Here are 18 spine surgeons and specialists that were recently appointed to prestigious positions or achieved notable accomplishments. John Liu, MD, and Frank Acosta, MD, were recruited by the University of Southern California to help expand the spine team at Keck Medical Center. Dr. Liu will serve as the director of the spine division at the Keck School of Medicine, and Dr. Acosta will serve as an associate professor of neurosurgery.
Benjamin A. Alman, MD, has been named the new chair of orthopedic surgery at Duke University.
The newly-created Society for Advanced Spinal Intervention has appointed Andrea Trescot, MD, and Gung Choi, MD to its board of directors.
AAOS awarded Mark H. Gonzalez, MD, the 2013 Diversity Award. Dr. Gonzalez is professor and chairman of the department of orthopedics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He accepted UIC's first female African American orthopedic resident, also the first female member of the orthopedic faculty.
Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wis., honored its neurology department and neurosurgeon Wesley Griffitt, MD, with the medical research innovation award in neurosurgery.
Eric Grigsby, MD, of Napa Pain Institute, performed the first minimally invasive spine surgery using the Totalis Direct Decompression procedure at Napa Surgery Center in Valle Verde, Calif.
Kenneth Hansraj, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, launched his new book titled, Keys to an Amazing Life: Secrets of the Cervical Spine.
Spine surgeon Isador Lieberman, MD, received the Golden Apple Award from Health Volunteers Overseas for his work with the Uganda Spine Surgery Mission.
James Lynch, MD, has been name a top neurological surgeon in Nevada by the Leading Physicians of the World.
The NeuroSpine Institute of Orlando, founded by neurosurgeon Robert Masson, MD, has opened its first ambulatory surgery center.
Joan O'Shea, MD, owner and director of the Spine Institute of Southern New Jersey, organized an event to help hose affected by Hurricane Sandy.
George Rappard, MD, neurointerventional surgeon, has opened the Los Angeles Minimally Invasive Spine Institute.
Lee Tessler, MD, a board-certified neurosurgeon, has received the Aleh Foundation community service award for excellence in medical care.
The Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine has appointed Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, as co-chairman of its editorial board. Dr. Vaccaro is the first full-time orthopedic surgeon to fill the position.
Robert Watkins, MD, performed a successful microscopic lumbar discectomy on Shaun Cody, defensive tackle for the Houston Texans.
Anthony Yeung, MD, has donated $2.5 million for the creation of a comprehensive spine center at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
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Benjamin A. Alman, MD, has been named the new chair of orthopedic surgery at Duke University.
The newly-created Society for Advanced Spinal Intervention has appointed Andrea Trescot, MD, and Gung Choi, MD to its board of directors.
AAOS awarded Mark H. Gonzalez, MD, the 2013 Diversity Award. Dr. Gonzalez is professor and chairman of the department of orthopedics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He accepted UIC's first female African American orthopedic resident, also the first female member of the orthopedic faculty.
Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wis., honored its neurology department and neurosurgeon Wesley Griffitt, MD, with the medical research innovation award in neurosurgery.
Eric Grigsby, MD, of Napa Pain Institute, performed the first minimally invasive spine surgery using the Totalis Direct Decompression procedure at Napa Surgery Center in Valle Verde, Calif.
Kenneth Hansraj, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, launched his new book titled, Keys to an Amazing Life: Secrets of the Cervical Spine.
Spine surgeon Isador Lieberman, MD, received the Golden Apple Award from Health Volunteers Overseas for his work with the Uganda Spine Surgery Mission.
James Lynch, MD, has been name a top neurological surgeon in Nevada by the Leading Physicians of the World.
The NeuroSpine Institute of Orlando, founded by neurosurgeon Robert Masson, MD, has opened its first ambulatory surgery center.
Joan O'Shea, MD, owner and director of the Spine Institute of Southern New Jersey, organized an event to help hose affected by Hurricane Sandy.
George Rappard, MD, neurointerventional surgeon, has opened the Los Angeles Minimally Invasive Spine Institute.
Lee Tessler, MD, a board-certified neurosurgeon, has received the Aleh Foundation community service award for excellence in medical care.
The Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine has appointed Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, as co-chairman of its editorial board. Dr. Vaccaro is the first full-time orthopedic surgeon to fill the position.
Robert Watkins, MD, performed a successful microscopic lumbar discectomy on Shaun Cody, defensive tackle for the Houston Texans.
Anthony Yeung, MD, has donated $2.5 million for the creation of a comprehensive spine center at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
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