Research
Research Mentors

Name Area of Research
Todd Albert, MD
Rothman Institute
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
925 Chestnut St, 5th Fl
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4216
Ph: (267)339-3617
tjsurg@aol.com
  • Cervical
  • Lumbar
  • Revision
  • Adult Scoliosis
Kenneth Cheung, MD
Queen Mary Hospital
Department of Ortho Surgery
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Ph: 852 2974 0282
ken-cheung@hku.hk
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Bone Formation and Repair
  • Low Back Pain, Including Disease Gene Hunting and the Molecular Control of Disc Degeneration
  • Tissue Engineered Intervertebral Disc Replacement
  • Aetiology of Scoliosis and New Treatment Methods Including Nitinol
  • Bioactive Bone Cement for Spinal Fixation and Osteoporotic Fractures
Matthew Dobbs, MD
Washington Univ School of Med, Ortho Surgery
Campus Box 8233
Childrens Hospital
One Children's Pl #4S-20
St. Louis, MO 63110
Ph: (314) 454-2045
mattdobbs@earthlink.net
  • Genetics of Heritable Orthopaedic Conditions
Siavash S. Haghighi, DVM PhD
Neurodiagnostic Center
SHARP HealthCare, Ortho/Neuro
7901 Frost St
San Diego, CA 92123
Ph: (858) 541-3459
siavash.haghighi@sharp.com
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Methodology for Experimental Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spine Biomechanics
Yutaka Hiraizumi, MD PhD
Showa Univ.School of Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery
1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo, 142-8666 Japan
Ph: 81 3 3784 8543
hiraizum@med.showa-u.ac.jp
  • Kyphotic Deformity & Spinal Corrective Osteotomy & Osteoporotic Spine
  • Endoscopic Surgery & Thoracosocpic Scoliosis Surgery, Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery
  • Rheumatoid Spine
  • Spinal Cord Monitoring & Neurophysiology
  • Spine & Spinal Cord Anatomy & Pathology
  • Biomaterials & Anti-adhesion
  • Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine
  • Cervical Spine Anatomy
Panagiotis Korovessis, MD
General Hospital Agios Andreas
Orthopaedic Department
65-67 Haralabi Str
Patras, 26224 Greece
Ph: 30 61 0227202
korovess@otenet.gr
  • Spine Injuries
  • Degenerative Lumbar Spine
  • Spine Grafting and Substitutes
  • Bracing in Scoliosis
Isador H. Lieberman, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Ave
A-41
Cleveland, OH 44195
Ph: (216) 445-2743
lieberi@ccf.org
  • Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery
  • Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
  • Adult Spinal Deformity Reconstruction
  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • Spinal Tumor Reconstruction
  • Spinal Trauma Reconstruction
  • Osteoporosis
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Vertebral Compression Fractures
  • Disc Arthroplasty
Richard J. Nasca, MD
1912 Verrazzano Dr
Wilmington, NC 28405
Ph: (910) 256-5320
rjnasca@aol.com
  • Biomechanics of Existing and New Spine Implants
Jeffrey H. Owen, PhD
Surgical Monitoring Services
10151 York Rd, Ste 120
Cockeysville, MD 21030-3314
Ph: (410) 666-2588x101
jeffowen@surgicalmonitoring.net
  • Intra-Operative Monitoring
  • Neurophysiology
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Electronics
  • Statistics
Matthew N. Songer, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Associates of Marquette PC
1414 West Fair Avenue, Suite 149
Upper Peninsula Medical Center
Marquette, MI 49855-2675
Ph: (906) 225-1321
bonesrus96@aol.com
  • Research, Design and Testing of Instrumentation Systems for the Spine
Jeffery L. Stambough, MD
629 Oak St, #208
Cincinnati, OH 45206
Ph: (513) 221-4848
drstambough@fuse.net
  • Adult Degenerative and Reconstructive Surgery
Ian A. F. Stokes, PhD
University of Vermont
Department of Ortho & Rehab
95 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405-0084
Ph: (802) 656-2250
Ian.Stokes@uvm.edu
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Biomechanics
Theodore A. Wagner, MD
UWMC Department of Orthopedic Surg.
1959 NE Pacific St BB1033A
Box 356500
Seattle, WA 98195
Ph: (206) 543-3690
wagner@u.washington.edu
  • Spondylolithesis & Kyphosis Surgery
Michael J. Yaszemski, MD PhD
Mayo Clinic
Dept of Ortho Surgery
200 1st Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Ph: (507) 266-5262
yaszemski.michael@mayo.edu
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Spinal Biomechanics
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