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  • Early Career Insights: Starting a Multidisciplinary Spine Tumor Program and Tumor Board

    Speaker: Christina Wright, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Sciences University

  • Effect of Age on Neck Disability Index Improvement at 2 years: Analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database

    Presenting Author: Ken Porche, MD – University of Utah

    Co-Author: Anthony L. Asher, MD (he/him/his) – Neuroscience Institute, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH – University of Utah

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

    Co-Author: Andrew K. Chan, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    Co-Author: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

    Co-Author: Domagoj Coric, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

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

    Co-Author: Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical Center

    Co-Author: Steven D. Glassman, MD (he/him/his) – Norton Leatherman Spine Center

    Co-Author: Oren Gottfried, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University

    Co-Author: John Knightly, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – AANS

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

    Co-Author: Paul Park, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic

    Co-Author: Eric Potts, MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

    Co-Author: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD – Duke University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Mark Shaffrey, MD – University of Virginia

    Co-Author: Brandon A. Sherrod, MD – University of Utah

    Co-Author: Luis M. Tumialán, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine

    Co-Author: Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute

    Co-Author: Michael S. Virk, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical Center

    Co-Author: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami

  • Effect of workers’ compensation status on pain, disability, quality of life, and return to work after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a 1-year propensity score–matched analysis

    Presenting Author: Ummey Hani, MBBS – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Michael Bohl, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Christopher M. Holland, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Paul Kim, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Matthew McGirt, M.D. – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Co-Author: steve H. Monk, MD – Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center

    Co-Author: Deborah Pfortmiller, PhD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Gerry Stanley, MD – Harvard Medtech

  • Effective and Durable Control of Symptomatic Vertebral Hemangiomas with Epidural Extension (SVHEE) using Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery

    Presenting Author: Arpan A. Patel, MD – Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health

    Co-Author: Lilyana Angelov, MD (she/her/hers) – Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic

    Co-Author: Edward C. Benzel, MD – Cleveland Clinic

    Co-Author: Samuel Chao, MD – Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

    Co-Author: Ajit Krishnaney, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

    Co-Author: Daniel Lilly, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic

    Co-Author: Gandhivarma Subramaniam, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

    Co-Author: John Suh, MD – Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

  • Elective vs Non-Elective Spinal Fusions: Surgical and Financial Outcomes in a Bundled Payment Reimbursement Model

    Presenting Author: Maryam N. Shahin, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University

    Presenting Author: Therese Weidenkopf (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University

    Co-Author: Josiah N. Orina, MD – Oregon Health & Science University

    Co-Author: Won Hyung Andrew Ryu, MD – Oregon Health & Science University

    Co-Author: Spencer Smith, BS – Oregon Health & Science University

    Co-Author: Jung Yoo, MD – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University

  • Elevated T1 Slope is an independent risk factor for anterior cervical corpectomy subsidence

    Presenting Author: Steven Girdler, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: James Bernatz, MD – University of Wisconsin

    Co-Author: Bradford Currier, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Brett Freedman, MD – Mayo Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Co-Author: Brian Goh, MD, PhD – Emory University

    Co-Author: Mohammed Karim, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Hannah A. Levy, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Matt Lindsey, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Caden Messer, BS – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Anthony L. Mikula, MD – Mayo Clinic Department of Neurologic Surgery

    Co-Author: Ahmad N. Nassr, MD – Mayo Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Co-Author: Andrew Pumford, n/a – Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Peter Rose, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester

    Co-Author: Arjun S. Sebastian, MD – Mayo Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Emergency Preparedness in Sports

    Speaker: William A. Knight, IV, MD (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati

  • Emerging Innovations In Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery

    Speaker: Raymond Gardocki, MD – Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medi

  • Enabling Pediatric Spine Care in Developing Countries

    Speaker: Alaaeldin Ahmad, MD (he/him/his) – Palestine Polytechnic University

  • Endoscopes Everywhere: How, When and Where

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

  • Endoscopic Lumber Interbody Fusion

    Speaker: Jang W. Yoon, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

  • Endoscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Spondylodiscitis: A Systematic Review

    Presenting Author: Rami Rajjoub, BS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Co-Author: Salazar Jones, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Co-Author: Alexander J. Schupper, MD – Mount Sinai Health System

  • Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion (TLIF)

    Speaker: Raymond Gardocki, MD – Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medi

  • Endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression in the presence of spondylolisthesis

    Presenting Author: Dorian Mambelli, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital

    Co-Author: Meng Huang, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital

    Co-Author: Suraj Sulhan, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital

  • Enfolded vs Post-Graduate Fellowship

    Speaker: Benjamin Elder, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic

    Speaker: Patricia Sullivan, MD – Brown University/Lifespan

  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathways in Pediatric Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Presenting Author: Yusuf Mehkri (he/him/his) – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Vyshak Chandra, MD – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Julian Gendreau, MD – John Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

  • Epidemiology of Neural Tube Defects in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Temporal and Geographical Analysis

    Presenting Author: Rohin Singh, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center

    Co-Author: Jagroop Doad, BS – Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

    Co-Author: Anjali Gupta, BS – Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

