Med School Café to address spine care
Menger will present “Back Pain: From Conservative Therapy to Giant Surgery” at the Med School Café lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. The event will be held virtually.
By Lindsay Mott
lmott@health.southalabama.edu
Richard Menger, M.D., M.P.A., assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and chief of complex spine surgery with USA Health, will present “Back Pain: From Conservative Therapy to Giant Surgery” at the Med School Café lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. The event will be held virtually.
Menger has a specific focus on complex spinal reconstructions for spinal deformity in children and adults. He performs minimally invasive spinal procedures (MIS) and has a special expertise in the entire spectrum of state-of-the-art surgical and conservative management of pediatric scoliosis.
Menger is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with training in neurological and orthopedic spine surgery. He completed the advanced pediatric spinal deformity orthopedic fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. During his neurosurgery residency at Louisiana State University, he received additional training with an enfolded fellowship in pediatric spinal deformity at Shriners Hospital for Children.
To further his research mission, Menger received a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. His research focuses on operative techniques, clinical outcomes, and the intersection of policy and economics on the delivery of spine surgery.
To register for the lecture, use the Zoom sign up link or contact Kim Partridge at kepartridge@health.southalabama.edu.
Med School Café is a free community lecture series sponsored by USA Health. Each month, faculty and physicians share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatment available.
