About the American College of Physicians & Surgeons 

  The American College of Physicians & Surgeons is an organization dedicated to the care and understanding of pain with regards to the spine. Any physician who is board eligible/certified or similarly qualified, and strives to ameliorate pain, should seek membership/fellowship. Allied Health Professionals are also encouraged to apply. Membership/fellowship is different than attending our MISU courses, which teach the latest in MISS surgery and techniques.  If approved for fellowship, you may use the letters FACP after your name/degree.

  Inquiries for membership/fellowship should be directed to:

  Since its inception in 1999, the American College of Physicians & Surgeons has coordinated and sponsored ten Minimally Invasive Spine Update courses.  In June 2008 the ACP&S will join with other minimally invasive spine societies at the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Techniques in Hawaii. 

  The courses are open to all physicians and surgeons who practice spine-related medicine such as orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, neurologists, physiatrists and pain management/anesthesiologists.  Fellows, Residents and Allied Health Professionals are also encouraged to attend and are given a course fee discount.  Our faculty are top-notch MISS surgeons who helped to pioneer the field of MISS such as John C. Chiu, MD DSc.  Participants have come from around the world to attend our courses.  To review our past courses please click on the link on upper left.

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The American College of Physicians & Surgeons was founded by Merrill W. Reuter, MD PhD FACPS FACS. Dr. Reuter has been Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. since 1996 and has also been Board Certified in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery by The American Board of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery since 1999. Dr. Reuter is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery. He is also an active member of various medical organizations including The American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Orthopaedic Society, the North American Spine Society and the Southern Medical Association. You may read Dr. Reuter's Curriculum Vitae here.  Dr. Reuter also offers a year Fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery which is listed in the North American Spine Society Fellowship Directory. To learn more about this new MISS Fellowship click here. Problems opening the above files? Click here