Faculty

Frank Phillips, MD

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR

Ronald DeWald, Endowed Professor of Spinal Deformities
Director, Division of Spine Surgery
Section Head, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Fellowship Co-Director, Spine Surgery
President, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS)
Past President, International Society for Advanced Spine Surgery (ISASS)
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Gurvinder Deol, MD

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

Medical Director
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
UNC School of Medicine
WakeMed Orthopaedics

Raymond Gardocki, MD, FAOOS

FACULTY

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery
Minimally Invasive and
Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Gregory Lopez, MD

FACULTY

Assistant Professor of Spine Surgery Midwest Orthopaedics
Rush University Medical Center

Neil Badlani, MD, MBA

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

Director of Spine Surgery
The Orthopedic Sports Clinic

R. Todd Allen, MD, Ph.D

FACULTY

Professor, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
Director, UC San Diego Spine Fellowship
UC San Diego Health System

Jad Khalil, MD

FACULTY

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

James Rizkalla, MD

ALUMNI BOARD

Orthopedic Surgeon,
Baylor Scott & White Health

Stephen Ryu, MD

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

Chair of Neurosurgery
Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS, FCNS

FACULTY

Medical Director | 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

Safdar Khan, MD

FACULTY

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery
Vice Chair for Surgical Innovation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgey,
UC Davis School of Medicine