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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, February 21, 2024
  • 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM PST
    Registration
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Innovative Post-Operative Pain Management Techniques for Deformity and Degenerative Spine Surgery Sponsored by Pacira
    Industry Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami
    Industry Speaker: Daniel Sciubba, MD, MBA – Northwell Health, Hoftstra University
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Practical Matters: Case-Based Discussions and Hands-On Operating Room Preparation for the APP
    Course Director: Gina Duel, MSPAS, PA-C – Hoag Specialty Clinic/ HOAG Hospital
    Course Director: Sara McEvoy, MPAS, PA-C – University of Utah
    Course Director: Lara Massie, MD
    Course Director: Theresa Williamson, MD – MGH
    Skills Lab Table Trainer: Arpan A. Patel, MD – Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health
    Skills Lab Table Trainer: Ken Porche, MD – University of Utah
    Skills Lab Table Trainer: Christina Wright, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Sciences University
    Skills Lab Table Trainer: Clifford Crutcher, MD
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 1: Deformity: How to Avoid and Manage Reoperations
    Course Director: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Course Director: Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical Center
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 2: Spine Endoscopy: Basics to Advanced Techniques
    Course Director: Raymond Gardocki, MD – Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medi
    Course Director: Christoph P. Hofstetter, MD, PhD – University of Washington
    Course Director: Jang W. Yoon, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 3: CSRS/DSPN Joint Special Course
    Course Director: Zoher Ghogawala, MD (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
    Course Director: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH – University of Utah
    Course Director: Han Jo Kim, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 4: Spine Oncology Update
    Course Director: John H. Shin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Course Director: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University
    Course Director: Matthew Goodwin, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University
    Ticketed Session
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 5: Ambulatory Surgery Practice
    Course Director: Mark E. Oppenlander, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
    Course Director: Kurt M. Eichholz, MD, FACS, FAANS – St. Louis Minimally Invasive Spine Center
    Ticketed Session
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Opening Reception
  • Thursday, February 22, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM PST
    Registration
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM PST
    Industry Breakfast Bites: Expanding the Role of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Cord Trauma and Advanced Minimally Invasive Techniques Sponsored by BK Medical
    Industry Speaker: Timothy Chryssikos, MD, PhD – University of California, San Francisco
    Industry Speaker: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
    Industry Speaker: Christoph P. Hofstetter, MD, PhD – University of Washington
    Industry Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Sponsored Session
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PST
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Scientific Session 1: Sports & Spine
    Moderator: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Moderator: Scott L. Zuckerman, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Spine
  • 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PST
    Exhibit Hall
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:18 AM – 10:28 AM PST
    What's New Presentation: DuraPro Oscillating Drill: The Next Evolution in Powered Bone Cutting Sponsored by Globus Medical
    Industry Speaker: Mark E. Oppenlander, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
  • 10:30 AM – 12:35 PM PST
    Scientific Session 2: Navigating the Future: Chairman’s Keynote & Awards Session
    Spine
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Evidence-Based Graft-First Decision Making in High-Risk Patients Sponsored by Cerapedics
    Industry Speaker: Timothy Witham, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Proper Use of Legal Entities for Lawsuit Protection and Tax Reduction Sponsored by Legally Mine
    Industry Speaker: Jason Porter
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: The Evolution of MIS Spine Surgery: Connecting Past, Present, and Future Innovations Sponsored by Medtronic
    Industry Speaker: Byron Branch, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
    Industry Speaker: Charles Branch
    Industry Speaker: Paul Kim, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
    Industry Speaker: Kevin T. Foley, MD – Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, University of Tennessee
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Taking Robotic Surgery to the Next Level with the Latest Advancements in Imaging and Power Tools Sponsored by Globus Medical
    Industry Speaker: Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    What's New Presentation: Karma: Is There a Better Fixation Option for the Aging Spine? Sponsored by Spinal Elements
    Industry Speaker: Terrence Crowder, MD
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:18 PM – 1:28 PM PST
    What's New Presentation: Favorable Results of MagnetOs as Standalone Alternative to Autograft in a Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized, Intra-patient Controlled Trial Sponsored by Kuros Biosciences
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PST
    Scientific Session 3: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    Moderator: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute
    Moderator: Gregory M. Mundis, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – San Diego Spine
    Moderator: Paul Park, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic
    Spine
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 3:05 PM – 3:15 PM PST
    What's New Presentation: TriALTIS™ Spine System: DePuy Synthes' Next Generation System Sponsored by DePuy
    Industry Speaker: Daniel Sciubba, MD, MBA – Northwell Health, Hoftstra University
  • 3:18 PM – 3:28 PM PST
    What's New Presentation: A New Angle on Navigating the Future of Spinal Surgery Sponsored by Pathkeeper Surgical/BoxSPINE
    Industry Speaker: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD – Rush University Medical Center
  • 3:30 PM – 4:40 PM PST
    Scientific Session 4: Peripheral Nerve for the Spine Surgeon
    Moderator: Mark A. Mahan, MD – University of Utah
    Moderator: Zarina S. Ali, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Spine
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PST
    Debates: Latest & Greatest vs. Tried & True
    Spine
  • Friday, February 23, 2024
  • 6:45 AM – 7:30 AM PST
    Industry Breakfast Bites: Disruptive Innovations in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Sponsored by Spineology
    Industry Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami
    Industry Speaker: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
    Sponsored Session
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PST
    Continental Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 1
    Moderator: Marcus D. Mazur, MD – University of Utah Health
    Moderator: Alexander E. Ropper, MD – Baylor College of Medicine Neurosurgery
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 2
    Moderator: Yakov Gologorsky, MD, FAANS – Metropolitan Neurosurgery Associates
    Moderator: Michael S. Virk, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 3
    Moderator: Stuart Hershman, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Moderator: Robert Whitmore, MD – Tufts University School of Medicine
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Specialty Breakout 1: Minimally Invasive/Motion Preservation/General Spine Abstracts
    Moderator: Victor Chang, MD (he/him/his) – Henry Ford Hospital
    Moderator: Jakub Godzik, MD, MS (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM PST
    Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM – 1:45 PM PST
    Exhibit Hall
  • 9:18 AM – 9:28 AM PST
    What's New Presentation: What’s new @ SI-BONE? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on SI Joint Fusion & iFuse TORQ® for Lateral Transiliac Procedures Sponsored by Si-Bone
    Industry Speaker: David W. Polly, Jr., MD – University of Minnesota
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    Scientific Session 5: Registries and AI - How They are Intertwined
    Moderator: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
    Moderator: John Chi, MD, MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Moderator: Andrew Pugely, MD – University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
    Spine
  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM PST
    Scientific Session 6: Minimally Invasive - Is it One Size Fits All?
