Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD

Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis

Stem cell research is arguably the hottest topic in health care today. With treatment advances on the horizon, how close are we to curing paralysis? Hear from Dr. Richard G. Fessler, a leading spine surgeon and spinal cord injury expert.

Dr. Richard G. Fessler is a Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Fessler has made significant contributions to endoscopic and microendoscopic surgical developments.

This active doctor has five times been listed among the Best Doctors in America and recently in Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care. Dr. Fessler is also a Medical Specialist and Flight Surgeon for NASA/Space Shuttle.

Deborah Watson

2009-05-27