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Exercise Committee Step Challenge

27 Sep 19
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary, Residents/Fellows

Get your 10,000+ steps in and potentially win an Apple Watch if you're the top stepper! So lace up your shoes, have fun, and happy st... More...

Surgical Technique Cadaver Demonstrations: Endoscopic Spine Surgery (Skyline Ballroom W375ab)

27 Sep 19
7:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Michael Wang, MD ; Patrick Hsieh, MD, MS MD, MS
Moderators: Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, MS   Surgical technique cadaver demonstrations will occur in the general session room featuring top surg... More...

Ticketed Hands-on Course: Fluoroscopic Guided Lumbar Spinal Injections (Room Gold Theater, Yellow Lab (The Learning Place))

27 Sep 19
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Industry Presentation

Speaker(s): Alison Stout, DO ; Allen Chen, MD, MPH ; Benoy Benny, MD MD ; Byron Schneider, MD MD ; D. Scott Kreiner, MD ; David O'Brien, MD ; Joshua Levin, MD ; Michael Furman, MD, MS ; Sanjog Pangarkar, MD ; Zachary McCormick, MD MD
Course Chairs: Allen S. Chen, MD, MPH; Zachary McCormick, MD; Byron J. Schneider, MD   This half-day intensive workshop, featuring basic l... More...

Abstract Presentations: Spinal Deformity IV (Room W470b)

27 Sep 19
7:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Andrew Harris, BS ; Brian Neuman, MD ; Jeffrey Gum, MD ; Peter Passias, MD ; Robert Eastlack, MD ; Zoher Ghogawala, MD, FACS
Moderator: Zoher Ghogawala, MD, FACS   206. Does ACR result in greater morbidity than LLIF alone when treating adult spinal deformity? Ro... More...

Medical Symposium: The Utility of Functional Analysis in Patients Afflicted With Spinal Disorders (Room W471ab)

27 Sep 19
7:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Tracks: Medical

Speaker(s): Bassel Diebo, MD ; Erin Mannen ; Isador Lieberman, MD, FRCSC, MBA ; Peter Derman, MD, MBA ; Ram Haddas, PhD, MSc, MEng PhD, MSc, MEng
Chairs: Ram Haddas, PhD, MSc, MEng, and Isador H. Lieberman, MD, FRCSC, MBA   Patients with spinal disorders (spondylolisthesis, stenosis,... More...

Resident/Fellow Education Pathway: Transition to Practice II: Essential Skills for Starting Practice (Room W470a)

27 Sep 19
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Residents/Fellows

Speaker(s): Andrew Schoenfeld, MD ; Avery Buchholz, MD, MPH ; Elizabeth Yu, MD ; Khoi Than, MD ; Marilyn Gates, MD ; Sandeep Gidvani, MD
Moderator: Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD   The transition from training to practice can be one of the most daunting and critical periods in the... More...

Surgical Symposium: A Global Perspective on Spine Trauma (Skyline Ballroom W375d)

27 Sep 19
7:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Abdulaziz Al-Mutair, MD, FRCSC ; Aloysius Bambang Darwono, MD, PhD ; Gad Velan, MD ; Henrich Cheng, MD, PhD ; Jau-Ching Wu, MD, PhD ; John Finkenberg, MD ; Juan Sebastian De la Torre, MD ; Mohamed Wafa, MD, PhD MD, PhD ; Neeraj Gupta, MBBS ; Teresa Bas, MD, PhD
Moderators: John G. Finkenberg, MD and Jau-Ching Wu, MD   Indonesian Spine Society The Regenerative Potential of Secretome in the Treatme... More...

Surgical Symposium: Complications Avoidance and Management Strategies (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
7:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Daniel Resnick, MD, MS ; John Chi, MD ; K. Daniel Riew, MD ; Lawrence Lenke, MD ; Tyler Koski, MD ; William Taylor, MD
Moderator: John  H. Chi, MD   Faculty will cover complications and complication avoidance as well as management strategies for multip... More...

Surgical Innovation Lab Demo: Medacta (Room Blue Lab (The Learning Place))

27 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Industry Presentation

Surgical Technique Cadaver Demonstrations: MIS Tubular Decompression (Skyline Ballroom W375ab)

27 Sep 19
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): John Liu, MD, USC ; Patrick Hsieh, MD, MS MD, MS
Moderator: Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, MS   Surgical technique cadaver demonstrations will occur in the general session room featuring top surge... More...

NASS Working for You: Advocacy (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

At the Table or On the Menu: The Value of NASS Advocacy (Grassroots Training Seminar) (Room W475a)

27 Sep 19
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): David Lusk ; John Finkenberg, MD ; Philip Schneider, MD
Chair(s): David Lusk, John G. Finkenberg, MD, and Philip L. Schneider, MD   Now more than ever, policymakers are impacting the delivery of... More...

