Our Faculty
Faculty

Frank Phillips, MD
COURSE CHAIR
Director, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Rush University Medical Center

R. Todd Allen, MD, Ph.D
FACULTY
Associate Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
Director, UC San Diego Spine Fellowship
UC San Diego Health System

Gregory Lopez, MD
FACULTY
Assistant Professor of Spine Surgery Midwest Orthopaedics Rush University Medical Center

Gurvinder Deol, MD
COURSE CO-CHAIR
Medical Director - Wake Orthopaedics
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
UNC School of Medicine

Steven Garfin, MD
FACULTY
Interim Dean
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Distinguished Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
UC San Diego Health System

Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS
FACULTY
Section Chief of Neurological Surgery | INOVA Alexandria Hospital
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Surgery & General Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosciences | INOVA Medical Group Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery | Virginia Commonwealth University

Neil Badlani, MD, MBA
COURSE CO-CHAIR
Director of Spine Surgery
The Orthopedic Sports Clinic

Jad Khalil, MD
FACULTY
Chief, Orthopaedic Clinical Care Programs - Beaumont Health Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship - William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak

Elizabeth Lord, MD
FACULTY
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery,
University of California, Los Angeles