Meet Your ORS Spine Section Leadership!
Section Chair
Dino Samartzis, PhD, Rush University
Section Chair Elect
Karin Wuertz-Kozak, MBA, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology
Section Past Chair
Simon Tang, PhD, MSCI, Washington University in St. Louis
Section Treasurer
David Nuckley, PhD, Stryker Spine
Section Secretary
Rahul Gawri, MD, PhD, McGill University
Section Education Co-Chairs
Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine
Ana Chee, PhD, Rush University Medical Center
Section Research Co-Chairs
Cheryle Seguin, PhD, University of Western Ontario
Gabriela Granziani, PhD, Polytechnic University of Milan
Section Membership Co-Chairs
Derek Rosenzweig, BSc, PhD, McGill University
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Section Members-at-Large
Chitra Dahia, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, Hospital for Special Surgery
Graciosa Teixeira, PhD, Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Hospital
Section Translational Taskforce
Morgan Giers, PhD, Oregon State University
Section Industry Liaison
Anthony Kirilusha, PhD, Credence
Section Clinical Society Liaison
Ashish Diwan, MD, PhD, University of Adelaide
Section Funding Agency Liaison
Laurel Kuxhaus, PhD, National Institutes of Health