Best Papers (Room W471ab)

27 Sep 19
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Aaron Buckland, MBBS, FRACS ; Andrew Schoenfeld, MD ; Azeem Malik, MBBS ; Leah Carreon, MD, MSc ; Michael Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC ; Mohsin Fidai, MD ; Pilar Gonzalez-Tartiere, MSc ; Richard Guyer, MD
Moderator: Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC   215. Outcomes of decompression without fusion in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis wit... More...

Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Spinal Masqueraders and Case Conference: An Interactive Forum (Skyline Ballroom W375d)

27 Sep 19
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Evan Johnson, PT, DPT, OCS ; Rick Placide, MD, PT
Moderators: Rick Placide, MD, PT and Evan K. Johnson, PT, DPT, OCS   A clinician's ability to diagnose accurately is essential to pres... More...

Surgical Symposium: A Global Perspective on Degenerative Lumbar Spine (Room W470b)

27 Sep 19
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Aloysius Bambang Darwono, MD, PhD ; Edward Dohring, MD ; El Fatih Bashir El Malik, MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS(SN), FACS ; Gad Velan, MD ; Hirotaka Haro, MD, PhD ; Muhammad Tariq Sohail, MD, PhD, FRCS ; Sung-Bum Kim, MD, PhD ; Vladimir Radchenko, MD, PhD ; Wen-Cheng Huang, MD, PhD
Moderators: Edward J. Dohring, MD and Bambang Darwono, MD, PhD   Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (JSSR) Chemonucl... More...

Surgical Symposium: Pelvic Fixation: Where Are We Now? (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Bryan Cunningham, PhD ; Christopher Shaffrey, MD ; David Polly, MD ; Ronald Lehman, MD
Chair: David Polly, MD   In this symposium, faculty will discuss available fixation options and their alternatives, address the biomechani... More...

Practice and Employer Meet & Greet: Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic (Room West Central Lobby)

27 Sep 19
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Tracks: Career Fair

Speaker(s): John Sledge, MD
Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic 9:45am-10:15am John Sledge, MD   Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic is seeking an orthopaedic spine sur... More...

Networking Break Beverage Service (Room The Learning Place & Lounge)

27 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Come to either the Learning Place or the Lounge in the Technical Exhibition for coffee and refreshments. More...

Poster Grand Rounds (Room Pink Theater (The Learning Place))

27 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Andrew Harris, BS ; Han Jo Kim, MD
P26. Are we better at preventing PJK today? a comparison of incidence 5-7 years later Han Jo Kim, MD1; Jingyan Yang, PhD1; Justin S. Smith, MD, Ph... More...

Poster Grand Rounds (Room Purple Theater (The Learning Place))

27 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Anthony Mikula, MD
P39. Teriparatide treatment improves bone quality in the lumbar spine out of proportion to DEXA changes Anthony L. Mikula, MD1; Jeffery D. St. Jeo... More...

Poster Grand Rounds (Room Gray Theater (The Learning Place))

27 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Xiang Yu, PhD
P2. MiRNA-seq analysis of human vertebrae provides insight into the mechanism underlying GIOP Xiang Yu, PhD1; Hui Ren; Jiang Xiaobing, PhD2; De Li... More...

Poster Grand Rounds (Room White Theater (The Learning Place))

27 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Jaykar Panchmatia, MA, MD, FRCS (Tr & Orth) ; Rayshad Oshtory, MD, MBA MD, MBA ; Sho Fujiwara, MD
P22. Lumbar intervertebral spacer with cement augmentation of endplates and integrated screws as a fixation device in an osteoporotic model: an in ... More...

Abstract Presentations: Cervical Spine Surgery V (Room W470a)

27 Sep 19
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Azeem Malik, MBBS ; Emily Oleisky ; Isador Lieberman, MD, FRCSC, MBA ; Jia Nan Zhang, MD ; John DeVine, MD ; Manoj Singrakhia, MD ; Masayoshi Iwamae, MD ; Nicolas Dea, MD, Msc, FRCSC ; Peter Passias, MD ; Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD
Moderator: John G. DeVine, MD   232. Importance of sagittal alignment in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: an observational study from the ... More...

Abstract Presentations: Spinal Deformity V (Room W470b)

27 Sep 19
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Andrew Harris, BS ; Bassel Diebo, MD ; Elizabeth Lord, MD ; Hui Bing Ruan, MD ; Majd Marrache, MD ; Mostafa El Dafrawy, MD ; Munish Gupta, MD ; Neil Shah, MD, MS ; Pranay Patel, MD, MS ; Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD ; Xie En, MD
Moderator: Pranay B. Patel, MD, MS   222. PI and age-optimal alignment within the fusion in ASD surgery improves outcomes and minimizes me... More...

