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  • Waiting on a Response: A Full Body Analysis of Patients Maintaining Pelvic Compensation Following Adult Spinal Deformity Corrective Surgery

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

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

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

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

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

    Co-Author: Matthew Galetta, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Co-Author: Burhan Janjua, MD – Mercy Health

    Co-Author: Pawel P. Jankowski, MD – Hoag Neurosciences Institute

    Co-Author: Nathan Kim, MD – NYU Langone Health

    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: Nathan Lorentz, MD – NYU Langone Health

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

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

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

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

    Co-Author: Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia

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

    Co-Author: Tyler K. Williamson, DO (he/him/his) – UT Health San Antonio

  • Waveform Analysis of Intraoperative Motor Evoked Potentials Can Predict Recovery After Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

    Presenting Author: James Caruso, MD (he/him/his) – UT southwestern Department of Orthopedic Surgery

    Co-Author: Mazin Al Tamimi, MD – UT Southwestern

    Co-Author: Ahmad K. Almekkawi, MD – Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute

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

    Co-Author: Faraaz A. Azam, BS (he/him/his) – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Co-Author: Carlos A. Bagley, M.D MBA – Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute

    Co-Author: Christian Collins, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Co-Author: Parker Smith, BS – UT Southwestern

    Co-Author: Julia Yi, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

  • Welcome and Introduction

    Speaker: Philip K. Louie, MD – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Speaker: Venu M. Nemani, MD, PhD – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

  • Welcome to Session & Introduction of Neurosurgery Meritorious Award Recipient

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

  • What are the radiation doses and variations amongst surgeons when doing MIS lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgery?

    Presenting Author: Ryan Khanna, MD, MBA – Scripps

    Co-Author: James Bruffey, MD – Scripps

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

    Co-Author: Hani Malone, MD – Scripps

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

    Co-Author: Cameron Shirazi, MD – San Diego Spine Foundation

  • What Effect Does T1 Slope Have on Sagittal Balance and the Relationship with Caudal End of Three or More Level Posterior Cervical Fusions?

    Presenting Author: Devender Singh, PhD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Ashley Duncan, RN – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Matthew Geck, MD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Cortney Matthews, BS – Dell Medical School at University of Texas at Austin Department of Neurological Surgery

    Co-Author: John Stokes, MD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Eeric Truumees, MD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

  • What Every Spine Surgeon Needs to Know

    Speaker: Serena S. Hu, MD – Stanford Healthcare

  • What Factors Predict the Best Outcomes for Elderly Patients Operated for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis? A Machine Learning Analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database

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

    Co-Author: Eunice Yang, BS (she/her/hers) – Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University

    Co-Author: Nitin Agarwal, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery

    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: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

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

    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: Jian Guan, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Co-Author: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Atlanta Brain and Spine

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

    Co-Author: Giorgos D. Michalopoulos, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA

    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: Jonathan R. Slotkin, MD – Geisinger Health

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

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

  • What is the optimal management of metastatic spine patients with intermediate Spinal Instability Neoplastic Scores: To Operate or Not to Operate?

    Presenting Author: William Chu Kwan, MD, FRCSC (he/him/his) – University of British Columbia

    Co-Author: Chetan Bettegowda, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Stefano Boriani, MD – GSpine4 Spine Surgery Division, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

    Co-Author: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

    Co-Author: Nicolas Dea, MD, MSc – Vancouver General Hospital

    Co-Author: Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD – University of Toronto

    Co-Author: Charles Fisher, MD, MHSC, FRCSC – Division of Spine, Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital

    Co-Author: Alessandro Gasbarrini, MD – Rizzoli Institute Bologna

    Co-Author: Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Health System/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

    Co-Author: Matthew Goodwin, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University

    Co-Author: Ilya Laufer, MD – NYU Langone Department of Neurosurgery

    Co-Author: Aron Lazary – National Center for Spinal Disorders and Buda Health Center

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

    Co-Author: Markian Pahuta, MD – McMaster University

    Co-Author: Jeremy Reynolds, MD – Oxford University

    Co-Author: Laurence Rhines, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Arjun Saghal, MD – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Co-Author: Markus Schultheiss, MD – Ulm University

    Co-Author: Daniel Sciubba, MD, MBA – Northwell Health, Hoftstra University

    Co-Author: John H. Shin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

    Co-Author: Jorrit-Jan Verlaan, MD – University Medical Center Utrecht

    Co-Author: Anne Versteeg, MD, PhD, MHSc – University of Toronto

    Co-Author: Michael Weber, MD – Division of Surgery, McGill University and Montreal General Hospital

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

  • What is the Prevalence and Prognosis of Coronal Malalignment Following LLIF for Adult Spinal Deformity With Qiu Type A Coronal Alignment?

