Howard An, MD, a spine surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopedics at Rush, was awarded the 2023 Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.
Dr. An will be presented with the award in May during the ISSLS' annual meeting in Melbourne, Australia, according to a Feb. 10 letter shared with Becker's.
In addition to his role as a spine surgeon, Dr. An is the director of the spine surgery fellowship program at Rush. He has published more than 280 peer-reviewed original articles, 110 chapters and 20 books on spinal surgery and instrumentation.