    Co-Author: Nithin Gupta, BS (he/him/his) – Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

    Co-Author: Catherine Jay, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

    Co-Author: Adam Li, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

    Co-Author: Melissa LoPresti, MD, MPH – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

    Co-Author: Howard Silberstein, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

    Co-Author: Catherine Wassef, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

    Co-Author: Racquel Whyte, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

  • Erasing Spinal Instrumentation: Spot Correction as a Tool for Postoperative Cervical Spine Radiograph Analysis

    Presenting Author: Sachin Govind, BS (he/him/his) – Feinberg School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Nader Dahdaleh, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Medicine

    Co-Author: Yunting Yu, BS – Penn State College of Medicine

  • Established and Novel Quantitative Electromyographic Measures as Predictors of Finger Extension Strength after Nerve Transfer Surgery

    Presenting Author: Ross Mandeville, MD – Beth Israel Lahey

    Co-Author: Art Eleanore, MPH – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

    Co-Author: Benjamin Johnston, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • Establishing a Benchmark for Iatrogenic Hemodilution and Blood Transfusion in Long-Segment Spine Fusion Surgery

    Presenting Author: Spencer Twitchell, MD (he/him/his) – University of Utah

    Co-Author: Marcus D. Mazur, MD – University of Utah Health

    Co-Author: Brandon A. Sherrod, MD – University of Utah

  • Establishment of Duke Global Neurosurgery Division: Twinning, Training and Research

    Speaker: Michael Haglund, MD, PhD, MACM, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center

  • Etiological Factors of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity

    Presenting Author: Burhan Janjua, MD – Mercy Health

    Co-Author: Jamshaid M. Mir, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Nima Alan, MD – University of San Fransisco

    Co-Author: Zorica Buser, PhD – NYU Langone Medical Center

    Co-Author: Ankita Das, n/a – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Pooja Dave, n/a – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Michael Gerling, MD – NYU Langone Medical Center

    Co-Author: David B. Kurland, MD, PHD – NYU Langone Department of Neurosurgery

    Co-Author: Renaud Lafage, MS – Department of Orthopaedics, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY

    Co-Author: Virginie Lafage, MD – Lenox Hill Hospital

    Co-Author: Jordan Lebovic, MD – NYU Langone Hospital

    Co-Author: Oluwatobi O. O. Onafowokan, BMBS, MSc – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Stephane Owusu-Sarpong, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Peter G. Passias, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Andrew Schoenfeld, MD MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Co-Author: Peter S. Tretiakov, n/a – NYU Langone Health

  • Evaluating Revision Spine Fusion Diagnoses that Achieve the Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State

    Presenting Author: Tariq Z. Issa, BA – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Jose Canseco, MD, PhD – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University

    Co-Author: Alan S. Hilibrand, MD – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

    Co-Author: Christopher Kepler, MD, MBA – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

    Co-Author: Gregory Schroeder, MD – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

    Co-Author: Omar Tarawneh, BS – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

    Co-Author: Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University

  • Evaluating the Cost-Benefits of Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery

    Presenting Author: Muhammad S. Ghauri, MS (he/him/his) – California University of Science and Medicine

    Co-Author: Luis Diaz-Aguilar, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Diego

    Co-Author: Nicholas S. Hernandez, MD (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego

    Co-Author: Martin H. Pham, MD – University of California, San Diego

  • Evaluating the Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Spine Surgery Pain Management

    Presenting Author: Johan H. Lee, BS (he/him/his) – University of Michigan

    Co-Author: Jaes C. Jones, MD, MS – University of Michigan

    Co-Author: Jacob R. Joseph, MD – University of Michigan

    Co-Author: Daniel S. Lee, BS – University of Michigan

  • Evaluating the Origins of Coronal Malalignment Prior to Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: How Does Prior Lumbar Fusion Surgery Affect Presentation and Correction?

    Presenting Author: Iyan Younus, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Hani Chanbour, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Co-Author: Amir Abtahi, MD – Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medi

    Co-Author: Jeffrey W. Chen, PGY1 – Baylor college of medicine

    Co-Author: Graham W. Johnson, PhD – Vanderbilt University

    Co-Author: Soren Jonzzon, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Co-Author: David Liles, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Byron Stephens, MD – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Adam Wegner, MD – Orthovirginia

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

  • Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Lumbar Fusion Surgery: Insights from Outpatient Settings - A Systematic Review

    Presenting Author: Amna S. Hussein, MD (she/her/hers) – Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix

    Co-Author: Abdullah Al-Arfaj, MD – Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix

    Co-Author: Ali Baaj, MD – Banner University Medical Center- Phoenix

    Co-Author: Giovanni Barbagli, MD – Banner University Medical Center- Phoenix

    Co-Author: Chao Li, MD – Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix

    Co-Author: Michael Prim, MD (he/him/his) – Banner University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Diego T. Soto Rubio, MD (he/him/his) – University of Arizona, College of Medicine- Phoenix

  • Evaluating the Use of CT Hounsfield Units to Track Progression of Osteoporosis in Patients Taking Denosumab and Teriparatide

