USA Health neurosurgeon lectures at UCSF Pediatric and Adult Spine Course in Hawaii as invited faculty
Richard Menger, M.D., MPA, lectured about USA Health’s team-based approach to reducing complications in complex spine deformity care.
By Jessica Tobon
jmtobon@health.southalabama.edu
Richard Menger, M.D., MPA, chief of complex spine surgery at USA Health and associate professor of neurosurgery at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, participated in faculty lectures at the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgery Course in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Attending USCF’s three-and-a-half-day course, Menger lectured about USA Health’s team-based approach to reducing complications in complex spine deformity care. The course was designed with interactive lectures given by leaders in the spine community.
"It was an honor to be selected as faculty, and I am proud to highlight the unique work we are able to accomplish here as a group at USA Health," Menger said.
Menger is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon practicing at USA Health University Hospital and Strada Patient Care Center, specializing in neurosciences, pediatrics and neurosurgery. He has a specific focus on complex spinal reconstructions for spinal deformity in children and adults. He performs minimally invasive spinal procedures and has a special expertise in state-of-the-art surgical and conservative management of pediatric scoliosis. Trained in neurological and orthopaedic spine surgery, he can assess patients from an interdisciplinary perspective.
