Becker's Spine Review

11 Becker's 13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine - call (800) 417-2035 Richard Guyer, MD — Texas Back Institute in Plano Dr. Guyer is the co-founder of Texas Back Institute and the director of the Texas Back Institute Spine Fel- lowship. He is also a co-director for the Texas Back Institute Center for Disc Replacement and founder of the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Guyer earned the Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research and has been president of the North American Spine Society. He has been an associate clini- cal professor at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He has held leadership positions in the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery and is a Cervical Spine Research Society member. Dr. Guyer earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His ad- ditional training includes a spine fellowship at Case Western Reserve University with Henry Bohlman, MD, and a second fellowship studying under Leon Wiltse, MD. Alan Hilibrand, MD — Rothman Institute/Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia Dr. Hilibrand is the co-chief of spine surgery at Roth- man Institute/Jefferson Medical College in Philadel- phia. He is also the vice chair of academic affairs and faculty department, director of orthopedic medical education and The Joseph and Marie Field Professor of Spinal Surgery. His professional leadership positions include treasurer of the Cervical Spine Research Society and deputy editor of both the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) and the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Early in his career, Dr. Hilibrand was identified as a leader. He now serves as chair of the AAOS Communications Cabinet and endorses the AAOS "A Nation in Motion" Campaign. He is also a member of the North American Spine Society and International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. He earned his medical degree at Yale University School of Medicine where he was the class president. Dr. Hilibrand completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan Hospitals and a spine and spinal cord injury fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Tony Mork, MD — California Dr. Mork is a California-based spine surgeon who has performed more than 8,000 endoscopic spine surger- ies. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Mork has a special interest in designing and developing tools used in laser spine surgery and spine care. Dr. Mork was instrumental in developing endoscopic spine surgery techniques and wrote articles for peer- review journals. He is the co-founder of Microspine and Endoscopic Spinal Academy. He performs procedures in both the hos- pital and outpatient surgical setting, with incisions no larger than one inch. Dr. Mork earned his medical degree at Creighton University School of Medi- cine and completed his residency at Martin Luther King Hospital. Dan Resnick, MD — University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Dr. Resnick is a professor of neurological surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where he has also served as the vice chairman and program director. He served as presi- dent of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and was instrumental in developing the North American Spine Society's data registry and director of research. Throughout his career, Dr. Resnick authored more than 175 peer-reviewed scientific papers and contributed to more than 130 other publications. He is interested in comparative effectiveness research and an advocate for spine surgeons and spine patients. Dr. Resnick earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed his residency at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also earned a master's degree during his residency, focusing on neuroscience based on spinal cord injury research. He completed an "infolded fellowship" at the University of New Mexico. Jeff Roh, MD — ProOrtho Dr. Roh is a spine surgeon, president, and board member of ProOrtho, divi- sion of Proliance Surgeons in Seattle. He is also president and a board mem- ber of the Puget Sound Spine Society, as well as president-elect and board member of the Korean American Spine Society. His focus is on minimally invasive spine surgeries and computer-assisted spinal navigation. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Roh is a member of the medical executive committee and chair of the credentials committee for EvergreenHealth. He is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Medical Group Management Association. Dr. Roh earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed his residency at the University Hospitals of Cleve- land, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. His additional training includes the Allen Scholar Research Fellowship at Case Western Re- serve University School of Medicine and a spine and scoliosis surgery fellow- ship at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Cornell University, Weill Medical College. David Rothbart, MD, FAANS, FACS, FACPE — Founder of Spine Team Texas, Southlake Dr. Rothbart is the founder and medical director of Spine Team Texas, where he has a professional inter- est in minimally invasive spine surgery. At the end of 2005, he performed a ground-breaking artificial disc replacement surgery and continues to stay at the cut- ting-edge of the field. Previously, Dr. Rothbart served as medical director at Baylor Medical Center at Irving and Grapevine, and practiced at the Chicago Institute of Neuro- surgery. He is a member of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, National Board of Medical Examiners and American Association of Neuro- logical Surgeons. Dr. Rothbart completed his residency at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., and a fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Kern Singh, MD — Minimally Invasive Spine Insti- tute at Rush in Chicago Dr. Singh is the co-director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is also an associate professor and principal researcher in several FDA clinical trials involving cervical disc replacements and motion preservation. Dr. Singh has a professional interest in minimally in- vasive techniques and his research has won awards from the North American Spine Society and Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He has taught and given lectures on spine surgery technique around the world, recently lec- turing in Saudi Arabia. He also designs minimally invasive spine instrumenta- tion and performs treatment for spinal tumors and adult spinal deformities. Dr. Singh earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadel- phia and completed his residency at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Cen- ter in Chicago. His fellowship was completed at Emory University in Atlanta.

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