Integrated Symposium: A Look at Medicare for All Prospects, the Legacy of the ACA and the Path Forward for American Health Care (Room W471ab)

27 Sep 19
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): David Axelrod ; David Wong, MD, MSc, FRCS ; John Finkenberg, MD ; Philip Schneider, MD
Chair: Philip L. Schneider, MD   Recent polling indicates that health care remains one of the top issues voters will consider when casting... More...

Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Obesity and Diabetes: Impact on the Spine and Evidence-Based Management Strategies (Skyline Ballroom W375d)

27 Sep 19
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Andrew Koutnik, PhD ; Carrie Diulus, MD ; James McCarter, MD, PhD ; Mark Cucuzzella, MD
Moderator: Carrie Diulus, MD   Diabetes and obesity have reached epidemic proportion. It is imperative that spine providers take these fac... More...

Surgical Symposium: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence: Are We There Yet? (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): James Thomas, PT, PhD ; Jang Yoon, MD, MSc ; Karthik Madhavan, MD ; Michael Steinmetz, MD ; Ufuk Aydinli, MD
Moderator: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD   In this symposium, attendees will learn about the difference between augmented reality (AR) and virt... More...

Surgical Technique Cadaver Demonstrations: Minimally Invasive Lateral Interbody Fusion (Skyline Ballroom W375ab)

27 Sep 19
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Juan Uribe, MD ; Thomas Mroz, MD
Moderator: Thomas E. Mroz, MD   Surgical technique cadaver demonstrations will occur in the general session room featuring top surgeons pr... More...

P.U.R.E. Cafe (Hot Lunch)

27 Sep 19
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Coma and buy a hot lunch More...

Surgical Innovation Lab Demo: SI-Bone (Room Orange Lab (The Learning Place))

27 Sep 19
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Industry Presentation

Professional Headshots (Room West Central Lobby)

27 Sep 19
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Career Fair

SpinePAC Luncheon with David Axelrod (Invite Only) (Room W375cde Lobby)

27 Sep 19
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Please stop by the Advocacy Booth (outside Skyline Ballroom W375ab) to learn more. More...

NASS Working for You: Payor Policy Review Committee Update (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
12:55 PM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Mitchell Reiter, MD MD, PC
Speaker: Mitchell F. Reiter, MD More...

Abstract Presentations: Spinal Deformity VI (Room W470b)

27 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Aaron Buckland, MBBS, FRACS ; Andrew Harris, BS ; John Liu, MD, USC ; Mark Ren, BS ; Michael Daubs, MD ; Michael Grelat, MD MD ; Peter Passias, MD ; Ram Haddas, PhD, MSc, MEng PhD, MSc, MEng ; Sang Kyu Im, MD Illinois ; Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD ; Yoji Ogura, MD
Moderator: John C. Liu, MD, USC   252. Incidence of PJK with pedicle screws at upper instrumented vertebrae in posterior spinal fusion for... More...

Abstract Presentations: Trauma and Biomechanics II (Room W471ab)

27 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Abdollah Moufid, MD ; Bernardo De Andrada Pereira, MD ; Charles Sansur, MD ; Daniel Banaszek, MD, FRCSC ; Jakub Godzik, MD ; Matthew Gornet, MD ; Meng Huang Wu, MD ; Norman Chutkan, MD MD ; Ralph Mobbs, MD, FRACS ; Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, MD, PhD
Moderator: Norman B. Chutkan, MD, FACS   242. Degenerate-disc Infection Study with Contaminant Control (DISC): application of a proposed h... More...

Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Point-Counterpoint: Is It Necessary or Possible to Make a Specific Diagnosis? (Skyline Ballroom W375d)

27 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Martin Underwood, MD ; Michael Schneider, DC, PhD ; Robb Russell, DC
Moderator: Robb Russell, DC   Is a tissue-specific diagnosis possible or even necessary to manage low back pain or is it a non-specific co... More...

Spine Intervention Society & North American Spine Society Joint Symposium: Evolution: How Our History Shapes the Future of Spine Interventions (Room W470a)

27 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Aaron Calodney, MD ; Alison Stout, DO ; Allen Chen, MD, MPH ; Byron Schneider, MD MD ; D. Scott Kreiner, MD ; David O'Brien, MD ; Matthew Smuck, MD ; Michael Furman, MD, MS ; Timothy Maus, MD ; Zachary McCormick, MD MD
Chair: Matthew Smuck, MD   This inaugural symposium features leadership from both North American Spine Society and Spi... More...

