Becker's Spine Review

12 Becker's 13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine - call (800) 417-2035 Thomas Schuler, MD — Virginia Spine Institute in Reston Dr. Schuler is the founder and CEO of Virginia Spine Institute and spinal consultant for the Washington Redskins. He was also a founder of the Spinal Re- search Foundation and focuses his career on innovat- ing in spinal treatment. He is a fellow with the Ameri- can College of Surgeons and member of the North American Spine Society. Dr. Schuler was among the first to perform hybrid multi-level cervical artificial disc replacement with spinal fusion. He also pioneered an alternative to spine surgery in regenerative therapy and participated in several FDA-approved studies. He has expertise in biologics and uses stem cells in his procedures. Dr. Schuler earned his medical degree at Indiana University School of Medi- cine and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. His additional training includes a fellowship in spine surgery at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Brian Subach, MD — Virginia Spine Institute in Reston Dr. Subach is president of Virginia Spine Institute in Reston. He joined the practice in 2003 after serving as an assistant professor of neurosurgery and spinal surgery at Emory University in Atlanta. He has pio- neered artificial disc replacements and among the few surgeons in the mid-Atlantic region trained in robot- ic-guided spine surgery. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Subach is also the director of research and a board member for the Spinal Research Foundation and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Spine Research Foundation. He played an important role in the research and FDA approval for recombinant human bone morphoge- netic protein for spinal fusions and is a principal investigator for the Phase II clinical trial of NuQu from ISTO Technologies for disc regeneration. Dr. Subach earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Corey Wallach, MD — Anderson (Va.) Spine Center Dr. Wallach is the medical director for the Anderson Clinic Spine Center in Virginia. He was instrumental in developing the practice, which addresses all aspects of spine care from conservative management to minimally invasive treatment. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Wallach is involved in clini- cal research for spinal disorders. He is the president of the American College of Spine Surgery. Dr. Wallach earned his medical degree at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento and completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His additional training includes a fellowship at the Univer- sity of California, Los Angeles. Jeffrey Wang, MD — USC Spine Center Dr. Wang is the chief of orthopedic spine surgery at Keck Medicine of USC and co-director of the USC Spine Cen- ter. Dr. Wang is also a professor of orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. He has held leadership positions in the North American Spine Society, Cervical Spine Re- search Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Sur- geons and other educational and research groups. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Wang runs a basic science laboratory and develops methods for treating spinal disorders. His research focuses on gene therapy, minimally invasive surgical treatment, bone growth biologi- cal proteins and biomedical engineering of non-invasive spine surgery using high intensity focused ultrasonic waves. Dr. Wang earned his medical degree at Stanford University in California and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. His additional training includes a fellowship in spine surgery studying under Henry H. Bohlman, MD, at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Michael Wang, MD — University of Miami Dr. Wang is a neurological surgeon at the University of Miami. He previously served as spine director at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles and fel- lowship director at Rancho Los Amigos National Reha- bilitation Center. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Wang has pub- lished more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, abstracts and oral presentations. His recognitions include the dis- tinguished Sanford Larson and Frank Mayfield Research Awards for the Joint Spine Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. His research also includes robotics in spine surgery, resorbable implants and developing new osteobiologic agents to promote spinal fusion. Dr. Wang earned his medical degree at Stanford University Medical School and completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Southern Cal- ifornia. His additional training includes a neurosurgery spine fellowship at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital. SAVE THE DATE October 22 - 24, 2015 • Swissôtel - Chicago, Illinois learn more & register at https://www.regonline.com/22ndAnnualASC Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting The Business and Operations of ASCs 51 Great Surgeons, 55 Leading Administrators and 110 Surgery Center Speakers in Total

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