Leadership

1988–1989
Clinical Instructor, Attending Staff
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida

1988–1989
Clinical Instructor, Attending Staff
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida

1988–1989
Medical Director
Acute Spinal Cord Injury Center, District III
Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

1989–1993
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

1989–1993
Staff Neurosurgeon
Wilford Hall Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas

1993–2001
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Emory University

2000
Board Certified: The American Board
of Neurological Surgery, ABNS, # 20062

Aug. 5, 1993
Georgia #37229

Oct. 10, 1988
Florida #54414

Undergraduate | 1974–1978
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude

Graduate | 1978–1982
West Virginia University
School of Medicine
Morgantown, West Virginia
M.D.

Postgraduate | 1982–1983
Surgery Intern, Department of Surgery
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown, West Virginia

Postgraduate | 1983–1988
Resident, Department of Neurosurgery
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown, West Virginia

United States Air Force, Medical Corps, San Antonio, Texas

October 5, 1978
Commissioned

July 3, 1989
Active Duty

July 2, 1993
Honorable Discharge

1995–1997
Board of Directors
THINK FIRST Foundation

1996–2002
Executive Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2000–2003
Board of Directors
Foundation for International Education in
Neurological Surgery (FIENS)

2010–2017
Philanthropy Board of Directors
Piedmont Healthcare Foundation

2011–2013
Board of Directors
Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)

2012–2013
Development Committee
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

2013–2014
Board of Directors
Neurosurgery Research and Education (NREF)

1989–1990
Registration Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1989–1993
Sergeant-at-Arms Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1991–1993
Resident Program
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1991
By-Laws Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1991
Chairman
Residents’ Registration Committee Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1991–1992
Annual Meeting Committee
Orlando, Florida
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1991–1994
Placement Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1992
Chairman, Special Course Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1992
Annual Meeting Committee, Washington
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1992–1993
Credentials Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

1993–1996
Awards Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
AANS/CNS Chairman, 1996

1993
Spine Task Force
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

1993
Scientific Program Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

1993
CPT Spinal Task Force
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

1994
Special Courses Planning Committee
CNS Annual Meeting

1995–1996
Committee on Trauma
American College of Surgeons
Guidelines for Spine Clearance in Trauma

1995–1996
Committee on Pedicle Screw Fixation
American Medical Association
Department of Technology Assessment

1997
Chairman, Sergeant-at-Arms Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
New Orleans, LA

1998
Faculty
AANS Professional Development Program

1998
Education Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1998
Nominating Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

1998–2000
Strategic Planning Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

1998–2002
Exhibit Chairman:
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2000
Education Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2001
Annual Meeting Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2001–2002
Scientific Advisory Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2001
Scientific Program Committee
North American Spine Society (NASS)

2001
Education Committee
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

2001–2003
Program Committee
8th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST)
The Scoliosis Research Society

2002–2003
Chairperson Elect:
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2002
Abstract Committee
IMAST

2003
Program Committee
World Spine II

2003–2004
Chairperson
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2003–2004
Ex-Officio Board Liaison to the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2003–2005
Strategic Planning Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2003–2007
Membership Committee
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)

2004
Advisory Board
Southern Medical Device Association (SEMDA)

2004–2005
Immediate Past Chairperson
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2004–2005
Nominating Committee Chair
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2005–2006
Scientific Advisory Committee
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2006–2013
Development Committee
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

2007–2008
Ex-Officio Member
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2008
Founding Member
Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)

2008–2010
Chair’s Advisory Council
AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

2008–2010
Traveling Fellowship Sub-Committee
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)

2011–2012
Scientific Committee
Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS)

2011–2012
Scientific Program Committee
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

2011
Co-Chair
Spine Advocacy Task Force (SPA)
AANS

2011
Nominating Committee
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)

2011–2013
Chair
Membership Committee
Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)

2011–2014
Chair
Executive Council
Neurosurgery Research and Education (NREF)

2012
Member
Advisory Council
Collaborative Spine Research Foundation (CSRF)
AANS

2012
Chair
Development Committee
AANS

1989–1990
Editorial Board
Clinical Neurosurgery
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1995–2000
Editorial Board
Neuro-Orthopaedic

