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  • Sunday, March 19, 2023
  • 6:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST
    Registration
    Location: Luster Gallerie (Upper Lobby Level)
  • 6:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Splash 5 (Upper Lobby Level)
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM EST
    Breakfast Case Discussions: Challenging Peripheral Nerve Cases Submitted by You
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Moderator: Zarina S. Ali, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania

    Moderator: Elias B. Rizk, MD, MSc – Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM EST
    Continental Breakfast
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom Foyer (Fourth Floor)
  • 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Specialty Breakout 2: Trauma/General Spine Abstracts
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Moderator: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa

    Moderator: Erik Hayman, MD – University of South Florida

  • 7:32 AM – 7:34 AM EST
    A 12-year Retrospective Analysis of 366 Complications from Dural Grafts Reported by the Food and Drug Administration’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Arjun K. Menta, BBA, BSA (he/him/his) – Hopkins Medicine

  • 7:36 AM – 7:38 AM EST
    Automated Detection of Cervical Spine Fractures in CT imaging: Lessons Learned from our submission to the 2022 RSNA Kaggle Challenge
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Tyler Christian Steed, MD, PhD – Emory University, School of Medicine

  • 7:38 AM – 7:40 AM EST
    Biomechanical Analysis of Two Versus Four Rods Across the Cervico-Thoracic Junction – an in vitro Human Cadaveric Model
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Gnel Pivazyan, MD (he/him/his) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

  • 7:40 AM – 7:42 AM EST
    Biomechanical Assessment of a Novel Sharp-Tip Screw for One Step Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Placement Under Navigation: Pullout Study
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 7:42 AM – 7:44 AM EST
    Blast versus direct penetrating injury to the spine: a retrospective review of gunshot wounds to the spine at a single institution
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Liesl Close, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco

  • 7:44 AM – 7:46 AM EST
    Build-A-Spine software (BASs): Validation of a Novel Semi-Automated Tool For Measurement of Spinopelvic Parameters in 250 Patients
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Joseph S. Withrow, MD – UTHealth Houston

  • 7:46 AM – 7:48 AM EST
    Cannabis Use is Associated with a Two-fold Increased Risk of Pseudarthrosis Following TLIF Procedures: A Propensity Matched Study
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Abhijith Matur, MD – University of Cincinnati, Department of Neurosurgery

  • 7:48 AM – 7:50 AM EST
    Cannabis Use is Associated with Poor Outcomes Among Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A National Trauma Registry Analysis
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sung Huang Laurent Tsai, MD (he/him/his) – Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

  • 7:50 AM – 7:52 AM EST
    Cauda Equina Syndrome Presenting to Emergency Departments Nationwide: An Analysis of Racial and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Patient Outcomes and Hospital Resource Utilization
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Thomas M. Johnstone, BS (he/him/his) – Stanford University School of Medicine

  • 7:52 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Central Cord and Non-Central Cord Injured Patients Have No Difference in Peri-operative Outcomes Following Early Surgery: A TRACK-SCI Study
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Austin Lui, MS (he/him/his) – Touro University California

  • 7:54 AM – 7:56 AM EST
    Conservative Treatment of Type 2 Odontoid Fractures in Elderly Adults: Outcome Measures in a Series of 55 Patients
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Paul M. Arnold, MD, FAANS, FACS – Carle Foundation Hospital

  • 7:56 AM – 7:58 AM EST
    Demographics of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with C1 and C2 Fractures
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Lauren Ladehoff – University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

  • 7:58 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Differences in Bowel and Bladder Function Following Spinal Cord Injury at the Cervical Versus Thoracic Level
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: John J. Francis, BS (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • 8:00 AM – 8:02 AM EST
    Disruption of the Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier using Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in a Rat Model
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew M. Hersh, AB (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  • 8:02 AM – 8:04 AM EST
    Effects of the 2016 CDC Opioid Prescription Guidelines on Worker Compensation Opioid Use and Case Length
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Harel Deutsch, MD (he/him/his) – Rush University Medical Center

  • 8:04 AM – 8:06 AM EST
    Epidemiology, management, and outcome of traumatic spinal cord injury at two hospitals in the south-west region of Cameroon: a five-year retrospective review
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing (he/him/his) – Association of Future African Neurosurgeons

  • 8:06 AM – 8:08 AM EST
    Factors Associated with Increased Surgical Drain Output After Spinal Deformity Correction in Adults
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 8:08 AM – 8:10 AM EST
    Frailty and Short-Term Outcomes following Acute Spinal Cord Injury Surgery
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Evan Courville, MD – University of New Mexico Health and Sciences Center

  • 8:10 AM – 8:12 AM EST
    Human Spinal Cord Stem Cells Exhibit Reduced Potential for Oligodendrogenesis Compared to Rodent Stem Cells
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ryan V. Sandarage, MD (he/him/his) – The Ottawa Hospital

  • 8:12 AM – 8:14 AM EST
    Impact of Social Deprivation on the Outcomes of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Saad Javeed, MBBS (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 8:14 AM – 8:16 AM EST
    Intraoperative Stereotactic Arteriography in Complex Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew Fanous, MD, FAANS – INOVA Alexandria Hospital

  • 8:16 AM – 8:18 AM EST
    Long-term quality of life and its determinants among spine trauma patients managed at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ibrahim Hussain, MD – Weill Cornell-New York Presbyterian Och Spine

  • 8:20 AM – 8:22 AM EST
    Management of Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Asymptomatic Spinal Cord Compression: An International Survey
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jamie Brannigan, BA – University of Cambridge

  • 8:22 AM – 8:24 AM EST
    Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation mitigates spinal cord inflammation but not gut dysbiosis acutely following rat spinal cord injury
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Richard D. Fessler – Rush University Medical Center

  • 8:24 AM – 8:26 AM EST
    Microfluidic Model of Innervated Vasculature for Nociception Using Human Dorsal Root Ganglia from Spine Patients
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Annee Nguyen, MS (she/they pronouns) – Duke University Medical Center

  • 8:26 AM – 8:28 AM EST
    Minimally Invasive Techniques in the Surgical Management of Chance Fractures in Young Children
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jose A. Castillo, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

  • 8:28 AM – 8:30 AM EST
    Minority status and low socioeconomic status are associated with unfavorable outcomes following cervical spinal cord injury: an analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database.
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Frank De Stefano, DO – University of Kansas

