Profiles - Spinal News

Hans-Joachim Wilke

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:45:00 +0000

Eurospine president speaks to Spinal News International about what sparked his interest in medicine, discovering potential in the field of spine research and setting up the Grammer award.

Thomas J Errico

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:06:00 +0000

Thomas J Errico tells Spinal News International how a large part of his fascination for work comes from the challenges associated with sometimes completely changing the "shape" of a person.

Lawrence Lenke

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:26:00 +0000

Lawrence Lenke, the man behind the Lenke system of classification, tells Spinal News International about how fortunate he feels to be able to limit his practice exclusively to treating patients of any age with spinal deformity

Karin Buettner-Janz

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:51:00 +0000

When a young Olympic gold-winning gymnast turned to medicine to specialise in orthopaedics, she never foresaw that one day, she would help develop the world’s first total disc replacement, and forever change the standard of spine surgery. Karin Buettner-Janz, outgoing president of Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS), told Spinal News International about her journey.

H Michael Mayer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:22:00 +0000

Spinal News International talks to Professor H Michael Mayer about his views on the future of spine surgery, the current problems facing the procedure, and his interest in racing bikes.