1995–2004
Ad Hoc Review Board
Neurosurgery

1997–1998, 2003
Ad Hoc Review Board
Surgical Neurology

1997–2006
International Advisory Board
Spinal Surgery
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan

1999–2001
Editorial Board
Journal of Spinal Disorders
Lippincott-Raven Publishers

2000–2013
Editorial Board
SpineUniverse

2000–2004
Ad Hoc Review Board
Spine

2001
Topic Editor
Neurosurgical Focus. Journal of Neurosurgery

2001–2021
Ad Hoc Review Board
Neurosurgical Focus

2001–2003
8th IMAST Advisory Board
Scoliosis Research Society

2001–2003
Ad Hoc Review Board
The Neurologist

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
• Association of Standards for Testing Materials: Committee of Spinal Implants
• Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
• Georgia Neurosurgical Society (GNS)
• International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST)
• Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)
• Monongalia Neurologic Society
• Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA)

• 1. University of Florida Contemporary Neurosurgery Course with an Emphasis on Microsurgery.Section: Spinal Instrumentation and Stabilization. 1988-89.
• 2. Co-Director: Modern Dissection of Bone, Biometals and Bioplastics. Midas Rex Institute, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 1989.
• 3. Co-Director: AANS Pre-Meeting Course, Thoracolumbar Instrumentation. Pre-meeting Course, AANS, Boston, MA, April 24-25, 1993.
• 4. Assistant Director: Hands-On Cervical Spine Techniques. AANS, Kansas City, KS, May 13-15, 1993.
• 5. Assistant Director: Hands-On Cervical Spine Techniques. AANS, Toronto, Canada, June 4-6, 1993.
• 6. Co-Director: Thoracolumbar Instrumentation. Pre-meeting Course, AANS, San Diego, CA, April 10, 1994.
• 7. Co-Chairman: Surgery of the Cervical Spine – Hands-On. AANS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 13-14, 1994.
• 8. Co-Director: AANS Hands-On Cervical Spine Technique, New Orleans, LA, May 13-14, 1994.
• 9. Co-Director: Cervical Spine Stabilization Course. AANS, New Orleans, LA, May 13-14, 1994.
• 10. Co-Director: Thoraco-Lumbar Stabilization, CNS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 1-6, 1994.
• 11. Co-Director: Practical Course: Posterior Thoracolumbar Instrumentation. AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, February 14-18, 1995.
• 12. Co-Director: Thoracolumbar Stabilization. AANS Annual Meeting Practical Course, Orlando, FL, April 1995.
• 13. Co-Director: Practical Course: Thoracolumbar Stabilization. AANS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 22-27, 1995.
• 14. Director: Thoracolumbar Stabilization. AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Lake Buena Vista, FL, March 2, 1996.
• 15. Co-Director: Thoracolumbar Stabilization. AANS Annual Meeting Practical Course, Minneapolis, MN, April 1996.
• 16. Co-Chairman: AANS Professional Development Program: Surgery of the Cervical Spine: Hands-On, Memphis, TN, June 21-23, 1996.
• 17. Co-Director: Cervical Spine Stabilization. AANS Professional Development Program: Surgery of the Cervical Spine: Hands-On, Memphis, TN, June 21-23, 1996.
• 18. Course Co-Director: 1) C1-C2 fixation techniques and 2) Occipital cervical fixation. AANS Professional Development Program, Cervical Spine Stabilization, Memphis, TN, June 21-25, 1996.
• 19. Co-Director: Lumbosacral Stabilization. CNS Annual Meeting Practical Course, Montreal, Canada, September 1996.
• 20. Co-Director, Practical Course: Lumbosacral Instrumentation and Fusion Techniques, General Scientific Session III: Upper cervical spine trauma: analysis of outcome. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, September 28 – October 3, 1996.
• 21. Co-Director: Pedicle Screw and Hook-Rod Stabilization. AANS/CNS Section on Disorder of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves, Newport Beach, CA, February 19-22, 1997.
• 22. Practical Clinic Course Director: Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization Techniques. AANS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April 12-16, 1997.
• 23. Director: Lumbosacral Instrumentation and Fusion: Screws, Dowels and Cages. CNS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, September 27 – October 2, 1997.
• 24. Co-Director: Cervical Spine Instrumentation. Congress of the Peruvian Neurosurgical Society and the Spine Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Lima, Peru, November 1-2, 1997.
• 25. Director: Interbody Spinal Fusion: Advances in Theory and Implants. Spinal Science Advancement Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, April 1998.
