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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, May 31, 2023
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Registration
  • Thursday, June 1, 2023
  • 8:30 AM – 6:15 PM
    E-Posters
  • 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM
    Registration
  • 8:30 AM – 6:15 PM
    E-Posters
  • 9:30 AM – 9:35 AM
    Pre-Course #1: Cervical Arthroplasty (Non-CME)
  • 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM
    Pre-Course #1: Cervical Arthroplasty (Non-CME)

    Moderator: Rick C. Sasso, MD – Indiana Spine Group

    Moderator: Seok Woo Kim, MD – Spine Center, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University

  • 9:35 AM – 10:37 AM
    Part 1: Cervical Disc Replacement – Pushing the Indications
  • 10:37 AM – 11:03 AM
    Case Discussions: Cervical Disc Replacement, ACDF, Foraminotomy

    Moderator: Rick C. Sasso, MD – Indiana Spine Group

    Moderator: Seok Woo Kim, MD – Spine Center, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University

  • 11:03 AM – 11:27 AM
    Part 2: Technology Updates – My Disc is Better Than Yours –Here’s Why

    Moderator: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute

    Moderator: Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD

  • 11:27 AM – 12:15 PM
    Part 3: Cervical Disc Replacement Failures

    Moderator: Adam S. Kanter, MD – Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute

    Moderator: Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD

  • 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM
    Pre-Course #2: Cutting Edge Technology – Controversies (Non-CME)

    Presenter: Luis M. Tumialán, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Moderator: Rodrigo Amaral, MD – Instituto de Patologia da Coluna

  • 9:35 AM – 10:14 AM
    Part 1: Facet Replacement
  • 10:14 AM – 10:53 AM
    Part 2: Nucleus Pulposus Replacement Technology
  • 10:53 AM – 11:02 AM
    Part 3: Technology Updates - Cutting Edge Technologies
  • 11:02 AM – 11:28 AM
    Part 4: Lumbar Disc – Cellular and Investigational

    Moderator: John Ratliff, MD

  • 11:28 AM – 12:15 PM
    Part 5: AR & VR
  • 12:15 PM
    Adjourn
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    General Session #1: Evolving Indications and Techniques in MIS (Non-CME)
  • 1:06 PM – 2:16 PM
    Part 1: MIS: Lumbar Degenerative

    Moderator: Robert K. Eastlack, M.D. – Scripps Clinic

    Moderator: Luis M. Tumialán, M.D. – Barrow Neurological Institute

  • 1:06 PM – 1:38 PM
    Debate: L4-5 Spondylolisthesis
  • 1:38 PM – 2:16 PM
    Debate: L5-S1 spondylolisthesis with Pars Fracture
  • 2:16 PM – 3:00 PM
    Part 2: MIS Deformity

    Moderator: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH

    Moderator: Peter G. Passias, MD – NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Refreshment Break, Exhibits & E-poster Viewing
  • 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM
    General Session #2: IJSS Best Papers & Robotic Spine Surgery (Non-CME)

    Moderator: Kevin T. Foley, MD

    Moderator: Christopher I. Shaffrey, Sr., MD – Duke University Medical Center

  • 3:31 PM – 3:51 PM
    Part 1: IJSS Best Papers

    Presenter: Charles Branch, MD

  • 3:51 PM – 4:16 PM
    Part 2: Robotic Spine Surgery
  • 4:16 PM – 4:45 PM
    Part 3: Technology Updates

    Moderator: Peter G. Passias, MD – NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

    Moderator: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH

  • 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM
    Part 4: Case Discussions: Robotics vs Navigation Alone: Questions of Efficiency and Efficacy

    Panelist: Paul Park, MD – University of Michigan

    Panelist: Laura Snyder, MD

    Panelist: Sravisht Iyer, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

    Panelist: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA, MSc – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

    Panelist: Brandon B. Carlson, MD, MPH – University of Kansas Medical Center

  • 5:15 PM
    Adjourn
  • 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
    Welcome Reception
  • Friday, June 2, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM
    Technology Workshops with Breakfast (Non-CME)
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    General Session #3: The Masters’ Surgical Techniques, Tips & Pearls

