Menger invited to speak at UCSF Pediatric and Adult Spine Course in Hawaii

Richard Menger, M.D., MPA, third from left, attends the

course in Honolulu.

Richard Menger, M.D., MPA, chief of complex spine surgery at USA Health and associate professor of neurosurgery at the Whiddon College of Medicine, was invited to speak at the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgery Course in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Attending UCSF’s three-and-a-half-day course, Menger lectured about USA Health’s team-based approach reducing complications in complex spine deformity. 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.