  • 8:30 AM – 8:32 AM EST
    Modified frailty index and risk stratification in patients undergoing surgery for traumatic spinal cord injury: a nationwide cohort analysis of 4,069 patients
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Rahul A. Sastry, MD (he/him/his) – Brown University

  • 8:34 AM – 8:36 AM EST
    Navigation-assisted Minimally Invasive Lateral Corpectomy for the Management of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fractures: An Illustrative Case Series and a Decision Tree for Clinical Management
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Thomas A. Wozny, MD – University of California, San Francisco

  • 8:36 AM – 8:38 AM EST
    Novel Wireless Battery-free Fully Passive Flexible Implant platform for neuromodulation of the Spine through Epidural/Transdural Stimulation
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Diogo Moniz Garcia, MD – Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

  • 8:38 AM – 8:40 AM EST
    Occult Tight Filum Terminale Syndrome in Adults: Surgical Outcomes in 57 Patients
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ahmed J. Awad, MD (he/him/his) – Medical College of Wisconsin

  • 8:40 AM – 8:42 AM EST
    Opportunistic CT-Based Hounsfield Units Demonstrate a Strong Correlation with Biomechanical CT Measurements of Vertebral Strength and Trabecular Bone Mineral Density in the Thoracolumbar Spine
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Michael L. Martini, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • 8:42 AM – 8:44 AM EST
    Optimizing Health Prior to Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Are Costs Outweighed by Perioperative Benefits?
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 8:44 AM – 8:46 AM EST
    Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Preventive and Curative Surgeries for Neuromas of the Hand
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sufyan Ibrahim, MBBS (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • 8:46 AM – 8:48 AM EST
    Polypharmacy in spinal cord injury: matched cohort analysis comparing drug classes, medical complications, and healthcare utilization metrics with 24 month follow up
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Nicholas Dietz, MD – University of Louisville

  • 8:48 AM – 8:50 AM EST
    Predictive Analysis of a Comparative Cohort of Consultations for Cauda Equina Syndrome
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Irene Say, MD – University of California, San Francisco

  • 8:52 AM – 8:54 AM EST
    Predictors of construct failure after ACDF for traumatic cervical spine injury
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Victor Gabriel El-Hajj (he/him/his) – Karolinska University Hospital

  • 8:54 AM – 8:56 AM EST
    Pre-injury mobility and cognitive function predict one-year mortality in older adults with mild traumatic spine fractures
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Daryl Fields, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • 8:56 AM – 8:58 AM EST
    Principal Strains Across the Intact L4-5 Disc During In Vitro Loading using 3D Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 8:58 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Robotic‐assisted minimally invasive spinopelvic fixation for traumatic sacral fractures: an early single‐institution experience
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Christopher Dibble, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University Medical Center

  • 9:00 AM – 9:02 AM EST
    Sciatica: Are patient demographics associated with increasing hospital cost?
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Aditya Joshi, BS – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

  • 9:02 AM – 9:04 AM EST
    Single institution retrospective analysis of odontoid screws
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew L. Abumoussa, MD, MSc – University of North Carolina

  • 9:04 AM – 9:06 AM EST
    Spinal cord and brain concentrations of riluzole after oral and intrathecal administration: a potential new treatment for spinal cord injury.
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Juan Gutierrez, MD, MS – Emory University

  • 9:06 AM – 9:08 AM EST
    Spinal Cord Stimulation following Spinal Cord Injury exhibits clinical improvements in pain, spasticity, autonomic dysfunction, and motor deficits: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Gabriel Urreola, BS (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

  • 9:08 AM – 9:10 AM EST
    Spinal Emergencies Secondary to Tumor, Trauma, and Infection During Pregnancy. A systematic review
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Amna S. Hussein, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

  • 9:12 AM – 9:14 AM EST
    The Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States, A 2010-2019 Report.
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ahmed Elbayomy, MD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • 9:14 AM – 9:16 AM EST
    The Future of miRNA Therapeutics for Neuronal Repair in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Nikita Das, BA Neuroscience and Behavior (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • 9:16 AM – 9:18 AM EST
    The Learning Curve for Pedicle Screw Selection in Robotic-assisted and Intra-operative Navigation guided Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF)
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Avani Vaishnav, MBBS (she/her/hers) – Boston University

  • 9:18 AM – 9:20 AM EST
    Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System: Validation and Shortcomings
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Michael D. Monterey, MD – University of Texas-Houston

  • 9:20 AM – 9:22 AM EST
    Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with placement of steerable banana cage: A single-center retrospective analysis of radiographic parameters
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Adam Levy – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • 9:22 AM – 9:24 AM EST
    Transient quadriparesis in adolescent athletes: a retrospective case-series
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jacob Jo, BA (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  • 9:24 AM – 9:26 AM EST
    Treating Acute Spinal Cord Patients with a Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure Management Protocol
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sharath Anand, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • 9:26 AM – 9:28 AM EST
    Twelve-year retrospective analysis of commercially available corpectomy devices from the Food and Drug Administration’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Daniel Davidar, MBBS – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  • 9:28 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Use of headless compression screws for direct osteosynthesis of traumatic type II odontoid fractures in high anesthesia risk patients.
    Location: Splash 9 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Elias Mohammad – University of North Carolina

  • 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Specialty Breakout 3: Tumor/General Spine Abstracts
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Moderator: Oren Gottfried, MD, FAANS – Duke University

    Moderator: Patricia Zadnik, MD – The Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University

  • 7:32 AM – 7:34 AM EST
    17-year Experience of Operative Management of Intradural Extramedullary (IDEM) Tumors: Clinical Outcomes from a Low- and Middle-Income Country
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ahmad Ozair, MD (he/him/his) – Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida

  • 7:34 AM – 7:36 AM EST
    A Comparison of Palliative Care Perceptions Across Metastatic Spine Patients and the General Population
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Harrison Hockenberry, BS – Duke University

  • 7:36 AM – 7:38 AM EST
    American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) conversion underestimates neurological recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Winward Choy, MD – University of California, San Francisco

  • 7:38 AM – 7:40 AM EST
    Assessing the Utilization of Inpatient and Outpatient Palliative Care at End of Life for Patients with Spine Metastases
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Antoinette J. Charles, BS (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

  • 7:40 AM – 7:42 AM EST
    Assessment of Triggered Electromyography for Pedicle Screw Placement Under Spinal Anesthesia
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Matthew Kanter, MS – Tufts University School of Medicine

