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November 2016
Vol. 2016 No. 6
PUBLISHER
Scott Becker / Publisher
sbecker@beckershealthcare.com
EDITORS
Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Spine Review
Heather Punke / Managing Editor
Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor
Emily Rappleye / Assistant Editor
Tamara Rosin / Assistant Editor
Megan Wood / Assistant Editor
Mary Rechtoris /Assistant Editor
Anuja Vaidya /Assistant Editor
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Mackenzie Bean / Writer/Reporter
Erin Dietsche / Writer/Reporter
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Morgan Haefner / Writer/Reporter
Brooke Murphy / Writer/Reporter
Alyssa Rege / Writer/Reporter
Brian Zimmerman / Writer/Reporter
Eric Oliver / Writer/Reporter
Jessica Kim Cohen / Writer/Reporter
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Jessica Cole / President & CEO
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Katie Atwood / Vice President of Operations
219-746-2149 / katwood@beckershealthcare.com
Maggie Wrona / Director of Sales/Strategy
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Emma Boehmer / Events and Operations Manager
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Ryan Ciepley / Assistant Events Account Manager
312-448-9243 / rciepley@beckershealthcare.com
Abbie Crouse / Key Account and Business Development Manager
312-982-0032 / acrouse@beckershealthcare.com
Anna Devine / Key Account Manager and Operations Associate
312-982-0970 / adevine@beckershealthcare.com
Leah Fishbein / Client Strategy/Marketing Manager
312-448-9232 / lfishbein@beckershealthcare.com
Emma Goodman / HR/Recruiting/Operations Coordinator
312-448-9239 / egoodman@beckershealthcare.com
Maura Jodoin / Account Executive - Integrated Campaigns
708-822-1786 / mjodoin@beckershealthcare.com
Haley Jones / Assistant Account Manager
312-929-3682 / hjones@beckershealthcare.com
Scott Jones / Marketing & Events Coordinator
312-448-9244 / sjones@beckershealthcare.com
Sarah Lohr / Key Account, Recruiting, Operations Associate
312-448-9234 / slohr@beckershealthcare.com
Ariel Leung / Key Client Account Manager
312-948-8559 / aleung@beckershealthcare.com
Megan McCormack / Ad Operations/Marketing Coordinator
312-448-9246 / mmccormack@beckershealthcare.com
Margo Vieceli / Key Account Manager and Operations Director
312-448-9241 / mvieceli@beckershealthcare.com
Jessi Young / Speaker Manager & Event Promotions
312-235-6272 / jyoung@beckershealthcare.com
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Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SPINE LEADERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DEVICES AND INNOVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
JUNE CONFERENCE SNEAK PEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
JUNE CONFERENCE BROCHURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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