Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines
Multidisciplinary Spine Care Antithrombotic Therapies for Adults Undergoing Spine Surgery
Second Edition
Preface
Authors & Contributors
Project Lead (November 2021-2025): Daniel K. Resnick, MD
Neurosurgeon | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Madison, WI, USA
Project Lead Support: Charles H. Cho, MD
Radiology | Mass General Brigham (MGB)/Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA, USA
Q1-3 and Q7-9 Authors
Section Chair: Christopher K. Taleghani, MD, MBA, FACS
Neurosurgeon | Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center | Annapolis, MD, USA
Anthony F. Guanciale, MD, FAAOS
Orthopedic Surgeon | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH, USA
Young Hai, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon | Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University | Beijing, China
Q4-6 and Q10-12 Authors
Section Chair: R. Carter Cassidy, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon | UK Healthcare/University of Kentucky College of Medicine | Louisville, KY, USA
Paul M. Arnold, MD Neurosurgeon | Loyola University | Maywood, IL, USA
Diana Kraemer, MD, FAANS, FIAME, CMLE Neurosurgeon | Diane Kraemer MD PLLC | Seattle, WA, USA
Peter G. Passias, MD, MS
Orthopedic Surgeon | Duke University Medical Center, Duke School of Medicine | Durham, NC, USA
Keith D. Williams, MD,
Orthopedic Surgeon | University of Tennessee/Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Germantown, TN, USA
Q13-17 and Q22-23 Authors
Section Chair: Steven Hwang, MD
Neurosurgeon | Shriners Children's | Philadelphia, PA, USA
Samuel K. Cho, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY, USA
Gary Ghiselli, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon | Colorado Spine Partners | Denver, CO, USA
Ripul R. Panchal, DO
Neurosurgeon | American Neurospine Institute | Frisco, TX, USA
Q18-21 and Q24-26 Authors
Section Chair: Shay Bess, MD Orthopedic Surgeon | Denver International Spine Center, Presbyterian St. Luke's/Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children | Denver, CO, USA
Saad B. Chaudhary, MD,
Orthopedic Surgeon | The Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY, USA
Rodrigo Felix Garza, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon | Hospital Medassist | Puerto Vallarta, JA, MX
Jack Jallo, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA, USA
Srinivasu Kusuma, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon | UChicago Medicine | Chicago, IL, USA
Literature Search, Data Management, and Selection Work Group
Benjamin M. Davies, MbChB
Neurosurgeon | University of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom
Tobias J. Adams, MB, BChir, MA
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Patrick Hurley, MBChB, BSc (Hons)
University Hospitals Dorset | Dorset, United Kingdom
Keng Siang Lee, MBChB, MRes, MRCS
Department of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital | London, United Kingdom
Oliver D. Mowforth, MA, MB, BChir, MSt, MRCS
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Alvaro Yanez Touzet, MBChB, BS (Hons)
The University of Manchester | Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Staff
Amy Skuteris, MS, RDN
North American Spine Society | Burr Ridge, IL, USA
Natalie Neps, PT, DPT
North American Spine Society | Burr Ridge, IL, USA
Acknowledgements
Paul Matz, MD led this project until November 1, 2021.
The following individuals contributed to project activities at some point of development:
Jamie L. Baisden, MD; Norman B. Chutkan, MD, FACS; Chad M. Craig, MD, MBA, MS, FACP; Eulalio Elizalde, MD; Todd B. Francis, MD, PhD; David E. Gwinn, MD, MA; Ning Liu, MD, MPH; Jose Luis Alcocer Manrique, MD; Grant McChesney, MD; Fernando Salazar, MD; Jose-Carlos Sauri Barraza, MD; Sergio Soriano-Solis, MD; Stephen Warner, MD
Irum Hameeduddin, MPH, MSMOB and Kelly Campbell, MS, provided additional staff support.
Tyler Verity, AAOS Medical Research Librarian, conducted the literature search.