The board consists of an equal number of orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons as well as a physician from a third medical specialty:
• Ray Baker, MD
• Charles Branch Jr., MD, FAANS
• Zoher Ghogawala, MD, FAANS
• Richard Haynes, MD
• James Heckman, MD
• Paul McCormick, MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS
• Peter Rose, MD
• Christopher Shaffrey, MD, FAANS
• Jeffrey Wang, MD
The board, chaired by Dr. Heckman, has four key responsibilities:
• Establishment of grant and award criteria;
• Establishment and enforcement of conflict-of-interest standards;
• Recruitment of qualified, independent peer-review teams;
• Development of strategies to secure financial support from spine-care stakeholders.
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