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    Frank J. Schwab, MD

    Zucker School of Medicine at HOFSTRA/Northwell, Orthopaedic Surgery

    An internationally renowned spine surgeon, Frank Schwab, MD, FAAOS, specializes in complex spinal
    pathology, pediatric and adult spinal deformity and revision reconstruction procedures. Dr Schwab’s
    areas of clinical focus include innovating patient-specific operative treatment, optimizing sagittal
    realignment guidelines, emphasizing the use of pre-operative planning technologies and
    techniques for complex spine surgery. He is widely recognized as a leader in the field and has
    pioneered many aspects of spinal deformity care, especially for patients with extensive surgical
    histories. Dr Schwab also developed the first definitive classification of adult spinal deformity that
    has become a clinical standard for spinal surgeons all over the world.

    Disclosure(s): Mainstay Medical: Consultant (); Medtronic: Consultant (), Royalty Recipient (); SeaSpine: Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing); Stryker: Royalty Recipient (Ongoing); VFT Solutions: Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (); Zimmer Biomet: Consultant (), Royalty Recipient ()

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