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

Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS

ALUMNI BOARD

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

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

Stephen Ryu, MD

FACULTY

Neurosurgeon
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Deputy Chief of Neurosurgery
Stanford University Medical Center

Elizabeth Lord, MD

ALUMNI BOARD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery,
University of California, Los Angeles

Neil Badlani, MD, MBA

COURSE CO-CHAIR

Director of Spine Surgery
The Orthopedic Sports Clinic

Safdar Khan, MD

FACULTY

The Benjamin R. & Helen Slack Wiltberg Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
Associate Professor & Chief, Division of Spine Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering
Clinical Co-Director, Spine Research Institute
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio

Jad Khalil, MD

GUEST FACULTY

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