• 26. Director: Thoracolumbar Stabilization Techniques. Pre-meeting Course, AANS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April 25-30, 1998.
• 27. Co-Chairman: Spinal Science Advancement Foundation, Global Spine: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques, Kamuela, HI, June 5-7, 1998.
• 28. Co-Director: Lumbosacral Instrumentation and Fusion: Cages, Dowels, and Screws, Practical Course #039, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October 3-9, 1998.
• 29. Co-Director: Pre-Meeting Cervical Spine Workshops. 18th Latin American Congress of Neurosurgery, Santiago, Chile, October 10-11, 1998.
• 30. Course Director: Interbody Spinal Fusion of the Lumbar and Cervical Spine. Pre-meeting Course, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Orlando, FL, February 9-13, 1999.
• 31. Moderator: Cervical Spondylosis and Decision Making. AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Orlando, FL, February 9-13, 1999.
• 32. Lumbosacral Instrumentation: Complication Management & Avoidance. BNI: (1) Pedicle Screws: Techniques & Biomechanics. (2) PLIF: Patient Selection, Management, Outcomes, Phoenix, AZ, March 26-27, 1999.
• 33. Co-Director: Microendoscopic Discectomy. AANS, New Orleans, LA, April 25, 1999.
• 34. Co-Director: Thoracolumbar Stabilization. AANS, New Orleans, LA, April 25, 1999.
• 35. Moderator: Spinal stabilization: state of the art. AANS, New Orleans, LA, April 26, 1999.
• 36. Course Director: Discectomy Techniques and Minimally Invasive. Global Spine, Maui, HI, June 18-20, 1999.
• 37. Chairman: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques. Global Spine, Kapalua, Maui, HI, June 18-20, 1999.
• 38. Co-Director: Lumbosacral Fusion: Cages, Dowels and Screws. CNS, Boston, MA, October 30, 1999.
• 39. Co-Director: Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques: Indications and Outcomes. Pre-Meeting Course, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Palm Springs, CA, February 23, 2000.
• 40. Co-Director: 020, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion. Pre-Meeting Course, AANS, San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2000.
• 41. Co-Director: 036, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion. Pre-Meeting Course, AANS, San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2000.
• 42. Co-Director: World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Spine Seminar. St. Petersburg, Russia, May 20-21, 2000.
• 43. Co-Director: Global Spine. Surgical Principles of Deformity Correction. Maui, HI, June 16-18, 2000.
• 44. Co-Director: Lumbosacral fusion: cages, dowels and pedicle screws. Practical Course, CNS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, September 23-28, 2000.
• 45. Course Director: New Concepts & Technologies: The Impact on Your Practice, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Phoenix, AZ, February 14, 2001.
• 46. Co-Director: Thoracic and Lumbar Fixation. Pre-Meeting Course, AANS, Toronto, Canada, April 22, 2001.
• 47. Co-Director: PC 032, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion. Pre-Meeting Course, AANS, Toronto, Canada, April 22, 2001.
• 48. Co-Chairman: CSSG: Cervical Spine Study Group. 1st Annual Residents and Fellows Course, Phoenix, AZ, May 4-6, 2001.
• 49. Co-Director: Global Spine: Indications and Outcomes of Fixation. Maui, HI, June 16-18, 2001.
• 50. Co-Director: 08, Lumbosacral Fusion: Cages, Dowels and Pedicle Screws. CNS, San Diego, CA, September 29, 2001.
• 51. Co-Director: 15, Lumbosacral Fusion: Cages, Dowels and Pedicle Screws. CNS, San Diego, CA, September 29, 2001.
• 52. Moderator: W58: The Total Spine: Reconstruction 360 Degrees, CNS, San Diego, CA, October 3, 2001.
• 53. The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: An Advanced Course for Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgeons, 11th Annual Course, Beaver Creek, CO, January 19-22, 2002.
• 54. Director: Special Course I: Cutting Edge Spine Technologies: Present and Future, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Orlando, FL, February 27, 2002.
• 55. Co-Director: PC 025, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Chicago, IL, April 7, 2002.
• 56. Co-Director: PC 034, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Chicago, IL, April 7, 2002.
• 57. Moderator: 315, Cutting Edge Strategies for Spine Stabilization, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Chicago, IL, April 10, 2002.
• 58. Co-Moderator: Special Symposium: The Management of Low Back Pain, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Chicago, IL, April 10, 2002.
