Becker's Spine Review

Sign up for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine Business & Pain Management E-Weeklies at www.BeckersOrthopedicandSpine.com or call (800) 417-2035 35 cost-effectively apply the correct technologies to a particular patient's surgical problem," says Dr. Watters. "By generating this evidence base we can better provide for our patients, increase the quality of patient outcomes and more forcefully make evidence-based arguments with payors for the appropriate surgical intervention in our patients." F. Todd Wetzel, MD, is the vice-chairperson for the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at Temple University School of Medicine. He serves on the board of directors for the North American Spine Society and has published several articles in scientific journals focused on spinal surgery. past president of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery and North American Spine Society. Robert Watkins III, MD, is the co-director of the Marina Spine Clinic. Richard Wohns, MD, is founder and president of South Sound Neurosurgery and pastpresident of the Washington State Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Wohns also founded NeoSpine, a venture capital to develop a national network of outpatient spine surgery centers, which has been acquired by Symbion. He performs outpatient spinal surgery and was among the first neurosurgeons in the United States qualified to perform the XLIF procedure. "I have been fortunate to have met and worked with spinal surgeons, scientists, fellows and residents across the globe," says Dr. Yue. "My relationship and didactic learning with these clinicians and scientists, and subsequent interactive didactic learning and development of spinal surgical procedures/devices which have been used to treat and restore the functional capacity of patients has been the most fulfilling aspect of my career." Kirkham B. Wood, MD, is the chief of orthopedic spine surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and program director for its spine surgery fellowship. His research focuses on instrumentation for spinal deformity and he has worked extensively with European scientists on restorable implants for spinal fixation. Jim Zucherman, MD, is program co-director for the Stanford/St. Mary's Hospital Combined Spine Surgery Fellowship Program and a founding member of the St. Mary's Spine Center. He is a partner with the San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgeons and co-developer of the X-Stop procedure. n Hansen A. Yuan, MD, is a professor of orthopedic and neurological surgery at State University of New York Upstate Medical University and * The profiles published here are abbreviated. For the full profiles, visit www.beckersspine.com. "The most rewarding aspects of my career is being able to combine spinal care, total patient care, spine surgery and the care of the athlete into a program we currently use in our center for which we are able to care for athletes from high school to the top professional ranks, from the minute of their injury to their complete return to their sport or desired level of function," says Dr. Watkins. "The final important rewarding aspect of seeing the success of younger surgeons and rehab specialists, some that trained with us in the care of spinal injuries in athletes." James Weinstein, DO, was appointed president and CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health in Lebanon, N.H., in 2011. He created the hospital's orthopedics department and previously served as the director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. James J. Yue, MD, is the co-director of the Yale Spine Center and director for the center for motion preserving spine surgery and studies. Time to do more of what you want to do, including surgery. Your profession will consume as much of your time as you allow. ASC ownership with Blue Chip Surgical helps you coordinate and balance the important things in your life. A healthy caseload, of course, being one. www.bluechipsurgical.com/insights 513-561-8900 BC_BeckersAd_Time.indd 1 2/8/10 5:16:21 PM

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