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

Questions?
Please contact the ORS at [email protected] or (847) 823-5770.