  • 7:42 AM – 7:44 AM EST
    Charting style affects the length of stay (LOS) index on a spinal surgery service line
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Rohaid Ali, MD – Brown University

  • 7:44 AM – 7:46 AM EST
    Clinical Insight into Spinal Drop Metastasis: A Systematic Review
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ebtesam Abdulla, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

  • 7:46 AM – 7:48 AM EST
    Delivering Comprehensive Spine Care in the United States: A Review of 221 Institutions
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Siegfried J J. Adelhoefer (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital - Och Spine

  • 7:48 AM – 7:50 AM EST
    Development of a Personalized Machine Learning-based Prediction Model for Short Term Postoperative Outcomes Following Spinal Tumor Resection
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Mert Karabacak, MD (he/him/his) – Mount Sinai Health System

  • 7:50 AM – 7:52 AM EST
    Differences Across Various Ideal Lumbar Lordosis Measurement Formulas for Patient Specific Sagittal Alignment Goals
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jason J. Haselhuhn, DO (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota

  • 7:52 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Differences in the Priorities and Expectations of Patients with Metastatic Spine Disease Before and After the Initiation of Treatment
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Tara Elizabeth Dalton, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Duke University

  • 7:54 AM – 7:56 AM EST
    Disparities in Elective Clinical Research Participation for Spine Tumor Patients Stratify by Neighborhood-Level Disadvantage: A 7-Year Single-Institution Analysis
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Owen P. Leary, BS (he/him/his) – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • 7:56 AM – 7:58 AM EST
    Evaluating Local Control in Patients with Spinal Metastatic Lung Cancer: Single-Institution Experience with a Multidisciplinary Spine Oncology Clinic
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Rushikesh S. Joshi, MD – University of Michigan

  • 7:58 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Expected Motor Function Change Following Surgery for Spinal Metastatic Disease
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Bernard K. Okai (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

  • 8:00 AM – 8:02 AM EST
    Genomic analysis of spinal meningiomas: Correlation with histopathologic grade
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Joseph Driver, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • 8:02 AM – 8:04 AM EST
    Hounsfield Units but not Vertebral Bone Quality Predict Time to Pathologic Fracture in Mobile Spine Metastases Treated with Radiotherapy
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Zachary Pennington, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • 8:04 AM – 8:06 AM EST
    Implementation of a Spine Triage Program and Its Effect on Outpatient Health Resource Radiology Utilization
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Yagiz Ugur Yolcu, MD, MS – Lahey Clinic

  • 8:08 AM – 8:10 AM EST
    In-depth Gender Analysis of a Decade of Authorship at the AANS/CNS Spine Summit
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Samantha Palma, BS (she/her/hers) – Indiana University School of Medicine

  • 8:10 AM – 8:12 AM EST
    Influence of Instrumentation Type on Outcomes after Surgical Management of Spondylodiscitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Krisna S. Maddy, BA (she/her/hers) – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • 8:12 AM – 8:14 AM EST
    Isolated Metastatic Disease of the Vertebral Body: A Single Center Multidisciplinary Experience in Treatment and Quality of Life
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ayobami Ward, MD, ScM – University of Michigan

  • 8:14 AM – 8:16 AM EST
    Laminectomy versus laminectomy and fixation for multilevel degenerative cervical myelopathy: factors influencing surgical decision making amongst surgeons in the United Kingdom
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Alexandru Budu, MD, FRCS (SN) (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Birmingham

  • 8:16 AM – 8:18 AM EST
    Laser Induced Endogenous Fluorescence Spectroscopy Produces Distinct Spectral Signatures in Pathology Prepared Tumor Samples
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jacob Sperber, BA – Duke University

  • 8:18 AM – 8:20 AM EST
    Late operative start time increases risk of surgical site infection in adult spinal surgery
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jessica Ryvlin, BS – Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • 8:20 AM – 8:22 AM EST
    Local Control in Patients with Spinal Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Experience of an Institution with a Multidisciplinary Spine Oncology Clinic
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 8:22 AM – 8:24 AM EST
    Lumbar Surgical Techniques with the Greatest Improvements in Clinical Outcomes
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Monis A. Khan, MD, CCFP (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

  • 8:24 AM – 8:26 AM EST
    Management of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: A Modified Delphi Study
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew M. Hersh, AB (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  • 8:26 AM – 8:28 AM EST
    Metastatic Sarcoma to the Spine: Experiential Analysis at a Tertiary Care Center
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Arushi Tripathy, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan

  • 8:28 AM – 8:30 AM EST
    Neighborhood Disadvantage Prognosticates Postoperative Outcomes and Survival Following Spine Tumor Surgery
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Cameron I. Ayala, BS (he/him/his) – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • 8:30 AM – 8:32 AM EST
    Normative Bone Mineral Density Measured on CT Scan in Children and Adolescents
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Kosei Nagata, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Norton Leatherman Spine Center

  • 8:32 AM – 8:34 AM EST
    Novel Objective-Subjective Pain Assessment Score Results in Decreased Opioid Prescription After Elective Spine Surgery
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Dia Halalmah, MD (he/him/his) – Hurley Medical Center

  • 8:34 AM – 8:36 AM EST
    Novel standalone motion-sparing pelvic fixation prevents insufficiency fractures following mid- sacrectomies without sacrificing normal, mobile lumbar segments traditionally used for stabilization.
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Thomas A. Pieters, MD (he/him/his) – Northwell Health, Hoftstra University

  • 8:36 AM – 8:38 AM EST
    Optimizing surgical efficiency using preoperative virtual reality planning: a systematic review
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Nicholas M. B Laskay, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • 8:38 AM – 8:40 AM EST
    Patient characteristics associated with the trajectory of neurological recovery after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Aditya Vedantam, MD (he/him/his) – Medical College of Wisconsin

  • 8:40 AM – 8:42 AM EST
    Predicting Outcomes and Postoperative Ambulatory Status following Transpedicular decompression and Fusion for Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression using Preoperative Bilsky Grade
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Rohit Mauria, MD (he/him/his) – Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

  • 8:42 AM – 8:44 AM EST
    Prolonged Hospital Stay and Incidence of Postop Neck or Back Pain, Radiculopathy, and Physical Quality Outcomes in Primary Intradural Spinal Cord Patients with Unhealthy Baseline Metabolic Status
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Neil N. Al-Saidi, BSc – Central Michigan University College of Medicine

