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8 SPINE LEADERSHIP 21 Smart Spine Surgeons With Gifted Business Minds By Megan Wood Todd Albert, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City. As surgeon-in- chief, medical director and Korein-Wilson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at HSS, Dr. Albert has a strong presence in treating cervical spine disorders and performing minimally invasive and image-guided tech- niques. He is a former president of Roth- man Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. Albert has various industry relationships, design- ing DePuy Synthes' Expedium Spine Sys- tem and Swi and Eagle Anterior Cervical Fixation Systems. He is the designer, inventor and consultant for Facet Link's Expandable Cage for Lumbar Spine and serves on Gentis' medical advisory board. Addition- ally, Dr. Albert invented and helped design Zimmer Biomet's Solitaire Cervical Cage as well as invented the patented Lieum Cervical System and Polaris Spinal System. Dr. Albert completed his spine surgery fel- lowship at Minnesota Spine Center in Minneapolis. John Caruso, MD, Parkway Neuroscience & Spine Institute, Hagerstown, Md. A co-founder of "Save Our Doctors, Protect Our Patients," Dr. Caruso helped present liability reform in Maryland, resulting in a special legislative session. He is a leading advocate for physicians to dedicate more time to healthcare economics and policy, and has become immersed in the econom- ic, financial and business components of the industry. Dr. Caruso completed his residen- cies at University of New Mexico Medical School in Albuquerque and Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk. Michael Gleiber, MD, Michael A. Gleiber MD PA, West Palm Beach, Fla. Dr. Gleiber founded a concierge spine surgery practice in Florida focus- ing on minimally invasive and motion preserving spinal procedures from sim- ple to complex disorders. His practice is listed among the top 21 physicians in the United States by Concierge Medicine To- day and he is the Concierge Spine Surgery trademark owner. He has been featured in Forbes Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine and Inc.com, and he has been published in the Huffington Post. Dr. Gleiber also recently became a brand ambassador for Rolls Royce. Dr. Gleiber earned his medical degree from e George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and completed his residency at Columbia University in New York City. His addi- tional training includes the Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Surgery Fellowship. He is a member of several professional organizations and participated in the American Orthopaedic Association's Emerging Leadership Program. Richard Guyer, MD, Texas Back Institute, Plano. Dr. Guyer co-founded Texas Back Institute and is the director of the Spine Fel- lowship Program. He is also the co-director for the Center for Disc Replacement at TBI and previously served as the chairman of the board for the Texas Back Institute Re- search Foundation. In addition to his clini- cal practice, Dr. Guyer is a past president of the North American Spine Society and an editorial board member for several profes- sional publications. Dr. Guyer earned his medical degree at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he also completed his residency in orthopedic surgery. His additional training includes a spine fellowship under Henry Bohlman, MD, at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Stephen Hochschuler, MD, Texas Back In- stitute, Plano. As co-founder of Texas Back Institute and founder of Dallas-based risk management company Back Systems, Dr. Hochschuler has made his mark in medical business. He served as a founding chairman of Mansfield, Mass.-based Innovative Spinal Technologies as well as on DePuy Spine's business advisory board. In addition to his 30 years of medical experience, specializing in the lumbar spine, Dr. Hochschuler is a founding member and past president of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery — formerly known as the Spine Arthro- plasty Society. He also served as past chairman of SpineMark, for which he currently serves on the board of directors. Dr. Hochschuler complet- ed his orthopedic surgery residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Jim Lynch, MD, SpineNevada, Reno. Founder of SpineNevada, Dr. Lynch has positioned himself as a minimally inva- sive spine surgery and outpatient spine sur- gery expert. A partner and director of Regent Surgical Health's Spine Services, Dr. Lynch helps the company develop ambulatory sur- gery centers and hospitals. Dr. Lynch also serves as an Orthopaedic Implant Company board member, contributing to spinal device innovation. Additionally, Dr. Lynch gives back to the community by serving as the medical director for High Fives Organization, a Truckee, Calif.-based nonprofit foundation raising money for injured athletes. Dr. Lynch completed his neurosurgical international fellowship and spine fellowship at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic as well as a spine fellowship at e National Hospital for Neurology and Neu- rosurgery, e Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, all in London.