SSR - Spine Surgery Recovery

About Us

Development Team

Kristin R. Archer, PhD, DPT

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Vice Chair of Orthopaedic Research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Clinton J. Devin, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Director of Spinal Column Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research Laboratory

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Gurjeet Birdee, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Director of Research at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Susan Vanston, MS, PT

Study Physical Therapist

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Rebecca Broughton

Study Yoga Teacher

Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Our Partners

Stephen Wegener, PhD

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Director, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Tricia Kirkhart

Program Coordinator

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Design & Development

Bot and Rose Design, Inc.

Michael Gubitosa

Micah Giesel

Portland, OR