Menger Named To Emerging Leaders List

Dr. Richard Menger, a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who serves as chief of complex spine surgery and vice chair of the department of neurosurgery at USA Health, was recently named to the Becker’s Hospital Review Emerging Leaders in Healthcare list. The list honors leaders who are 40 years old or younger for their commitment to optimizing healthcare, according to information from Becker’s. Menger, also an associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of South Alabama’s (USA) Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine and an assistant professor of political science at the university, specializes in complex spinal reconstructions for spinal deformity in children and adults. His research is in both spine and health policy. He is a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve currently serving with the Seabees. Menger is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), Council of State Neurological Societies and North American Spine Society (NASS). He was selected for the NASS Spinal Deformity Committee and AANS/CNS Joint Guidelines Committee responsible for reviewing and creating the guidelines used by other neurosurgeons. He recently received the Samuel Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon Award from the CNS for the second consecutive year.