  • 8:44 AM – 8:46 AM EST
    Provider- and Patient-Level Factors Influence Socioeconomic Disparities in Spinal Fusion Post-Surgical Outcomes
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Corinna Zygourakis, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine

  • 8:46 AM – 8:48 AM EST
    Recommendation for Prehabilitation in Elective Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Raj S. Lavadi, MBBS – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 8:48 AM – 8:50 AM EST
    Reduced Radiation Exposure Through Utilization of Robotic Modalities in Comparison to Navigation in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion Surgery
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Anthony Pajak, BS (he/him/his) – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 8:50 AM – 8:52 AM EST
    Regional Differences in Autofusion and Segmental Deformity in the Natural History of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Our Institution’s 18-year Experience
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Alexander Keister, BS – The Ohio State University College of Medicine

  • 8:52 AM – 8:54 AM EST
    Reliability and Predictors of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Changes During Intramedullary Tumor Resection: Mayo Clinic Multicenter Experience
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrea Otamendi-Lopez, MD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

  • 8:54 AM – 8:56 AM EST
    Risk of Mechanical Failure After Spinal Metastases Surgery In Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Elie Massaad, MD, MMSc – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

  • 8:58 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Sacral Fracture Risk in Single Dose Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Retrospective Review
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Eric Goethe, MD – Baylor College of Medicine

  • 9:02 AM – 9:04 AM EST
    Single-Session Palliative Treatment of Atlas Spinal Metastatic Disease with Cranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery Unit
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew J. Fabiano, MD, FAANS – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • 9:06 AM – 9:08 AM EST
    Sleep Dysfunction and Factors Associated with Improved Sleep in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Quality Outcomes Database Study
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Alexander A. Aabedi, MD – University of California, San Francisco

  • 9:08 AM – 9:10 AM EST
    Smartphone Activity Data Correlates with Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Lumbar Spine Surgery
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Yohannes Ghenbot, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

  • 9:10 AM – 9:12 AM EST
    Social Risk Factors Associated with Decreased Patient Portal Utilization in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Edwin Owolo, BA (he/him/his) – Duke University

  • 9:12 AM – 9:14 AM EST
    Socioeconomic and Demographic Changes in U.S. Patients Undergoing Cervical Fusion Through the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2004-2021
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Janet Wu – Stanford University School of Medicine

  • 9:14 AM – 9:16 AM EST
    Spinal Metastatic Disease with Epidural Extension without Significant Neural Element Compression (Bilksy 1)
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sravanthi Koduri, MD – University of Michigan

  • 9:16 AM – 9:18 AM EST
    Spondylodiscitis Treatment "Success": Normalization of Inflammatory Markers
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: John Paul G. Kolcun, MD – Rush University Medical Center

  • 9:18 AM – 9:20 AM EST
    Surgical adverse events for primary tumors of the spine and their impact on outcomes: a PTRON study
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Mathieu Laflamme, MD (he/him/his) – CHU de Québec - Université Laval

  • 9:20 AM – 9:22 AM EST
    The ACGME Case Minimums in Spine Surgery May Not Adequately Reflect the Minimums Needed for Autonomy– A Single-Institution Analysis Using the Surgical Autonomy Program
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Vishal Venkatraman, BS (he/him/his) – Duke University Medical Center

  • 9:24 AM – 9:26 AM EST
    The role of immunohistochemistry markers in predicting long-term recurrence following spinal chordoma resection: a multicenter study
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Konstantinos Katsos, MBBS, MSc – Mayo Clinic

  • 9:26 AM – 9:28 AM EST
    The Use of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Instrumentation in patients with Spinal Oncologic Tumors: A Systematic Review of Literature and Future Directions
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Malek Bashti, BS – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • 9:28 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Utilizing First-Order Derivatives and Smartphone-Based Accelerometry to Phenotype Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease
    Location: Splash 10 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sneha Sai Mannam, BS (he/him/his) – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

  • 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Specialty Breakout 4: Peripheral Nerve/Basic Science/General Spine Abstracts
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Moderator: Alexander E. Ropper, MD, FAANS – Baylor College of Medicine

    Moderator: Suzanne Tharin, MD, PhD, FAANS (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine

  • 7:32 AM – 7:34 AM EST
    Age as a Predictor for Patient-Reported Outcomes in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Analysis from the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Michael H. Lawless, II, DO (he/him/his) – Ascension Providence Hospital, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

  • 7:34 AM – 7:36 AM EST
    Are there differences in outcome between anterior and posterior cervical surgery for myelopathy? A QOD analysis
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Christine Park, MS – Duke University

  • 7:36 AM – 7:38 AM EST
    Automatic Segmentation of Carpal Tunnel Tissue Domains Using Optically-Derived Strain Measurement
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 7:38 AM – 7:40 AM EST
    Biomechanical Comparison of Lumbar Spine Instrumented with Stand-Alone Interbody Fixation Constructs versus Interbody with Supplemental Fixation
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSc (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital

  • 7:40 AM – 7:42 AM EST
    Can Preoperative Hematocrit Levels Predict Complications and Healthcare Utilization in Patients Undergoing Brachial Plexus Neuroplasty?
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Anitesh Bajaj, BS (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • 7:42 AM – 7:44 AM EST
    Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and Driving Abilities: Prevalence and Long-Term Postoperative Outcomes: A QOD Study
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Raj S. Lavadi, MBBS – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 7:44 AM – 7:46 AM EST
    Change in Spinal Bone Mineral Density as estimated by Hounsfield Units following Osteoporosis Treatment with Romosozumab, Teriparatide, Denosumab, and Alendronate: An Analysis of 307 Patients
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Anthony Mikula, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • 7:46 AM – 7:48 AM EST
    Characteristics and Effects of Psychiatric Illness on Short-Term Outcomes after Spine Surgery: A National Readmissions Database Study
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Kranti C. Rumalla, BA – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • 7:48 AM – 7:50 AM EST
    Characteristics of patients who return to work after undergoing surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Giorgos D. Michalopoulos, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • 7:50 AM – 7:52 AM EST
    Characterization of Adeno-Associated Virus Tropism for Dorsal Root Ganglion Tissue
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Kate Salotto – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College

