Collaborative Spine Research Foundation Announces Board; Group Focuses on Advancing Science, Practice of Highest-quality Spine Care (press release)
The Collaborative Spine Research Foundation (Collaborative Spine), a non-profit fundraising and grants administration organization co-created by the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) to advance the science and practice of the highest quality spine care through the collaborative funding and support of clinical research, has announced its board of directors. The Collaborative Spine board of directors consists of equal numbers of orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, as well as a physician from a third medical specialty. The members are:
Ray Baker, M.D.
Charles Branch Jr., M.D., FAANS
Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., FAANS
Richard J. Haynes, M.D.
James D. Heckman, M.D.
Paul McCormick, M.D., MPH, FAANS, FACS
Peter S. Rose, M.D.
Christopher Shaffrey, M.D., FAANS
Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D.
The Collaborative Spine board of directors will oversee the establishment of grant and award criteria; the establishment and enforcement of conflict-of-interest standards; the recruitment...