• 59. Co-Moderator: Scientific Session, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Chicago, IL, April 10, 2002.
• 60. Moderator: Special Course II: Current Management of Axial Low Back Pain, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Chicago, IL, April 11, 2002.
• 61. Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA) 55th Annual Meeting, jointly held with The Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Kiawah Island, SC, April 21-24, 2002.
• 62. Co-Chairman: Cervical Spine Study Group (CSSG) 2nd Annual Resident Instructional Course, San Antonio, TX, May 3-5, 2002.
• 63. Moderator: Posterior Cervical, Cervical Spine Study Group (CSSG) 2nd Annual Resident Instructional Course, San Antonio, TX, May 4, 2002.
• 64. Moderator: Panel Discussion: Advances in Clinical Care of the Cervical Spine, Cervical Spine Study Group (CSSG) 2nd Annual Resident Instructional Course, San Antonio, TX, May 5, 2002.
• 65. Co-Director: 9th International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Montreux, Switzerland, May 23-25, 2002.
• 66. Co-Chairman: Global Spine: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques, Maui, HI,
  July 12-14, 2002.
• 67. Moderator: Session 1: Lumbar Spine, Global Spine: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques, Maui, HI, July 12, 2002.
• 68. Moderator: Spondylosis, corpectomy vs multi-level ACD, Session 5: Cervical Spine, Global Spine: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques, Maui, HI, July 14, 2002.
• 69. Co-Director: AANS Pedicle (Thoracic) Screw Course, Innovations in Spinal Fixation: An Advanced Course, Memphis, TN, July 27-28, 2002.
• 70. Moderator: Session 3: Occipitocervical Instrumentation, AANS Pedicle (Thoracic) Screw Course, Innovations in Spinal Fixation: An Advanced Course, Memphis, TN, July 28, 2002.
• 71. Co-Director: PC 23, Lumbosacral Fusion: Cages, Dowels and Pedicle Screws, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 52 Annual Mtg., Philadelphia, PA, September 22, 2002.
• 72. Moderator: W38, Difficult Spine Lesions: Case Management, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 52nd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 25, 2002.
• 73. Western Neurosurgical Society Spinal Symposium, Victoria, B.C., Canada, October 12-15, 2002.
• 74. Co-Chairman: Global Spine, Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques, Dana Point, CA, October 18-20, 2002.
• 75. Course Instructor: AANS Oral Board Review, Houston, TX, November 10, 2002.
• 76. Visiting Surgeon, Atlantic Neuroscience Institute / Neurological Institute of New Jersey’s 2002 Symposium: Management of the Spine-Current Concepts and Future Trends, Basking Ridge, NJ, November 15, 2002.
• 77. Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), Miami Beach, FL, December 5-7, 2002.
• 78. Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders, An Advanced Course for Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgeons, Beaver Creek, CO, January 18-21, 2003.
• 79. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) Meeting at AAOS, New Orleans, LA, February 6, 2003.
• 80. Co-Director: Special Course 1: Lumbar Deformity: Spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Scoliosis, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Tampa, FL, March 5, 2003.
• 81. Director: PC 002: Modern Techniques and Future Trends in Lumbar Interbody Fusion, AANS, San Diego, CA, April 26, 2003.
• 82. Co-Director PC 013: Modern Techniques and Future Trends in Lumbar Interbody Fusion, AANS, San Diego, CA, April 26, 2003.
• 83. Co-Director: PC 021: Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, AANS, San Diego, CA, April 27, 2003.
• 84. Co-Director: PC 033: Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, AANS, San Diego, CA, April 27, 2003.
• 85. Moderator: 317: Cutting Edge Strategies for Spine Stabilization, AANS, San Diego, CA, April 30, 2003.
• 86. Co-Chairman: Cervical Spine Study Group (CSSG) 3rd Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, May 15-17, 2003.
• 87. Co-Director: Resident Instructional Course, Cervical Spine Study Group (CSSG) 3rd Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, May 15-17, 2003.
• 88. Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA) 56th Annual Meeting, Bend, OR, June 8-11, 2003.
• 89. Medtronic Sofamor Danek Visiting Surgeon Program, Denver, CO, June 19, 2003.
• 90. Program Committee: International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) 10th Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, July 10-12, 2003.
• 91. Chair: Complex Cervical Reconstruction Challenges, Instructional Course Lecture Session #1, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) 10th Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, July 10, 2003.