  • 7:52 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Comparative Study on the Effects of Different Lumbar Surgeries for Back Pain on Patient Quality of Life and Functional Status: A Pan-Canadian CSORN Study
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Rakan Bokhari, MSc, FRCSC – King Abdulaziz University

  • 7:54 AM – 7:56 AM EST
    Computed tomography versus MRI-based synthetic computed tomography for robotic-assisted placement of pedicle screws
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Brendan F. Judy, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  • 7:56 AM – 7:58 AM EST
    Concave and Convex Growth Do Not Differ over Tethered Vertebral Segments, Even with Open Tri-Radiate Cartilage
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Daniel Farivar, BS – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  • 7:58 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Correlation of skeletal muscle biomarkers and frailty in a mouse model of intervertebral disc lesioning; a feasibility study
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Alan C. Wang, MD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  • 8:00 AM – 8:02 AM EST
    Deterioration After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Observational Study from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Nicolas Dea, MD, MSc, FRCSC – Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia

  • 8:02 AM – 8:04 AM EST
    Development of Predictive Algorithms to Predict Adverse Postoperative Outcomes Following Carpal Tunnel Decompression
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Rushmin Khazanchi, BA (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • 8:04 AM – 8:06 AM EST
    Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging Identifies Clinically Relevant Disease Phenotypes of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Justin K. Zhang, BS (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 8:08 AM – 8:10 AM EST
    Does hinge sidedness really matter after open-door expansile cervical laminoplasty?
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: David J. Levi, BAE (he/him/his) – University of Miami

  • 8:10 AM – 8:12 AM EST
    Does Postoperative L4-S1 Lordosis Influence Outcomes after 1-2 Level Lower Lumbar Fusion?
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jonathan N. Sembrano, MD – University of Minnesota Department of Orthopedic Surgery

  • 8:12 AM – 8:14 AM EST
    Frailty Measured by Risk Analysis Index and Adverse Discharge Outcomes After Adult Spine Deformity Surgery: Analysis of 3104 Patients from a Prospective Surgical Registry (2011-2020)
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Michael M. Covell, BA – Georgetown University School of Medicine

  • 8:14 AM – 8:16 AM EST
    Hounsfield Unit as a Predictor of Adjacent-Level Disease in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Frank De Stefano, DO – University of Kansas

  • 8:16 AM – 8:18 AM EST
    How Do the True Intraoperative Costs of Laminoplasty Compare to Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion?
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Daniyal Mansoor Ali, MD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

  • 8:18 AM – 8:20 AM EST
    Impact of Interbody Implant Material on Early Outcomes in a Prospective Multicenter Study of Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Clifford Crutcher, MD – Duke University

  • 8:20 AM – 8:22 AM EST
    Impact of Preoperative Mental Health State on Perioperative Surgical Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Fusions: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Mohamed A. Soliman, MD, MSc, PhD – University at Buffalo

  • 8:22 AM – 8:24 AM EST
    Impact of Unplanned Readmissions on 12-month Patient Reported Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Surgery
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Hani Chanbour, MD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • 8:24 AM – 8:26 AM EST
    Independent Predictors of Subsidence in ACDF and Its Effect on Delayed Cervical Alignment
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Yaroslav Gelfand, MD – Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • 8:26 AM – 8:28 AM EST
    Is Surgical Management of Brachial Plexus Schwannomas Safe and Effective: A Review of Clinical Experience
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew M. Hersh, AB (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  • 8:28 AM – 8:30 AM EST
    Is the Spinopelvic Alignment Achieved in a Short Segment Lumbar Fusion at 3 Months After Surgery Maintained at 24 months?
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Devon LeFever, MD – Virginia Mason

  • 8:30 AM – 8:32 AM EST
    Length of stay and readmission rates after single-level posterior cervical foraminotomy versus ACDF for radiculopathy
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Gabrielle Santangelo, MD – University of Pennsylvania

  • 8:32 AM – 8:34 AM EST
    Long-Term Clinical Outcomes with Compressive Lag Integrated Interbody Cervical Fusion in One- and Two-level Constructs
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jason E. Garber, MD, FAANS, FACS – Las Vegas Neurosurgical Institute

  • 8:34 AM – 8:36 AM EST
    Multidimensional Assessments of Physical Function Improve Predictions of Postoperative Complications after Lumbar Spine Surgery
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jacob Greenberg, MD, MSCI – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

  • 8:36 AM – 8:38 AM EST
    Multilevel Laminoplasty for CSM: Is C3 Laminectomy Better Than C3 Laminoplasty at the Superior Vertebra?
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 8:40 AM – 8:42 AM EST
    Outcomes and Predictors of Subsidence After Expandable Cage in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Pratyush Shahi, MBBS, MS(Ortho) – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 8:42 AM – 8:44 AM EST
    Pain After Vertebral Body Tether Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Timing
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Brandon J. Toll, DO – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

  • 8:44 AM – 8:46 AM EST
    Perception of Frailty in Spinal Metastatic Disease: International Survey of the AO Spine Community
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: raphaele Charest-Morin, MD – University of British Columbia

  • 8:46 AM – 8:48 AM EST
    Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Upper Instrumented Vertebra Cement Augmentation Reducing Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure Rate in Adult Spinal Deformity: Case Series and Literature Review
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Kelly Gassie, MD (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida

  • 8:48 AM – 8:50 AM EST
    Predictors for Inpatient Admission Among Patients with a Primary Diagnosis of Spondylolisthesis: A Nationwide Database Analysis from 2015-2019
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew Nguyen, BS – University of Florida, College of Medicine

  • 8:50 AM – 8:52 AM EST
    Predictors of Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Yaroslav Gelfand, MD – Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • 8:54 AM – 8:56 AM EST
    Prevalence and Prognosis of Gait Dysfunction in Patients Operated for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Phoebe Greenwald (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

  • 8:56 AM – 8:58 AM EST
    Reduced Cost after Elective Spine Surgery with An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway: A Quality Improvement MSSIC Study
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Kristin Knickerbocker (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

  • 8:58 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) in the Management of Spine Disease: A Pilot Project Using Fitbit Wearable Technology
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Alan Balu – Georgetown University School of Medicine

  • 9:00 AM – 9:02 AM EST
    Role of Body Mass Index on Cervical Spine Surgery: An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Anant Naik – Carle Illinois College of Medicine

