Full Schedule

6:30 AM - 6:30 PM PST

Registration

Location: Octavius Foyer (Promenade South)

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

Location: Neopolitan I (Promenade Level)

Industry Speaker: – University of California, San Francisco

Industry Speaker: – University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Industry Speaker: – University of Washington

Industry Speaker: – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Sponsored Session

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST

Continental Breakfast

Location: Octavius Foyer (Promenade South)

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST

Scientific Session 1: Sports & Spine

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Moderator: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Spine

8:04 AM - 8:05 AM PST

Welcome and Introduction

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

8:05 AM - 8:11 AM PST

Management of Spinal Disorders in Low vs High Impact Sports

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

8:11 AM - 8:26 AM PST

Spine Rehabilitation Programming for the Athlete: Treatment Beyond the Operating Room

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – EXOS

8:26 AM - 8:41 AM PST

Emergency Preparedness in Sports

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Cincinnati

8:41 AM - 8:48 AM PST

Sideline Emergency in Athletics: Management of SCI

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

8:48 AM - 8:58 AM PST

So You Think You Want To Take Care of Athletes?

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – retired

8:58 AM - 9:08 AM PST

Panel Discussion

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – EXOS

Speaker: – University of Cincinnati

Speaker: – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Speaker: – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

9:08 AM - 9:23 AM PST

Cervical HNP in the Athlete: Fusion Versus Motion Preservation Case Debate

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Speaker: – Marina Spine Center

Speaker: – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

9:23 AM - 9:38 AM PST

Unintended Consequences: Cervical Pseudoarthroses in the Athlete Case Debate

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Henry Ford Hospital

Speaker: – retired

Speaker: – Northwestern Medicine

9:38 AM - 9:40 AM PST

Introduction of Visionary Speaker

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM PST

Visionary Speaker: Eric Wood, Buffalo Bills

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Guest Speaker:

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM PST

Exhibit Hall

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST

Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

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

Location: Exhibit Hall - Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Industry Speaker: – Barrow Brain and Spine

10:30 AM - 12:35 PM PST

Scientific Session 2: Navigating the Future: Chairman’s Keynote & Awards Session

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Spine

10:30 AM - 10:32 AM PST

Introduction of AANS and CNS Presidents

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

10:33 AM - 10:36 AM PST

Remarks from AANS President

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Neuroscience Institute, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

10:37 AM - 10:40 AM PST

Remarks from CNS President

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of California, San Diego, Department of Neurological Surgery

10:41 AM - 10:42 AM PST

Welcome to Session & Introduction of Neurosurgery Meritorious Award Recipient

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

10:43 AM - 10:48 AM PST

Neurosurgery Meritorious Award Recipient Address

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, University of Tennessee

10:49 AM - 10:51 AM PST

Introduction of Orthopaedic Meritorious Award Recipient

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Norton Leatherman Spine Center

10:52 AM - 10:57 AM PST

Orthopaedic Meritorious Award Recipient Address

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Louisville

10:58 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Introduction of NSGY Honored Guest

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – UCLA Neurosurgery

11:01 AM - 11:06 AM PST

Neurosurgery Honored Guest: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Atlanta Brain and Spine

11:07 AM - 11:09 AM PST

Introduction of Peripheral Nerve Meritorious Award Recipient

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Alberta

11:10 AM - 11:15 AM PST

Peripheral Nerve Meritorious Award Recipient Address

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of California, San Francisco

11:15 AM - 11:16 AM PST

Introduction of Visionary Speaker

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

11:16 AM - 11:36 AM PST

Productive Failure: Transforming Setbacks into Breakthroughs

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Guest Speaker:

11:37 AM - 11:40 AM PST

Introduction of DSPN Chair

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

11:41 AM - 12:01 PM PST

DSPN Chair's Address: Navigating the Future

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

12:02 PM - 12:04 PM PST

Introduction of Visionary Speaker

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

12:05 PM - 12:35 PM PST

Achieving Your Best

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Guest Speaker: – The Ben Newman Companies

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Industry Lunch-n-Learn: Evidence-Based Graft-First Decision Making in High-Risk Patients Sponsored by Cerapedics

Location: Neopolitan II (Promenade Level)

Industry Speaker: – 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

Location: Neopolitan IV (Promenade Level)

Industry Speaker:

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

Location: Neopolitan III (Promenade Level)

Industry Speaker: – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

Industry Speaker:

Industry Speaker: – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

Industry Speaker: – 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

Location: Neopolitan I (Promenade Level)

Industry Speaker: – 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

Location: Exhibit Hall - Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Industry Speaker:

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

Location: Exhibit Hall - Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Scientific Session 3: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Barrow Neurological Insitute

