Course Directors

Lionel N. Metz, MD
Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgeon
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Kyle A. Mitsunaga, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Hawaii
Medical Director, Spine Surgery, Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, HI

Lee A. Tan, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA

Course Faculty

Christopher P. Ames, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery
Director of Spinal Deformity & Spine Tumor Surgery
Co-director, Spinal Surgery and UCSF Spine Center
Director, California Deformity Institute
Director, Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory

Sigurd H. Berven, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery;
Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Service
Shane Burch MD, MSc
Professor in Residence
Spine Fellowship Director
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
UCSF

Matthew Cage, MD, FRCSC
Pediatric Spine Surgeon,
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery,
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
Shriners Hospitals for Children Honolulu

Aaron Clark, MD, PHD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
UCSF

Vedat Deviren, MD
Professor, Clinical Orthopaedic
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Anthony DiGiorgio, DO
Assistant Professor
Director of Spinal Neurotrauma
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

Graham Fedorak, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Scoliosis Surgery
Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, HI

Ashraf El Naga, MD
Assistant Professor
UCSF/ZSFGH Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Stephen George, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Nicklaus Children's Hospital  
Coral Terrace, FL