Dr. Khaled Kebaish serves as chief of the Spine Division in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurological surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include spine deformities and scoliosis, degenerative spine disorders, spine tumors and disc arthroplasty.

Dr. Nima Alan is a neurosurgeon who cares for patients with spinal conditions, including herniated discs, spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal), degenerative disc disease (pain from normal wear and tear on discs), spondylolisthesis (displacement of a vertebra onto the one beneath), scoliosis (curving of the spine to one side), kyphosis (overly rounded upper spine), flatback syndrome (loss of normal spine curvature), other spinal deformities, spinal tumors and spinal injuries. He has expertise in both minimally invasive and traditional surgical techniques for complex spine problems.

I decided to become a physician because there is no other satisfaction like being able to help a person in need; for me, practicing medicine is the best method of doing so. As a neurosurgeon, I have the privilege and opportunity to help and work with patients that experience debilitating health conditions, sickness, pain, and functional disability.

Anthony L. Mikula, M.D., is a fellowship trained spine neurosurgeon with expertise in spinal deformity, cervical deformity, and spine tumor surgery. He completed multiple dedicated fellowships in spinal deformity, cervical deformity, and spine tumors.

Dr. Zuckerman is a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery. He serves as the Associate Program Director of the Neurosurgery Residency. He is also the Co-Director of the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center and Vanderbilt Spine Outcomes Lab.

• Master of Science in Clinical Investigation - Vanderbilt University, 2022

• Doctor of Medicine - University of Tennessee Knoxville

• Fellowship - Emory University

• Residency - Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics

Dr. Stephen Lewis is a distinguished orthopaedic spine surgeon affiliated with Toronto Western Hospital and the University of Toronto. He holds board certification and has completed dual fellowship training, underscoring his extensive expertise in the field.

Dr. Jang Won "Jon" Yoon is a neurosurgeon and director of the minimally invasive spine surgery program. He has dedicated his career to finding the best way to treat each spinal condition by using the most cutting-edge techniques and technology. He believes in a highly personalized approach to spine surgery that takes into account the uniqueness of each patient's condition and factors that may affect the outcomes of treatment.

Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care. His specialty is advanced surgical procedures for spinal deformity, reconstruction, and oncology; sacroiliac joint conditions; and low back pain, especially pain caused by previously undetected and under-diagnosed conditions.

Dr. Jacob Greenberg is a board-certified neurological spine surgeon specializing in complex thoracolumbar, cervical, and minimally invasive procedures. He is dedicated to helping each patient meet their individual goals through the least invasive and most effective treatment plan. Dr. Greenberg sees adult patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

Dr. Han Jo Kim is an Attending Spine Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery New York with an interest in cervical spine and spinal deformity surgery. He is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College where he holds the David B. Levine MD Endowed Chair and serves as the Fellowship Committee Chair for the Hospital for Special Surgery and Spine Fellowship Director. He attended medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons followed by residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery and a Spine Fellowship in Cervical Spine and Spinal Deformity Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Michael Kelly is the director of scoliosis and spinal deformities in the Division of Orthopedics & Scoliosis at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. Dr. Kelly received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at UC San Francisco. He later completed two spine fellowships including the complex spinal deformity fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He has more than 150 peer-reviewed publications focused on improving outcomes for pediatric and adult spine surgery.

Richard Hostin, MD is a board-certified, spine surgery fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon whose practice focuses on treatment of complex adult and pediatric spinal deformity. His research interest focuses primarily on health economics and outcomes in treatment of adult spinal deformity.

Dr. Naobumi Hosogane is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at National Defense Medical College in Tokyo, Japan. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Keio University in Tokyo where he completed medical school, postgraduate school, and orthopedic surgery residency as well as spine fellowship. He spent a year as a research fellow at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York in 2007.

Dr. Kojo Hamilton attended to the University of Maryland College Park and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry with high honors. He received his medical degree and residency training from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville under the chair and program directorship of Dr. Jane Sr. He underwent further subspecialty training in complex spine, spinal deformity, scoliosis, and spine surgical oncology, with a combined neurosurgical and orthopedic (AOSpine) fellowship, at the University of Virginia.

Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA, joined the world-renowned Spine Department at Washington University in 2015 as the M. B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Neurological Surgery. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University after completing the accelerated 6-year combined BA, MD Honors Program.

Dr. Jeff Gum completed his orthopedic surgery residency at University of Louisville and his spine fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. His clinical interests include adult and pediatric spinal deformity. Research interests include clinical outcomes in spinal surgery and the economics of spinal deformity surgery.

Dr. Adam Kanter serves as Associate Executive Medical Director, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and Chief of Neurosurgery, Hoag Specialty Clinic. His practice focus is on lateral access surgical techniques and minimally invasive interbody fusion.

Dr. Robert Eastlack is Head of the Division of Spine Surgery at Scripps Clinic, Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Co-Director for the Spine Fellowship Training Program at Scripps Clinic and the San Diego Spine Foundation in San Diego. He is Past President/Current Board member of the San Diego Orthopaedic Society, and a member of the International Spine Study Group, focused on adult deformity and minimally invasive research in spine surgery.

Dr. Bassel Diebo is a Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon and the Director of Spine Research and Innovation at Brown University. Dr. Diebo treats all spine disorders and scoliosis conditions across adolescence and adulthood, including degenerative spinal conditions (stenosis and spondylolisthesis), and spinal curvatures such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis. His areas of focus are complex and revision spinal reconstruction, flatback syndrome, adolescent and adult scoliosis, Hip-Spine Syndrome, full-body three-dimensional alignment, and posture.