Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC
9000 Waukegan Rd.
Morton Grove, IL, 60053

American Medical Association
Illinois State Medical Society
Sofield Orthopaedic Association
Chicago Medical Society
North American Spine Society
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
Southern Orthopaedic Association
Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
International College of Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Orthopaedic Research Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Association of Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Spine Arthroplasty Society
American College of Physician Executives
Midwest Orthopaedic Network (1996-2008)
American College of Sports Medicine
ISMS House of Delgates 2013

“Spinal Fusion with Segmented Fixation.” Presented at the Shriners Chief Surgeons’ Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 1, 1981.

“The Treatment of Selected Colles Fractures with Percutaneous Pins and Short Arm Cast.” Scientific Exhibit at the 49th Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 21-26, 1982.

“Treatment of the Developmental Paralytic Spinal Deformity.” Presented at the 15th Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents’ Conference, Howard University, Washington, D.C., April 29, 1982.

“Molded 3-D Representations from Sequential CT Sections.” Presented at the First Annual IEEE/EMBS Conference, Columbus, Ohio, September 10-12, 1983.

“Anterior Decompression and Stabilization for Burst Injuries of the Thoracic Spine and Lumbar Spine.” Exhibit at the 18th Annual Scoliosis Research Society Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 28-October 1, 1983.

“Anterior Instrumentation for Rigid Scheuermann’s Kyphosis.” Exhibit at the 18th Annual Scoliosis Research Society Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 28-October 1, 1983.

“Molded 3-D Representation Reconstructed from Sequential CT Scans.” Presented at the 7th Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. Washington, D.C., October 23-26, 1983.

“The Role of Carbon Fiber Filament Implant as Collateral Ligament Substitution.” Exhibit at the 30th Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 6-9, 1984.

“A Comparison between Arthrotomy and Irrigation and Multiple Aspirations in the Treatment of Pyrogenic Arthritis. A Histologic Study in a Rabbit Model.” Exhibit at the 30th Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 6-9, 1984.

“Ligamentous Injury of the Knee Repaired by MacIntosh Techniques.” Presented at the Meeting of the Dewar Orthopaedics Club, Ottawa, Canada, March 2-6, 1984.

“The Role of Carbon Fiber Filament Implant as a Collateral Ligament Substitution.” Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, Phoenix, Arizona, March 7-10, 1984.

“Surgical Management of the Adult Hemophiliac.” Presented at the Symposium on the Management of Hemophiliac Arthroplasty, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, April 28, 1984.

“Management of the Spinal Injury Patient.” Presented at the A.A.O.S. Continuing Education Course: The Spine Fundamental Problems, Toronto, Canada, May 10-12, 1984.

“Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Spinal Tumors.” Presented at the A.A.O.S. Continuing Education Course: The Spine Fundamental Problems, Toronto, Canada, May 10-12, 1984.

“Luque Instrumentation in the Degenerative Conditions of the Lumbar Spine.” Exhibit at the Meeting of the International Society of the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Montreal, Quebec, June 3-7, 1984.

“Molded 3-D Representations Reconstructed from Sequential CT Scans.” Exhibit at the Meeting of the International Society of the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Montreal, Quebec, June 3-7, 1984.

“Comparison of the Spinal Fracture Fixation Devices Under Dynamic Cyclical Loading of Calf Spines.” Exhibit at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 10-14, 1984.

“Correction of Spinal Iatrogenic Lumbar Kyphosis “Flat Back Syndrome.” Presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society , Orlando, Florida, September 18-22, 1984.

“Comparison of Spinal Fracture Fixation Devices Under Dynamic Cyclical Loading of Calf Spines.” Exhibit at the 19th Annual Meeting of Scoliosis Research Society, Orlando, Florida, September 18-22, 1984.

“Corrections of Iatrogenic Lumbar Kyphosis “Flat Back Syndrome.” Exhibit at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Orlando, Florida, September 18-22, 1984.

“Spinal Stabilization of Vertebral Column Tumors.” Exhibit at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Orlando, Florida, September 18-22, 1984.

“Molded 3-D Representations Reconstructed from Sequential CT Scans.” Exhibit at the 19th Annual Meeting of Scoliosis Research Society, Orlando, Florida, September 18-22, 1984.

“Luque Instrumentation in Degenerative Conditions of the Lumbar Spine.” Presented at the 1st Annual Meeting of the American College of Spine Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 24-29, 1985.

“Spinal Stabilization of Vertebral Column Tumors.” Presented at the Scientific Program of the 52nd Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 24-29, 1985.

“Indications for the Use of Anterior Kostuik-Harrington Instrumentation in Spine Surgery.” Scientific Exhibit at the 52nd Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 24-29, 1985.

