A Decade of Leadership and Impact: Celebrating 10 Years of the ORS Spine Section
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Spine Section of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), we reflect on a decade defined by visionary leadership, scientific excellence, and a steadfast commitment to advancing spine research. What began as a focused initiative within the ORS to unify spine investigators has grown into a vibrant, international community of scientists and clinicians at all career stages dedicated to transforming musculoskeletal health through collaboration, education, discovery, and translation. Since its inception, the ORS Spine Section has expanded not only in membership but also in scientific scope, global engagement, and leadership development. This growth is a testament to the dedication of past and present Chairs and Officers, whose selfless contributions and countless hours of service cemented the foundation on which the Section proudly stands today.
Authors
- James C. Iatridis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-0590)
- Svenja Illien‐Jünger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9895-0693)
- Rahul Gawri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9415-1739)
- Sarah E. Gullbrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7806-6606)
- David J. Nuckley
- Makarand V. Risbud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3913-0649)
- Chitra Lekha Dahia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3683-9791)
- Aaron J. Fields (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6460-4506)
- Joshua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2425-0314)
- Dennis Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5171-7445)
- Mauro Alini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0262-1412)
- Nilsson Holguin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8446-845X)
- Karin Wuertz‐Kozak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-4629)
- Lisbet Haglund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1288-2149)
- Morgan B. Giers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-1167)
- Nam Vo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-8921)
- Ana Chee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7977-2737)
- Devina Purmessur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7445-1678)
- Cheryle A. Séguin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6503-9107)
- Lachlan J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5823-6073)
- J Lotz
- Derek H. Rosenzweig
- Rita A. Kandel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4047-3913)
- Judith A. Hoyland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4876-5208)
- Christine L. Le Maitre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4489-7107)
- Neharika Bhadouria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8947-2551)
- Grace D. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-1638)
- Dmitriy Sheyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3333-1485)
- Anthony Kirilusha
- Nadeen O. Chahine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-6042)
- Uruj Zehra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-4200)
- Graciosa Q. Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4206-6326)
- Simon Y. Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5570-3921)
- Keita Ito
- John T. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5772-3926)
- Fackson Mwale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9083-1040)
- S. Grad
- Ashish Diwan
- Robert L. Mauck
- Dino Samartzis
- Zhen Li
- Daisuke Sakai
- Gabriela Graziani
- Jeannie Bailey
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Tokai University (JP)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (US)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- AO Foundation (CH)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research (GB)
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada (CA)
- University of Health Sciences Lahore (PK)
- San Raffaele University of Rome (IT)
- Australasian Blistering Diseases Foundation (AU)
- Elwyn (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- The Spine Institute (US)
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (MX)
- Sinai Health System (US)
- University Hospital Ulm (DE)
- McGill University (CA)
- University of Virginia (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- UConn Health (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JOR Spine
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.70180
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00