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16 SPINE SURGEONS 14 Spine Surgeons & Neurosurgeons on the Move in September 2017 By Megan Wood H ere are 14 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons that joined new organi- zations, moved locations or received promotions in September 2017. Jonathan Workman, DO, joined HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hos- pital in Effingham, Ill. He specializes in treating adult degenerative spinal conditions and performing minimally invasive surgery and cervical disc re- placement. Mina Safain, MD, heads Hallmark Health's Melrose (Mass.)-Wakefield Hos- pital new neurosurgery program. He specializes in pituitary and brain tumors, meningiomas, minimally invasive spine surgery, complex and reconstructive spine surgery, spinal microsurgery and spinal trauma. Naperville, Ill.-based Edward Hospital welcomed David Peng, MD, to its staff. Dr. Peng performs epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation procedures, spinal cord stimulation, kyphoplasty and more. Lee Titsworth, MD, PhD, joined Baptist Health Medical Group Neurosur- gery in Paducah, Ky. He is a pediatric neurosurgeon with clinical interests in scoliosis surgery and endoscopic brain surgery. Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group welcomed Mustafa Khan, MD, whose clini- cal interests include spinal stenosis, disc herniations, radiculopathy, sciatica, spinal instability and degenerative disc disease. Scoliosis Research Society inducted Todd J. Albert, MD, as the 48th president during the 52nd Annual Meeting Course in Philadelphia Sept. 9. Dr. Albert specializes in cervical spine disorders and minimally invasive spine surgery. Pinehurst (N.C.) Surgical Clinic welcomed Alexander Lemons, MD, to its team. He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery; cervical, thoracic and lumbar degenerative disease; cervical disc replacement; spine trauma, scoliosis; sciatica; and cervical and lumbar disc herniation. Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, is the new neurosurgery department chair at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles. She is the second woman ever to chair an academic neurosurgery department in the U.S. Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home in Gloversville, N.Y., welcomed Joseph Popper, MD. He specializes in cervical spine surgery and minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery. Neurosurgeon Kadhya David Muballe, MD, is returning to Port Elizabeth, South Africa to create a neurosurgery department at the Livingstone. Pre- viously Dr. Muballe served as a neurosurgeon at Seattle-based Washington School of Medicine. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System welcomed Prayash Patel, MD. He underwent a fellowship focused on complex spine conditions and minimally invasive surgery for degenerative spine disorders. Spine surgeons Uzodu Agochukwu, MD, Vamsi Kancherla, MD, and Chris- topher Blanchard, DO, joined Atlanta-based Resurgens Spine Center. n Dr. Alexios Apazidis Performs NY Surgery Center's 1st SpineFrontier Discectomy & Fusion: 5 Key Points By Megan Wood A lexios Apazidis, MD, performed a dis- cectomy and fusion with SpineFrontier's A-CIFT SoloFuse. Here are five key points: 1. Dr. Apazidis performed the C3-4 anterior cervi- cal discectomy and fusion at New York City-based Fifth Avenue Surgery Center in August. 2. Dr. Apazidis performed Fifth Avenue Surgery Center's first procedure with SpineFrontier tech- nology. 3. A-CIFT SoloFuse is a less exposure surgery technology, allowing an implantation with limited tissue disruption. 4. He is affiliated with various New York hospitals, including Mineola-based NYU Winthrop Hospital and East Meadow-based Nassau University Med- ical Center. 5. He completed his fellowship at NYU's Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. n 140 PHYSICIANS SPEAKING, PRIMARILY SPINE & ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS 222+ SPEAKERS TOTAL REGISTER HERE beckersasc.com/june-conference registration@beckershealthcare.com, jcole@beckershealthcare.com sbecker@beckershealthcare.com or 800.417.2035. 16TH ANNUAL FUTURE OF SPINE + THE ORTHOPEDIC, SPINE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT-DRIVEN ASC CONFERENCE JUNE 14-16, 2018 | SWISSÔTEL | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BECKER'S ASC REVIEW KEYNOTES BY JOE MONTANA Former American Football Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs TUCKER CARLSON Host, Tucker Carlson Tonight and Founder, The Daily Caller ANDREW HAYEK Chief Executive Officer, OptumHealth and Chief Executive Officer, I. NAYA KEHAYES Principal, ECG Management Consultants RICHARD WOHNS MD, JD, MBA, Founder, President and Board Certified Neurosurgeon, NeoSpine FRANK PHILLIPS MD, Director, Division of Spine Surgery, Professor, Orthopaedic Surger y, Rush University Medical Center