  • 9:02 AM – 9:04 AM EST
    Statin Usage Decreases the Likelihood of Pseudarthrosis following Posterior Lumbar Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Monish S. Lavu, MHM (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • 9:04 AM – 9:06 AM EST
    Surgical Management of Lumbosacral Plexus Tumors
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sauson Soldozy, MD – Westchester Medical Center

  • 9:06 AM – 9:08 AM EST
    The association of prolonged biceps denervation with the development of elbow flexion contracture in neonatal brachial plexus palsy
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Whitney E. Muhlestein, MD – University of Michigan

  • 9:08 AM – 9:10 AM EST
    The Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Subjective and Objective Score (DCM-SOS): A Novel Outcome Measure
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Khadija Soufi, BS – University of California, Davis

  • 9:10 AM – 9:12 AM EST
    The Impact of Foraminal Osteophytes on PROMs Following L5S1 ALIF and TLIF
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jerry Du, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 9:12 AM – 9:14 AM EST
    The Impact of Coexisting Substance Use Disorder on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Mohamed A. Soliman, MD, MSc, PhD – University at Buffalo

  • 9:14 AM – 9:16 AM EST
    The Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity on Perioperative Morbidity and Mechanical Complications Following Lumbar Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Nora Kim, MD – NYU Langone Health

  • 9:16 AM – 9:18 AM EST
    Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for treatment of acute post-operative pain following spine surgery – a review
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jaes Jones, MD, MS – University of Michigan

  • 9:18 AM – 9:20 AM EST
    Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury – Denver Grade, Bilaterality & Stroke Risk: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Giorgos D. Michalopoulos, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • 9:20 AM – 9:22 AM EST
    Trends, Payments, and Costs Associated with BMP Use in Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Spinal Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Janet Wu – Stanford University School of Medicine

  • 9:22 AM – 9:24 AM EST
    Utilizing Modified Frailty to Predict Perioperative Complications Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: a Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Registry Study
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Chad Claus, DO – Ascension Providence Hospital, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

  • 9:24 AM – 9:26 AM EST
    Vertebral Bone Quality Score Independently Predicts Cage Subsidence Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: John Pollina, MD – University at Buffalo

  • 9:26 AM – 9:28 AM EST
    What is the Early Fate of Adjacent Segmental Lordosis Compensation at L3-4 and L5-S1 Following a Lateral versus Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion at L4-5?
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jean-Christophe Leveque, MD – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

  • 9:28 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Which is Better: Percutaneous or Open Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery? Prospective, Multicenter Study of 2,524 Screws in 336 patients
    Location: Splash 11 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Nathan J. Lee, MD – Columbia University Medical Center

  • 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Specialty Breakout 5: Spinal Deformity/General Spine Abstracts
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Moderator: Darryl Lau, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Moderator: Harry Mushlin, MD – Stony Brook University Hospital

  • 7:32 AM – 7:34 AM EST
    A Biomechanical and Histologic Analysis of Cellular Mechanotransduction in Spinal Pseudoarthrosis
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ian D. Connolly, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital

  • 7:34 AM – 7:36 AM EST
    A Hybrid Construct May Be Sufficient to Relieve Hypermobility in Adjacent Lumbar Segments: Comparison of 2-Level (L4-S1) Motion Preservation and Hybrid Construct
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD (he/him/his) – Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

  • 7:36 AM – 7:38 AM EST
    A Multidisciplinary Approach Does not Discriminate Based on Socioeconomic Factors for Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Caroline Drolet, PhD – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

  • 7:38 AM – 7:40 AM EST
    Already Elevated Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Further Elevated in Anterior Lumbar Fusions
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Molly Monsour, BS (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

  • 7:40 AM – 7:42 AM EST
    Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Improves Clinical Outcomes Regardless of the Degree of Neuroforaminal Compression in Cervical Stenosis
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Tariq Z. Issa, BA – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

  • 7:42 AM – 7:44 AM EST
    Anterior column realignment with ALL sectioning (ACR) vs. Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO): A propensity-matched analysis comparing spinopelvic parameters and clinical outcomes
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Gregory Brusko, MD – University of Miami/Jackson Health System

  • 7:44 AM – 7:46 AM EST
    At What Point Does Degenerative Become Deformity: When Sagittal Correction Influences Clinical Improvement Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 7:46 AM – 7:48 AM EST
    Basilar Impression: A Systematic Review of Clinical Features, Operative Management and Critical Summary of Currently Available Evidence
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Faraaz A. Azam (he/him/his) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  • 7:48 AM – 7:50 AM EST
    C2 vs C3/C4 as the upper instrumented vertebra for long cervical fusions: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Esteban Quiceno Restrepo, MD (he/him/his) – Banner University Hospital

  • 7:50 AM – 7:52 AM EST
    Cervical Alignment and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Longitudinal Comparative Cohort Study with a 2-year Follow-up
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Daniel W. Griepp, DO – Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

  • 7:52 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Characterization of Lumbar Disc Herniation Prognosis Predictors Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Maria Astudillo Potes (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic

  • 7:54 AM – 7:56 AM EST
    Comparative Measurement of Lumbar Lordosis in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Followed by Posterior Spine Fusion
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sina Sadeghzadeh, AB – Stanford University School of Medicine

  • 7:56 AM – 7:58 AM EST
    Comparison of surgical techniques in direct repair of pars interarticularis in lumbar spondylolysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ousman Jallow, BSc (he/him/his) – Meharry Medical College

  • 7:58 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Perioperative Pain Management in Spine Deformity Surgery
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Bradley Kolb, MD – Rush University Medical Center

  • 8:00 AM – 8:02 AM EST
    Defining Cervical Sagittal Plane Deformity - When Are Major Sagittal Plane Realignment Procedures Necessary In Patients Who Present Primarily With Radiculopathy and Myelopathy?
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 8:02 AM – 8:04 AM EST
    Differences in the Rate of Distal Junctional Pathology Between L3 and L4 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (PSO): Minimum One Year Follow-up for 117 Patients
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Vardhaan S. Ambati, MS (he/him/his) – University of California, San Francisco

  • 8:04 AM – 8:06 AM EST
    Does Routine Post-Operative Use of Drainage in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery Offer Better Results?
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Amna S. Hussein, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

  • 8:06 AM – 8:08 AM EST
    Epidemiology of Primary Non-Malignant Spine Tumors across Urbanicity
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Brandon L. Bishop, MS, MBA (he/him/his) – Duke University

