B. Sonny Bal, MD JD MBA

Director

Dr. Bal is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri, Columbia, specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery. He also is an Adjunct Professor of Material Sciences at the University of Missouri at Rolla. Dr. Bal received his M.D. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, and is a licensed attorney who co-founded the Bal Brenner law firm in North Carolina. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, with over 100 scientific publications. In addition to guiding Amedica on the commercialization of its unique silicon nitride ceramic technologies, Bal will also recruit and lead Amedica’s Adult Reconstructive and Spine Medical Advisory Boards.