“Molded 3-D Representations Reconstructed from Sequential CT Scans.” Exhibit at the 52nd Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 24-29, 1985.

“Luque Instrumentation in Degenerative Conditions of the Lumbar Spine.” Exhibit at the 52nd Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 24-29, 1985.

“Comparison of Spinal Fracture Fixation Devices Under Dynamic Cyclical Loading of Calf Spines.” Exhibit at the 52nd Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 24-29, 1985.

“Spinal Stabilization of Vertebral Body Tumors.” Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Hamilton, Ontario, June, 1985.

“Spinal Stabilization of Vertebral Body Tumors.” Presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association, Hot Springs, Virginia, June 23-26, 1986.

“The Use of Instrumentation for Salvage for Multiple Level Degenerative Disc Disease.” Presented at the North American Spine Society 1st Annual Meeting, Bolton Landing, New York, July 20-23, 1987.

“Anterior Kostuik-Harrington Distraction for the Treatment of Kyphotic Deformities and Fractures.” Exhibit at the North American Spine Society 1st Annual Meeting, Bolton Landing, New York, July 20-23, 1987.

“Single Stage Anterior Decompression and Stabilization for Burst Injuries of the Thoracic Spine.” Exhibit at the North American Spine Society 2nd Annual Meeting, Banff, Canada, June 25-28, 1987.

“Indications for Surgical Management of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in the Adult.” Exhibit at the 2nd Annual North American Spine Society Meeting, Banff, Canada, June 25-28, 1987.

“Spinal Stabilization of Vertebral Column Tumors.” Presented at the North American Spine Society 2nd Annual Meeting, Banff, Canada, June 25-28, 1987.

“Correction of Iatrogenic Lumbar Kyphosis “Flat Back Syndrome.” Presented at the North American Spine Society 2nd Annual Meeting, Banff, Canada, June 25-28, 1987.

“Spinal Stabilization of Vertebral Column Tumors.” Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Vancover, British Columbia, Canada, September 15-19, 1987.

“Surgical Treatment of Adult Kyphotic Spine Deformity.” Presented at the 75th Annual Clinical Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 7-9, 1987.

“Correction of Iatrogenic Lumbar Kyphosis “Flat Back Syndrome.” Presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Spine Associations, Atlanta, Georgia, February 7, 1988.

“Indications for Surgical Management of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in the Adult.” Presented at the Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Miami, Florida, April 13-17, 1988.

“Correction of Iatrogenic Lumbar Kyphosis “Flat Back Syndrome.” Presented at the Meeting of the International Society for the study of the Lumbar Spine, Miami, Florida, April 13-17, 1988.

“Indications for Surgical Management of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in the Adult.” Exhibit at the North American Spine Society 3rd Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 24-27, 1988.

“Spinal Stabilization of Vertebral Column Tumors.” Exhibit at the North American Spine Society 3rd Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 24-27, 1988.

“Indications for Surgical Management of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in the Adult.” Exhibit
at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Baltimore, Maryland, September 29-October 2, 1988.

“Indications for Surgical Management of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in the Adult.” Exhibit at the North American Spine Society 4th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, June 29th-July 2, 1989.

“Symptomatic Posterior Instability of Posterior Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Replacement: Diagnosis with Lateral X-ray View with Flexion by Gravity.” Exhibit at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Anaheim, California, February 4-8, 1999.

“Advances in Cervical Surgical Techniques.” Presented at the Meeting of Advanced Management of the Cervical Spine, Chicago, Illinois, September 17, 1999.

“Laterally Eccectric Tibial Stem Position in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Should the Stem be Removed 3mm Medial on the Tray?” Exhibit at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, March 15-19, 2000.

“The Incidence of Dislocation after Total Hip with Posterior Approach with Partial Capsulotomy and Capsulorraphy.” Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, February 28-March 4, 2001.

“Advances in the Treatment of Back Pain.” Presented at the Arthritis Foundation Conference, Park Ridge, Illinois May 5, 2001.

“Kyphoplasty – Indications and Technique.” Presented at the 4th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 2-4, 2002.

“Kyphoplasty.” Presented at the American College of Surgeons and Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 19, 2002.

“Selective Anterior Fusion and Instrumentation for the Treatment of Neuromuscular Scoliosis.” Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society, Montreal, Canada, October 30 – November 2, 2002.

“Kyphoplasty – Indications, Techniques and Outcomes.” Presented at the 5th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 8-10, 2003.

“Re-Engineering Private Practice Business Strategies to Deal with Declining Reimbursement and Increasing Costs.” Exhibit at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, March 10-14, 2004.

“Acetabular Revision for Hip Dislocation.” Exhibit at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, March 10-14, 2004.

“Kyphoplasty: Indications, Technique, and Results.” Presented at the 6th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 12-15, 2004.