• 92. Co-Moderator: Session VIII: The Cervical Spine, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) 10th Annual Meeting , Rome, Italy, July 11, 2003.
• 93. Chair: Cervical Challenges, Roundtable Discussion #2, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) 10th Annual Meeting , Rome, Italy, July 12, 2003.
• 94. Course Director: TLIF, Memphis, TN, September 1-3, 2003.
• 95. Cervical Spine Study Group (CSSG), Chicago, IL, September 8, 2003.
• 96. Moderator: Indications for Use: Single, Multi-Level, Cervical Spine Symposium, Lake Placid, NY, September 19, 2003.
• 97. Co-Director: Disc Breakouts, Cervical Spine Symposium, Lake Placid, NY, September 20, 2003.
• 98. Director: PC23: Mastering Spinal Disorders: Dealing with Complexities. Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 53 rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, October 19, 2003.
• 99. American Academy of Neurological Surgery, 65th Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, October 30-November 1, 2003.
• 100. Director: Cervical Spine Course, Platte, SD, November 6-8, 2003.
• 101. Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) 31st Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, December 11-13, 2003.
• 102. The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders, Beaver Creek, CO, January 17-20, 2004.
• 103. Course Co-Chairman: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fixation Hands-On (Unilateral Symposium – The State of the Art), Memphis, TN, April 1-2, 2004.
• 104. Co-Moderator: Discussion/Case Presentations, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fixation Hands-On (Unilateral Symposium – The State of the Art), Memphis, TN, April 1, 2004.
• 105. Moderator: Case Studies / Anterior Cases: Cervical Spine Study Group (CSSG) 4th Annual Resident Instructional Course, Chicago, IL, May 22, 2004.
• 106. Moderator: Spine Session, Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA) Annual Meeting, El Dorado Sante Fe, NM, June 6-9, 2004.
• 107. Course Co-Chairman: Global Spine: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques, Chicago, IL, June 25-26, 2004.
• 108. Moderator: Case Discussion: When to use ALIF alone? Supplement anteriorly? Supplement posteriorly? Global Spine: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques, Chicago, IL, June 25, 2004.
• 109. Charles Drake Lecturer, Spine Surgery Conference, John A. Jane Society Meeting, Charlottesville, VA, September 23-26, 2004.
• 110. Director: PC 19: Spinal Arthroplasty, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 54th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 17, 2004.
• 111. Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: Complications Associated with Current Surgical Techniques, Beaver Creek, CO, January 14-17, 2005.
• 112. Moderator: Special Symposium III: Complication Avoidance and Management in Spinal Neurosurgery, Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Key West, FL, March 5, 2005.
• 113. Co-Moderator: Scientific Session III, Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Key West, FL, March 5, 2005.
• 114. Co-Director: Special Course II – Arthroplasty: Techniques and Indications for the Cervical and Lumbar Spine, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 21st Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, March 9, 2005.
• 115. Co-Director: 001, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 73rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 16, 2005.
• 116. Co-Director: 017, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 73rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 16, 2005.
• 117. Co-Director: 024,Cervical Spine Instability: Instrumentation and Other Methods of Management, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 73rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 17, 2005.
• 118. Moderator: Seminar 214, Cutting Edge Strategies for Spine Stabilization, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 73rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 19, 2005.
• 119. Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA) Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 5-8, 2005.
• 120. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) 12th Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2005.
• 121. Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery Symposium, 2nd Annual Meeting, Los Cabos, Mexico, July 21-23, 2005.