  • 8:08 AM – 8:10 AM EST
    Evaluation of Pre- and Post-operative Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) Score in Circumferential Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Nima Alan, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

  • 8:10 AM – 8:12 AM EST
    Fusing the Foundation: Incidence and Risk Factors of Non-Union at L5-S1 in 152 patients with Iliac Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ryan Screven, MD (he/him/his) – University of South Florida

  • 8:12 AM – 8:14 AM EST
    Iliac screw fixation as part of adult thoracolumbar deformity correction: long term follow up and reoperation rate
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew Erwood, MD – Northwestern University

  • 8:14 AM – 8:16 AM EST
    Impact of Obesity on Complications and Surgical Outcomes After Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Spine Surgery
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Raghuram V. Reddy, BS (he/him/his) – Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

  • 8:18 AM – 8:20 AM EST
    Incidence of Major Complications in Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) Performed via the Prone Transpsoas (PTP) Technique: A Survey of the Complete Early Experience
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Luiz Pimenta – Instituto de Patologia da Coluna

  • 8:20 AM – 8:22 AM EST
    Institution of a Prospective Quantitative Blood Loss Protocol Reveals the Effect of Inaccurate Estimated Blood Loss on Need for Perioperative Resuscitation Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Kimberly Ashayeri, MD – NYU Langone Health

  • 8:22 AM – 8:24 AM EST
    Long-Term (>2year) Complication Rates for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: An Analysis Focused on Patients without Early- or Mid-Term Complications
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Andrew D. Legarreta, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • 8:24 AM – 8:26 AM EST
    Machine learning models predict outcomes of hospital re-admission, prolonged length of stay and adverse discharge disposition after elective spinal fusion surgery
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Corey T. Walker, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  • 8:26 AM – 8:28 AM EST
    Medicrea UNiD Patient Specific Rods for Adult Spinal Deformity Paper
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Bryce Picton, BS (he/him/his) – UC Irvine School of Medicine

  • 8:28 AM – 8:30 AM EST
    Microendoscopic Posterior Laminoforaminotomy for C3 and C4 radiculopathy
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Daniel Zeitouni, MD (he/him/his) – Atrium Health, Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

  • 8:30 AM – 8:32 AM EST
    Morbid obesity increases length of surgery in elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures but not readmission or reoperation rates: A cohort study
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Evan G. Gross, BS (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine

  • 8:32 AM – 8:34 AM EST
    Multi-center analysis of osteobiologic product use in lumbar spine fusion surgery
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Christopher E. Talbot, DO (he/him/his) – Rutgers-NJMS

  • 8:34 AM – 8:36 AM EST
    Natural History of Thoracolumbar Kyphosis in Achondroplasia After Conservative Treatment
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Chady Omara, BSc – Leiden University Medical Center

  • 8:36 AM – 8:38 AM EST
    Novel Spinal Parameters as Predictive Factors for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Asad S. Akhter, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

  • 8:38 AM – 8:40 AM EST
    Optimizing Modifiable Health Conditions Prior to Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery Associated with Fewer Complications
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

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

  • 8:40 AM – 8:42 AM EST
    Outcomes of Circumferential Minimally-Invasive Technique in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Patients with Severe Baseline Deformity
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Peter G. Passias, MD – NYU School of Medicine

  • 8:42 AM – 8:44 AM EST
    Patient Expectations Impact Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction After Lumbar Fusion
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Steven D. Glassman (he/him/his) – Norton Leatherman Spine Center

  • 8:44 AM – 8:46 AM EST
    Patient-specific Prefabricated Instrumentation: 12-month Follow-up Data from a Single Institution
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Jonathan J. Lee, MD, MEdT (he/him/his) – Houston Methodist Hospital

  • 8:46 AM – 8:48 AM EST
    Pelvic Tilt Non-Responders after Long Segment Thoracolumbar Fusion in the Obese Adult Deformity Patient Population
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Ryan G. Eaton, MD – The Ohio State University

  • 8:48 AM – 8:50 AM EST
    Postoperative adjacent segment disease in minimally-invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with adjacent laminectomy for grade I-II spondylolisthesis and adjacent spinal stenosis
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Daniel Wolfson, MD – Rush University Medical Center

  • 8:50 AM – 8:52 AM EST
    Postoperative Outcomes and Complications after Corpectomy for Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Asimina Dominari, MD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic Rochester

  • 8:52 AM – 8:54 AM EST
    Race- and Intervention-Based Differences in Palliative Care Utilization for Patients with Spine Metastases
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Dana Rowe, BA (she/her/hers) – Duke University

  • 8:54 AM – 8:56 AM EST
    Radical Hemivertebra Resection (Grade 5 Osteotomy) for Congenital Scoliosis: A Comparison with Eggshell Hemivertebra resection
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Pawel Grabala, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Medical University of Bialystok, Dept. of Pediatric Orthopedics

  • 8:56 AM – 8:58 AM EST
    Rates of Instrumentation Failure in Long Posterior Spine Constructs with ALIF and DLIF for Adult Spinal Deformity
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Karma Barot, MA, BA – Eastern Virginia Medical School

  • 8:58 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Risk Factors for Adjacent Level Disease in Lateral Interbody Fusion
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Cesar M. Carballo-Cuello, MD – University of South Florida

  • 9:00 AM – 9:02 AM EST
    S-1 Alar Iliac Screw Fixation versus S-2 Alar Iliac Screw Fixation in Long Deformity Constructs: A Finite Element Analysis
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Alan Stein, MD – Westchester Medical Center/NYMC

  • 9:02 AM – 9:04 AM EST
    Single Level Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion using 3D porous titanium cages for Rod Fracture Without Loss of Global Alignment
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Joseph S. Hudson, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • 9:04 AM – 9:06 AM EST
    Surgeon Experience Matters. A Propensity Matched Analysis of TLIF Outcomes Demonstrates No Difference in Surgical Outcomes Between Experienced Neurosurgeons and Orthopedic Surgeons
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Geet Shukla, BA – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

  • 9:06 AM – 9:08 AM EST
    Telemedical Support via Smartphones for Spine Surgery in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Sertac Kirnaz

  • 9:08 AM – 9:10 AM EST
    The Impact of Obesity on Long-Segment Spinal Fusion Radiographic and Patient-Reported Outcomes
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Matthew D. Marquardt, BA – The Ohio State University College of Medicine

