organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Medical Association.