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.

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 Pediatric Neurosurgeon John Hopkins 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 Mount Sinai Hospital	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	Gerald E. Rodts, Jr., MD Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Emory University School of Medicine