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November 2018
Vol. 2018 No. 6
PUBLISHER
Scott Becker / Publisher
sbecker@beckershealthcare.com
EDITORS
Molly Gamble / Vice President of Editorial/Editor in Chief, Becker's
Hospital Review
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Spine
Review
Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor
Emily Rappleye / Managing Editor
Brian Zimmerman / Custom Content Editor
Kara Hemphill / Copy Editor
Angela Myers / Copy Editor
Anuja Vaidya / Assistant Editor/List Manager
Mackenzie Bean / Assistant Editor
Morgan Haefner / Assistant Editor
Alyssa Rege / Assistant Editor
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Jessica Kim Cohen / Senior Writer/Reporter
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Eric Oliver / Senior Writer/Reporter
Harrison Cook / Writer/Reporter
Jackie Drees / Writer/Reporter
Mackenzie Garrity / Writer/Reporter
Megan Knowles / Writer/Reporter
Shayna Korol / Writer/Reporter
Alia Paavola / Writer/Reporter
Julie Spitzer / Writer/Reporter
Angie Stewart / Writer/Reporter
Leo Vartorella / Writer/Reporter
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Jessica Cole / President & CEO
312-505-9387 / jcole@beckershealthcare.com
Jim Milligan / CFO
312-414-0966 / jmilligan@beckershealthcare.com
Katie Atwood / Vice President of Operations and Events
219-746-2149 / katwood@beckershealthcare.com
Ally Warner / Vice President of Sales
312-254-1531 / awarner@beckershealthcare.com
Jack Burns / Account Manager
312-448-9245 / jburns@beckershealthcare.com
Ryan Ciepley / Account Manager
312-448-9243 / rciepley@beckershealthcare.com
Abbie Crouse / Key Account & Business Development Manager
312-982-0032 / acrouse@beckershealthcare.com
Maggie Dunne / Key Account Manager and Associate Director of
Events
312-281-6535 / mdunne@beckershealthcare.com
Emma Goodman / Key Account/Webinar/Recruiting Manager
312-448-9239 / egoodman@beckershealthcare.com
Maura Jodoin / Brand Manager; Account Executive, Becker's Spine Review,
Becker's ASC Review
708-822-1786 / mjodoin@beckershealthcare.com
Haley Jones / Account Executive
312-929-3682 / hjones@beckershealthcare.com
Scott Jones / Marketing & Events Coordinator
312-448-9244 / sjones@beckershealthcare.com
Kristelle Khazzaka / Assistant Account Manager
312-257-2937 / kkhazzaka@beckershealthcare.com
Peter Krzywosz / Assistant Account Manager
312-448-9237 / pkrzywosz@beckershealthcare.com
Sofie Lenzen / Events and Speaker Manager
708-856-8565 / slenzen@beckershealthcare.com
Ariel Leung / Director of Strategic Sales / Key Accounts
312-948-8559 / aleung@beckershealthcare.com
Maggie Moran / Events and Key Account Manager
312-948-8558 / mmoran@beckershealthcare.com
Margo Vieceli / Key Account Manager and Operations Director
312-448-9241 / mvieceli@beckershealthcare.com
Jessi Young / Speaker Manager & Event Promotions
312-235-6272 / jyoung@beckershealthcare.com
Features
Send your letters to the editor, opinions and responses to editorial@
beckershealthcare.com or Becker's Spine Review, 17 N. State St, Suite
1800, Chicago, IL 60602
Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: How to identify the best treatment
option for VCF patients: Key trends for care pathways . . . . .13
DEVICES & IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Vertebral endplates are a significant
source of chronic low back pain: The evidence behind the
Intracept Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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REVIEW
SARAH KLIFF
Award-Winning
Healthcare Journalist and
Senior Policy
Correspondent,
Vox.com
