The ECO Health Project: towards personalized and precision spine care

BY DR ASDRUBAL FALAVIGNA

Blog Falavigna

About the author

Dr Asdrubal Falavigna is the current Chairperson of the AO Spine International Board. He is Vice-Director of the Caxias do Sul University, Professor of Neurosurgery at Caxias do Sul University, and President of the Caxias do Sul University Publishing House. He is also the coordinator of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development research group on Clinical Studies and Basic Models of Spinal Cord Diseases and Coordinator of the Laboratory of Spinal Cord Diseases and Laboratory of Cellular Therapy. An international leader, Dr Falavigna has served as International Liaison of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves.

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