Spine Leaders

Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA, is a professor of orthopedics and chairman of the department of orthopedics at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. He is the director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a…

Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD, is a spine surgeon at Beaumont Orthopaedic Center in Royal Oak, Mich. He is also a professor at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Mich. He is a member of the American Academy…

Douglas Geiger, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Ann Arbor (Mich.) Spine Center and is on staff at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and Chelsea (Mich.) Community Hospital. He is a fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society and of…

Robert K. Eastlack, MD is a spine surgeon with the San Diego-based Scripps Clinic division of orthopedic surgery. He is a volunteer clinical instructor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He also offers his services to…

Mohammad Diab, MD, is chief of the division of pediatric orthopedic surgery at University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital. He also holds the endowed chair in medical education for the department of orthopedic surgery.

Edward J. Dohring, MD, is the medical director of Spine Institute of Arizona in Scottsdale. He has held several teaching positions, including at the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in Glendale. He is a fellow of the…

Francis Denis, MD, is a staff surgeon at Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis. He is a member of a number of organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Scoliosis Research Society, Orthopaedic Trauma Hospital Association and Minnesota Orthopaedic…

John Peloza, MD, is a founding partner and director of Dallas-based Center for Spine Care. He is a member of the International Spine Injection Society, North American Spine Society, American College of Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Orthopedic…

Domagoj Coric, MD, is a spine surgeon at Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, and he serves as the chief of neurosurgery at Carolinas Medical Center also in Charlotte. He is a member of North Carolina Spine Society and…

A poll taken earlier this year by the American College of Physician Executives found that more than half of physician leaders felt their organizations would be impacted by sequestration.