Meet Your 2025 ORS Spine Section Leadership!
Chair
Dino Samartzis, DSc, Rush University
Past Chair
Simon Tang, PhD, MSCI, Washington University in St. Louis
Chair Elect
Karin Wuertz-Kozak, MBA, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology
Secretary
Rahul Gawri, MD, PhD, McGill University
Treasurer
David Nuckley, PhD, Stryker
Education Co-Chairs
Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine
Ana Chee, PhD, Rush University Medical Center
Membership Co-Chairs
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Derek Rosenzweig, BSc, PhD, McGill University
Research Chair
Gabriela Graziani, PhD, Polytechnic University of Milan
JOR Spine Liaison
Cheryle Seguin, PhD, University of Western Ontario
Translational Taskforce
Morgan Giers, PhD, Oregon State University
Industry Liaison
Anthony Kirilusha, PhD, Credence
Clinical Society Liaison
Ashish Diwan, MD, PhD, University of Adelaide
Funding Agency Liaison
Laurel Kuxhaus, PhD, National Institutes of Health
Members-at-Large
Chitra Dahia, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Graciosa Teixeira, PhD, Ulm University Hospital