Surgical Symposium: Adult Cervical Spine Deformity: Assessment, Surgical Outcomes and Complications (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Christopher Ames, MD ; Han Jo Kim, MD ; Peter Passias, MD ; Robert Eastlack, MD ; Shay Bess, MD ; Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD ; Virginie Lafage, PhD
Chair: Shay Bess, MD   Cervical spine deformity in the adult patient can be severely disabling and reconstructive surgery is associated wi... More...

Surgical Technique Cadaver Demonstrations: Cervicothoracic Osteotomy for Cervical Kyphosis (Skyline Ballroom W375ab)

27 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): K. Daniel Riew, MD ; Thomas Mroz, MD
Moderator: Thomas E. Mroz, MD   Surgical technique cadaver demonstrations will occur in the general session room featuring top surgeo... More...

Abstract Presentations: Biopsychosocial (Room W470b)

27 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Medical

Speaker(s): Andrew Harris, BS ; Carol Mancuso, MD ; Harvinder Sandhu, MD ; Joshua Schwind, MD ; Kush Goyal, MD ; Munish Gupta, MD ; Sang-Min Park, MD
Moderator: TBD   269. Is regular walking associated with a lower risk of low back pain?: a cross-sectional study using the Korean National... More...

Abstract Presentations: Cervical Spine Surgery VI (Room W471ab)

27 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Alexander Perdomo-Pantoja, MD ; Alexander Theologis, MD ; Azeem Malik, MBBS ; Bryan Wilent, PhD, DABNM ; Bryce Basques, MD, MHS ; Joshua Heller, MD ; Robert Koffie, MD, PhD ; Wei-yu Jiang, MD
Moderator: Joshua E. Heller, MD   262. Do large increases in disc space height have consequences after ACDF? Bryce Basques, MD, MHS1; Jan... More...

Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Friend or Foe? Rethinking Advanced Imaging for the 21st Century (Skyline Ballroom W375d)

27 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Medical

Speaker(s): Brian Justice, DC ; Christopher Reudink, PA-C ; Mark Mikhael, MD ; Rick Placide, MD, PT
Moderator: R. Christopher Reudink, PA-C, Cert MDT   Diagnostic Imaging is a potent, yet often misunderstood tool in the evaluation and man... More...

Surgical Symposium: Management Models for Complex Spine Surgery (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Isador Lieberman, MD, FRCSC, MBA ; Jens Chapman, MD ; John Street, MD, PhD ; Rajiv Sethi, MD ; Sigurd Berven, MD ; Venu Nemani, MD, PhD
Moderators: Jens R. Chapman, MD and Sigurd H. Berven, MD   With an increasingly older and sicker population demographic more extensive spi... More...

Surgical Technique Cadaver Demonstrations: Spinal Deformity Correction (Skyline Ballroom W375ab)

27 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Lawrence Lenke, MD ; Patrick Hsieh, MD, MS MD, MS
Moderators: Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, MS   Surgical technique cadaver demonstrations will occur in the general session room featuring top surg... More...

Abstract Presentations: Cervical Spine Surgery VII (Room W471ab)

27 Sep 19
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Anshit Goyal, MD ; Dominic Carusillo ; Jamie Wilson, MbChB, FRCS ; Jinsong Zhou, MD ; Peter Passias, MD ; Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, MD, PhD ; Shay Bess, MD ; Stuart Changoor, MD
Moderator: Shay Bess, MD   275. The effect of the distal level or proximal level on post-laminoplasty loss of cervical vertebra lordosis ... More...

Abstract Presentations: Complication Avoidance (Room W470b)

27 Sep 19
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Da Zou, MD ; Daniel Banaszek, MD, FRCSC ; Donald Fredericks, MD ; Ehsan Jazini, MD ; Michael Wang, MD ; Peter Passias, MD ; Vishal Sarwahi, MD
Moderator: Michael Y. Wang, MD   282. Vertebral Hounsfield unit is a better predictor of pedicle screw loosening than the t-score of DXA i... More...

Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Value Models in Spine Care (Skyline Ballroom W375d)

27 Sep 19
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM

Tracks: Multidisciplinary

Speaker(s): Catherine MacLean, MD, PhD ; Michael Halasy, PhD, MS, PA-C ; Robert Turner, PT, MS, OCS
Moderator: Robert Turner, DPT, OCS   This is a follow up to last year's presentation on Value Models in Spine Care. Value models used ... More...

Surgical Symposium: Cervical Surgery: Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Long TL Fusions (Skyline Ballroom W375c)

27 Sep 19
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM

Tracks: Surgical

Speaker(s): Christopher Ames, MD ; Christopher Shaffrey, MD ; K. Daniel Riew, MD
Chair: K. Daniel Riew, MD   In this symposium, faculty will address the causes of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) at the cervicothoraci... More...