Study Group: Orthopedic Surgeons who Perform Kyphoplasty (US)(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 62
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Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - CC
Samir Mehta, MD, is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylavnia. Previously, he was an Instructor at Harborview Medical Center, and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Pennsylvania...
Associate Spine Surgeon
Heartland Hand & Spine Orthopedic Center, PA
Alexander Bailey, MD, is a board certified Associate Spine Surgeon at the Heartland Hand & Spine Orthopedic Center, Kansas. Dr. Bailey practices at three area hospitals including a privately owned specialty hospital. He specializes in all forms of adult spinal interventions of the cervical, thoracic,...
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director
Spinal and Neurosurgical Institute
Wayel Kaakaji, MD, is the Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director at the Spinal and Neurosurgical Institute. He has expertise in the management of brain and spine tumors and movement disorder surgery such as deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Dr. Kaakaji has interest in surgical pain...
Spine Surgeon
Comprehensive Spine Care
Rafael Levin, MD, is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at Comprehensive Spine Care in New Jersey. Dr. Levin is an expert in lumbar and cervical disc replacements and minimally invasive decompression and fusion surgery. His clinical research interests are in degenerative, deformity, trauma,...
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Hospital for Special Surgery
Russel Huang, MD, is an Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Huang’s clinical interests are minimally invasive surgical techniques, lumbar stenosis...
Spine Surgeon
Texas Back Institute Ppa
Renato Bosita, MD, MBA, is a spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute. His areas of expertise include operative and non-operative treatment of spine problems, including sciatica, herniated disks, internal disk derangement, and spinal stenosis. He is well versed in multiple surgical techniques, including...
Alexander Vaccaro, MDProfessor and Orthopaedic and Neurosurgeon
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Alexander Vaccaro, MD,PhD is a Professor and Attending Surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Vaccaro has done extensive research on a broad range of topics related to disorders of the spine and has over 500 publications in both...
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