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5 May/June 2018 Vol. 2018 No. 3 PUBLISHER Scott Becker / Publisher sbecker@beckershealthcare.com EDITORS Molly Gamble / Vice President of Editorial/Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASeview & Becker's Spine Review Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor Emily Rappleye /Managing Editor Megan Wood / Assistant Managing Editor Brooke Murphy / Content Strategist/Editor Kara Hemphill / Copy Editor Anuja Vaidya /Assistant Editor/List Manager Mackenzie Bean / Assistant Editor Morgan Haefner / Assistant Editor Alyssa Rege / Assistant Editor WRITERS/REPORTERS Jessica Kim Cohen / Senior Writer/Reporter Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter Eric Oliver / Senior Writer/Reporter Brian Zimmerman / Senior Writer/Reporter Mackenzie Garrity / Writer/Reporter Megan Knowles / Writer/Reporter Shayna Korol / Writer/Reporter Alia Paavola / Writer/Reporter Julie Spitzer / Writer/Reporter Angie Stewart / Writer/Reporter Leo Vartorella / Writer/Reporter BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Jessica Cole / President & CEO 312-505-9387 / jcole@beckershealthcare.com Jim Milligan / CFO 312-414-0966 / jmilligan@beckershealthcare.com Katie Atwood / Vice President of Operations and Events 219-746-2149 / katwood@beckershealthcare.com Ally Warner / Vice President of Sales 312-254-1531 / awarner@beckershealthcare.com Jack Burns / Assistant Account Manager - Events 312-448-9245 / jburns@beckershealthcare.com Ryan Ciepley / Assistant Events Account Manager 312-448-9243 / rciepley@beckershealthcare.com Abbie Crouse / Key Account & Business Development Manager 312-982-0032 / acrouse@beckershealthcare.com Maggie Dunne / Business Development Associate 312-281-6535 / mdunne@beckershealthcare.com Leah Fishbein / Client Strategy/Marketing Manager 312-448-9232 / lfishbein@beckershealthcare.com Emma Goodman / Key Account/Webinar/Recruiting Manager 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 Michael Kempe / Business Development Associate 312-224-8984 / mkempe@beckershealthcare.com Kristelle Khazzaka / Assistant Account Manager 312-257-2937 / kkhazzaka@beckershealthcare.com Peter Krzywosz / Assistant Account Manager 312-448-9237 / pkrzywosz@beckershealthcare.com Sofie Lenzen / Business Development Associate 708-856-8565 / slenzen@beckershealthcare.com Ariel Leung / Key Client Account Manager 312-948-8559 / aleung@beckershealthcare.com Brendan Meyer / Business Development Associate 312-948-8563 / bmeyer@beckershealthcare.com Keegan Thimons / Key Account Manager 312-281-6563 / kthimons@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 Becker's Spine Review is published by ASC Communications. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part of the contents without the express written permission is prohibited. For reprint or subscription re- quests, please contact (800) 417-2035 or e-mail sbecker@beckershealthcare.com. For information regarding Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Hospital Review or Becker's Hospital Review, please call (800) 417-2035. Features Send your letters to the editor, opinions and responses to editorial@ beckershealthcare.com or Becker's Spine Review, 17 N. State St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602 Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 DEVICES & IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 OUTPATIENT SURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 25 TH ANNUAL MEETING: THE BUSINESS & OPERATIONS OF ASCS OCTOBER 18-20, 2018 SWISSOTEL | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 175 SPEAKERS, INCLUDING 150+ SPEAKERS DIRECTLY FROM SURGERY CENTERS Register here at www.beckersasc.com/annual- ambulatory-surgery-centers-conference/ Call 800-417-2035 or email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com or Scott Becker at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com The Best Business-Focused, Strategic Discussions in the ASC Industry with a Special AEU Credit Track REVIEW Holtz Legendary Football and Analyst, ESPN (2004-2015) Reince Priebus Former White House of Staff (2017); Chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011-2017)