    Moderator: Khoi D. Than, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Hospital
    Moderator: Laura Snyder, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Spine
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 12:40 PM – 12:50 PM PST
    What's New Presentation: Ventana: Novel Concepts in 3D Printed Interbody Architecture Sponsored by Spinal Elements
    Industry Speaker: Neel Anand, MD (he/him/his) – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Excelsius XLIF®: How Robotics & Advanced Neuromonitoring are Changing the Game Sponsored by Globus Medical
    Industry Speaker: J. Alex Thomas, MD (he/him/his) – Atlantic Brain and Spine
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Adopting Navigation in Cervicothoracic Fusions: A Case Discussion Sponsored by Stryker
    Industry Speaker: Griffin Baum
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: The Future VUE of MIS Surgery Sponsored by Depuy
    Industry Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami
    Industry Speaker: Wissam Asfahani
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Transformative Technologies: Carbon/PEEK Implants in Spine Oncology Sponsored by icoTec
    Industry Speaker: John H. Shin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Industry Speaker: Shannon McDonald
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    What's New Presentation: Emerging P-15 Peptide Mode of Action: Modulating the Cellular Response Sponsored by Cerapedics
    Industry Speaker: Jerome Connor, PhD
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    Cahill Debates
    Moderator: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH – University of Utah
    Moderator: Daniel Hoh, MD – University of Florida
    Moderator: Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Spine
  • 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 6: Regenerative Therapies and Motion Preservation
    Course Director: Srinivas Prasad, MD – Thomas Jefferson University
    Course Director: Elizabeth Yu, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 7: WFNS Session - Global Spine Surgery
    Moderator: Corinna Zygourakis, MD – Stanford Health Care
    Moderator: Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD – Columbia University
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 8: New Concepts in Adult Spinal Deformity: Update from the SRS/IMAST
    Course Director: Eric Klineberg, MD – University of Texas Houston
    Course Director: Kristen E. Jones, MD, FAANS – University of Minnesota
    Course Director: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 9: Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Cadaver Lab
    Course Director: Christoph P. Hofstetter, MD, PhD – University of Washington
    Course Director: John Ogunlade, DO – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Course Director: Chris Yeung, MD – Desert Institute for Spine Care
    Skills Lab Table Trainer: Patrick Kim, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida
    Skills Lab Table Trainer: Won Hyung Andrew Ryu, MD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Special Course 10: Starting a Practice
    Course Director: Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
    Course Director: Suzanne Tharin, MD, PhD, FAANS (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Ticketed Session
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST
    WINS Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PST
    Young Spine Surgeon Reception (By Invitation Only)
  • Saturday, February 24, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM PST
    Continental Breakfast
  • 6:45 AM – 12:30 PM PST
    Registration
  • 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    Specialty Breakout 2: Trauma/General Spine/Spinal Cord Injury Abstracts
    Moderator: Jeffrey Hills, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Moderator: Yi Lu, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    Specialty Breakout 3: Tumor/General Spine Abstracts
    Moderator: Kenneth M. Crandall, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center
    Moderator: Scott Meyer, MD (he/him/his) – Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists
  • 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    Specialty Breakout 4: Peripheral Nerve/Basic Science/General Spine Abstracts
    Moderator: Christopher M. Bonfield, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    Moderator: Daniel M. Hafez, MD, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
  • 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    Specialty Breakout 5: Spinal Deformity Abstracts
    Moderator: Benjamin Elder, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Andrew K. Chan, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • 7:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    Specialty Breakout 6: General Spine/Basic Science Abstracts
    Moderator: Won Hyung Andrew Ryu, MD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Moderator: Ian Dorward, MD – Washington University in St. Louis Department of Neurosurgery
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    Scientific Session 7: Spine Trauma: Update in Best Practices
    Moderator: Sanjay Dhall, M.D. – Harbor UCLA Medical Center
    Moderator: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – University of Ottawa
    Spine
  • 11:15 AM – 12:10 PM PST
    Special Session: Business Tips, Pearls & Tactics
    Moderator: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
    Moderator: Oren Gottfried, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Spine
  • 12:10 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    DSPN Business Meeting
    Speaker: Eric Potts, MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute
    Speaker: Luis M. Tumialán, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
    Speaker: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Specialty Clinic
    Speaker: Alexander Khalessi, MD, FAANS – University of California, San Diego, Department of Neurological Surgery
    Speaker: Joseph Cheng, MD, MS – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine