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  • Saturday, February 22, 2025
  • 6:15 AM - 7:00 AM EST
    Industry Breakfast Bites Supported by GE HealthCare
    Industry Speaker: Timothy Chryssikos, MD, PhD – University of Maryland
    Industry Speaker: Jereme Larouche, MD – University of Toronto
    Industry Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Industry Speaker: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA – University of North Carolina
    Sponsored Session
  • 6:15 AM - 7:00 AM EST
    Industry Breakfast Bites Supported by Spineology
    Sponsored Session
  • 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM EST
    Continental Breakfast
  • 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM EST
    Registration
    Registration
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM EST
    Wellness Room
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM EST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 1 - Latin America/Spanish/Portuguese Abstracts
    Moderator: Asdrubal Falavigna, MD – University of Caxias do Sul
    Moderator: Juan S. Uribe, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM EST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 1
    Moderator: Parastou Quist, MD – Duke
    Moderator: Yi Lu, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Moderator: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – University of Ottawa
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM EST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 2
    Moderator: John H. Chi, MD MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Moderator: Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Moderator: Taemin Oh, MD – Columbia Univeresity
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM EST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 3
    Moderator: Michael S. Virk, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical Center
    Moderator: Mark E. Oppenlander, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
    Moderator: Khoi D. Than, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Hospital
  • 7:00 AM - 9:15 AM EST
    Specialty Abstract Breakout Session 3 - Peripheral Nerve/Spinal Deformity/General Spine
  • 7:00 AM - 9:15 AM EST
    Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 3
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
    Exhibit Hall
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EST
    Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EST
    What's New Theater
  • 9:00 AM - 9:10 PM EST
    What's New Theater
  • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST
    Scientific Session 5: Artificial Intelligence: How it Will Affect Your Practice
    Moderator: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Steven D. Glassman, MD – Norton Leatherman Spine Center
    Moderator: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH – University of Utah
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST
    Cahill Debates
    Moderator: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Moderator: Zoher Ghogawala, MD – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
    Moderator: David W. Polly, Jr., MD – University of Minnesota
  • 12:30 PM - 12:55 PM EST
    What's New Theater
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    What's New Theater
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn Supported by Globus Medical
    Industry Speaker: Micah Smith, MD – Ortho Northeast
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn Supported by icotec
    Industry Speaker: Vikram Chakravarthy, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
    Industry Speaker: Joshua Palmer, MD – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: John Shin, MD, FAANS – Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Industry Speaker: Claudio Tatsui, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn Supported by Medtronic
    Industry Speaker: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA – University of Miami
    Sponsored Session
  • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    Industry Lunch-n-Learn Supported by Tenon Medical
    Industry Speaker: Lisa Ferrara, PhD
    Industry Speaker: Scott C. Kutz, MD
    Industry Speaker: Andrew Trontis, MD
    Sponsored Session
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
    Visionary Keynote & The Future of Technology and Spine Surgery: The Industry Perspective (NON-CME)

    Moderator: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Moderator: W. Zachary Ray, MD, MBA – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

    Keynote Speaker: Nikki Garcia

    Speaker: Puya Alikhani, MD, FAANS – Tampa General Hospital

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
    Visionary Keynote & The Future of Technology and Spine Surgery: The Industry Perspective (NON-CME) - UPDATE Francisco
    Moderator: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Moderator: W. Zachary Ray, MD, MBA – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Keynote Speaker: Nikki Garcia
    Speaker: Puya Alikhani, MD, FAANS – Tampa General Hospital
  • 3:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
    Special Course 5 - The Business and Economics of Spine Surgery: What the Future Holds
    Moderator: Adam S. Kanter, MD, MBA – Hoag Neurosciences Institute
    Moderator: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA – University of North Carolina
    Moderator: John E. O'Toole, MD, MS – Rush University
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
    Special Course 6 - Lumbar Spine Conundrums: Case Discussions
    Moderator: Andrew Dailey, MD – University of Utah Health
    Moderator: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
    Special Course 7 - Complex Spine Trauma, Technology, and Trade-offs (Non-CME)
    Course Director: Eric Klineberg, MD – University of Texas Houston
    Course Director: Daniel Sciubba, MD, MBA – Northwell Health, Hoftstra University
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
    Special Course 8 – Spine Trauma
    Course Director: Asdrubal Falavigna, MD – University of Caxias do Sul
    Course Director: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc – University of Maryland Medical Center
    Moderator: Rodrigo Amaral, MD – Instituto de Patologia de Coluna
    Moderator: Marcos Antonio Ferreira Junior, MD
    Ticketed Session
  • 3:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
    Special Course 9 – Improving Assessment, Surgery, and Outcomes for Patients with Cervical and Thoracolumbar Deformities (Non-CME)
    Moderator: Shay Bess, MD – Denver International Spine Center
    Ticketed Session
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST
    WINS Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST
    Young Spine Surgeon Award Winner Reception (By Invitation Only)