Full Schedule

6:30 AM – 6:30 PM EST

Registration

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM EST

Continental Breakfast

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM EST

Industry Sponsored Breakfast: Explore the Unseen with Spineology: The Future of Endoscopic Fusion Sponsored by Spineology

Industry Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami

Industry Speaker: Saqib Hasan

This in-depth discussion will remove the stigma of intraoperative ultrasound and introduce an innovative, essential technology that provides active imaging during a variety of spinal procedures.
It will review the only soft tissue visualization platform that can be easily incorporated into the surgical workflow, where the surgeon can monitor spinal cord health, identify key anatomy, and verify the extent of decompression.

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Spineology

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST

Speaker Ready Room

8:00 AM – 10:05 AM EST

Scientific Session 1: Sports & Spine

Moderator: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Moderator: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Trauma

Spine

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM EST

Welcome to Spine Summit & the NEW Sports & Spine

Speaker: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Specialty Clinic

8:05 AM – 8:15 AM EST

From NFL to the OR: How Lessons From the Field Prepared Me for Neurosurgery

Speaker: Myron L. Rolle, MD, MSc – Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurosurgery

8:15 AM – 8:40 AM EST

Leadership On & Off the Field

Guest Speaker: Jeff Fuller

Guest Speaker: Ronnie Lott

Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Speaker: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM EST

Question & Answer Session

Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Speaker: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

8:51 AM – 9:10 AM EST

Neurosurgery Honored Guest: 40 Years of Caring for Elite Athletes

Speaker: Joseph C. Maroon, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

9:11 AM – 9:20 AM EST

Why the Difference in How We Treat Spine Trauma in An Elite Athlete

Speaker: Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

9:21 AM – 9:30 AM EST

Question & Answer Session

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM EST

Isthmic Spondy Direct Pars Repair in the Athlete

Speaker: Rick Sasso, MD – Indiana Spine Group

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM EST

Is Arthroplasty an Option for Elite Athletes

Speaker: Scott L. Zuckerman, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM EST

Leadership Lecture: The Future is Data, Connectivity and Emerging Technologies

Speaker: Robert Cohen (he/him/his) – Stryker

10:00 AM – 10:05 AM EST

Question & Answer Session

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST

Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM EST

What's New Presentation: P-15 Peptide: A Game Changer in Spinal Fusion Surgery Sponsored by Cerapedics

Industry Speaker: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Session will review the complex landscape of bone graft products available for use in spinal fusions while highlighting the clinical decision matrix surgeons are faced with when selecting their graft. Participate in this session to expand your awareness of i-FACTOR's 72-month data, its potential role in spinal fusion, and what's on the horizon for P-15.

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Cerapedics

10:05 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Beverage Break Sponsored by NuVasive and What's New Session in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored By NuVasive

10:15 AM – 10:25 AM EST

What's New Presentation: HEDRON™: Benefits of 3D Printed Technology in Spine Surgery Sponsored by Globus Medical

Industry Speaker: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

HEDRON™ implant technology offers a wide variety of interbody spacers across different applications. During the ten-minute technology review of Globus Medical’s HEDRON™ 3D Printed technology, the surgeon speaker will discuss the clinical impact of titanium 3D printed interbody spacers.

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Globus Medical

10:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST

Scientific Session 2: Excellence Requires Change

Moderator: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Specialty Clinic

Moderator: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc – University of Maryland Medical Center

Peripheral Nerve

Spine

10:30 AM – 10:34 AM EST

Welcome to Session & Introduction of Neurosurgery Meritorious Award Recipient

Speaker: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Specialty Clinic

10:35 AM – 10:41 AM EST

Neurosurgery Meritorious Award Recipient Address

Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

10:42 AM – 10:44 AM EST

Introduction of Orthopaedic Meritorious Award Recipient

Speaker: Kristen E. Jones, MD, FAANS – University of Minnesota

10:45 AM – 10:51 AM EST

Orthopaedic Meritorious Award Recipient Address

Speaker: David W. Polly, Jr., MD – University of Minnesota

10:52 AM – 10:54 AM EST

Introduction of Peripheral Nerve Meritorious Award Recipient

Speaker: Daniel Lubelski, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

10:55 AM – 11:01 AM EST

Peripheral Nerve Meritorious Award Recipient Address

Speaker: Allan Belzberg, MD, FRCSC, FAANS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