• 122. Co-Moderator: Breakout Session I, Cervical Cases, Russian American Neuroscience Symposium “Advances in Brain and Spine Surgery: Technology and Care”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2005.
• 123. Honored Guest, North Carolina Spine Society, Greensboro, NC, September 10, 2005.
• 124. Course Director: PC19, Spinal Arthroplasty, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 55th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 9, 2005.
• 125. Cervical Arthroplasty User Group Meeting, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 55th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 11, 2005.
• 126. Georgia Neurosurgical Society Annual Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 19, 2005.
• 127. AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 22nd Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL, March 15-18, 2006.
• 128. Co-Director: 001, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 74th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 22, 2006.
• 129. Co-Director: 011, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 74th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 22, 2006.
• 130. Co-Director: 022, Cervical Spine Instability: Instrumentation and Other Methods of Management, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 74th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 23, 2006.
• 131. Moderator: 314, Cutting Edge Strategies for Spine Stabilization, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 74th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 26, 2006.
• 132. Georgia Neurosurgical Society (GNS) Annual Spring Meeting, Sea Island, GA, May 27, 2006.
• 133. Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA) 59th Annual Meeting, Ojai, CA, June 4-7, 2006.
• 134. Co-Chairman: Scientific Session I, Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA) 59th Annual Meeting, Ojai, CA, June 5, 2006.
• 135. Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS) Penfield Lecturer: Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences 41st Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 15, 2006.
• 136. Cleveland Spine Review Hands-On 2006: A Comprehensive Approach for Neurosurgeons and Orthopaedic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH, July 20-23, 2006.
• 137. Co-Director: PC21: Spinal Arthroplasty, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 56th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 8, 2006.
• 138. Georgia Neurosurgical Society (GNS) Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 18, 2006.
• 139. The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders: Advanced Techniques, Practical Applications, Beaver Creek, CO, January 13-16, 2007.
• 140. Southern Neurosurgical Society Meeting: Finesse, Finances and Floods, 58th Annual Meeting, Sea Island, GA, March 15-17, 2007.
• 141. Co-Director: PC003, Cervical Spine Instability: Instrumentation and Other Methods of Management, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), 75th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2007.
• 142. Co-Director: PC021, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), 75th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 15, 2007.
• 143. Co-Director: PC031, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), 75th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 15, 2007.
• 144. Co-Chairman: The Spine Summit: Emerging Technologies & Best Practices, Maui, HI,
  June 8-10, 2007.
• 145. Moderator: Session 1: Lumbar Spine: Dynamic Stabilization, The Spine Summit: Emerging Technologies & Best Practices, Maui, HI, June 8, 2007.
• 146. Moderator: Case Discussions; Session 1: Lumbar Spine: Dynamic Stabilization, The Spine Summit: Emerging Technologies & Best Practices, Maui, HI, June 8, 2007.
• 147. Moderator: Session 3: Cervical Spine: Dynamic Stabilization, The Spine Summit: Emerging Technologies & Best Practices, Maui, HI, June 9, 2007.
• 148. Moderator: Case Discussions; Session 3: Cervical Spine: Dynamic Stabilization, The Spine Summit: Emerging Technologies & Best Practices, Maui, HI, June 9, 2007.
• 149. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 57th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, September 15-20, 2007.
• 150. Co-Director: Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Memphis, TN, October 18-21, 2007.
• 151. Moderator: Posterior Cervical, Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Memphis, TN, October 18-19, 2007.
• 152. Director: Posterior Cervical Lab, Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Memphis, TN, October 19, 2007.
• 153. Moderator: Anterior Cervical, Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Memphis, TN, October 19, 2007.
