Managing Neck and Back Problems in 2017…Ask the Spine Experts … – 6abc.com

Thousands of patients are treated every year by the Spine Team at Rothman Institute. Led by Drs. Alexander Vaccaro and Alan Hilibrand, the Spine Team offers numerous surgical and non-surgical treatments to alleviate pain and loss of mobility in the neck and back. Both doctors are world-renowned experts and can be considered the best doctors in the field to answer any questions you may have on the topic. We will try to answer as many questions as time allows.

Alexander R. Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., President

In 2015, Dr. Vaccaro received his MBA (Master of Business Administration) from Temple University's Fox School of Business in Philadelphia, PA and graduated with honors.

Dr. Vaccaro has served as the president of the Rothman Institute since 2014, and is the Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chairman in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Professor of Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the recipient of the Leon Wiltse award given for excellence in leadership and clinical research for spine care by the North American Spine Society (NASS) and is the past President of the American Spinal Injury Association and the Association for Collaborative Spine Research.

He has over 650 peer reviewed and 195 non-peer reviewed publications. He has published over 300 book chapters and is the editor of over 54 textbooks and co-editor of OKU-Spine I and editor of OKU-8. Dr. Vaccaro also serves as Co-Director of the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley and Co-Director of Spine Surgery and the Spine Fellowship program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he instructs current fellows and residents in the diagnosis and treatment of various spinal problems and disorders.

Dr. Hilibrand served as the President of the Cervical Spine Research Society in 2015, and sits on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as the Chair of the Communications Cabinet. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Spine Society as the Chair of Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Hilibrand endorses the AAOS A Nation in Motion Campaign.

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