11:02 AM – 11:12 AM EST

Visionary Speaker: The Expanding Need for Physician Leadership in Healthcare

Guest Speaker: Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, MD, FACR (he/him/his) – Hoag Hospital

11:13 AM – 11:19 AM EST

Introduction of DSPN Chair

Speaker: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

11:20 AM – 11:35 AM EST

DSPN Chair's Address: Excellence Requires Change

Speaker: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Specialty Clinic

11:36 AM – 12:05 PM EST

Verbs and Vertebrae – Personal Branding for Spine Surgeons

Guest Speaker: Sasha Strauss (he/him/his) – Innovation Protocol

12:05 PM – 12:15 PM EST

Leadership Lecture: Bold Moves - Big Rewards

Speaker: Chris Barry

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM EST

What's New Presentation: Is There a Better Alternative to the Surgical Microscope for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery? New Data on the Ergonomic Impact, Safety and Operating Room Efficiency of Viseon MaxView® Sponsored by Viseon

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Viseon, Inc

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Industry Lunch Symposia: The Future VUE of MIS Surgery Featuring the TELIGEN™ System Sponsored by DePuy Synthes

Industry Speaker: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD – Rush University Medical Center

Industry Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami

Join our esteemed faculty to hear how they were able to see more and achieve more with The TELIGEN System, an integrated technology platform that delivers an advanced visualization experience in conjunction with the TELIGEN Vue procedural solution.

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By DePuy Synthes

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Industry Lunch Symposia: A Comprehensive Review of the Prone Lateral Technique with Robotic Navigation Sponsored by Globus Medical

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Globus Medical

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Industry Lunch Symposia: Intelligence-Based Medicine: How AI and Enabling Technologies Are Changing The Way We Practice Spine Surgery Sponsored by Medtronic

Industry Speaker: Andrew Grossbach, MD

Industry Speaker: Martin H. Pham, MD – University of California, San Diego

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Medtronic Inc

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Industry Lunch Symposia: Carbon Fiber: Shifting the Tumor Care Paradigm Sponsored by icotec

Industry Speaker: John H. Shin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Industry Speaker: Bernhard Meyer, n/a – Department of Neurosurgery, Technical Universtiy Munich

Industry Speaker: Joshua Palmer, MD – The Ohio State University

Join us for an interactive discussion on the impact Carbon/PEEK implants are having on multidisciplinary care for spine tumor patients worldwide. Hear first-hand experiences from leading experts in the field and learn how they are improving patient outcomes by expanding treatment options and enabling safer care.

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By icotec Medical, Inc.

12:45 PM – 12:55 PM EST

What's New Presentation: When Fusion Is All You Want to See Sponsored by Spinal Elements

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Spinal Elements

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Scientific Session 3: Spine Confessions: Confronting the Elephant in the Room

Moderator: Srinivas Prasad, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

Moderator: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc – University of Maryland Medical Center

Complication Management

Spine

1:15 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Visionary Speaker: Disease or Unease? - How to Identify and Avoid Operating on the Unease

Guest Speaker: C. Philip O'Carroll, MD

1:26 PM – 1:30 PM EST

Introduction of THE CASE

Speaker: Srinivas Prasad, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

1:30 PM – 1:38 PM EST

Cross Examination of Defendant Neurosurgeon

Speaker: Liam Duffy, Esq. – Yarborough Applegate, LLC

Speaker: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD – Duke University Medical Center

1:39 PM – 1:46 PM EST

Cross Examination of Defendant's Retained Expert Witness

Speaker: Liam Duffy, Esq. – Yarborough Applegate, LLC

Speaker: James S. Harrop, MD – Jefferson Medical College

1:46 PM – 1:56 PM EST

Lawyer Discussion of What Went Right and What Went Wrong

Speaker: Liam Duffy, Esq. – Yarborough Applegate, LLC

1:57 PM – 2:04 PM EST

My Worst MIS Mishap: Lessons Learned

Speaker: Kevin T. Foley, MD – Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, University of Tennessee

2:13 PM – 2:20 PM EST

My Worst Peripheral Nerve Pandemonium: Lessons Learned

Speaker: Mark A. Mahan, MD – University of Utah

2:21 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Does Cannabis Have a Role in Our Clinics?