    Moderator: Massimo Balsano, MD

    Moderator: Ali Araghi, DO – The CORE Institute

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Refreshment Break, Exhibits & E-poster Viewing
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Concurrent Session #1: Free Papers

    Moderator: Gabriel Rositto, MD

    Moderator: Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute

  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Concurrent Session #2: Free Papers

    Moderator: Irene Say, MD

    Moderator: Huilin Yang, MD, PhD – The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University

  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Concurrent Session #2: Free Papers
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Concurrent Session #2: Free Papers

    Moderator: Irene Say, MD

    Moderator: Huilin Yang, MD, PhD – The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University

  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
    Lunch with Exhibits & E-Poster Viewing
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
    Special Lunch Session – MIS Surgery in Italy: State of the Art (Non-CME)

    Moderator: Massimo Balsano, MD

    Moderator: Giuseppe Constanzo, MD

  • 1:20 PM – 2:50 PM
    Concurrent Session #3: Part 1: Own the Bone & Part 2: What’s New in Biologics?

    Moderator: Sravisht Iyer, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

    Moderator: Rodrigo Amaral, MD – Instituto de Patologia da Coluna

  • 1:25 PM – 2:05 PM
    Part 1: Own the Bone for Spine Surgeons
  • 2:05 PM – 2:50 PM
    Part 2: What’s New in Biologics?
  • 1:20 PM – 2:50 PM
    Concurrent Session #4: Osteolysis and Periprosthetic Bone Changes in Cervical Disc Replacement

    Moderator: Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD

  • 1:20 PM – 2:50 PM
    Concurrent Session #5: ERAS

    Moderator: Francis Lovecchio, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

    Moderator: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery

  • 2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
    Refreshment Break, Exhibits & E-poster Viewing
  • 3:20 PM – 5:00 PM
    General Session #4

    Moderator: Matthew Scott-Young, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA

    Moderator: Charles Branch, MD

  • 3:20 PM – 4:07 PM
    Part 1: Best Free Papers
  • 3:23 PM – 4:07 PM
    Part 1: Best Free Papers
  • 4:07 PM – 4:34 PM
    Part 2: Endoscopic Decompression and Fusion

    Moderator: Sravisht Iyer, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

    Moderator: Saman Shabani, MD

  • 4:34 PM – 5:00 PM
    Case Discussions – MIS Decompression vs. Endoscopic, Which is Better?

    Moderator: Sravisht Iyer, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

    Moderator: Saman Shabani, MD

  • 5:00 PM
    Adjourn
  • 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    All Attendee Event - SPIN San Francisco
  • Saturday, June 3, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 2:45 PM
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM
    Technology Workshops with Breakfast (Non-CME)
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    General Session #5: Challenging Complications

    Moderator: Regis W. Haid, Jr., n/a – Atlanta Brain and Spine Care

    Moderator: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – University of California San Francisco

  • 8:35 AM – 9:39 AM
    Catastrophic Iliac Vein Tear: The Nightmare. Managed with:
  • 9:39 AM – 10:00 AM
    Case Discussions: Complication
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Refreshment Break, Exhibits & E-Poster Viewing
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Concurrent Session #6: Free Papers

    Moderator: Sravisht Iyer, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

    Moderator: Avelino Parajon, MD

  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Impact of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy on Preoperative and Postoperative Care Dependency: A Quality Outcomes Database (QOD) Study
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Concurrent Session #7: Free Papers

    Moderator: Julius Ebinu, MD

    Moderator: Anthony DiGiorgio, MD

  • 10:30 AM – 11:34 AM
    Concurrent Session #7: Free Papers
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Concurrent Session #7: Free Papers

    Moderator: Julius Ebinu, MD

    Moderator: Anthony DiGiorgio, MD

  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
    Saturday Lunch: Young Surgeons Session – Building Your Practice (Non-CME)
  • 1:25 PM – 1:55 PM
    General Session #6: Outpatient Surgery Protocol

    Moderator: Peter Derman, MD, MBA – Texas Back Institute

    Moderator: Lee Tan, MD

  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM
    Debate: The MIS TLIF is now an Outpatient Procedure
  • 2:45 PM
    Adjourn