“Medical Liability Reform: Stopping the Skyrocketing Price of Healthcare.” Testimony presented before the Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business, Washington, D.C., February 17, 2005.

“Anatomic, Scientific and Clinical Perspectives of Low Back Pain.” Presented at the IDC Spring Defense Tactics Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, March 11, 2005.

“Pathologic Fracture Care.” presented at the 7th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 11-14, 2005.

"Posterior Condylar Cleanout.” Exhibit at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, March 22-26, 2006.

“The GAT Flap.” Exhibit at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, March 22-26, 2006. Published: Spine, 31:E84-E87, 2006.

"Pathologic Spinal Fractures.” Presented at the 8th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago,Illinois, July 27-30, 2006.

"Kyphoplasty. Indications, Technique and Results." Presented at Stryker - The Aging
Spine: Indications, Challenges and Surgical Management. Lake Geneva, August 11-12, 2006.

"Testifying in Court-What I Have Learned." Presented at 10th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 7-10, 2008.

"Testifying in Court-What I Have Learned." Presented at the Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (IAOS), September 27-28, 2008.

"Interventional Strategies for Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures." Presented at the Annual State of Art Rheumatology Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-18, 2009.

“Testifying in Court-What I Have Learned.” Presented at the 11th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, July 30-August 2, 2009.

"Pathologic Vertebral Fractures: Kyphoplasty Indications and Techniques." Presented at the 12th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 5-8, 2010.

"Fragility Fractures of The Spine - Vertebroplasty versus Kyphoplasty" Presented at the 13th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium. Chicago, Illinois. August 25-28, 2011.

"Immediate versus Elective Decompression and Stabilization in the Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury." Presented at the 14th Annual Trauma Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 2-5, 2012.

"Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures". Presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana March 11-15, 2014.

"Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures". Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada March 23-27, 2015.

"Osteoporotic Fragility Spine Fractures." Presented at the 19th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, August 16-19, 2018.

"Spinal Robotic Surgery." Presented at 2019 Winter Clinics for Cranial & Spinal Surgery.Vail, Colorado, February 24-27, 2019.

"Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain: Cause, Diagnosis and Treatment." Presented in CME approved Webinar sponsored by ProCare, Med Risk, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute and Dental Works USA. March 24, 2021.

"Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain: Cause, Diagnosis and Treatment." Presented at tge UCLA Medical Webinar. April 21, 2021.

"Domo Arigato Mr Spinal Roboto." Presented at the Mayo Clinic Neuro Surgery and Neuro Sciences Virtual Grand Rounds. Rochester, Minnesota, July 9, 2021.

"Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain, Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment." Presented at the 2022 Winter Clinics for Cranial and Spinal Surgery. Vail, Colorado, February 27 - March 3, 2022.

"Outcomes Following Anterior Odontoid Screw Versus Posterior C1-C2 Athrodesis for Odontoid Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Presented at the World Spine 9 Congress and 15th Annual Congress of the Hellenic Spine Society, Athens, Greece, November 3-5, 2022.

"Outcomes Following Anterior Odontoid Screw Versus Posterior C1-C2 Athrodesis for Odontoid Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Presented at the 2024 Winter Clinic for Cranial and Spinal Surgery, Vail, Colorado, March 3-7, 2024.

"Domo Arigato Mr. Spinal Roboto." To be presented at the 8th Annual World Congress of Orthopaedics, Budapest, Hungary, June 12-14, 2024.

Co-Investigator in the Clinical Investigation: "A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Investigation of DIAM Spinal System in Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis."

Principle Investigator in EVOLVE Study: "A Prospective and Multi-Center Evaluation of Outcomes for Quality of Life and Activities of Daily Living for Balloon Kyphoplasty in The Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures."

Featured in Healthy Body Healthy Mind Show: Osteoporosis. Produced by Information Television Network and PBS, 2008.

“A Comparison Between Arthrotomy and Irrigation and Multiple Aspirations in the Treatment of Pyogenic Arthritis.” Honorable Mention in the First Annual Orthopaedic Writing Competition for Orthopaedic Residents. 

“The Role of Carbon Fiber Filament Implant as a Collateral Ligament Substitution.” Winner in Competition on Scientific Papers on Trauma. The American College of Surgeons, 1983. 

“The Role of Carbon Fiber Filament Implant as a Collateral Ligament Substitution.” Midwest Regional Winner in Competition on Scientific Papers on Trauma. The American College of Surgeons, 1984. 

Selection as one of “America’s Top Physicians”, listed in the “Guide to America’s Top Physicians”, chosen by the Consumer’s Research Council of America-2008. 

Selection as a “Leading Health Professional of the World”, chosen by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England-2008, 2011.

A Top Doctor in The Global Directory of Who's Who, 2012