• 154. Moderator: Posterior Lumbar, Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Memphis, TN, October 20, 2007.
• 155. Cervical Spine Research Society, 35th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 29-December 1, 2007.
• 156. Keynote Speaker: Update on Cervical Arthroplasty, Louisiana Neurosurgical Society (LANS) Meeting, Lafayette, LA, January 19, 2008.
• 157. Co-Chairman: Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice: An Interactive Forum, Vail, CO, February 21-23, 2008.
• 158. Moderator: Hands-on Lab: Posterior Cervico-Thoracic Reconstruction, Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice: An Interactive Forum, Vail, CO, February 21, 2008.
• 159. Co-Director: 002, Management of Cervical Spine Deformity and Instability, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, IL, April 26, 2008.
• 160. Co-Director: 036, Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, IL, April 27, 2008.
• 161. Co-Director: Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery Course for Residents, Memphis, TN, November 6-9, 2008.
• 162. Moderator: Posterior Cervical, Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery Course for Residents, Memphis, TN, November 6-7, 2008.
• 163. Moderator: Anterior Cervical, Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery Course for Residents, Memphis, TN, November 7, 2008.
• 164. Moderator: Posterior Lumbar, Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery Course for Residents, Memphis, TN, November 8, 2008.
• 165. Chairman: THINK Spine, New York, NY, December 6-7, 2008.
• 166. Co-Chairman: Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, February 19-21, 2009.
• 167. Moderator: Session 3: Degenerative Lumbar Disease, Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, February 20, 2009.
• 168. Co-Director: Special Course II – New Developments in Arthroplasty, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Phoenix, AZ, March 11, 2009.
• 169. Co-Director: 009 Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization and Fusion: Indications and Complications, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 3, 2009.
• 170. Co-Director: 034 Management of Cervical Spine Deformity and Instability, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 3, 2009.
• 171. Georgia Neurosurgical Society (GNS) 2009 Annual Spring Meeting, Sea Island, GA, May 23-24, 2009.
• 172. Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA), Hot Springs, VA, June 8-9, 2009.
• 173. Moderator: M03: Disk Arthroplasty of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 26, 2009.
• 174. Co-Chairman: AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 19-22, 2009.
• 175. Moderator: Posterior Cervical, AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 19, 2009.
• 176. Moderator: C1-C2 Fixation Techniques, AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 19, 2009.
• 177. Moderator: Posterior Cervical, AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 20, 2009.
• 178. Moderator: Posterior Cervical Lab, AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 20, 2009.
• 179. Moderator: Cervical Arthroplasty, AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 20, 2009.
• 180. Moderator: Anterior Cervical, AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 20, 2009.
• 181. Moderator: Posterior Lumbar, AANS Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery for Residents, Chicago, IL, November 21, 2009.
• 182. Co-Chairman: Globus Medical New York Spine Forum: Case Management and Discussion, New York City, NY, December 12, 2009.
• 183. Co-Chairman: Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, January 28-31, 2010.
• 184. Moderator: Session 1: Degenerative Lumbar Disease, Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, January 29, 2010.
• 185. Co-Moderator: Case Discussion: Session 1: Degenerative Lumbar Disease, Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, January 29, 2010.
• 186. Moderator: Session 2: Cervical, Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, January 29, 2010.
• 187. Moderator: Session 4: Minimally Invasive – Lumbar, Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, January 30, 2010.
• 188. Moderator: Session 5: Dynamic Stabilization, Spine on the Mountain: Innovation Meets Practice, Vail, CO, January 31, 2010.
• 189. Co-Director: Special Course II: Masters in Spinal Surgery: What Has Experience Taught Me?, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 17, 2010.
• 190. Co-Director: Luncheon Symposium V: Spinal Arthroplasty, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 19, 2010.