SpineLine, the publication of the North American Spine Society, has named its 2025 class of “20 under 40,” which highlights spine-focused physicians under 40 leaders in the specialty.
Here is the 2025 class:
• Ilyas Aleem, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Zainab J. Al-Lawati, MD, Miami
• Luca Ambrosio, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Rome, Italy
• Joshua Bakhsheshian, MD, Neurosurgeon, Phoenix
• Josephine Coury-Whalley, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, New York City
• Charlotte Dandurand, MD, Neurosurgeon, Vancouver, Canada
• Rafael Garcia de Oliveira, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Seattle
• Brian C. Goh, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Atlanta
• Sereen Halayqeh, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, New York City
• Harish Kempegowda, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Paris, Ill.
• Ahmad Ozair, MD, Neurosurgeon, Montreal, Canada
• Prashant V. Rajan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Cleveland
• Andreas Remis, DPT, Physical Therapist, Durham, N.C.
• Ahad M. Siddiqui, PhD, Researcher, Rochester, Minn.
• Sung Huang Laurent Tsai, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Taipei, Taiwan
• Dan Tobert, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Boston
• Anne Versteeg, MD, PhD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Rochester, Minn
• Hao-Hua Wu, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Orange, Calif.
• Charles Yu, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, New Orleans
• Mohamed A. Zaazoue, MD, Neurosurgeon, Madison, Wis.
