Foundation Surgical

Redefining motion preservation and lateral spine surgery

About Foundation Surgical

Sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands. The frustration of seeing patients’ needs unmet and knowing there was a better way drove me to create my own spine company. It’s a personal endeavor to bring forth innovative solutions that truly make a difference in people’s lives.”

Randal Betz, MD
Founder and CEO

About Dr. Betz

Served as the President of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

A Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

Senior Mentor for the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Traveling Fellowship

Serving on the American Spine Injury Association Board of Directors

Previously Chief of Staff and Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia

Coauthor on 20+ US patents, authored 360+ peer-reviewed articles and 70+ chapters in medical textbooks, given 340+ invited lectures

A Revolution in
Motion Sparing Treatment

VBO® is a single-position motion-preservation procedure that facilitates sagittal and coronal correction with indirect decompression using a motion-sparing partial vertebral body replacement device through an anterior-to-psoas lumbar spine approach.