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Expert is a board-certified internationally respected orthopedic surgeon with over 33 years of clinical experience as a spine specialist, treating common and complex spinal disorders. He received his medical degree and orthopedic training at the University of Toronto in Canada, and subsequently trained in London, England and Hong Kong. Prior to his last position as Full Professor on the Faculty of Baylor College of Medicine, he held the rank of Full Professor at the University of Toronto where he was the Director of the Spine Trauma Unit, the largest in Canada.



Expert has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and has authored chapters in 27 textbooks as well as writing a textbook on spinal fractures. He has lectured extensively including more than 300 presentations, many as a visiting professor at colleges, universities and orthopedic societies throughout the world. He recently presented a 3 part lecture series at a prestigious in Colorado.


Expert has been involved in research throughout his career both in basic science & clinical studies. He has developed a spinal instrumentation device for use in anterior spinal surgeries & holds several patents related to spinal devices.


He has held national and international appointments on the Executive Boards of the International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, the North American Spine Society and the Scoliosis Research Society. He currently serves on the editorial boards of two respectable publications.


Expert has traveled to third world countries providing humanitarian aid, rendering medical care to the injured including the war-torn regions of Croatia.