Newswise — April 1, 2015 – Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, has assumed the role of Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques, the definitive journal of research and clinical practice related to spinal disorders and their surgical treatment, published by Wolters Kluwer.
Dr. Vaccaro is the Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Neurosurgery, Co-Director of the Delaware Valley Spinal Cord Injury Center, and Co-Chief of Spine Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical Center at Thomas Jefferson University, and the President, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia. He becomes Editor-in-Chief effective with the April issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
The change in editor signals a series of new editorial policies and features, emphasizing timely publication of the most important new research in spinal surgery. Dr. Vaccaro writes, “With these changes, authors and readers will be able to access high-quality, clinically relevant articles that will have an important impact on the management of patients with spinal disorders.”
