Business March 13, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 13 Kaiser named clinical director of spine center The Valley Hospital has announced that Michael Kaiser, M.D., FACS, FAANS, has been appointed clinical director of The Valley Hospital Spine Center. Dr. Kaiser is a boardcertified neurosurgeon practicing both in Ridgewood and New York. “We are pleased to have Dr. Kaiser accept this leadership position at Valley,” said Karteek Bhavsar, assistant vice president of perioperative services at the Valley Hospital. “His clinical and academic accomplishments in the field of spine surgery demonstrate the high caliber of surgical excellence Valley provides our community.” Valley’s Spine Center, part of Valley’s Neuroscience Center of Excellence, offers comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic, and management services for all types of acute and chronic back and neck disorders. A multidisciplinary team of spine specialists with expertise in operative and non-operative treatment options, such as physical therapy, diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections, rehabilitation, and innovative surgical techniques, develop individualized, comprehensive treatment strategies for spine center patients. Dr. Kaiser, who has been on staff as a neurosurgeon at the Valley Hospital since 2005, is an associate professor of clinical neurosurgery at Columbia University with advanced subspecialty training in complex spinal surgery. His clinical skills include artificial cervical disc replace- ment, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, minimally invasive spine surgery, spine and spinal cord tumors, and degenerative spine disease. His research interests include clinical guideline development, evidence based treatment algorithms, and clinical outcome analysis. Dr. Kaiser is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgery, the Congress of Neurological Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and serves on the AANS Joint Section on Spine & Peripheral Nerve Executive Committee. He has served as the clinical guidelines chairman of the AANS Joint Section on Spine & Peripheral Nerves for the past four years. He has had over 75 manuscripts published as peer reviewed clinical articles, book chapters, and meeting abstracts. Dr. Kaiser serves as an ad hoc reviewer for several peer reviewed spine journals, including The Spine Journal and Neurosurgery, and regularly presents at the major national neurosurgical spine meetings. A graduate of New York University, Dr. Kaiser received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut, completed his residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, and was fellowship-trained in neurosurgery from Emory University Hospital in Georgia. For details, visit www.ValleyHealth.com/Spine, call (201) 251-3491, or e-mail webinfo@valleyhealth.com. Crossroads Michael Kaiser (continued from page 5) the movie theater and there are 1,600 parking spaces for other uses at the site that tend to be vacant on Friday and Saturday nights. “So there is no concern that there is not enough parking for the movie theater,” DiGiovanni told the board. David Roberts, the township’s professional planner, urged DiGiovanni and Junghans to concentrate on pedes- trian safety in the internal traffic plan. Junghans, however, did not agree with a resident’s suggestion that a pedestrian bridge be built in front of the hotel. He said crosswalks would be a better solution. DiGiovanni also estimated that such a bridge would cost a half million dollars and Kelly said it would not be feasible because it would have to be accessible according to the Americans with Disabilities Act and there was not enough room there for the bridge. He suggested a better solution would be more traffic lights in the area. The application was carried to the March 25 board meeting, when changes to the traffic plans will be presented.