SpineUniverse Editorial Board

The SpineUniverse Editorial Board consists of many of the world’s leading spine experts. In short, they are the “Who’s Who” of the spine field—so you know you can trust what you read on SpineUniverse.

The members of SpineUniverse’s Editorial Board have written thousands of peer-reviewed medical papers, edited hundreds of textbooks, and given innumerable scientific presentations worldwide. Many of them have even developed the technologies and treatments used today to manage spine problems.

Editorial Board members write many of the articles on SpineUniverse, in addition to reviewing and approving all Editorial Content before it is presented on the site. To learn more about the Editorial Board’s involvement in SpineUniverse content, please review our Editorial Guidelines.

Ron Grassi, DC MS ACFEI Chiropractor Chiropractic Medicine & Forensics	Richard D. Guyer, MD Chairman, TBIRF Texas Back Institute
Regis W. Haid Jr., MD Neurosurgeon Atlanta Brain and Spine Care	James S. Harrop, MD, FACS Professor, Departments of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University
Nicola V. Hawkinson, DNP, RN, RNFA Adjunct Clinical Professor New York University College of Nursing	Nicole Heuschkel, LAc Acupuncturist Monmouth Pain and Rehabilitation
Jason M. Highsmith, MD Neurosurgeon Charleston Brain and Spine	George I. Jallo, MD Medical Director, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Amer Khalil, MD Director of Spine Surgery Department of Neurological Surgery University of California at Irvine	Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD Associate Clinical Professor University of California San Diego
Reginald Q. Knight, MD, MHA Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon Director, Bassett Spine Care Institute Bassett Healthcare Network	Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Columbia University Medical Center
Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon Texas Back Institute	Baron S. Lonner, MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gerard Malanga, MD Physiatrist New Jersey Sports Medicine, LLC New Jersey Regenerative Institute	Scott A. Meyer, MD Neurosurgeon Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists
Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD Joan O'Reilly Endowed Professor in Spine Surgery Vice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery University of California San Francisco	Kevin R. O’Neill , MD, MS Spine Surgeon OrthoIndy, Inc.
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS Professor of Clinical Sciences University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic	George D. Picetti, III, MD Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon Sutter Neuroscience Medical Group
Steven Richeimer, MD Chief, Division of Pain Medicine Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California	Mary Rodts, DNP Associate Professor Rush College of Nursing