Laurel Blakemore, MD, is president of the Scoliosis Research Society for the 2024-2025 term, according to a Sept. 17 news release.
Dr. Blakemore is a spine surgeon with Pediatric Specialists of Virginia in Fairfax. Suken Shah, MD, is president-elect, and Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD, is vice president.
Here are the other board members for the 2024-2025 term:
Marinus de Kleuver, MD, PhD, Past President I
Serena Hu, MD, Past President II
Praveen Mummaneni, MD, Governance Council Chair Secretary
David Skaggs, MD, Treasurer
Gregory Mundis Jr., MD, Treasurer Elect
Ron El-Hawary, MD, Communication Council Chair
Justin Smith, MD, PhD, Research Council Chair
Munish Gupta, MD, Education Council Chair
Ronald Lehman Jr., MD, Education Council Chair Elect
Eric Klineberg, MD, Director at Large
Michael Vitale, MD, MPH, Director at Large
Michelle Welborn, MD, Director at Large
Christopher Ames, MD, Director at Large
Joshua Pahys, MD, Director at Large
Javier Pizones, MD, PhD, Director at Large