Patrick O’Connor is an accomplished medical device marketing professional with over 20 years of leadership experience in leveraging novel market development strategies, clinical trial patient enrollment acceleration initiatives, key opinion leading surgeon relationship development, clinical publication efforts and medical society leadership engagement to successfully launch new technologies. Highly effective market development leader with an established
Nicole Tidwell is the Communications Director at the National Spine Health Foundation and a seasoned healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience in communications, marketing, events, product and program development, grant management, and operations. A strategic storyteller, she excels in crafting and executing programs and campaigns that drive awareness, engagement, and meaningful change on
Dr. Alexander Butler is a board-certified spine surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital and Lenox Health Greenwich Village in Manhattan, NYC. Dr. Butler serves as Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is trained in the management of a wide range of spinal conditions by several
Dr. Najeeb Thomas is a native of Louisiana and practices in his home city of New Orleans. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He trained at the world-famous Charity Hospital in New Orleans. He completed special training in complex and minimally invasive spinal procedures in
Scott Smith is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in health and wellness industries. He is the CEO and Founder of Rock Star Global Fitness, a platform dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve their health and fitness goals, and Euphoria Healing & Wellness, which focuses on holistic approaches to physical and mental
Eric Klineberg, MD, MS, is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UTHealth Houston. He serves as Chief of Orthopedic Spine Surgery and also holds the Milton “Chip” Routt Endowed Chair of Spinal Surgery. World-renowned in his field, Dr. Klineberg was a Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of
Dr. Han Jo Kim is an Attending Spine Surgeon and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery specializing in Cervical Spine and Scoliosis Surgery. After his residency at HSS, he completed a spine fellowship in adult and pediatric spinal deformity and scoliosis surgery followed by a subspecialized fellowship in cervical spine surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University
Dr. Bae is a national leader in minimally invasive surgery, motion preservation technology, artificial disc replacement, and non-fusion technologies. As a leading researcher in stem cell repair of degenerative disc disease and the use of growth factors to treat spinal cord injury, he has been published extensively in top journals and presented at many national
Philip Louie, MD, specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, degenerative spinal conditions, complex adult and pediatric spinal surgery, scoliosis, and reconstructive spine surgery. Dr. Louie trained under some of the world’s experts in spine surgery, where he learned minimally invasive spine surgery techniques that preserve muscle and decrease blood loss. In addition to focusing heavily
Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi is Co-Chief of HSS Spine and an spine surgeon at HSS. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of HSS Florida. Dr. Qureshi is a recognized leader and one of the premier surgeons in the field of minimally invasive and motion-sparing spine surgery. He holds the Patty and Jay Baker Chair in Minimally
Bio: Paige Fraser began training at Ballet Atlantic Academy, and later attended Professional Performing Arts High School/The Ailey School. She was a scholarship student at American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Complexions, Jacobs Pillow, and Juilliard summer intensives. Ms. Fraser is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, where she graduated Cum Laude in 2012.