Dr. Wende Gibbs is an Associate Professor of Neuroradiology and the Director of Spine Imaging and Intervention at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is dedicated to the education of physicians in training and practice, as well as patients, through academic and organized medicine, with leadership and committee roles in multiple national and international medical societies. She is immediate past President of the American Society of Spine Radiology, Western Neuroradiological Society, and Chair of the ASNR Education Committee. She recently joined the ACR Neuroradiology Commission, serving as Chair of the Education Committee in addition to a number of positions in the RSNA, ACR, ASNR and subspecialty and regional neuroradiology societies. Dr. Gibbs is also passionate about multidisciplinary cooperation and collaboration. She has leadership positions in the North American Spine Society and is a frequently invited speaker at Neurosurgery and spine surgery meetings as well as radiology representative in multispecialty work groups for disease-focused guidelines and research. She participates in the development of multiple radiology guidelines and practice parameters and is a reviewer for 12 journals. She has focused her research, service and education efforts on spine oncology, intervention and pain management, radiology reporting, and Alzheimer’s disease, neurodegenerative, and CSF disorders. In addition to spine topics, her interests include patient safety and communication, artificial intelligence and machine learning, informatics, and continuing education in radiology.
Lecture: Degenerative Spine
