Course Directors
Sigurd Berven, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery;
Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Service
Praveen Mummaneni, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery;
Director, UCSF Spine Center
Conor O’Neill, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Special Guest Faculty
Isador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Scoliosis and Spine Tumors
Texas Back Institute Leaders in Spine Care
Plano, TX
Luis M. Tumialán, MD
Neurosurgeon, Spine Surgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
Scottsdale, AZ
Thomas E. Dreisinger, PhD
Director of Research and Development
Dynamic Back & Neck Therapy
Troy, MI
Course Faculty
(University of California, San Francisco unless indicated)
Christopher R. Abrecht, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia;
Director, Chronic Pain Service
Tarun Arora, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Jeannie F. Bailey, PhD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Stephen Baxter, PT, MSc, DPT
Assistant Clinical Professor
Julie Cassata, NP
Nurse Practioner
Aaron Clark, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Mario De Pinto, MD
Anesthesiologist
Sibel Deviren, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Vedat Deviren, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Robert Gamburd, MD
Associate Professor
David Gendelberg, MD
Assistant Professor, Spine
Melanie M. Henry, MD, MPH
Anesthesiologist, Pain Medicine Specialist
Line Jacques, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery,
John Adams Endowed Professorship;
Director of Peripheral Nerve and Pain Surgery
Ninad Karandikar, MD
Clinical Professor, Rehabilitation Spine
Phillip Kissel, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF
Director of Neurological Surgery,
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sun Ik Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Arthur Long, PT, DPT, OCS
Physical Therapist
Jeffrey C. Lotz, PhD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Anthony J. Matan, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
Kaiser San Jose Medical Center
Lionel N. Metz, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Heidi Reetz, MD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia
Leslie Robinson, MD
HS Clinical Instructor, Neurological Surgery
Candita Rodriguez, NP
Department of Neurological Surgery
Aenor J Sawyer, MD, MS
Chief Health Innovation Officer,
Translational Research Institute for Space Health
Director, UC Space Health
Director, UCSF Skeletal Health
Co-Director, Center for Advanced 3D+ Technologies
Asst Clin Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
Irene Say, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery
Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Anesthesia
Paul J. Slosar, MD
Chief Medical Officer Episode Solutions
Nashville, TN
Lyndly Tamura, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Lee Tan, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Bobby Tay, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Sara Temple, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Alekos Theologis, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dustin Tom, DPT
Physical Therapist
Peter I-Kung Wu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Patricia Zheng, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery