SIGN SPINE
Improving the Disparity of
Spine Fracture Care Worldwide
The SIGN Spine team has developed an audacious plan to dramatically improve the care of spinal trauma patients through a comprehensive, multifaceted approach that empowers surgeons in low- and middle-income countries.
We are currently partnering with programs in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Malawi to bring safe, affordable, complete spine fracture care to patients. Our goal is to partner with 10 medical centers in LMIC over the next decade.
Want to learn more or join the team? Email us or call 509.371.1107.
If you are donating from Canada, please click here to donate though Team Broken Earth, our partner in this project.
SIGN SPINE CORE TEAM
At our core is a qualified team of spine surgeons and experts dedicated to improving global spine treatments. This team has deep competence across all aspects of spine care, including preoperative diagnosis, surgeon education, remote collaboration, patient-reported outcomes, and implant design.
Mike Coscia, MD
Ortho Spine (retired)
Randy Huebner
Founder of Acumed
David Gendelberg, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Parham Rasoulinejad, MD
Western University
Terry Smith
SIGN Engineering Manager
Ashraf El Naga, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Hao-Hua Wu, MD
University of California, Irvine
Supriya Singh, MD
Western University
Frank Chavarria
SIGN Engineer
Markian Pahuta, MD
McMaster University
Daipayan Guha, MD
McMaster University
Sariah Khormaee, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Scott Zuckerman, MD
Vanderbilt University
David Shearer, MD
University of California, San Francisco