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Lumbar Spine Research Society

Advancing Knowledge and Understanding of the Lumbar Spine

LSRS Leadership

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LSRS Leadership

Board of Directors:

  • President: Michael Steinmetz, MD

  • Past-President: Jason Savage, MD

  • Past-Past-President: Wellington Hsu, MD

  • President Elect: Michael Lee, MD

  • Secretary: Rock Patel, MD, MBA

  • Secretary Elect: Alpesh Patel, MD, MBA FACS

  • Treasurer: Andrew Dailey, MD

  • Treasurer Elect: Cara Sedney, MD

  • Chair of Ethics Committee: D. Kojo Hamilton, MD

  • Co-Chairs of Website/Social Media Committee: Raymond Hah, MD & David Casper, MD

  • Co-Chairs of Research Committee: Dominic Pelle, MD & Benjamin Elder, MD

  • Co-Chairs of Education Committee: Matthew Colman, MD & Wilson Zachary Ray, MD, MBA

  • Co-Chairs of Program Committee: Nicholas Spina, MD & Dean Chou, MD

  • Co-Chairs of Membership Committee: Cara Sedney, MD & Don Moore, MD

  • Co-Chairs of Development Committee: Mel Helgeson, MD & Peter Passias, MD

  • Chair of Planning Committee: Alpesh Patel, MD

2025/2026 Committee Membership

Development Committee

  • Mel Helgeson, MD, Chair

  • Peter Passias, MD, Co-Chair

    • Donald Fredericks Jr., MD

    • Ira Goldstein, MD

    • Chi Lim, MD

    • Christopher O’Boynick, MD

    • Ashish Patel, MD

    • Jeremy Shaw, MD

Ethics (COI) Committee

  • D. Kojo Hamilton, MD

    • James Bernatz, MD

    • Emmett Gannon, MD

    • Jacob Hoffman, MD

    • Scott Vincent, MD

    • Bartosz Wojewnik, MD

Education Committee

  • Matthew Colman, MD, Chair

  • Wilson Zachary Ray, MD, MBA, Co-Chair

    • Alexander Butler, MD

    • E. Patrick Curry, MD

    • Harold Fogel, MD

    • Mitchell Fourman, MD

    • Joseph Lee, MD

    • Michael McCarthy, MD

    • Paul Page, MD

    • Jason Sansone, MD

    • Jeremy Shaw, MD

Membership Committee

  • Cara Sedney, MD, Chair

  • Don Moore, MD, Co-Chair

    • Joshua Barber, MD

    • Lauren Boden, MD

    • Haariss Ilyas, MD

    • Ajit Krishnaney, MD

    • Sheng Fu ‘Larry’ Lo, MD, MHS, FAANS

    • Charles Mechas, MD

    • Jason Meldau, MD

    • Samuel Overly, MD

    • Timothy Witham, MD

Program Committee

  • Nicholas Spina, MD, Chair

  • Dean Chou, MD, Co-Chair

    • Jonathan Belding, MD

    • Michael Conti-Mica, MD

    • Benjamin Elder, MD

    • Jonathan Grauer, MD

    • Daniel Park, MD

    • Taylor Paziuk, MD

    • Mark Prasarn, MD

    • Jonathan Sembrano, MD

Research Committee

  • Dominic Pelle, MD, Chair

  • Benjamin Elder, MD, Co-Chair

    • Ilyas Aleem, MD

    • Jose Canseco, MD

    • Julie Chan, MD

    • Jacob Greenberg, MD, MSCI

    • Safdar Khan, MD

    • Hemil Maniar, MD

    • Anti Mehta, MD

    • Catherine Olinger, MD

Website/Social Media Committee

  • Raymond Hah, MD, Chair

  • David Casper, MD, Co-Chair

    • Jose Canseco, MD

    • Srikanth Divi, MD

    • Emmett Gannon, MD

    • Ashish Patel, MD

    • John Wainwright, MD

In this episode of Spine-Talks®, Dr. Rita Roy, CEO of the @spinehealthfoundation, is joined by Dr. Jason Savage (Past President, Lumbar Spine Research Society and Director: Spine Surgery Fellowship and Adult Spinal Deformity Program, Cleveland Cl
Welcome incoming LSRS Members 
Zachary NaPier, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Indiana Spine Group
Carmel, IN
@napierspine 
 Sohaib Hashmi, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
University of California Irvine
Orange, CA

Matthew Meade, DO
Orthopedic Surgery
New England Bapti
Dr. Steinmetz is the 11th President of the LSRS. He took the helm at the 18th Annual Meeting May 9, 2025 in Chicago. Dr. Steinmetz is currently the William P. and Amanda C. Madar Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery Lerner College
The Lumbar Spine Research Society’s mission is to foster education and research in the field of diseases and treatment of the lumbar spine. We are currently soliciting letters of intent for the Research Grant and will be awarding up to $40,000
Save the Date: LSRS 14th Annual Instructional Course will be held May 13, 2026 with the 19th Annual Meeting to follow May 14-15, 2026. We are back to the Sofitel Hotel in Chicago, IL. Follow LSRS for details and visit www.LSRS.org for more societal i
Welcome new LSRS Members: Dr. Lauren Boden, University of Louisville; Dr. Mark Prasarn, Houston Methodist; Dr. Jason Sansone, Orthopedic and Spine Centers of WI, SC; Dr. Ryan Sauber, Allegheny Health Network; Dr. William Sheppard, UCLA. 

For informa
Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2025. The Lumbar Spine Research Society’s mission is to foster education and research in the field of diseases and treatment of the lumbar spine. We are currently soliciting letters of intent for the Re
 
 

News & Updates:

LSRS President, Jason Savage, and President Elect, Michael Steinmetz, featured on the Neurosurgery Podcast!

All roads lead to SPINE! Join us for a deep dive into the evolution of the comprehensive spine program at Cleveland Clinic and how neuro/ortho surgeons work together in the @LSRSspine to advance care for spine patients! A wonderful conversation with old friends, and new. NEUROSURGERY PODCAST >>

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LSRS has invited 33 surgeons in training to our 2nd Annual Hands on Surgical Techniques Course. Thank you to our SPONSORS who make it possible to host this important educational activity. The course will take place a the MAC at the Indiana Spine Group Facility, Zionsville, IN.

Thank you AANS for inviting LSRS to coordinate a special course at the 2025 Spine Summit in Tampa. February 20-23, 2025. Don’t Miss It!


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