Directors
Frank Phillips, M.D.
Director
Todd Albert, M.D.
Director
Alex Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
DirectorProgram Chairmen
Greg Mundis, M.D.
San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders
Hyun Bae, M.D.
The Spine Institute
Josh Sandberg
Industry LiaisonFaculty
Dr. Bae is a national leader in minimally invasive surgery, motion preservation technology, artificial disc re
Dr. Juan S. Uribe is Associate Professor and Director of the Spine Section in the Department of Neurosurgery a
Dr. Anand is a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of
Dr. Richard G. Fessler is a Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery at Rush University Medical School in
Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Oncology Orthopedic Surgeon Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Assista
Jack E. Zigler, M.D. is an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon at Texas Back Institute and Co-Director of the Center for
Richard Guyer, M.D. is the Co-founder of the Texas Back Institute and Director of their Spine Fellowship Progr
Dr. Thomas Cha is a board-certified, fellowship trained spine surgeon in the comprehensive Spine Center at Mas
Rick Sasso, M.D., is a founding member, and the president of Indiana Spine Group. He is a board-certified orth
Stephen H. Hochschuler, M.D., is a Co-founder of Texas Back Institute and also the founder of one of the first
I am a spine specialist and surgeon in Chicago Illinois at Northwestern University School of Medicine. I am an
Dr. Jean-Jacques Abitbol is in private practice and is co-founder of California Spine Group in San Diego. Dr.
Gregory M. Mundis Jr., MD, is a spine surgeon specializing in spinal deformities of the cervical thoracic and
Steven Garfin, MD, is a board-certified and world-renowned orthopedic surgeon specializing in the adult spine.
Safdar Khan, MD, is chief of the division of spine surgery in the orthopedic surgery department at The Ohio St
Dr. Wellington Hsu is a spine surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and an assistant professor in the depa
Dr. Kris Radcliff is a fellowship-trained Spinal Surgeon who holds the title of Associate Professor with joint
Dr. Harvinder Sandhu specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery, microsurgery,
Dr. Sigurd H. Berven has a strong clinical interest in spinal disorders of children and adults. He is interest
Ali Araghi, DO is a board certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon with more than 13 years of
He was on the elite medical team that performed the 22-hour, historic surgery to successfully separate conjoin
Dr. Allen has extensive experience and expertise in complex adult reconstruction procedures for deformity/scol
I was born and raised in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood (Southside: Go White Sox) and attended University of I