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Spine Summit


  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:12 AM – 7:15 AM EST
    Immunosuppressive B-cells shape T-cell immune response in Chordomas via TGF-beta
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Rebecca Du, MD – McGaw Northwestern
    Oncology
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:18 AM – 7:21 AM EST
    Functional Neurologic and Survival Outcomes following Definitive Surgical Resection for Spinal Chondrosarcoma
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Jawad M. Khalifeh, MD – Johns Hopkins University - Department of Neurosurgery
    Oncology
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:21 AM – 7:24 AM EST
    Days Alive and At Home After Treatment of Spinal Metastases: Measurement and Validation of a Novel Patient Centered Outcome
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Husain Shakil, MD, MSc – University of Toronto
    Oncology
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:36 AM – 7:39 AM EST
    Proton versus photon adjuvant radiotherapy: a multicenter comparative evaluation of recurrence following spinal chordoma resection
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Abdul Ghaith, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Oncology
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:40 AM – 7:43 AM EST
    Improved Functional Outcomes in Dumbbell Schwannomas: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B, 2nd Floor
    Presenting Author: Roger Schmidt Brock, Md, PhD – Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo - Brazil
    Oncology
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:44 AM – 7:47 AM EST
    Spinal Schwannomas: An Analysis of Tumor Location, Symptomatology, and Surgical Outcomes
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B, 2nd Floor
    Presenting Author: Leon C.P Pinheiro – Sao Paulo University
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:04 AM – 7:06 AM EST
    Association Between Pre-Operative D-dimer and Pulmonary Embolism Risk in Patients with Spine Tumors
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Seeley Yoo, BS – Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:14 AM – 7:16 AM EST
    4S of Spinal Astrocytoma: Specific Location, Syrinx, Spasticity & Score on MMS Predict Long Term outcomes in Patients undergoing Surgical Resection of Intramedullary Spinal Astrocytomas
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Bhavya Pahwa, MBBS – UCMS and GTB Hospital
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:30 AM – 7:32 AM EST
    Postoperative Radiotherapy is Associated with Instrumentation Failure after Resection of Primary Spinal Chordomas
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Daniel Davidar, MMBS – Johns Hopkins University
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:36 AM – 7:38 AM EST
    Preoperative embolization of spine tumors: Are we actually improving survival?
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Ranbir Ahluwalia, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:38 AM – 7:40 AM EST
    Age-Related Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Spinal Low-Grade Glioma: Insights from the National Cancer Database
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:52 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Where is the Artery of Adamkiewicz? Evaluation of Angiographic Anatomy in Patients with Spinal Metastases
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Marc Prablek, MD – University of California, San Francisco
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:54 AM – 7:56 AM EST
    Velocity of Patients’ Neurological Recovery after Surgical Decompression and Fixation of Spinal Metastatic Tumors
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Youssef Sibih, BA – UCSF School of Medicine
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:00 AM – 8:02 AM EST
    Oncological Outcomes in Spine Metastasis Patients Treated with Decompression and Instrumentation with either Carbon-Based or Titanium Implants Followed by Stereotactic Radiosurgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Claudio Tatsui, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:17 AM – 8:19 AM EST
    Does Timing of Radiation Therapy Impact Wound Healing in Patients Undergoing Metastatic Spine Surgery?
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Speaker: Tyler Zeoli, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:23 AM – 8:25 AM EST
    A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of the Utility of the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) in Predicting Spinal Alignment Change and Height Loss in Multiple Myeloma and Lymphoma Lesions
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Joshua Golubovsky, MD – University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:33 AM – 8:35 AM EST
    Which complication is more predictive of death after metastatic spine surgery: medical or surgical complications?
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Ranbir Ahluwalia, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:35 AM – 8:37 AM EST
    Optimal Time Interval Between Separation Surgery and Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastatic Disease
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Francisco A. Call-Orellana, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:45 AM – 8:47 AM EST
    Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases: A Single-Institution Retrospective Experience
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Jen-Yeu Wang, MS – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:51 AM – 8:53 AM EST
    Intraoperative Tranexamic Acid Administration in Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery Does Not Result in Higher Rates of Thromboembolic Adverse Events
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Nathan Han, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    9:03 AM – 9:05 AM EST
    Predictors of Kyphoplasty Failure in Cancer Patients with Pathological Vertebral Body Fractures: A Retrospective Analysis
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Justiss A. Kallos, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering
    Oncology
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    9:05 AM – 9:07 AM EST
    Survival Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality in Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors Following Surgical Resection: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Oncology