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Dr. John Kostuik

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• K2M Chairman & Chief Medical Officer
• Previously held the position of Chief of Spine Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• member/ organizer of the North American Spine Society (NASS)
• Authored numerous papers
• Trained over 159 International Fellows

Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD

• Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in spinal disorders at Sharp Memorial Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California
• Past President of the North American Spine Society (NASS)
• Board member of the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
• Authored numerous published articles and book chapters

Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD

• Started the foundation, F.O.C.O.S. (Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine) to provide orthopedic medical care to underserved populations in West Africa and other third world nations
• Chief of the Scoliosis Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
• Published and lectured extensively on Spine Surgery, with special emphasis on surgery to correct spine deformity

Behrooz Akbarnia, MD

• Medical Director at the San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders
• Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of California San Diego & Director of the San Diego Spine Fellowship Program
• President of the Scoliosis Research Society & Chairman of the San Diego City Wide Spine meetings since 1997
• Graduate of the John H. Moe Scoliosis Fellowship Program

Frank P. Cammisa Jr., MD

• Chief of the Spine Service and Associate Scientist - Research Division at Hospital for Special Surgery
• Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University
• Completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Miami, Jackson-Memorial Medical Center and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis in Miami, Florida
• Published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has led several research studies

John Carbone, MD

• Orthopedic Spine Surgeon & Engineer specializing in Cervical and Low Back Reconstruction
• Interests in Biomechanics & Design and improvement of spinal implants
• Member of the K2M Board of Scientific Advisors

Allen Carl, MD

• Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Pediatrics Head, Spine Section, Albany Medical College
• Member, New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board, AAOS, AOA, NASS, SRS
• Recipient of the Scoliosis Research Traveling Fellowship
• Associate Book Editor; Spine Deformity: The Comprehensive Text

Patrick Connolly, MD

• Chief of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedics University of Massachusetts
• Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, Upstate Medical University, 1993-2003
• Co-Editor OKA III Spine
• John Kostuik Adult Spine Fellow, 1990-1991

Gordon Donald, MD

• Founder & Medical Director, Spine Center of the Northeast
• Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery specializing in spinal surgery
• Instructor & Developer of Spinal Motion Preserving & Fixation Systems

Matt Gornet, MD

• Specialist in Lumbar, Minimally Invasive and Cervical Surgery
• Former Fellow at Johns Hopkins University

Richard Guyer, MD

• President of the North American Spine Society (NASS)
• Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics, University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine
• Co-Director Texas Back Institute Spine Fellowship
• Chairman, Texas Back Institute Research Foundation

Larry Khoo, MD

• Graduated from Yale University School of Medicine with Magna Cum Laude honors
• Resident member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Member of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Spine & Peripheral Nerve Surgery and the North American Spine Society

George Miz, MD

• Founder and Co-Medical Director, Ingalls Spine Center
• Clinical Investigator in numerous clinical trials involving spinal implants, biologics and motion preservation technology
• Extensive clinical experience in use and development of spinal implants

Pierce Dalton Nunley, MD

• Internationally fellowship trained in Switzerland and a fellowship with internationally renowned David K. Selby at the Dallas Spine Group
• Successful private practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders and trauma
• Trained in Microscopic Surgery, Spinal Reconstructions, IDET, Kyphoplasty & Vertebroplasty, and many other types of spinal surgery

John Peloza, MD

• Internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine care
• Pioneer in Minimal Access Spinal Technology (MAST)
• Clinical investigator on numerous medical research studies related to the spine

George Picetti, MD

• Highly specialized in Minimally Invasive, adult and pediatric spine surgery
• Known internationally for his Minimally Invasive approach to Scoliosis treatment pioneering an Endoscopic instrumentation for the treatment of Scoliosis
• Widely recognized as the expert in highly complex adult deformity and reconstruction
• Completed Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship at the Texas Back Institute
• Serves as the Director of Spine Overseas, a volunteer-based program for Orthopedic and Neurosurgeons to treat complex spinal pathologies in developing countries

Faheem A. Sandhu, MD

• Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Georgetown University Hospital
• Neurosurgeon specializing in Degenerative Spine, Spinal Deformity, Trauma, Tumor-Infections, neck, and back surgery and treatment
• Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Fellowship with Dr. Richard Fessler at the University of Chicago
• Special Interests in minimally invasive discectomy and spinal decompression, minimally invasive spinal fusions, endoscopic spinal and brain surgery, Kyphoplasty, and General neurosurgery

Alexis P. Shelokov, MD

• President of Consulting Orthopedists
• Completed three fellowships at the Texas Scottish Rite in Dallas, Southwestern Medical School/Texas Back Institute
• Recipient of the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation traveling fellowship grant
• Written and/ or presented more than 30 medical and scientific papers
• Orthopedic spine surgeon who treats spinal diseases: specifically pediatric and adult scoliosis, spinal tumors, degenerative conditions of the spine and one of only a few dozen surgeons in the United States who regularly perform scoliosis revision surgery on children and adults

Gil Tepper, MD

• FDA Investigator for Stryker / Spinecore Artificial Disc
• Developed outpatient protocols for full gamut of Cervical & Lumbar reconstruction techniques with approximately 13 years experience
• Owner & Operator of MMMC- 17 bed boutique, general hospital in Los Angeles, CA

Charles Theofilos, MD

• Founder and Director of The Spine Center, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, a fully integrated comprehensive spine center
• FDA national investigating site for Stryker/Flexicore artificial disc, Stryker Cervicore artificial disc, Synthes syn-cage interbody fusion device and others
• Performed the first live internet spine surgery using BAK Interbody Fusion in conjunction with SpineTech. National instructor for BAK interbody device for Spinetech, National M.E.D. Instructor (Micro Endoscopic Discectomy), Sofamer-Danek, Inc., MED Systems
• Special interests include total disc replacement, motion preservation & minimally invasive interbody fusion devices

Alex Vacarro, MD

• Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA
• SRS, JOA Traveling Fellow
• Research interest - Spinal Cord Injury

John Williams, MD

• Clinical Investigator in multiple studies involving spinal implants, spine fusion outcomes, osteobiologics and motion preservation technologies
• Associate Clinical Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Member of numerous spine societies
• Active in Animal Basic Science Spine Research at Indiana University, Purdue University - Fort Wayne