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Richard Menger, MD, Neurosurgery, Mobile, AL

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Neurosurgery Mobile, AL

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Chief of Complex Spine Surgery, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Assistant Professor of Political Science

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Clinical Expertise

  • Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Neuromuscular scoliosis, Congenital scoliosis, Cervical spine disorders, Health economics, Pediatric spinal deformity, Spine deformity surgery, Pediatric spine surgery, Pediatric cervical spine disorders, Minimally invasive spinal surgery, Medical economics

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital
    New York Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2018 - 2019
  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine
    Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2011 - 2018
  • Harvard Kennedy School of Government
    Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentMPA, Hale Champion Public Service Fellow, 2015 - 2016
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2011, MD, Cum laude, Barbara Bregman Neuroscience Award
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityBS, Biology and Society, Cum laude, Dean's List, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • OrthoPediatrics Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting Scholarship Scoliosis Research Society, 2017
  • Hale Champion Public Service Fellow Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, 2015-2016
  • Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Perverse Health-Care Incentives Endanger Spine PatientsMay 2022
  • The Business, Policy, and Economics of Neurosurgery6/30/2018

Press Mentions

  • America's Failed Opioid Policy Drove the Tulsa Shooter to Violence
    America's Failed Opioid Policy Drove the Tulsa Shooter to ViolenceJune 7th, 2022
  • COVID in Alabama: For Health Care Workers, Battling Coronavirus Took a Toll
    COVID in Alabama: For Health Care Workers, Battling Coronavirus Took a TollMarch 8th, 2021
  • Neurosurgery, Health Policy, and the Free Market: A Conversation with Richard Menger
    Neurosurgery, Health Policy, and the Free Market: A Conversation with Richard MengerOctober 14th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • Socioeconomic Spine Research GrantAEGIS Spine2018–Present

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