Conference Materials

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS 124 Physicians Speaking, Primarily Spine Surgeons—200+ Speakers Total—117 Sessions To Register, Call 800-417-2035 • Fax 866-678-5755 • Email registration@beckershealthcare.com Register Online at www.regonline.com/14thspineorthoasc Anthony Rinella, MD, Illinois Spine & Scoliosis Center Lisa Rock, President, National Medical Billing Services David Rothbart, MD, FACS, FACPE, Medical Director, Spine Team Texas Raphael Roybal, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Savannah Spine Institute, Chatham Orthopaedics Rafe Sales, MD, Founder and Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Summit Spine Institute Rick Sasso, MD, President, Indiana Spine Group Thomas Schuler, MD, FACS, Chief Executive Officer Founder and Spinal Surgeon, Virginia Spine Institute Paul Schwaegler, MD, Spinal Sugeon, Seattle Spine Institute, PLLC Gaetano Scuderi, MD, Orthopedic Spinal Surgeon and President, Cytonics Thomas Scully, MD, Neurological Surgeon, Northwest NeuroSpecialists Matt Searles, Managing Partner, Merritt Healthcare Hythem Shadid, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Genesis Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Jason Shafer, Partner, HCP & Company LLC Nishant Shah, MD, Anesthesiologist, Midwest Anesthesiology Partners, PRAA Division, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital A. Nick Shamie, MD, Professor and Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine Dan Shedivy, Managing Director, William Blair & Company Chance Sherer, CVA, Director, VMG Health John Shim, MD, President, Shim Spine Khawar Siddique, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Beverly Hills Spine Surgery Jeffrey Simmons, Chief Development Officer, Regent Surgical Health Vladimir Sinkov, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Laura Snyder, MD, Neurosurgeon, Barrow Neurosurgical Associates Michael Stroup, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, United Surgical Partners International Brian Subach, MD, FACS, President, Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon, Virginia Spine Institute Chris Summa, MD, Spinal and Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Spine Clinic of Monterey Bay Susan Sumner, Vice President, Ambulatory Healthcare, Nuance Communications, Inc. Sonia Szlyk, MD, Director, Regional Anesthesia, North American Partners in Anesthesia, Mid-Atlantic Division Melissa Szabad, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLC William Tally, MD, Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Spine, University of Georgia/GRU; Athens Orthopedic Clinic Larry Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Practice Partners in Healthcare, Inc. William Taylor, MD, Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery, Director, Spine Surgery, UC San Diego Health System Robin Tennant, Managing Director, Surgi-Connect, LLC Robert Tiso, MD, New York Spine and Wellness Center; Heritage ASC Alliance Daniel Tomes, MD, FAANS, President, Southwest Lincoln Surgery Center Alecia Torrance, RN, CNOR, Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations, Surgical Directions, LLC Dean Toumbis, MD, PhD, Spine Surgeon, Citrus Spine Institute Gretchen Townshend, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP Patrick Toy, MD, Surgeon, Outpatient Total Joint Replacement, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics Ebby Varghese, MD, Pain Medicine Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri Health System Nikhil Verma, MD, Associate Professor, Rush University Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgeon, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Jon Vick, President, ASCs Inc. Barton Walker, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP Amber Walsh, JD, Partner and Healthcare Department Chair, McGuireWoods LLP William Watters III, MD, President, North American Spine Society; Clinical Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch; Clinical Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine Robert Westergard, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America Peter Whang, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Spine Service, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine Richard Wohns, MD, JD, Founder, President and Neurosurgeon, NeoSpine Michael Yetnikoff, Managing Director, Surgi- Connect LLC Anthony Yeung, MD, Founder, Desert Institute for Spine Care; Voluntary Professor, Endoscopic Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Deb Yoder, RN, CNOR, Director, Clinical Services, HIPPA and Compliance Officer, Surgical Management Professionals James Yue, MD, Associate Professor, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Co-Director, Orthopaedic Spine Service, Director, Yale Spine Fellowship, Yale School of Medicine Lucia Zamorano, MD, PLC, Professor, Neurological Surgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Michigan Brain and Spine Surgery Center Cheryl Zapata, Chief Development Officer, Texas Back Institute Robert Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE, Managing Partner and Founder, ASD Management

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