    Presenting Author: Timothy J. Yee, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

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

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

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

    Co-Author: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

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

    Co-Author: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD – Rush University Medical Center

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

    Co-Author: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Specialty Clinic

    Co-Author: Vivian P. Le, MPH – University of California, San Francisco

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • What NOT to Do in an ASC

    Speaker: Christopher E. Wolfla, MD, FAANS – The Medical College of Wisconsin

  • What predicts perioperative complications and 90-day readmission after cervical laminoplasty?Is it Frailty, ASA grade, Smoking, and/or Depression?

    Presenting Author: Michael E. Tawil, BS – University of California San Francisco

    Co-Author: Vijay L. Letchuman, MD – UCSF

    Co-Author: Alexander A. Aabedi, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

    Co-Author: Vardhaan S. Ambati, MS – University of California San Francisco

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

    Co-Author: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

    Co-Author: Timothy Chryssikos, MD, PhD – University of California, San Francisco

    Co-Author: Alysha Jamieson, BA – University of California San Francisco

    Co-Author: Nishanth Krishnan, BS – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

    Co-Author: Vivian P. Le, MPH – University of California, San Francisco

    Co-Author: Mohamed Macki, MD, MPH – Cleveland Clinic

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

    Co-Author: Joshua Rivera, BA – UCSF

    Co-Author: Lee Tan, MD – UCSF

    Co-Author: Seth Tigchelaar, MD – UCSF

  • When Does the Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) Score Fail?: Comprehensive Assessment of Mechanical Failure in Patients Meeting Post-Operative Global Alignment and Proportionality Targets

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

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

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

    Co-Author: Pawel P. Jankowski, MD – Hoag Neurosciences Institute

    Co-Author: Nathan Kim, MD – NYU Langone Health

    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: Nathan Lorentz, MD – NYU Langone Health

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

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

    Co-Author: Djani Robertson, MD – NYU Langone Health

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

    Co-Author: Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia

  • When is Minimally-Invasive Too Invasive?: Establishment of Invasiveness Thresholds Considering Frailty and Deformity Status in Minimally-Invasive Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

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

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

    Co-Author: Burhan Janjua, MD – Mercy Health

    Co-Author: Nathan Kim, MD – NYU Langone Health

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

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

    Co-Author: Nathan Lorentz, MD – NYU Langone Health

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

    Co-Author: Oluwatobi O. O. Onafowokan, BMBS, MSc – 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: Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia

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

  • When to Initiate Post-Operative Physical Therapy in Multilevel Posterior Cervical-Thoracic Fusions?

    Presenting Author: Devender Singh, PhD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Ashley Duncan, RN – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Matthew Geck, MD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Cortney Matthews, BS – Dell Medical School at University of Texas at Austin Department of Neurological Surgery

    Co-Author: John Stokes, MD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

    Co-Author: Eeric Truumees, MD – Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

  • Which Factors Drive Surgeons to Fuse? Decision Tree-based Prediction of Approach Selection in QOD Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Patients

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

    Co-Author: Eunice Yang, BS (she/her/hers) – Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University

    Co-Author: Nitin Agarwal, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery

    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: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

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

    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: Jian Guan, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Co-Author: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Atlanta Brain and Spine

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

    Co-Author: Giorgos D. Michalopoulos, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA

    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: Elan Schonfeld, n/a – Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University

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

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

    Co-Author: Jonathan R. Slotkin, MD – Geisinger Health

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

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

  • Which Machine Learning Algorithms Best Predict Minimum Clinically Important Differences in QOD Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Patients?

    Presenting Author: Eunice Yang, BS (she/her/hers) – Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University

    Co-Author: Nitin Agarwal, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery

    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: 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: Jian Guan, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Co-Author: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Atlanta Brain and Spine

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

    Co-Author: Giorgos D. Michalopoulos, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA

    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: Jonathan R. Slotkin, MD – Geisinger Health

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

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

  • Who Is Discharged Home After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery?

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

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

    Co-Author: Iyan Younus, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    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: Alexander Lyons, BS – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Tyler Metcalf, MD – Ohio State University Medical Center

    Co-Author: Steven Roth, MD – new york presbyterian hospital

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

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

  • Women in Global Neurosurgery

    Speaker: Asdrubal Falavigna, MD – University

  • Women Neurosurgeons Worldwide: Characterizing the Global Female Neurosurgical Workforce

    Presenting Author: Corinna Zygourakis, MD – Stanford Health Care

    Co-Author: Silvia Vaca, MD – Stanford Health Care

    Co-Author: Marinos Theologitis – University of Crete School of Medicine