Executive Committee
Christopher Ames, MD
Dr. Christopher Ames is director of spinal tumor and spinal deformity surgery at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco as well as co-director...
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Shay Bess, MD
Shay Bess, MD, is a practicing spine surgeon at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, C...
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Robert Hart, MD
Dr. Robert Hart retired from clinical practice and Medical Director of Spinal Deformity at Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle as of S...
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Virginie Lafage, PhD
After obtaining her mechanical engineering degree in France, Dr. Virginie Lafage pursued a PhD in Biomechanics with a focus on finite elemen...
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Eric O. Klineberg, MD, MS
Dr. Eric O. Klineberg is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UTHealth Houston, serving as Chief of Orthope...
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Frank Schwab, MD
Frank Schwab MD is the System Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Northwell Health and the Chair of Orthopaedic surgery at Lenox Hill Hosp...
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Christopher Shaffrey, MD, FAANS
Dr. Christopher I. Shaffrey graduated magna cum laude from The Citadel in Charleston, SC with B.S. degree in biology. He played varsity bask...
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Justin Smith, MD, PhD
Dr. Justin Smith completed the MD, PhD program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He subsequently completed his neurosurgery residency at the...
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DOUGLAS BURTON, MD
Dr. Burton attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern S...
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