Richard V. Chua, MD, FAANS, FACS is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Arizona. He completed medical school and neurosurgery residency at Indiana University School of Medicine, and is board certified by the ABNS. Dr. Chua’s interests include robotic-assisted, image-guided spinal fusion, outpatient lumbar fusion, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and disc arthroplasty. He is a passionate educator, and is an annual faculty member for the AANS GOODMAN Oral Board Review Course, and the Advanced Practice Provider Neurosurgery course. He has an interest in Global Neurosurgery and has performed spine surgery in Nepal, Maldives, Vietnam, and Thailand. He actively teaches at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal through the Nepal Spine Foundation.