Meet the Speakers Headlining 

Becker's 21st Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference

Our event roster includes 230+ ASC leaders from across the country and the event agenda is continuing to grow.

Join the movers and shakers of the industry in these important discussions.


Jerry Rice
Former NFL Wide Receiver, 3-time Super Bowl Champion

Dawn Staley
University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Leon Anijar
Interventional Pain Physician
Spine and Wellness Centers of America

Carlos Bagley
Professor, Neurological Surgery; Orthopedic Surgeon; Executive Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery Department
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Paul Barach
Professor, Senior Advisor to Dean
Thomas Jefferson College of Population Health; Imperial College London, UK

Scott Becker
Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Founder,
McGuireWoods LLC

Adam Berry
CEO
Summit Orthopedics

Basil Besh
Medical Director
Precision SurgiCenter

Scott Blumenthal
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and Co-Director, Center for Disc Replacement
Texas Back Institute

Michael Boblitz
Chief Executive Officer
Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic

John Brady
Chief Executive Officer
Fox Valley Orthopedics

John Brown
Administrative Director, Musculoskeletal Institute
AdventHealth

Adam J. Bruggeman
Chief Executive Officer and Surgeon
Texas Spine Care Center

Paul Bruning
Service Line Director
Sutter Health

Tuan Bui
Spine Surgeon
OrthoAtlanta

Terrence T. Crowder
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Sonoran Spine Center

Greg DeConciliis
Administrator
Boston Out­Patient Surgical Suites

Sam Derrick
Administrator
Full Circle Orthopedics PLLC

Harel Deutsch
Co-Director, Rush Spine Center
Rush University Medical Center

Jeffrey Flynn
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Gramercy Surgery Center; President
New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Brian Gantwerker
Spine Surgeon, Neurosurgeon
The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles

Zoher Ghogawala
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Lahey Clinic

Chris Greenman
Chief Executive Officer
Vail Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery

Nicholas Grosso
President
The Center for Advanced Orthopaedics

Scott Hannum
President and Medical Director
EmergeOrtho – Coastal ASC

Steve Holtzclaw
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Orthopaedic Partners

Raymond Hwang
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Medical Director, Hinge Heath; Spine Surgeon
New England Baptist Hospital and Boston Orthopedic and Spine

Aaron Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Twin Cities Orthopedics

Andrew Lovewell
Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Orthopaedic Group

David Mackey
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Heather McFarland
System Director, Perioperative Enterprise Services and Anesthesia Value Network; Associate Chief Medical Officer, Academic Market
University Hospitals

Vishal Mehta
President and Managing Partner
Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute

Ali Mesiwala
Neurosurgeon
DISC Sports & Spine Center

Vivek Mohan
Spine Surgeon
Orthopaedic Spine Institute

Rita Patel
Director, Device Innovation
HSS Hospital for Special Surgery

Ronjon Paul
Chief Emeritus, Duly Spine Surgery Department
Duly Health and Care

John Peloza
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Midwest Orthopedic and Spine

Mick Perez-Cruet
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; President and Founder
Michigan Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Institute

John Prunskis
Medical Director and Principal
DxTx Pain & Spine

Michael Redler
Orthopedic Surgeon, Connecticut Orthopedics; Orthopedics Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Virginia; Assistant Clinical Medicine Professor, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine
Connecticut Orthopedics

Ken Rich
President
Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic

Jacob Rodman
Chief Executive Officer
Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic

Jon Schmidt
Vice President, Operations
Rothman Orthopaedics of Florida

Hardy Sikand
Chief Executive Officer
Indiana Spine Group

Joy Taylor
Chief Operating Officer
Axion Spine Neurosurgery

Mark Testaiuti
Director of Spinal Surgery
Director of Spine SCA/ Fellowship Surgical Center, VP Coastal Spine, PC Mount Laurel, NJ

Richard Wohns
Medical Director
NeoSpine