Spine Leaders

Jeffrey Fischgrund, MD, is the chief of orthopedic surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and health system chairman of orthopedic surgery. He also serves as a professor at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

Kara Beasley, DO, is a staff neurosurgeon at Boulder (Colo.) Neurosurgical & Spine Associates. She is one of the only dually credentialed neurosurgeon bioethicists in the world. She participated in Neuroethics as a special concentration at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation…

Donald S. Corenman, MD, DC, joined The Steadman Clinic in 1998 after training as both a chiropractor and orthopedic spine surgeon. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and charter diplomate of the American Board of…

Andrew Ivan Cheng, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Stanford School of Medicine in Redwood City, Calif. He is the orthopedic surgery residency program director and chief of the education committee in the…

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, is the spine division director and professor of neurological surgery at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville.  He previously served as senior staff in the department of neurological surgery and orthopedic surgery at Henry…

Michael Leahy, MD, of Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, was among the first spine surgeons in the Houston area to support Spinal Elements' "Pledge to be a Hero" program. For his participation, Spinal Elements pledged to donate $23,000…

Hal Silcox III, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing with Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Duluth, Ga. He previously provided care at The Emory Clinic and The Emory Spine Center in Atlanta.

Jonathan Lewin, MD, heads The Center for Spinal Disorders in Englewood, N.J., and serves as director of spine surgery at North Shore University Hospital in Forest Hills, N.Y.

Bernard A. Rawlins, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He also serves as a professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, also in New York. He is a…

Isador Lieberman, MD, MBA, is the director of the scoliosis and spine tumor center at Texas Back Institute in Plano. He is a highly respected physician and has won numerous awards over the course of his career, including Cleveland Clinic…