    Presenting Author: Noah M. Yaffe – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Eric Herring, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Co-Author: Collin M. Labak, MD – UH CMC

    Co-Author: Rohit Mauria, MD (he/him/his) – University Hospitals

    Co-Author: Amanda Okonmah, MS – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Mohit Patel, MD – Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Co-Author: Megan Sharpe, MA – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Gabriel Smith, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Co-Author: Mandy Wong, MA – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • Evaluation of a novel proximal junction fixation strategy to improve adjacent segment biomechanics: the transvertebral screw

    Presenting Author: Luke Mugge, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Temesgen Assefa, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Joseph DiDomenico, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: S. Harrison Farber, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Brian Kelly, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Alexis Ratliff, BSE – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Anna Sawa, PhD (she/her/hers) – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Co-Author: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute

  • Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes for Zero-Profile Devices with Integrated Screw Fixation in Single- and Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Review of 290 cases

    Presenting Author: Kareem Khalifeh, BS – UCSD School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Janneinne Le, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Hoag Spine Center

    Co-Author: Basel Musmar, n/a – Duke University Hospital

    Co-Author: Burak M. Ozgur, MD – Hoag Spine Center, Hoag Hospital

  • Evaluation of Preoperative Dexamethasone in Thoracolumbar Spine Fusion Outcomes

    Presenting Author: Parker Smith, BS – UT Southwestern

    Co-Author: Omar Akbik, MD – Creighton University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Salah G. Aoun, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Co-Author: Umaru Barrie, PhD (he/him/his) – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Co-Author: Michael Farid, BSE (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Author: Mina Guirguis, BS – UT Southwestern Medical Center

  • Evaluation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System for Spine Surgeons: Analysis of Quality Payment Program Data

    Presenting Author: Daniel Wolfson, M.D. – Rush University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Ryan Kelly, M.D. (he/him/his) – Rush University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Jacob Mazza, MD – Rush University Medical Center

    Co-Author: John E. O'Toole, MD, MS – Rush University Medical Center

  • Evolution of MIS Lateral Approaches

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

  • Evolving Endoscopic Techniques For Spine Surgery. (Teligence, Vision, Brainlab Endo, Invision)

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

  • Exclusive use of local autograft is associated with significantly lower rates of pseudarthrosis following long-segment cervicothoracic fusion

    Presenting Author: Nikita Lakomkin, MD – Mayo Clinic Department of Neurologic Surgery

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

    Co-Author: Michelle Clarke, MD – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA

    Co-Author: Benjamin Elder, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Jeremy Fogelson, MD – Mayo Clinic Department of Neurologic Surgery

    Co-Author: Brett Freedman, MD – Mayo Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Co-Author: William Krauss, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Michael L. Martini, MD PhD – Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurologic Surgery

    Co-Author: Anthony L. Mikula, MD – Mayo Clinic Department of Neurologic Surgery

    Co-Author: Zach Pennington, MD – Mayo Clinic Department of Neurologic Surgery

    Co-Author: Zachariah Pinter, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Co-Author: Arjun S. Sebastian, MD – Mayo Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Expandable Cages Demonstrate Greater Improvement in Radiographic Outcomes Post-Operatively in Patients Undergoing Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions

    Presenting Author: Joshua Chalif, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Co-Author: Sarah E. Blitz, n/a (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School

    Co-Author: Rohan Jha, SB – Harvard Medical School

    Co-Author: Yi Lu, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Co-Author: Alex Yearley, BS – Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • Expanding Clinician Access to High-Quality, Low-Cost Biomechanical Research: A Technical Report on the Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Biomechanics Laboratory

    Presenting Author: Ummey Hani, MBBS – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Michael Bohl, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

    Co-Author: Samuel Chewning, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

  • Expectations of Clinical Improvement Following Corrective Surgery for Adult Cervical Deformity Based on Functional Disability at Presentation

    Presenting Author: Oluwatobi O. O. Onafowokan, BMBS, MSc – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Peter G. Passias, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Christopher P. Ames, MD – University of California, San Francisco

    Co-Author: Shay Bess, MD – Denver International Spine Center

    Co-Author: Douglas C. Burton, MD – University of Kansas Medical Center

    Co-Author: Alan H. Daniels, MD – Alpert Medical School of Brown University

    Co-Author: Ankita Das, n/a – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Pooja Dave, n/a – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Bassel Diebo, MD – Brown University

    Co-Author: Robert K. Eastlack, MD – Scripps Clinic

    Co-Author: D. Kojo Hamilton, MD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Robert Hart, MD – Swedish Hospital Cherry Hill Campus, Seattle WA

    Co-Author: Michael P. Kelly, MD – Rady Children's Hospital

    Co-Author: Han Jo Kim, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital for Special Surgery

    Co-Author: Eric Klineberg, MD – University of Texas Houston

    Co-Author: Virginie Lafage, MD – Lenox Hill Hospital

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

    Co-Author: Pierce D. Nunley, MD – Louisiana Spine Institute

    Co-Author: Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD – Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Justin Scheer, MD – UCSF

    Co-Author: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD – Duke University Medical Center

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

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