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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • 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

    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