  • 9:10 AM – 9:12 AM EST
    The Majority of Patients Undergoing Adult Deformity Surgery Exhibit a Clinically Significant Increase in Cognitive Ability: A Prospective Study with 12-Month Follow-Up
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: John F. Burke, MD, PhD – Oklahoma University

  • 9:12 AM – 9:14 AM EST
    The Role of Intraoperative Blood Loss and Perioperative Outcomes Following Three Column Osteotomy
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Connor Wathen, MD – University of Pennsylvania

  • 9:16 AM – 9:18 AM EST
    Titanium implants result in higher fusion rates for anterior lumbar interbody fusion performed at the lumbosacral junction
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Michael D. White, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

  • 9:18 AM – 9:20 AM EST
    To Operate or Not to Operate: A Nationwide Analysis of Factors Influencing the Likelihood of Surgical Treatment in Patients with Lumbar or Lumbosacral Disc Disorders and Radiculopathy
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Thomas M. Johnstone, BS (he/him/his) – Stanford University School of Medicine

  • 9:20 AM – 9:22 AM EST
    Tranexamic Acid Administration in Long Segment Thoracolumbar Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Mert Dagli – University of Pennsylvania

  • 9:22 AM – 9:24 AM EST
    Venous Pathology Based Surgical Treatment of Hirayama Disease : Case Series and Outcomes
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Deepak N. Sharma, M.ch Neurosurgery – Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences

  • 9:24 AM – 9:26 AM EST
    Which Bone Mineral Density Measure Offers a More Reliable Prediction of Mechanical Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Hounsfield Units or DEXA Scan?
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Hani Chanbour, MD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • 9:26 AM – 9:28 AM EST
    Why didn’t you walk yesterday? Factors associated with slow early recovery after adult spinal deformity surgery
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Gregory Kazarian, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 9:28 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    Women Demonstrate Significantly Greater Improvement in Neck Disability Index After Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy: an Analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database
    Location: Splash 13-14 (Upper Lobby Level)

    Presenting Author: Alysha Jamieson – University of California San Francisco

  • 9:30 AM – 11:15 AM EST
    Scientific Session 7: Our Greater Purpose
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Moderator: Scott Meyer, MD (he/him/his) – Altair Health

    Moderator: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc, FAANS – University of Maryland

    Socioeconomic

    Spine

  • 9:31 AM – 9:39 AM EST
    Publications in Spinal Neurosurgery Science: History, Evolution, and Future Directions
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Douglas Kondziolka, MD,MSc, FRCSC, FACS – NYU Langone Health

  • 9:40 AM – 9:47 AM EST
    Spine Gives Back: A Mission in Palestine
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Burak M. Ozgur, MD, FAANS – Hoag Spine Center

  • 9:48 AM – 9:56 AM EST
    Global Spine Surgery: How I Helped & You Can Too
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Christopher M. Bonfield, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • 9:57 AM – 10:05 AM EST
    How to Get a Real Knife
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Laura Snyder, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute

  • 10:06 AM – 10:14 AM EST
    The Impact We Have On Patients
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Eric Potts, MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

  • 10:15 AM – 10:23 AM EST
    Teamwork to Make the Dream Work! – Fine-Tuning Elements of Care Delivery to Make Adult Deformity Surgery Faster, Safer, More Reproducible and Cost-Effective!
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Han Jo Kim, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 10:24 AM – 10:32 AM EST
    Can Augmented Reality Help Me in Spine Surgery?
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Robert Louis, MD, FAANS – Hoag Health System

  • 10:33 AM – 10:45 AM EST
    Question & Answer Session
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)
  • 10:46 AM – 10:51 AM EST
    Recognition of Kuntz & Albert Scholars and Introduction of J.A.N.E. and Mayfield Award Recipients
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center

  • 10:52 AM – 10:58 AM EST
    J.A.N.E. Award Presentation - Risk Factors for Sacral Fracture Following En Bloc Chordoma Resection
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Presenting Author: Anthony Mikula, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester

    J.A.N.E Award-Journalistic and Academic Neurosurgical Excellence

  • 10:59 AM – 11:05 AM EST
    Mayfield Clinical Award Presentation - Motorized Robotic Cervical Traction: Preliminary Results from Cadaveric Testing
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

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

    Mayfield Clinical Science Award

  • 11:06 AM – 11:15 AM EST
    Question & Answer Session
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)
  • 11:15 AM – 12:10 PM EST
    Special Session: Business Tips, Pearls, & Tactics (co-brand with CSNS/CSNS Faculty)
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Moderator: Kurt M. Eichholz, MD, FACS, FAANS – St. Louis Minimally Invasive Spine Center

    Moderator: Yi Lu, MD, PhD, FAANS – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

  • 11:17 AM – 11:24 AM EST
    Balance Between Cost and Quality
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Joseph Cheng, MD, MS – University of Cincinnati, Department of Neurosurgery

  • 11:25 AM – 11:32 AM EST
    Defending Our Codes: What Have We Won, and What Codes are At-Risk?
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina

  • 11:33 AM – 11:40 AM EST
    Coding Strategies for Spine Surgeons: Ways to Optimize Reimbursement
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Justin Slavin, MD (he/him/his) – Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics

  • 11:41 AM – 11:48 AM EST
    Managing Conflict of Interest in Day to Day Practice
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic

  • 11:49 AM – 11:56 AM EST
    How to Teach Residents Without Compromising Efficiency
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Gregory Trost, MD, FAANS – University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • 11:57 AM – 12:04 PM EST
    Payor Response Strategies, Opportunity for Ortho Neuro Collaboration
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Luis M. Tumialan, MD, FAANS – Barrow Brain and Spine

  • 12:05 PM – 12:10 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)
  • 12:10 PM – 12:35 PM EST
    DSPN Business Meeting
    Location: Glimmer Ballroom (Fourth Floor)

    Speaker: Adam S. Kanter, MD, FAANS – Hoag Neurosciences Institute

    Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute

    Speaker: Luis M. Tumialan, MD, FAANS – Barrow Brain and Spine

    Speaker: Domagoj Coric, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

    Speaker: Elad I. Levy, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – University at Buffalo

    Speaker: John Knightly, MD, FAANS – ANS

    Speaker: Joseph Cheng, MD, MS – University of Cincinnati, Department of Neurosurgery