2020 Committees
Officers
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick C. Sasso, MD * | President |
| Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA * | Immed. Past President |
| Jeffrey C. Wang, MD * | Past President |
| John M. Rhee, MD * | President Elect |
| James S. Harrop, MD * | Vice-President |
| Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD * | Treasurer |
| Alpesh A. Patel, MD * | Secretary |
Awards Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey D. Coe, MD * | Chair |
| Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH | Member |
| Samuel K. Cho, MD | Member |
| Gary Ghiselli, MD | Member |
| Han Jo Kim, MD | Member |
| Eric B. Laxer, MD | Member |
| Michael J. Lee, MD | Member |
| Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD | Member |
| Kristen E. Radcliff, MD | Member |
| Jefferson R. Wilson, MD, PhD | Member |
Board of Specialty Societies
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| R. Alden Milam, MD * | BOS Liasion |
| Brandon Lawrence, MD * | BOS Liasion |
Development Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD * | Chair |
| Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD | Member |
| Christopher P. Ames, MD | Member |
| Kristen E. Radcliff, MD | Member |
| Andrew C. Hecht, MD | Member |
| Eeric Truumees, MD | Member |
Exhibits Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jens Chapman, MD * | Chair |
| Scott C. McGovern, MD | Member |
| W. Ryan Spiker, MD | Member |
Education Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael C. Gerling, MD * | Chair |
| Chrisopher P. Ames, MD | Member |
| Paul M. Arnold, MD | Member |
| Carlo Bellabara, MD | Member |
| Wayne K. Cheng, MD | Member |
| Charles H. Crawford, MD | Member |
| John C. France, MD | Member |
| Steven S. Hughes, MD | Member |
| Brian K. Kwon, MD | Member |
| Douglas G. Orndorff, MD | Member |
| Gregory D. Schroeder, MD | Member |
| Neill M. Wright, MD | Member |
Hands-on Techniques Course sub-committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick C. Sasso, MD | Co-chair |
| Vincent C. Traynelis, MD | Co-chair |
| Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD | Member |
| John M. Rhee, MD | Member |
| Regis W. Haid, MD | Member |
| Christopher P. Ames, MD | Member |
FOSA Reps
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael C. Gerling, MD | Member |
| Gregory D. Schroeder, MD | Member |
Membership Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steven C. Ludwig, MD * | Chair |
| D. Greg Anderson, MD | Member |
| Alexander P. Hughes, MD | Member |
| Rick C. Sasso, MD | Ex-officio |
Publications Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gregory D. Schroeder, MD* | Chair |
| Sheeraz Qureshi, MD | Member |
| Jason Savage, MD | Member |
| Jefferson R. Wilson, MD, PhD | Member |
Scientific Program Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Daubs, MD* | Co-Chair |
| Andrew Dailey, MD* | Co-Chair |
| Samuel K. Cho, MD | Member |
| Matthew W. Colman, MD | Member |
| William F. Donaldson, III, MD | Member |
| Ben J. Garrido, MD | Member |
| Regis W. Haid, MD | Member |
| Andrew C. Hecht, MD | Member |
| Han-Jo Kim, MD | Member |
| Craig A. Kuhns, MD | Member |
| Brian K. Kwon, MD, PhD | Member |
| Ronald A. Lehman, MD | Member |
| Steven C. Ludwig, MD | Member |
| Sergio A. Mendoza-Lattes, MD | Member |
| Justin W. Miller, MD | Member |
| Thomas E. Mroz, MD | Member |
| Ahmad Nassr, MD | Member |
| Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD | Member |
| Jeffrey A. Rihn, MD | Member |
| Carlo Santaguida, MD | Member |
| Jason W. Savage, MD | Member |
| Brian W. Su, MD | Member |
| Eeric Truumees, MD | Member |
| Barrett I. Woods, MD | Member |
Research Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wellington Hsu, MD* | Chair |
21st Century Grant Subcommittee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clifford B. Tribus, MD | Sub-committee chair |
| William Anderst, PhD | Member |
| Scott D. Daffner, MD | Member |
| Andrew T. Dailey, MD | Member |
| Safdar N. Khan, MD | Member |
| R. Alden Milam | Member |
Seed Starter Grant Subcommittee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey A. Goldstein, MD | Sub-committee chair |
| Pierce D. Nunley, MD | Member |
| Peter G. Passias, MD | Member |
| Gregory D. Schroeder, MD | Member |
| W. Ryan Spiker, MD | Member |
Resident Fellow Grant Subcommittee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nitin N. Bhatia, MD | Sub-committee chair |
| Jesse E. Bible, MD | Member |
| Samuel K. Cho, MD | Member |
| Carlo Santaguida, MD | Member |
| Frank Phillips, MD | Member |
| Michael P. Stauff, MD | Member |
Cervical Registry Subcommittee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoher Ghogawala, MD* | Sub-committee co-chair |
| Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD | Sub-committee co-chair |
Special Projects Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gregory D. Schroeder, MD * | Chair |
| Samuel K. Cho, MD | Member |
| Michael Kelly, MD | Member |
| Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD | Member |
| Addisu Mesfin, MD | Member |
| Thomas E. Mroz, MD | Member |
| Preen Mummaneni, MD | Member |
| Ryan Snowden, MD | Member |
| Barrett I. Woods, MD | Member |
| Neill M. Wright, MD | Member |
| Jim A. Youssef, MD | Member |
Traveling Fellowship Committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD * | Chair |
| Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS | Member |
| John G. Heller, MD | Member |
| Addisu Mesfin, MD | Member |
| Thomas E. Mroz, MD | Member |
| Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD | Member |