Speaker: Ziva D. Cooper, PhD – UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids

2:30 PM – 3:10 PM EST

Beverage Break and What's New Session in the Exhibit Hall

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM EST

What's New Presentation: Delivering Precision Medicine to the Interbody Space with aprevo® Patient Specific Devices Sponsored by Carlsmed

Industry Speaker: Christopher P. Ames, MD – University of California, San Francisco

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By Carlsmed

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM EST

What's New Presentation: iFuse Bedrock Granite - The Latest Evolution in Spinopelvic Fixation Sponsored by SI-BONE

Industry Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute

Join Dr. Juan Uribe, Chief of Spinal Disorders at Barrow Neurological Institute for a review of spinopelvic fixation complications, solutions, and the latest evolution in fixation, iFuse Bedrock Granite. Topics covered include Iliac vs S2AI fixation, stacked configurations, and iFuse Bedrock Granite features & Benefits.

Sponsored Session

Sponsored By SI-BONE

3:10 PM – 4:40 PM EST

Scientific Session 4: The Art of Spine Surgery

Moderator: Burak M. Ozgur, MD – Hoag Spine Center, Hoag Hospital

Moderator: Zoher Ghogawala, MD (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Technology

Spine

3:12 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Visionary Speaker: Modic Changes: Fact, Fiction, or Fallacy

Guest Speaker: Michael T. Modic, MD (he/him/his) – VUMC/Vanderbilt University

3:31 PM – 3:40 PM EST

The Art in Scoliosis Surgery: It's Not All Just Measurements

Speaker: Amer Samdani, MD – Shriners Hospital for Children

3:41 PM – 3:50 PM EST

Endoscopic Awake TLIF: Is This Just Me or Is It Ever Going to Catch On?

Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami

3:51 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Anterior Release from the Posterior Approach: Really? Why?

Speaker: Steven Ludwig, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center

4:01 PM – 4:10 PM EST

Pushing the Limits in Arthroplasty: Just How Far Can We Expand Our Indications?

Speaker: Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD – Columbia University

4:11 PM – 4:20 PM EST

Prone Transpsoas Surgery: Is It as Safe as Lateral? Here's the Data!

Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM EST

Leadership Lecture: The Art of the Wright Way

Speaker: Harry Kiil, MBA – Medtronic Cranial and Spinal Technologies

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM EST

Question & Answer Session

4:40 PM – 6:15 PM EST

Debates: Millennial Mayhem

Moderator: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA

Moderator: Steven Ludwig, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center

Socioeconomic

Spine

4:40 PM – 5:05 PM EST

Topic 1: Machine Learning and AI in Spine Surgery

Speaker: Christopher P. Ames, MD – University of California, San Francisco

Speaker: Nima Alan, MD – UCSF

Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute

Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami

5:05 PM – 5:30 PM EST

Topic 2: Social Media in Spine Surgery

Speaker: Neel Anand, MD (he/him/his) – Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Speaker: Gregory M. Mundis, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – San Diego Spine

Guest Speaker: Sasha Strauss (he/him/his) – Innovation Protocol

Speaker: Zachary J. Tempel, MD – Mayfield Clinic

5:30 PM – 6:05 PM EST

Topic 3: Neuro & Ortho: Are We ONE Yet?

Speaker: Todd J. Albert, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College

Speaker: Kristen E. Jones, MD, FAANS – University of Minnesota

Speaker: David W. Polly, Jr., MD – University of Minnesota

Speaker: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD – Duke University Medical Center

6:05 PM – 6:15 PM EST

Leadership Lecture: Guiding Principles of Leadership

Speaker: Russell Powers – Johnson and Johnson

6:15 PM – 7:30 PM EST

Booth Crawl in the Exhibit Hall

Social Event