Pittsburgh, April 27, 2005 -- Mark N. Hadley, MD, professor of neurological surgery at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, presented two lectures on spinal surgery Wednesday, April 27, as part of the department's visiting lecture series. Dr. Hadley spoke on "The Far-Lateral Extracavitary Approach in the Treatment of Thoracic Spinal Pathology" and "Guidelines on the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries."

Dr. Hadley also participated in the department's journal club and weekly conference series.

Mark Hadley, MD, (center) from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, discusses patient positioning during spinal surgery (left) and receives honorary degree from department chairman L. Dade Lunsford, MD (right).