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his issue of Becker's Spine Review includes physician compensation statistics for key specialists, news from around the healthcare industry and
interviews with key spine surgeon thought leaders about what to expect in 2017.
Mark your calendar for the Becker's 15
th
Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference June 22-24, 2017 in Chicago
at the Swissotel. e conference includes more than 126 sessions with 235 speakers including 141 physician speakers, primarily spine surgeons. More
than 1,100 attendees will be at this world-class event that includes keynote speakers:
• Andrew Hayek, Chairman and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates
• Marcus Allen, Former NFL Running Back of the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs and CBS Analyst
• Lou Dobbs, Business and Financial News Legend and Host, Fox Business News' Lou Dobbs Tonight
• Michael A. Kasper, CEO of DuPage Medical Group
Should you have any questions or comments, please contact me at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com, or Editor-in-chief Laura Dyrda at ldyrda@beck-
ershealthcare.com or President and CEO Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.
Very truly yours,
Scott Becker
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