Moderator: – San Diego Spine

Moderator: – Semmes Murphey Clinic

Spine

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM PST

Introduction

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Semmes Murphey Clinic

Speaker: – Barrow Neurological Insitute

1:35 PM - 1:47 PM PST

Surgeon Driven Innovation

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Aclarion

1:47 PM - 1:59 PM PST

The Value You Add As a Neurosurgeon to the Health System

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

1:59 PM - 2:11 PM PST

Some Rules for Industry Engagement

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, University of Tennessee

2:11 PM - 2:23 PM PST

Career Evolution the Business of Neurosurgery

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Hoag Specialty Clinic

2:23 PM - 2:35 PM PST

Innovations are Market Successful Inventions

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – ATEC Spine

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Question and Answer Discussion

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Semmes Murphey Clinic

Speaker: – Aclarion

Speaker: – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

Speaker: – Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, University of Tennessee

Speaker: – Hoag Specialty Clinic

Speaker: – ATEC Spine

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST

Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM PST

What's New Presentation: TriALTIS™ Spine System: DePuy Synthes' Next Generation System Sponsored by DePuy

Location: Exhibit Hall - Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Industry Speaker: – 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

Location: Exhibit Hall - Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Industry Speaker: – Rush University Medical Center

3:30 PM - 4:40 PM PST

Scientific Session 4: Peripheral Nerve for the Spine Surgeon

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – University of Utah

Moderator: – University of Pennsylvania

Spine

3:30 PM - 3:32 PM PST

Introduction: Peripheral Nerve for the Spine Surgeon

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – University of Utah

Moderator: – University of Pennsylvania

3:33 PM - 3:40 PM PST

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Start Doing it Now

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

3:41 PM - 3:48 PM PST

Endoscopes Everywhere: How, When and Where

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Utah

3:49 PM - 3:56 PM PST

Robots for Brachial Plexus Injuries

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic Rochester

3:57 PM - 4:04 PM PST

Is it Spinal, Nerve or Both - Distinguishing Lesions and Treating Both

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Pennsylvania

4:05 PM - 4:12 PM PST

Foot Drop - Recent Data

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

4:13 PM - 4:20 PM PST

Get Your Imaging Protocols Right

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of California, San Francisco

4:21 PM - 4:28 PM PST

Avoid Spinal Fusion for Dumbbell Nerve Sheath Tumors

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Virginia

4:29 PM - 4:36 PM PST

Extent of Resection and The Margin in Nerve Sheath Tumors - How far do you go for Malignancy

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

4:37 PM - 4:40 PM PST

Question and Answer Discussion

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – University of Utah

Moderator: – University of Pennsylvania

4:45 PM - 6:15 PM PST

Debates: Latest & Greatest vs. Tried & True

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Spine

4:45 PM - 4:50 PM PST

Topic 1: Leadership Style

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Guest Speaker: – The Ben Newman Companies

4:50 PM - 4:56 PM PST

Topic 1: Leadership Style: Velvet Glove

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Utah Health

4:56 PM - 5:02 PM PST

Topic 1: Leadership Style: Iron Fist

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Hoag Specialty Clinic

5:02 PM - 5:07 PM PST

Topic 1: Leadership Style: VOTE

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Guest Speaker: – The Ben Newman Companies

5:07 PM - 5:12 PM PST

Topic 2: Registries – Is The Juice Worth the Squeeze

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Brigham and Women's Hospital

5:12 PM - 5:18 PM PST

Topic 2: Registries - Is The Juice Worth the Squeeze: Registries Are Hard to Implement

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

5:18 PM - 5:24 PM PST

Topic 2: Registries – Is The Juice Worth the Squeeze: AI Will Lead to Spine Armageddon!

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

5:24 PM - 5:29 PM PST

Topic 2: Registries - Is The Juice Worth the Squeeze: VOTE

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Brigham and Women's Hospital

5:29 PM - 5:34 PM PST

Topic 3: Are Robotics and Navigation Mandatory?

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Barrow Brain and Spine

5:34 PM - 5:40 PM PST

Topic 3: Are Robotics and Navigation Mandatory?: The New SOC

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

5:40 PM - 5:46 PM PST

Topic 3: Are Robotics and Navigation Mandatory?: Expensive and Unnecessary

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Cedars Sinai Medical Center

5:46 PM - 5:51 PM PST

Topic 3: Are Robotics and Navigation Mandatory?: VOTE

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Barrow Brain and Spine

5:51 PM - 5:56 PM PST

Topic 4: Early Versus Late Surgery in Central Cord

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Stanford University School of Medicine

5:56 PM - 6:02 PM PST

Topic 4: Time is Tissue, of Course You Go Early

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – Jefferson Medical College

6:02 PM - 6:08 PM PST

Topic 4: Spinal Cord Injury is Changing, is Delayed Surgery Better

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Speaker: – University of Arizona

6:08 PM - 6:15 PM PST

Topic 4: Early Versus Late Surgery in Central Cord: VOTE

Location: Octavius Ballroom (Promenade South)

Moderator: – Stanford University School of Medicine