Gerald Rodts, MD, is a professor of orthopedics and neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and chief of the division of spine surgery at the university.

Jeffrey Wang, MD, is co-director of the USC Spine Center at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles and president of the North American Spine Society.

Richard Chua, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and fellow of the American College of Surgeons at Northwest NeuroSpecialists in Tucson, Ariz.

Dalip Pelinkovic, MD, is a board certified orthopedic surgeon subspecializing in spine surgery with Suburban Orthopaedics in Chicago. 

Camden Burns, MD, is a spine surgeon at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis and an assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine. 

Jaime Nieto, MD, is chief of the section of neurological surgery and spine surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens.

Two fellowship-trained spine surgeons — Leo Spector, MD, and Alden Milam, MD — of Charlotte-based Ortho Carolina Spine Center provided their insight into future spine care trends.

Christopher Kager, MD, a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with over 18 years in practice in Lancaster, Pa., has engaged in many medical and non-medical investment opportunities over the past decade. Six months ago, he seized an opportunity and joined angel venture capital firm, Global Health Impact Fund, as CMO and as a principal in the fund.

Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, a large orthopedic practice in Cincinnati, took on a private equity investor in July to spur future growth.

Khoi Than, MD, is fellowship-trained neurosurgeon joining Duke Spine Center in Durham, N.C. 

Kee Kim, MD, is chief of spinal neurosurgery at Sacramento-based UC Davis School of Medicine and co-director of the UC Davis Spine Center.

James Harrop, MD, is chief of the division of spine and peripheral nerve surgery at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia as well as the neurosurgery director of the Delaware Valley SCI Center in Philadelphia and neurosurgery director for adult reconstructive spine.

Robert Gewirtz, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with Mount Carmel Central Ohio Neurological Surgeons in Westerville. 

Adam Bruggeman, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Texas Spine Care Center in San Antonio. 

Khoi Than, MD, is a neurosurgeon who recently left his practice at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland to join Chris Shaffrey, MD, and his team at Duke Spine Center in Durham, N.C.

Amer Samdani, MD, is the chief of surgery for Shriners Hospital for Children – Philadelphia.

In Wichita Falls, Texas in 1971, two general medical officers — Stephen Hochschuler, MD, and Ralph Rashbaum, MD — met each other for the first time while stationed in the U.S. Air Force. 

Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, is vice chairman, professor and director of the minimally invasive spine surgery and spine program in the department of neurological surgery at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

Raymond Hah, MD, is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Los Angeles-based Keck School of Medicine of USC. He focuses his practice on minimally invasive spine surgical techniques.

Roger Hartl, MD, is a professor of neurological surgery and director of spine surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. He is also director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care.