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Alayne Wadsworth

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Alayne Wadsworth is a professional dancer, actor, model, and person with Scoliosis. She tours the country teaching corporate events, incorporating all styles of Ballroom dancing and Country line dancing. She taught at the world-renowned Center State Dance Studio for 10 years and her team was featured on America’s Got Talent and World of Dance. She

Carrie Seifert

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Carrie Seifert is a Certified Strength Coach with a special interest in Rehabilitative Fitness and Wellness. After graduating from James Madison University in 2001, with a degree in Exercise Science and a minor in Nutrition, Carrie spent the last 12 years training various levels of athletes and conducted countless hours educating Physical Therapy patients as

Jenna Jubeir

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I grew up in Washington, DC and am currently studying computer science and chemistry at Northwestern University. I am fascinated by the interface between emerging technologies and medicine, having spent much of my time during my internship at NSHF enthralled by reading about spinal cord stimulation technologies and the newest strategies for attacking spinal cord

Samuel Namian

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Sam is from Silver Spring, Maryland and is currently a student at Georgetown University majoring in neurobiology and minoring in Spanish. Sam attended St. Albans School in D.C. for high school where he developed an interest in biology and decided he wanted to become a doctor. In high school, Sam played football and rowed crew.

Ronald Lehman, Jr., MD

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Dr. Ronald A. Lehman, Jr. is a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of adult and pediatric spine conditions. He specializes in complex spinal deformities including scoliosis, kyphosis, revision spinal surgeries, and minimally invasive applications for deformity surgery, as well as cervical spine, cervical disc arthroplasty/replacement, myelopathy and radiculopathy. Dr. Lehman also focuses on Minimally

Shay Bess, MD

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Shay Bess, MD, is a spine surgeon in Denver Colorado specializing in scoliosis and spine deformity conditions in pediatric and adult patients. Dr. Bess is the president and founder of the International Spine Study Group Foundation, which is a 20 site multi-center research foundation that studies clinical and economic outcomes, complications, and best practice guidelines

Veronica Merril, Social Media & Digital Media Intern

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Veronica Merril is a fourth year student and J. Sanford Miller Arts Scholar at the University of Virginia, double majoring in Music and Architectural History. She is the current President of the Miller Arts Scholars Program and President of University Records, the University’s record label. During the academic year, Veronica works as an editorial intern

Jonathan Merril

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Jonathan is student at the University of Chicago pursuing biology and economics, so that he can better understand the medical field through the perspective of businesses. He has particular interest in biotechnology business, and hopes to pursue this field during and after serving in the U. S. Army. When not studying or in training, he

Nazia Shah, Finance & Accounting Intern

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Nazia is an ambitious, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic student at the George Washington University, school of business, currently a rising senior and working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. As an analytical and experienced individual in the finance and accounting field, she joins the Foundation to help manage the financial reporting, accounting, and portfolio management. Nazia

Frank Phillips, MD

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A visionary in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery, Dr. Frank Phillips was one of the first in Chicago to begin using these procedures in the 1990s. He specializes in minimally invasive cervical and lumbar reconstructive surgery. He also has expertise in motion preserving procedures and was a principle investigator in FDA trials on

James Schwender, MD

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James D. Schwender is a board-certified spine surgeon at Twin Cities Spine Center, providing patient care to the Blaine and Minneapolis offices. A medical school graduate of State University of New York, he completed an internship and residency at University of Vermont as well as a spine fellowship at Twin Cities Spine Center. Dr. Schwender

Miles Guth

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I grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, and am currently discovering my passions for science at Virginia Tech where I am pursuing a BioMedical Degree as part of the Integrated Science Curriculum Program and the Virginia Tech Honors College. Outside of the classroom, I am active in the Student Government Association serving my second term as